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First Time in a Float Pod

The idea behind float therapy is that the body is placed in a fully relaxed state, removed from external noises or distractions. The Sensorial Deprivation Chamber, also known as the Float Pod, shuts out all noises, lights, and other factors that often keep us from fully tuning into your inner selves. High doses of Epsom salt dissolved in 180 gallons of water creates a controlled environment that allows the body to float without effort. Salt also contributes to healthier skin, hair, and nails. Because the body is floating, there is […]

Make the Best of a Float Meditation

Floatation Therapy

If you haven’t heard of the floatation tank, then welcome to total relaxation, also known as the sensory deprivation tank, isolation tank, or float pods. The floatation tank was developed by psychonaut John C. Lilly in 1954, who was testing the hypothesis: if stimuli were cut off to the brain, then the brain would fall asleep. After many personal experiments in the tank, Lilly realized that he created a space for consciousness exploration, not necessarily brain sleep. Lilly’s lifelong work included experimenting with drugs, writing books about his tank experiences, […]

Floating During Pregnancy

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As a woman, one of the biggest life-changing events that can happen to you is getting pregnant. It affects your physical, mental, and emotional state unlike anything you’ve experienced before. No two pregnancies are alike, making the journey of each individual one that much more unique. For some mothers, pregnancy can take its toll when things like swelling, insomnia, cramping, and stress start to creep in on a frequent to everyday basis. Here at Serenity Waters, we hope to help alleviate as much of these symptoms as possible, so each […]

How Float Tanks Help Athletes Recover

Benefits, Floatation Therapy

Nowadays, every athlete is looking for something extra that will bring focus and concentration. An alternative therapy that will help to get rid of anxieties and fears, and help your muscles and joints to recover faster. Float therapy provides many benefits that have proved to be favorable for high-level athletes and sports practitioners. The life of an athlete is quite hectic; one has to go through muscle and body strains while being involved in sports of high physical demand. Due to the weightlessness and sensory restriction faced in the float pod, flotation therapy can aid with the relief of pain […]

Find Your Inner Creativity with Floating

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Although floatation therapy is heralded for its ability to reduce stress, relieve pain, and promote good health, many people also appreciate floating because of its ability to promote creativity. In fact, floating can draw out an entirely new sense of creativity. Although it is hard to explain why this would happen, it has been suggested that deep internal reflection gives rise to new creativity. Floating completely removes external stimuli, which forces floaters to turn inward. As you delve deeper into your subconscious, you may discover a new source or inspiration for creativity. […]

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Tips for Taking a Relaxing Bath

Floatation Therapy, Wellness

There’s more to a bath than just relaxation, though let’s get real, that’s a big part of it. The benefits of a bath are so clear that there’s even a fancy word for it: balneotherapy. “Balneotherapy, taking a bath infused with minerals, salts or mud, has been practiced for centuries and is believed to [treat] some ailments such as arthritis and diseases such as eczema and psoriasis,” says dermatologist Michele Green, MD. Baths are also often prescribed to ease pain and aid in recovery (which is why professional athletes are such big fans). “I […]

6 Reasons You Should Spend More Time Alone

Floatation Therapy, Wellness

In today’s constantly connected world, finding solitude has become a lost art. We tend to equate a desire for solitude with people who are lonely, sad, or have antisocial tendencies. But seeking solitude can actually be quite healthy. In fact, there are many physical and psychological benefits of spending time alone. Benefits of Seeking Solitude 1. Solitude allows you to reboot your brain and unwind. Constantly being “on” doesn’t give your brain a chance to rest and replenish itself. Being by yourself with no distractions gives you the chance to clear your mind, focus, and think more clearly. It’s an opportunity to revitalize […]

Help! I’ve Got Salt in My Ear!

Floatation Therapy

So you’ve come in for a float session, had an incredibly relaxing time and left feeling like you were literally “floating”. You go home, have dinner and take yourself to bed. The next morning, you wake up with a strange crackling feeling in your ear that you can’t seem to shake. Then you remember…you forgot to put your earplugs in before you floated. Or maybe your earplug fell out mid-float. Or maybe you felt water leak in past your earplug. Regardless, there is clearly a float tank solution that snuck […]

Flower on water for floatation experience.

Can You Float Your Way To Better Sleep?

Experience, Floatation Therapy

I had a patient in my office recently for an appointment, and she couldn’t wait to tell me about an experience she’d had. “I did my first float,” she said, her expression both excited and serene. She described the experience as nothing less than transformative. She’d been a little nervous at first, she said, but she found it surprisingly easy to relax, once she was floating in the pool of warm water, wrapped in silence and darkness. “It was the most amazing thing,” she confided. “I thought maybe I’d fallen […]

Veterans Are Finding Peace From PTSD Through ‘Float Therapy’

Floatation Therapy, PTSD

Veterans across the U.S. are finding an extraordinary source of relief from their pain and PTSD thanks to floatation therapy, an alternative treatment for physical and emotional ailments. ’Floating’ consists of laying in a small pool filled with 10 inches of salt water containing roughly 1,000 pounds of magnesium sulfate – or as its more commonly known, Epsom salt. The high levels of salt counteract the effects of gravity, allowing the patient to float gently on top of the bed of water. The water is heated to around 94.2 degrees […]

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