This Autism School Is Adding Float Therapy To Its Curriculum The Gersh Academy at Cougar Mountain will open in Issaquah, WA, in the fall of 2018, and they’re taking special education to a whole new level. The Cougar Mountain Zoo will be located right on campus to allow students with ASD to interact with animals…
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Floating with dreadlocks is absolutely possible if you follow a few precautions. Wet your dreadlocks in the shower before you enter a float tank. This will minimize the amount of salt that is absorbed by your hair. Rinse your hair with fresh water and a vinegar solution after you finish your float. Shower caps will…
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Decreased functional connectivity between somatomotor and default‐mode networks following Floatation‐REST Here’s some exciting new research into the effects of floatation-REST on the Default Mode Network, and more. For the first time researchers have discovered the effects of floating in the human brain! Read the full article here. Image credit: @_murugiah
This article is from advancedbackrehab.com and describes how float therapy can help you with your back pain — or for that matter, any chronic pain caused by muscle tension or spinal compression. Read the full article here. Back pain and other physical aches recede in response to the relaxation allowed by a flotation tank. When…
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This is a good one because it introduces you to “chamber REST”. It also contains some FAQs, FYI. Los Angeles resident Megan Holiday was looking for a little peace and quiet. As an on-air personality at KROQ radio station and host of her own podcast, 7 Words, the busy, media-savvy DJ found a potential source…
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Time in the sensory deprivation of a flotation tank can lower your cortisol levels and increase your endorphins, which boosts your mood Here’s another intro to float therapy, this time from happiful.com. This article gives you a good summary of pros and cons to float therapy, and even gives you some tips to relax at…
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Back before the world insisted on it, I was already practicing a form of self-isolation—namely, floating naked, alone, in an enclosed tank filled with Epsom salt in the pitch dark. This wasn’t some new beauty fad that I signed up for (although Epsom salt is great for healing the skin). This was, in fact, a…
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In this Healthline Original Series, host Joanna Carpenter learns the benefits of flotation therapy. A flotation tank, also called an isolation tank or a sensory deprivation tank, is used for restricted environmental stimulation therapy (REST). It is a dark, soundproof tank that is filled with a foot or less of salt water. Studies suggest time…
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Floating has been linked to a wide range of health benefits. Brain-imaging studies, for instance, have indicated that floating can help regulate over-activity in the amygdala, which induces feelings of fear and anxiety. Such finds have led some therapists to speculate whether floating can be an effective treatment for people with anxiety. But the practice…
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There are two objectives to this post: to educate about the benefits of epsom salt, and to highlight that a large part of the benefits of floating come from the benefits of epsom salt. There are three basic components of a successful training plan: fueling, running (duh), and recovering. But from there, the details get…
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