Finding ways to recharge is more important than it’s ever been, but there’s a healthy amount of skepticism about alternative wellness practices, with floating being no exception. So how can we be sure floating is as helpful as it claims to be?
Simple. We follow the science!
Read MoreThere are lots of us who may want to start floating again, but may also reasonably ask if this is the right time to do so. After all, going anywhere right now carries a certain amount of risk along with it. States are facing the difficult situation of how to keep people safe, and how to make sure we can continue to support ourselves long term. Needless to say, the situation has been more than a little stressful!
Read MoreAs we approach the light at the end of the quarantunnel, we have a unique opportunity to think about what we want our lives to be like on the other side. This is a rare moment where the systems and patterns we all have in place have been slowed down or stopped, and will need to be restarted or replaced. What we may not realize is that this disruption is an opportunity to alter our day-to-day behavior.
Read MoreI stumbled into floating during a super stressful period at work in the winter of 2019. I fell into a new role, with more responsibility and little training. Even though I chose it, it was still overwhelming. Since COVID-9 hit I have not set foot in Float Seattle — this small safe space for me to bring all of who I am. A place of acceptance. One I didn’t know I needed from others, much less from myself. It was something I thought I’d already found, but I’ve learned I have some work to do yet. I live alone. I work remotely. How do I process all the themes, the hurt, the pain, mostly of others, but from my own oblivion, too, especially right now and without access to the space that holds me?
Read MoreRegular sauna use has been shown to be protective against the development of chronic and acute respiratory illnesses like pneumonia, as well as the common cold. It’s also been shown to increase the innate immune response (shown by increase in white blood cell count and other markers).
Read MoreNeuroendocrinologist John Turner and psychologist Thomas Fine have proven through research that flotation therapy lowers the levels of all stress hormones including cortisol. A welcome chance to recover, and thus softening the blow to our immune system from stress!
I slowly laid back, closed my eyes, and focused on my breathing. Breathing in for odd numbers and breathing out for even. I raised my arms above my head and continued to focus on my breathing even more. And then for the first time in my 23 years of living, I was able to clear my mind. It was completely blank.
Read MoreWhen I emerged from the darkness, I found myself standing still, in a state of utter disbelief. A giggle emerged from deep within me and wouldn't stop. It followed me into the shower and out of the room afterward. For the rest of the night I felt something akin to a psychedelic afterglow. Almost as if I were laying in bed under my covers first thing in the morning, but I was outside walking around the city. That was only the physical nature of my being after my first float. My head was clearer than I could remember.
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