This video from the 2018 Float Conference is super detailed and full of info about how the immune system evolved, how it works, and how floating affects it. If you like to learn by watching as opposed to reading, this is a very good presentation. Plus, the guy’s got style! Watch it on YouTube.
Those who know me know that this is the primary reason why I started floating. It’s interesting to see that the people who need it the most, get the most from it. “The current achievement-based, demanding, high tempo society has incurred increased risks and vulnerability for stress-related chronic pain and other illnesses. Increased muscle tension…
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The title is misleading. While this is one of the most informative, comprehensive and objective documents I’ve read about the benefits of REST compared to the claims, what you could easily miss from the title is all the supporting documentation they’ve included to either refute or back the claims the industry makes about how this…
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More research showing the benefits of REST, this time as a preventative treatment for stress-related illness, from BMC Complimentary and Alternative Medicine. Read the full paper here. Background Sensory isolation in a flotation tank is a method known for inducing deep relaxation and subsequent positive health effects for patients suffering from e.g. stress or muscle…
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“Why do we feel listless when we are recovering from an illness? The answer is, apparently, that low-grade chronic inflammation interferes with the dopaminergic signaling system in the brain that motivates us to do things.” The affect of inflammation on our bodies is something that’s not very well understood. This article starts to make some…
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Science! The clinical research is ever growing, providing scientific proof of the benefits of floating. Here’s an abstract from a paper about the effects of floating with people who are highly sensitive to anxiety. Floatation-REST (Reduced Environmental Stimulation Therapy), an intervention that attenuates exteroceptive sensory input to the nervous system, has recently been found to…
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This is an interesting article that puts some science to the connection between chronic pain and depression. I certainly notice a difference in my mood when I can’t move without feeling pain. And I notice an improvement in my mood after a float relieves my pain. Read the full article from Neuroscience News.
Check out this ad from Kaiser Permanente and the NBA, featuring Steph Curry. A great visualization of what can happen in your head while you’re in the tank, using floating to improve athletic performance. “We’re all familiar with how Stephen Curry physically prepares for his role as an MVP-caliber basketball player. But, what we don’t…
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From stack.com“What if I told you there was a recovery process, which you probably haven’t heard about, that elite athletes are using to push their performance to a new level? It’s called floating, or more properly, floatation therapy, and it has drawn the attention of top level athletes in all professional sports.” Read the full…
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When you’ve had a great hike or climb, but later feel tired, or you feel the aches of sore muscles setting in: try a float! Described by some as an epsom salt bath on steroids. Read a little about floating for athletic recovery and performance, from March 2018 Bicycling Magazine.
