By Casey-Jo Loos
when I want a vacation.
when my brain won't shut off.
when I say "I just don't have time to do nothing."
when I really want to look at myself in a mirror.
when silence is better than bull shit.
when I wanna be a starfish.
when I'm having digestion issues [what about my life needs digesting?].
when I don't want to go.
when I don't want to let go.
when I don't want to be still.
when I feel too many demands of the world.
when I wanna get loos[e].
when I find myself not being as present as I can be in my daily life.
when I want to stretch out in the blank canvas of creativity.
when I want deeper introspection.
when airplane mode isn't enough.
when I want to float my thoughts away and leave them in the tank [don't worry, there's three filtration processes ].
when I need to next-level observe and address my ego.
when my body is begging to release tension.
when I want to wipe off the fog and hit the reset.
when my core knows I've lost my centre.
when I'm centred in the wrong centre.
when I want a zen filter on my real-life.
when I want to disconnect in a healthy way to reconnect.
when I want to hang out with the one who knows me best.
keep your diamonds, my body is best encrusted in salt.
#whywefloat
Artwork by @jan_kasparec_art on display at the Float House lounge.
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You float in complete darkness and silence for 1-2 hours. It’s the most relaxing experience I’ve ever had, but what blows my mind is that relaxation is not limited to your time in the pod. It follows you home.
Why would anyone want to deprive their senses? Why would anyone not want to feel anything?
The isolation tank isn't a new thing and has been around since the 1950s which has given it plenty of time for experiments and research.
Floating has been shown in various studies to provide benefits of wellbeing, induce profound relaxation, stress reduction, and pain reduction to name a few.
I grew up with the mentality of doing everything just to avoid feeling nothing and doing nothing and thus being a nothing. Being busy equals success, right? If I'm not busy, I'm less than you; if I'm not busy, I've somehow failed.
I have to be busy. I have no choice.
The mind is a mysterious and powerful force. It has the power to change your entire world for better or worse and to manifest your most ambitious dreams into reality. In order to do that you must learn to gain control over your mind instead of being a slave to your thoughts.
Women and men alike are starving for the reconnection and integration, they just don’t know how to do it.
Floating allowed me to experience my body, for the first time in a long time. It allowed me to be present to how I was feeling, not how I think I should feel. It powerfully encouraged me to reconnect.
Although the use of sensory deprivation tanks was once the realm of New Age hippies, today the practice of hanging out quietly in a saltwater tank is beginning to appeal to the young and Instagram-happy.
(Lower Stress, Anxiety and Reduce Inflammation)
1. Lower Cortisol and Stress Hormones: While you're in the tank, you're experiencing a deep reset for your entire nervous system. With no external stimulation, you get an extended period of calm in which your body isn't reacting to noise, light or sound.
What’s happening to your brain when you float? How do you go from being awake, conscious, and stressed to relaxed and dreamy? While we still have a lot to discover when it comes to different states of consciousness, one key element is the “Theta State,” when our brain waves operate at a certain frequency most often linked to the moments between sleep and wakefulness. To really understand what the Theta State is and how it benefits us, we have to first explore a little bit about brain waves more broadly.