I’m looking for a little peace and quiet
As someone who is a chronic overthinker and craves control, this last year has been, simply put, exhausting. I often find myself paralyzed by fearful thoughts of what the future will hold and when I will be able to regain power over my life. These questions run on a constant loop. Worry lives in my bones.
But I started realizing that those issues are out of my hands. What happens, happens.
Recognizing that pandemics and the future are out of my control, I decided to turn to things that were within my power. I started going to therapy, and I attempted different forms of exercise to try and tame my overthinking tendencies.
And I tried them all — meditation, yoga, pilates, barre. But none of them gave me the peace that I was looking for. I found solace in running and the ability it offered to distract myself from my own thoughts (mostly because I was more concerned with when I would be able to stop running), but still, I craved the ability to quiet my thoughts in a less physically taxing way.
So I turned to something that always felt out of touch. It seemed too extreme, too luxurious, and, frankly, ineffective:
I floated in a tub of salty water in complete darkness.
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How to Learn to Love Yourself (and Others)!
Let’s talk about loving yourself. It’s that time of year when partners and paramours really try to show their affection to their special someone. Alternatively, for the unattached, this time of year can be a reminder of our own isolation (and after 2020, that’s something we don't need more of).
Whatever your Valentine’s Day might look like this year, you already have the perfect date: yourself. Even if you’ve already got a beau, belle, or similar beloved you intend to dote on, dedicating some affection internally can pay off for them as much as for you.
This means more than buying yourself something nice, giving yourself compliments, or going for a spa day. In fact, limiting your idea of self-love to such a surface level interpretation is going to be counterproductive in the long term.
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Floating Your Way to a Better You
No matter what your New Year’s Resolution may be, floating can be a really helpful tool in getting there. And even if you’re not sure what goals you’d like to focus on in the New Year, a float tank can be a great place to think about it.
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Salinity and Serenity: Floating Your Way to Inner Peace
Serenity. That sounds nice, doesn’t it?
With 2020 not letting up as it careens to a close, serenity can seem like nothing but an out-of-reach pipedream – both in our own lives and in the world as a whole. It’s difficult to relax and focus on the present when so much of even the immediate future is uncertain. In times like these, though, fostering that sense of mindfulness and serenity is perhaps one of the most important things that we can do.
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What do High Level Athletes Know About Floating that you Don't
What do the Dallas Cowboys, Golden State Warriors, Chicago Cubs, Manchester United Football Club, and Michael Phelps all have in common?
You might see this lineup and think “well, the ‘92 Dallas Cowboys won the Superbowl that year, the Golden State Warriors won the NBA Finals in ‘14, the Cubs made history when they won the 2016 World Series, Manchester United is one of the most hono(u)red Football Clubs in the world, and Michael Phelps has won more gold medals than any other Olympian in history! They’re all winners!”
But that’s not all they have in common: they also all used float tanks.
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Floating, Meditation, and Mindfulness: Adding Tools to your Mental Tool-belt
Floating removes you from the outside world and gives your mind the freedom to wander wherever it wants to go. When you float, you don’t have anything you need to do.
There’s nothing you need to work on.
You have a space where you can lie down, removed from the pressure of thinking, discussing, or participating in anything at all. It’s an environment that exists almost completely opposite our current plugged-in, sensory-driven way of life.
In a float tank, you have the opportunity to be more mindful than pretty much any other environment in the world.
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