How Floating Promotes Mental Health
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, dedicated to raising awareness and understanding of mental health issues while promoting healthy practices for maintaining mental well-being. It's a time to reflect on the importance of our mental state, engage in open conversations about mental wellness, and explore various approaches to improving our mental health.
In recognition, we wanted to explore how floating’s widespread impact on our minds and bodies can help us build a strong foundation for our mental health. Through helping us by managing our stress, alleviating our anxiety, and even bettering our sleep – floating can be a powerful ally on our journey to enhance our overall mental and emotional wellbeing.
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Floating Through Stress: A Journey to Balance
Stress may be a constant, but so is the relief found in a float tank. This Stress Awareness Month, uncover the science behind floatation therapy and its calming effects. Read on in our newest blog post.
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Enhancing Your Sleep Quality With Floating
March 10th-16th is Sleep Awareness Week, a time to highlight the importance of good sleep health and explore ways to promote better sleep practices for a more energized and fulfilling life.
In recognition, we thought it would be an opportune moment to explore how floatation therapy can be one of the more serene and effective approaches to improving sleep.
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Hot Tubs vs Float Tanks
I love hot tubs. For a long time, my dream home goal was to own a hot tub of my own, so that I could soak every day in peace and privacy. I thought that hot tubs were best for resolving exhaustion and tension.
Then I started a regular floating practice…
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Floating for a Healthy Heart: Cardiovascular Benefits of Floatation Therapy
February is American Heart Month, when the spotlight turns to nurturing one of our body's most vital organs. For those familiar with the tranquility of floatation therapy, it's well-known as a sanctuary for the mind and body. However, its impact stretches beyond mere relaxation, touching the very core of our cardiovascular health. Let's explore how regular floating sessions can be a powerful ally for your heart.
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70 Years of Floating
This year marks 70 years since the world's first float tank was invented in 1954. What began as fringe experiments and personal exploration has transformed into a mainstream wellness activity embraced around the globe.
As we reflect on the decades past, we wanted to share how far floating has come as both an industry and as a recognized tool for bolstering wellness and performance. As you can imagine, there’s a lot of history worth delving into (far more than we can cover in this short blog post), but we’ll be covering the high level eras and milestones over 7 decades of float tanks.
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Elevating Your Aspirations with Floatation
We all have goals we want to achieve, whether it’s pushing our physical limits, developing new skills, advancing in our careers, or establishing healthier lifestyle habits. No matter how dedicated you are, the pursuit of these personal and professional objectives can sometimes feel like an uphill climb.
Finding the right support and tools is crucial for turning these aspirations into reality. At our float center, we've observed how floatation therapy not only complements but also enhances these endeavors, offering a unique space for physical rest and mental clarity that's essential for achieving whatever diverse goals you might have set your sights on…
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Buoyant Benefits - Mental and Physical Recovery in Athletics
When we think of sports athletes, we often think of their success in terms of physical ability, performance under pressure, and in-game strategy. However, much of the brilliance and outstanding success we see from top athletes is built on the less flashy foundation of practice, conditioning, diet, and recovery. Based on our article from last month about Dr. Matt Driller’s work around floating and sports, we’d like to look at some other research being done by Dr. Lydia Caldwell out of Ohio State University (now at the University of North Texas).
Float tanks have become increasingly popular in recent years, with professional athletes and weekend warriors using them as a tool for mental and physical recovery. Dr. Caldwell has worked with float tanks for years and presented at the 2017 and 2021 Float conferences. She has worked with special forces military and top-performing athletes to increase their performance and has incorporated float tanks into her research and protocols for both.
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