Float Tank Experience
2024, the year of conscious self-care activities/experiences!
First up; floatation tank therapy!
500kg of Epsom Salt & magnesium sulfate saturated in 1000L of water, making you feel weightless, like ‘Dead Sea buoyant’. No light or sound option for complete sensory deprivation is said to equal a few hours of meditation!
Favoured by athletes, including AFL players, sessions can also beat stress and migraines, and enhance creativity’ - A review from the Herald Sun.
Other said benefits include:
-Regulates blood pressure
-Manage muscle movement
-Maintain normal heart rhythm
-Balance blood glucose levels
-Build protein in joints & muscles
-Detox powerhouse helping to flush toxins
I won’t lie, as excited as I was to try this, I was also feeling a tad bit nervous, wondering, ‘Is it going to feel claustrophobic in there’. - can confirm - it does not!
Thanks to our lovely friends at Beyond Rest, in Prarahn, I had an all-round positive experience!
The nerves quickly eased as I was made to feel comfortable from the beginning - with all safety reassurance that you can easily open the pod at any given moment and switch the light on/off + call for assistance with a push of a button if needed. Also, SO much more space than you may anticipate in there!
There is an array of guided meditations to take you on a journey through your 60min float, (or shorter if you wish - I only did about 30-45mins for my first time, and chose the 20min guided meditation) … The meditations play for variable times / include either voiceover, music, or both. Or, you can choose to be in complete silence the whole time! I had a good mix of both sound + guidance, followed by complete silence + no light.
Instant benefits I felt;
- Relaxed + Calm mind & body
- Calf cramp/spasm instantly gone
- DOMS gone
- BEST sleep that night 😴
… the best way to fully discover whether you would love this, is to TRY it for yourself!
Thank you @beyondrestprahran for the wonderful experience. I will be back for the red light therapy next. Also known as, ‘CONTOUR LIGHT therapy’
Comment and let me know if you’d like to see that experience & ASK any questions you may have in the comments section below!
If you are thinking about trying it out but hesitating because you still feel a bit cautious or worried - always remember - Excitement/curiosity > fear, every time!
Click the bolded + underlined to watch a snippet of the float tank experience on our RadiateZ YouTube channel. Your support of any or all; like/subscribe/share - is greatly appreciated!
Be well and Live happy,
- Z
