From Psychology Today #1 Decide how much time you think it will take to complete a task, and double it!#2 Consciously perform tasks in slow motion.#3 Stimulate your parasympathetic nervous system. #4 No multitasking. (Okay, okay: less multitasking.)
From Women’s Health Magazine From Vancouver to New York City, luxury float centers—where the wellness-conscious commune with their psyches inside sensory deprivation chambers that are filled with several inches of body-temperature, Epsom salted water—are emerging as the next big thing in mindfulness.
From Vogue Magazine Sensory-deprivation tanks, once popular with stoners, scientific geniuses, and the sorts of people who prefer to polish their own chakra crystals, are reentering our culture in more mainstream therapeutic forms. It is possible now to go lie in one after lunch, much as you might visit a spa—except that tanks, unlike spas,…
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Clinical Floatation has a great set of resources for learning more about how floating can help you.
Floating in a half ton of Epsom salt in nearly full weightlessness is absolutely incredible for your muscle recovery and joint health, but is there more to it? The environment encourages more focus and is incredible for visualization tactics, too. In the video below, Amanda Allen, two-time CrossFit Games Masters Champion, four-time Top 5 Australian…
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From ABC News: We Tried It: Sensory deprivation float tank https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/sensory-deprivation-float-tank/story?id=39951622
https://blog.bulletproof.com/health-benefits-floating/
“At the very minimum, you are going to have one of the most relaxing hours of your life,” says Debra Worthington, co-owner of the facility. She says that many people come here trying to float their anxieties away — injured athletes, veterans with PTSD, people with chronic pain and anxiety. Read the full article
From Dr. Axe, some of the benefits of floatation therapy.
Some science to back the benefits of floating, from Discover magazine. “The treatment was used as a primary intervention for disorders as diverse as hypertension, headaches, insomnia and rheumatoid arthritis; all of these studies showed positive effects in small sample sizes. Those suffering from intractable chronic pain particularly benefited from weekly REST sessions: their level…
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