Take your current smart phone for example. Ever notice how it functions when all of the apps are open and it hasn’t reset in a while? But, if you close some of the apps, your device will function faster. Turn it off, and it works even better.
Now, imagine we’re like our smart phones; we have a finite amount of “processing” power. When all of our “apps” are open, we start to make mistakes or see outcomes that are not typical. But like our smart phone, if we clear the “apps”, we can start to process better, faster, and with more depth, creating an outcome of a higher degree than previously possible. Floating is the reset button!
When you go into a float center, then the room, and finally in the float itself, you literally put yourself in an environment that promotes the reduction of stimuli essentially closing those “apps” as they are no longer receiving inputs.
Yoga Sutra 1.3 says “Once we are able to calm the fluctuations of the mind, our perception of reality becomes clear. No longer clouded with thoughts of the past or the future, reality sharpens, and we finally understand our true nature”.
FLOATING BENEFITS
COGNITIVE
Floating slows the brain from a faster Beta wave, for quick processing, to a Theta wave. Theta waves are slower and associated with short & long term memory storage and creativity. Though it is hard to measure creativity, floaters report being more creative post float. Other reasons people float include: depression, PTSD, migraines, anxiety, overcome addictions and sleep disorders.
MUSCULAR
Floating in Epsom salt concentration, promotes your blood cells to dilate, allowing nutrients to flow faster, promoting recovery! Next, the benefits reach the tissues, then the muscles, and finally the organs. Floating reduces blood pressure and cortisol levels, which reduces feelings of stress and anxiety in the body. The longer we float, the more nulled the anxiety response becomes.
SKELETAL
When floating, 89.9% of gravity’s effects are removed allowing all your joints to spread, delivering fresh oxygenated blood. This happens all over your body at once! Imagine no pressure points, and all of your joints releasing from your ankles, to your knees, to your hips, to the vertebras in your back. Think supreme comfort.
Muscle Tissue REJUVENATION
By promoting water into the blood vessels, floating supports recovery on the smallest level. The recovery of micro tears and worked muscles is reduced, getting you back into the game sooner!
Heightened Senses
Floating reduces the noise of life and allows us to notice the details that were once lost. Without distractions we make faster decisions in every aspect, both mentally and physically.
Boosted Immunity
Being in the low gravity environment, your body now has the tools to heal itself and start long-term relief with a boosted immunity.
Reduction in Pain
Low gravity speeds recovery which naturally heals the body at a faster rate. Customers come for pain relief in the following areas: light-severe pain relief, fibromyalgia, Arthritis, inflammation, and athletic injuries.
Well being
The mind is key. Keeping a healthy mind and thought process by unplugging and clearing our “apps”, we can focus on the important things that bring us actual happiness.
Total Relaxation
Quiet meditative environment free of interruptions and distractions.
Stress Relief
Large group studies show major reductions in stress levels from vast sample groups of all backgrounds. Floating promotes stress relief by reducing the stress hormone cortisol, while increasing dopamine.
Sleep Regulation
Studies show that higher levels of relaxation allow endorphins to flow naturally, encouraging natural sleep periods for longer durations.
Accelerated Learning
Floaters have attributed improvements in both personal, as well as professional goals and hobbies. While floating without distractions, you process, absorb and store information at a higher rate.
Low Gravity
By adding 850+ Lbs. of Epsom salt we alter the specific gravity of the water. This displaces and supports the floater’s weight in an environment similar to the mother’s womb!
