Improved Sleep

Floatation Helps with Sleep Patterns and Insomnia.

A good nights sleep eludes many of us, especially with technology and our overactive minds often causing the problem. By reducing the levels of cortisol and adrenaline in your body, as well as increasing production of endorphins and serotonin your mind and body are in balance. Combined with allowing you to completely disconnect for an hour, floatation therapy can have a very beneficial effect on your sleep.

There are a number of reasons that can affect the quality of sleep. Some factors, such as drinking too much coffee and using electronic devices in bed, are within our control. Other factors, such as stress and pain, may be less so.

The mental health charity Mind suggests strong links between poor sleep and mental health and anxiety.

A recent study by the Mental Health Foundation also found that sleeplessness was a common symptom of mental health conditions, and that over half of people with depression have difficulties sleeping

Floating has been scientifically proven to have a greater and longer lasting impact on anxiety than other therapeutic interventions, and to reduce the activation of stress systems in the brain and body. And so, it is no surprise that many of our customers report having much better sleep after a session – even if that’s not what they came to float for in the first place.

Float Space provides late-night floating sessions until 10PM for those who need to float at night. This is great for those with acute sleeping problems, but nighttime floating will help everyone lower their baseline stress and anxiety which makes falling asleep easier.

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Mindfulness and Meditation

Mindfulness and Meditation

What is difference between mindfulness and meditation?

Mindfulness can be applied to any situation throughout the day, while meditation is usually practiced for a specific amount of time. Mindfulness is awareness of “some-thing,” while meditation is the awareness of “no-thing.” There are many forms of meditation.

What is the point of mindfulness meditation?

There are various ways to practice mindfulness. However, the goal of any mindfulness technique is to achieve a state of alert, focused relaxation by deliberately paying attention to thoughts and sensations without judgment. This allows the mind to refocus on the present moment.

When we float, we often experience the same thoughts and feelings as we might during meditation. Floating can also develop the brain in a way that makes meditation easier.

A state of meditation can be brought about more easily in a float tank due to the relaxation you’ll feel.

By removing, or more accurately reducing external stimuli in this relaxing environment, floatation therapy makes it easier to practice various aspects of meditation, such as:

Interoception: sensing internal processes in the body
Attention-regulation: directing our attention somewhere without being distracted
Self-regulation: determining our physical response to a stressful environment

Through meditation, you can develop awareness and presence of mind. In addition, the restful state that comes from floating can give you a fresh perspective on issues that have been difficult to resolve, allowing for a more empowered response.

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Self Exploration

Floating was originally developed by a Neuroscientist.

John C Lilly, the creator of the original floatation tank, was a neuroscientist. He wanted to investigate what happens in your mind when you are floating.

“From a neurophysiological standpoint, one has immediately freed up very large masses of neurons from the necessity of constant computations”

In the 1960s, John C. Lilly became interested in sensory deprivation tanks and their potential therapeutic uses. He found that floating allowed him to explore the nature of his consciousness and he published a book about his findings.

Many of our customers say they experience moments of clarity during their sessions where they manage to solve an illusive problem or make a decision that has bothered them. Additionally, the deep state of mindful relaxation frees us from anxiety and allows us to tap into creativity.

Joe Rogan, one of today’s best-known advocates of floating and the person responsible for us first floating, says floating is: “The most important tool I have ever used for developing my mind, for thinking, for evolving.”

In the moments of heightened awareness we experience whilst floating, free from all stress and without distraction, exploration of our consciousness becomes more possible.

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Better Connections

Spend some quality time with yourself

“The relationship with yourself sets the tone for every other relationship you have.” Robert Holden

Self-care is about looking after yourself and your mental health. It’s crucial to maintain a healthy relationship with yourself in order to build healthy relationships with others. Being kind to yourself regularly is one of the best things you can do for yourself.

Many people say the only time they put their phone away and check in on their inner-self is during an hour long float. Floating helps us to connect to ourselves without distractions, as we are more focused on relaxing than anything else. The idea of floating in salt water is that it helps us to relax by reducing stress and releasing tension in the body.

We know that staying in touch with our minds and bodies is important. We need to keep ourselves healthy, managing stress, anxiety, insomnia, and burnout. Floating can help us with these things because it keeps us connected. It helps us feel better so that we don’t find ourselves at our limits.

The pod can be a place that helps us feel the outside world and inside our bodies, connect with what’s most important to us, and observe our thoughts. This might help us process what’s happening in our lives, think about things from another perspective, or give us time to consider how we want to change or how we might go about doing that.

“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation.” Audre Lorde

However you choose to use your float time, you’re giving yourself a real treat!

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Stress Relief & Anxiety

Stress relief and anxiety

Floating is scientifically proven to reduce anxiety more effectively than other therapeutic interventions

A powerful antidote to stress and anxiety

A small amount of stress and anxiety is normal, but many people experience levels which damage their health. Reducing stress and anxiety is complex, but there are mental and physical drivers that floating can have a significant impact on.

Floating in a tank of warm water alone is known to lessen stress. An hour in a float tank reduces blood pressure, cortisol levels, and other stress-related chemicals like norepinephrine, adrenaline, and ACTH*. It also reduces activity in the amygdala – which is overactive when we are stressed or anxious.

A 2018 study by the Laureate Institute for Brain Research found:

‘Floating substantially reduced anxiety, with participants reporting significant reductions in stress, muscle tension, pain, depression and negative affect, accompanied by a significant improvement in mood characterized by increases in serenity, relaxation, happiness and overall well-being […] the most severely anxious participants reported the largest effects’

Justin Feinstien who led this research said:

‘Essentially what we found in the preliminary data is that the amygdala is shutting off post-float,” Feinstein says. “It’s nice to see that that can be done in a way that doesn’t require medication.’

The state of deep relaxation is one that our body naturally enters; however, this state can be hard to find on our own. The key to reaching the meditative state is through focused attention on an object or sound. While some people like to focus on their breathing, others choose a mantra (a word repeated over and over again).

The mental health charity Mind suggests that there are strong links between anxiety and poor sleep, which could explain why many people who float to reduce stress or anxiety also say they slept better after their session.

*(Hutchinson, 1984; Kjellgren, 2003; Bood et al, 2006; Dierendonck, 2005)

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Floatation Tanks and Mental Health

Have you ever imagined what it would feel like just to let your mind and body go? If you suffer from chronic pain, stress, or anxiety, then it is likely you have dreamed of a place where you can be in complete isolation, not only from the world but from your busy thoughts. Fortunately, a place like this exists, and they are called Floatation Tanks. These tanks, also referred to as Isolation Pods, are first and foremost designed to remove excess stimuli, such as sights and sounds, so that your body can reach a restorative state and begin to heal.

For much longer than Isolation Pods have been around, water has been known to produce soothing effects on the mind and calming effects on the body. Can you recall the last time you sat on a beach and listened to the rhythmic sounds of the ocean or tuned in to the sound of water droplets falling upon your head in the shower? Chances are, it brought a sense of ease to your body and mind as if the water was literally washing away your fears or troubles. Water has that kind of powerful effect, and during Floatation Tank Therapy, you will be fully immersed in this power of tranquility.

Floatation Tanks channel this powerful feeling and combine it with the therapeutic effects of Epsom salt (magnesium saturated water), which is also what works to keep you afloat effortlessly. The Isolation Pods are filled with this highly concentrated Epsom salt water and heated according to your skin temperature. The Epsom Salts alone help aid muscle strain, inflammation, joint stiffness, and stress, but are also what makes Isolation Pods safe so that you can float freely. The pods omit all sounds and light so that the only thing you are surrounded by is warmth and comfort. Without worrying about staying afloat or anything else going on in the world around you, a truly meditative state can be achieved.

We live in a busy and stressful world, where it is far too easy to go about our days without realizing all of the stimuli we encounter. Outside of work, most of us choose to spend even more time than we need to in front of a screen. It is easy to think that some of what we are doing or watching helps us when really it does not. We do not typically realize that the extra moments we spend browsing the internet or Facebook or watching that one last TV show before bed feed our minds all of these extra stimuli to process. This results in things like adrenal fatigue and feeling off-centered. It also causes stress and anxiety levels to spike, on top of whatever else we are dealing with in life. Floatation Tank Therapy recognizes the value of stillness and isolation from all of this. It is just one hour of your day, but it will benefit you for far longer than that. In fact, the more you float, the greater your benefits will become.

The deep state of relaxation you attain from floating will lower your blood pressure and cortisol levels as it increases your circulation, allowing your body to float with ease. When the body is deeply relaxed, the mind will follow suit. So, Isolation Pods use water, Epsom salts, and isolation to approach mental health from both angles. A healthy body promotes a healthy mind, and a healthy mind nurtures a healthy body.

If you are curious about what other specific benefits there are to Floatation Tank Therapy, here are a few of them:

Reduced anxiety and depression
Improved mood and production of endorphins
Reduced stress and cortisol and adrenaline levels
Revitalization of the body and mind
Pain relief
Enhanced awareness
Calm and relaxation
Improved athletic performance and recovery rates
Reduced blood pressure
Reduced heart rate
Enhanced creativity and stimulation of the left and right brain synchronization
Improved circulation
Enhanced immune system

Floatation therapy can also be tremendously helpful with sleep, which is one thing that is connected to and gets affected by all of these things. Heightened anxiety, stress, and adrenaline levels, for example, can all affect your quality of sleep or your ability to sleep at all.

No matter what state you are in with your mental health, chances are there are a few things on this list you would like to work on and that floatation therapy can help you achieve. What is more is that Floatation Tanks are incredibly safe, as the tanks are so highly concentrated with salt that you would have to make a conscious effort to turn on your side. You may feel some restlessness during your first time, and that is completely normal. But the more often you float, the more quickly your mind and body can adjust and settle. At Float Space, we want you to know that relaxation and healing are not only possible but blissful. We provide a safe space for you to connect with yourself and disconnect from the world. Visit us and experience restoration of the body and clarity of the mind. Come and turn back the clock; we will keep an eye on the time.

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Physical Benefits of Float Tank Therapy

Physical benefits of float tank therapy

What is float tank therapy?

Float tank therapy is a sensory deprivation tank that consists of water and almost 800 pounds of magnesium sulfate and Epsom salts. These salts help in the promotion of floating inside the tank. The concentration of these salts is usually higher to keep the person afloat in the water. In the float tank, a person tends to stay afloat and awake yet relaxed.

The atmosphere and temperature around these tanks are usually about skin temperature. At the same time, the room is soundproof and dark to induce relaxation. These tanks help in decreasing the sensory states of the external environment.

Physical benefits of float tank therapy

In this article, we will discuss some physical benefits of this type of therapy.

Pain relief

The floating tank has a vital role in decreasing or managing body pain. Pain can range from physical body pain, injury or disease-related pain, and pain due to physical exertion. Floating tank therapy tends to remove all the external stimuli, affecting the person and triggering the pain’s internal stimuli. Floating therapy tends to suppress the sympathetic nervous system or “flight or fight” the brain’s action. It takes a person to “rest and recover” phase, which is the prerequisite for relaxation.

Muscle relaxation

According to several research studies, floating therapy can simultaneously provide relief from pain and other psychological distress. The relief from tension and stress can help in the improvement of sleep.

In an interventional study, three patients had flat tank therapy for their fibromyalgia. Researchers assessed and measured their levels of pain before and then after the session. According to the study results, there was a vital decrease in the intensity and levels of pain.

After a few sessions, there was an even more decrease in the intensity of the pain.

Floating tank therapy helped the patients with fibromyalgia to:

Decrease the muscle tension
Ease in muscle movement
Stress reduction
Decrease anxiety and irritation.

Along with these all benefits, floating tank also helped with having:

Relaxation
High energy or energy boost
Metal and physical well-being

Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis & rheumatoid arthritis are the two most prevalent diseases of the joints. These diseases have characteristic features of pain, stiffness, and inflammation in the joints. Float tank therapy or isolation pod is the best alternative for traditional practices for arthritis.

Floating tank therapy can help individuals suffering from arthritis by:

Relieving the joint pain when a person is in weight free condition
Increasing the muscle strength around the involved joint
Improving the joints’ and muscles’ range of motion
Improving the function and pain of the body
Relieving the cofactors of the disease as anxiety, sleep disturbances, and stress

Sharpens sensitivity

Float tanks and rooms tend to minimize the external stimuli, improving the internal body responses.

A patient tends to feel secure and safe inside a place where there is no external sensory stimulation. A person tends to feel his or her body and the heartbeat’s rhythm, establishing a strong link between person and body.

Behavioral adjustments

Along with treating several physical conditions, floatation tank therapy helps with different behavioral patterns.

Float tank therapy helps in:

Reducing the depression
Decreasing anxiety
Alleviating stress
Inducing calmness
Improve focus and concentration

Along with it, this therapy can also help remove the daily life adverse effects that encourage the sense of emotional and physical well-being inside an individual.

Athletic performances

According to the research studies, floatation tank therapy helps with a faster workout by reducing lactic acid concentration in the body.

In the floating tank, gravity tends to minimize, helping in a faster lactic acid movement outside the muscle. It also helps in the reduction of overall pain and stiffness in the muscles.

According to floating tank experts, these float tanks are also usable by the athletes for improving their physical and athletic performances.

The better results of athletic performances can be due to:

Reduction in overall all body muscles stress
More focus on the goal while therapy
Less interaction with the noisy external environment
Less muscle soreness or fatigue post long workouts

Treats hypertension

In isolation pods or float tanks, an individual tends to float free of gravity. In this state, your blood vessels tend to stay dilated. The dilatation of the blood vessels helps in immediate relief from hypertension and smooth blood flow through them. Floatation tank therapy maximizes the supply of oxygen, blood cells, and nutrients to the body cells. Float tank therapy is a great way to balance blood pressure.

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The Gift of Floating

Give the Gift of Floating!

Why not treat your loved ones to the ultimate experience… Floatation Tank Therapy.

Used by millions worldwide, Floatation Tank Therapy, or correctly REST (Restricted External Stimulus Therapy) has become extremely popular for it’s many benefits.
Whether it’s for physical benefits, like pain relief, or mental benefits such as Insomnia, Anxiety and PTSD to name just a few. Floatation Tanks, or Isolation Pods are giving people genuine benefits.

To find out more about benefits see the following article:

Benefits of Floating

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The Power of the Subconscious Mind

What do you think about your subconscious mind, and the role it plays in your life? Do you trust this part of your mind, or are you more wary of it? Do you utilize its potential, or do you accuse it of keeping you stuck in irrational anxiety and self-sabotaging patterns?

Maybe your subconscious seems to be an obscure and rather scary part of your mind that is out of your control, causes you a lot of trouble, and, therefore, isn’t trustworthy. Thus, you may place your trust in your intellectual and analytical capabilities, and be unaware of the enormous potential that resides within this deeper part of your consciousness.

One of the major functions of the subconscious is to filter and interpret the vast amount of information surrounding us, and only feed the conscious mind the tiny fractions that seem relevant for our safety and well-being. Consciously, we can compute only small amounts of information at one time, but subconsciously, we can keep tabs on our surroundings, pick up subtle cues from others, and notice small external and internal changes—all without our conscious awareness. Important aspects of our perception, such as first impressions, chemistry, or intuition, are not based on logical considerations, but stem from the input of our subconscious.

Another important task of the subconscious mind is creating emotions, which it often does without the input of the conscious mind. This explains why emotions can appear so irrational, inappropriate, and out of control. On your way to work on Monday morning, you’re sure that you woke up on the wrong side of the bed; everything and everybody irritates you. The intensity of the feeling doesn’t make sense to you, but then by lunchtime, even though nothing external has changed, you’re in a splendid mood and whistling your favorite tune.

The subconscious mind is also responsible for filing and storing all our memories. Just take a moment and think about the bedroom you grew up in. Do you remember the color of the walls, or what was on your bed? Since you probably haven’t thought about this room in some time, you’ll have had to access the information from the place it has been stored. To prevent our conscious mind from being overloaded with too much data, our subconscious keeps most memories out of our awareness until we consciously reach for them.

To protect us, the subconscious mind also suppresses memories that appear too emotionally overwhelming or damaging. Many people who were abused in their childhood don’t remember what had happened until, when they are adults, something triggers a specific memory that brings the abuse to the conscious surface.

The subconscious mind also masterfully oversees and coordinates the body’s several trillion cells, so they are working seamlessly together and can continuously adapt to rapidly changing conditions. Just imagine how impossibly tedious it would be to consciously regulate your breathing, your heart rate, liver function, or digestion. Even relatively simple tasks like walking or lifting your arm require the precisely coordinated flexing and relaxing of more than a dozen different muscles. While the conscious mind gives the executive order to take a step or raise an arm, it’s your subconscious mind that translates these simple commands into their complex details.

This brings me to another function of the subconscious mind. Have you ever noticed that, most of the time, you don’t remember how you drove yourself to work or how you ate that sandwich last night while watching TV? As you are thinking about the future or past without paying attention to the present moment, you’re still able to avoid accidents, feed yourself, look presentable, and get most things done, because your subconscious mind oversees all automatic behavior patterns, allowing you to occupy your conscious mind with something else.

The many complex tasks and responsibilities of the subconscious mind make its power and enormous potential apparent. The subconscious has really only one flaw, if you will. It needs our conscious guidance to fully utilize its potential and operate in a way that is supportive and harmonious with our entire being. Some compare the subconscious mind to a loyal, extremely talented servant, who faithfully continues to perform the same tasks repeatedly until told to do something different. But how do we consciously work with our subconscious mind so that we can tap into its sheer unlimited potential?

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Infrared Sauna Science

Our full-spectrum infrared saunas combine the beneficial infrared rays with the therapeutic beauty of visible light through color light therapy in every sauna session. By eliminating the sun’s troublesome, harmful UV rays we provide a safe, restorative sweat session that will leave you rejuvenated.

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NEAR, MID & FAR INFRARED

Near, mid, and far infrared waves penetrate the skin, muscles, joints, and tissues to increase circulation, speed oxygen flow, and help rid the body of harmful toxins. Using our infrared saunas helps to remove impurities from your cells, specifically the cells inside our fat where our body stores waste and harmful toxins such as cholesterol and heavy metals.

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COLOR LIGHT THERAPY

Color Light Therapy is a method of treatment that uses the visible spectrum (colors) of electromagnetic light to treat diseases. It is a centuries-old concept used successfully over the years to treat various diseases and ailments.
The following explains the health benefits associated with each color.

RED
THE GREAT ENEGIZER

The color red works wonders in the body to increase energy levels
Loosens, releases constrictions and is excellent for areas that have become stiffened
Activates metabolism
Promotes cellular growth, stimulating the circulatory system and liver
Causes hemoglobin to multiply, thus increasing energy raising body temperature conditions as it stimulates sensory nerves such as hearing, taste, and smell
Excellent for anemia or blood-related conditions
Ideal for colds and other sluggish or dormant conditions like pneumonia, arthritis, and anemia

ORANGE
THE WISDOM RAY

Free your mind & spark joy
Known to be a warm, cheerful, & non-constricting color
Because orange is a blend of red & yellow it combines physical energy with mental wisdom
Causes a transformation between lower physical reaction & higher mental response
An emotional stimulant
Removes inhibitions
Aids in repairing infalmmation of the kidneys, gallstones, & sinus
Helps menstrual cramps
Great for epileptics

YELLOW
THE SKIN REJUVENATOR

Awaken mental inspiration
Provides clarity of thought, increased awareness, & stimulates interest & curiosity
Connects us to our mental self & is related to our ability to understand
Helps repair scarred tissue & eczema
Excellent color for nervous system or nerve-related ailments due to an alkalysing effect that strengthens nerves
Aids in conditions related to the stomach, liver, & intestines including constipation, gas, liver troubles, & diabetes

GREEN
THE UNIVERSAL HEALER

Benefits most any condition in need of healing
Relaxes muscles, nerves, & thoughts
Provides feelings of peace & harmony
Great for conditions of the heart, lowering blood pressure, ulcers, cancer, headaches, nervous disorders, & influenza
Renewing, moderating, & soothing

BLUE
THE COOL SOOTHER

Mentally relaxing, calming color
Pacifying effect on the nervous system
Encourages great lotus
Soothing rays provide peace to a mind that is worried, excited, or in a constant nervous state
Can be used for any ailment associated with speech, communication, or the throat

PURPLE
THE MIND EASER

Purple is the last color we can see before light passes on to ultraviolet (UV)
Excellent for neurosis, diseases of the scalp, sciatica, tumors, rheumatism, celetral-spinal meningitis, consussion, cramps, & epilepsy
Violet animates & cleans the venous blood
Some experts believe it can provide nourishment to the cells in the upper brain

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Physical benefits of float tank therapy

What is float tank therapy?

Physical benefits of float tank therapy

Pain relief

Muscle relaxation

Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis

Sharpens sensitivity

Behavioral adjustments

Athletic performances

Treats hypertension

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The Power of the Subconscious Mind

NEAR, MID & FAR INFRARED

COLOR LIGHT THERAPY

REDTHE GREAT ENEGIZER

ORANGETHE WISDOM RAY

YELLOWTHE SKIN REJUVENATOR

GREENTHE UNIVERSAL HEALER

BLUETHE COOL SOOTHER

PURPLETHE MIND EASER

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RED
THE GREAT ENEGIZER

ORANGE
THE WISDOM RAY

YELLOW
THE SKIN REJUVENATOR

GREEN
THE UNIVERSAL HEALER

BLUE
THE COOL SOOTHER

PURPLE
THE MIND EASER