Floating: My journey
I 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?
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Sauna Use During COVID-19
Regular 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).
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Floating for Your Immune System
Neuroendocrinologist 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!
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First Float with an Open Mind
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.
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The Power of Nothing in A World of Perpetual Stimulation
When 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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How Depriving My Senses is Reviving My Life
Floating saved my life and I want to share it with people, that’s why I work here. I want to help people realize the potential within them to heal themselves. Healing starts with mindfulness and the float tank is the perfect space to be mindful.
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Two Birds, One Stone
I started floating to fix my physical body, but I am quickly realizing what’s possible with the mental aspect. Even with new injuries to pile on, my combination of meditation and floating has me feeling better than I ever have. Yes I still have bad days. Yes I am scared of feeling like this forever and yes my body still hurts. But I am finally feeling some kind of progress
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You’re scared of trying a float tank for the first time? Good.
Fear is a silly excuse not to have an experience. Often times, the most profound, the most entertaining, the most emotionally substantial things we will ever encounter come from the moments when we decide to take the reins back from fear and guide ourselves toward things we think might be unpleasant or uncomfortable. Every single time you’ve ever made a life changing decision, it’s because fear was sitting in the back seat.
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