Floatation Therapy

Most people are not aware that 90% of our muscle’s energy is spent dealing with our nervous system and the effects of gravity. Our float rooms consist of 1,000 pounds of Epsom salts dissolved into ten-inches of water. The solution is so thick it is impossible for you not to float effortlessly. Your muscles are instantly and totally relieved of all their normal work, allowing your body to use its energy to repair itself. 

Our blood pressure is controlled by our nervous system which has two main parts. One part looks out for dangers and tells us when to fight or to run away. The other part is responsible for relaxing us. When you float, the part of your nervous system that needs to be alert goes on pause, while the part responsible for relaxing us takes over. Due to the zero gravity environment and the restricted input from our senses, we enter a state of complete calm which can causes blood pressure to lower significantly.

Each of us has an internal clock that we’ve likely been running on for more or less our whole lives. When this gets disrupted, thrown off, or ignored, we become fatigued and eventually need to rest. In our fast paced, global society, it is easy to ignore the needs of our body. Fortunately, with powerful technology like floating, we can effectively give our bodies the rest it needs in less time. A 60-minute float is actually the equivalent to six-eight hours of deep sleep.

Its believed that over 68% of American’s are deficient in magnesium and is likely a key reason for many suffering from an over active inflammatory response. While floating, harmful toxins are pulled out of the body while magnesium and sulfates are allowed to enter. Magnesium plays a critical role in over 325 enzymes in the body. Some promote the healthy functioning of our immune system, which in turn regulates inflammation in the body. 

It’s no surprise that float therapy has been growing in popularity among elite athletes. Basketball star, Steph Curry is a devoted Floater and Tom Brady even has a pod in his own home. Athletes that use floatation therapy in combination with visualization techniques, experience a very significant improvement in their performances. As the person’s brain transitions into a theta state, it becomes much more open to suggestion. The CNS (central nervous system) can essentially be effectively trained to produce ‘perfect performance’. Today a number of top athletes across the nation use this technique to relax and up their performance in their chosen sport.

While floating in a deeply relaxed state, blood circulation improves. No longer concerned with managing gravity and our senses, all of our attention can be used in other ways. As a result, our circulatory system speeds up allowing muscle regeneration to happen more quickly.

Insomnia caused by stress, anxiety and an over active mind can be reduced with float therapy. While floating, the body goes into a state of deep relaxation allowing the brain to reach a Theta State that is only reached during sleep. This deep relaxation, Theta State, and calm mind, will contribute to a good night sleep. It is very common for people to fall asleep while floating and break the sleepless patterns. It is safe to fall asleep during a float session. The water and Epsom Salt ratio, creates buoyancy and will not allow you to sink. Floaters may fall asleep on their first session while it may take several sessions for other. Even if the floater doesn’t fall asleep during the session, it is a common denominator to have a good night sleep after.

Floating provides us a space where we can both physically and mentally relax. In doing so, we energize every system in our body as well as activating natural killer cells within the body. These special cells have the responsibility for killing defective cells that hinder our immune system. While in float mode, you’ll find you give your body a big upper hand in overcoming whatever may be keeping you down

Much of the joint pain we experience is due to wear and tear we’ve sustained in our lives. A big part of that is the extra load we carry operating under gravity. This force, which holds us down, also causes damage to our bodies. Floating allows us to bypass this otherwise inescapable, entity. In doing so, you experience unparalleled relaxation and give the body its best rest to date.

As gravity keeps us in place, it is also pushes down on us, compressing our bodies from head to toe. Given that the top of the spine is located in the neck and the bottom in our lower back, it makes sense that these are common places for injury to occur. As stated above, gravity can be a force for both good and bad. However, we rarely get to escape its more negative effects. This is where floating comes in, giving us an place to enjoy a short reprieve from the universal forces. Now that we can at ease out body can begin to decompress and create space for additional blood flow.

Floatation Therapy for pregnant women, within the 2nd and 3rd trimesters, can bring you to a much needed state of relaxation and pain relief. Floating is most valuable during the third trimester – when the weight is putting uncomfortable pressure on your lungs and organs, making it difficult to breathe and sleep. When floating, you can escape the added weight you have been carrying and take the strain off your body and spine. Also, there is an amazing ‘mirror effect’ in which the baby is floating in the mother’s womb, and the mother is floating in the float room. This bond of floating together can be spiritually uplifting and deepen the connection between mother and baby. Check with your doctor or midwife to see if floating is right for you.

It is said one couple in seven has problems when they try for a baby. There are many reasons, but one of the most important is also one we can help with – stress. Floatation therapy is the most powerful stress relief technique known. For fertility treatment, we recommend for women, a course of ten floats in a month, approximately every two to three days right through the fertile period. The degree of relaxation achieved is wonderful and will of course benefit you in many ways but if stress is the principal cause of your failure to conceive, then floating really is the best treatment. We believe the benefit of floating is the same for natural conception and for IVF treatments.

The power of floating can reduce the probability of recurring migraines, as well as alleviates the pain of an existing one. Through floating we find ourselves no longer needing to worry about or even think about anything which provides a great place for letting the body find calm. Endorphins are also released while floating, providing the body with a sense of elation, critical for fighting off migraines and headaches. Floating can often end recurring migraines.

Most Americans suffer from a Magnesium deficiency, which plays a role in maintaining many of the bodies systems. We need Magnesium to regulate more than 325 enzymes and pathways. When you float, the extremely high concentration of Epsom salts are absorbed through skin and will supplement your diet with a mineral that has been shown to be deficient in the average populations diet. Mg can prevent cardiovascular disease, regulate high blood pressure, prevent osteoporosis, relieve menopause symptoms, provide PMS relief, create healthier bones and teeth, and is involved with detoxification.