Imagine stepping into a warm “bath” (about 11-inches of skin temperature water saturated with 1500 pounds of epsom salt) and saying goodbye to all outside distractions and stimuli. Your body is fully buoyant and free of gravity—likely for the first time since you were born. Your mind is now free to process things without distraction, your brain releases dopamine and endorphins, stress-related hormones are lowered and your body and mind get to rest.
After your float session, step out of this quiet womb-like environment feeling relaxed, refreshed and rejuvenated… and that’s just the beginning! Float therapy or R.E.S.T (restricted environmental stimulation therapy) has been around since the 1950s and Aqua Spa Owners and Float Ambassadors Tammy Wilkinson and Terry LeRoi can attest to the beauty of this life-changing experience known as floating.
Benefits
Health & Wellness
Relieve stress, recover from injuries, fight addiction, eliminate chronic pain and much more! Floating for just 60 minutes can lower your cortisol (stress hormone) levels as much as 60%. According to Dr. Justin Feinstein, Director of the Float Clinic & Research Center, floating fights pain better than any opioid pill and reduces anxiety 5 times better than Valium. Plus, studies show that floating can boost your mood and leave you with a pleasant afterglow.
Meditation
This is the perfect time to reflect on your life, creative personal insights and improve creative flow. After about 30 to 45 minutes of floating, your mind starts producing theta brainwaves, which are responsible for that between waking and sleep state. Some people need years of practice to enter this state through deep meditation. Floating gets you there effortlessly.
Self Improvement
Athletes who have floated have reported enhanced performance. People have experienced heightened creativity and productivity from floating. With nothing to distract you, your levels of concentration and knowledge absorption is astonishing.
More Benefits
- Relieves anxiety and stress
- Helps with insomnia
- Relieves muscle pain by improving blood flow
- Enhances physical performance/recovery time by relieving muscle pain quickly
- Relieves chronic pain and inflammation
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