There are plenty of retreats where you can disconnect from your devices and undergo a digital detox. But if you don’t have time to get off the grid for a week or even a few days, then spending an hour floating in a sensory deprivation tank could be your shortcut to inner peace. Sensory deprivation, flotation [...]
Imagine floating in outer space. It’s pitch-dark and you’re naked. Three-quarters of your body is submerged in skin-temperature salt water that makes it difficult to tell where your body stops and the water begins. It’s so dark, there’s no perceptible difference between closing your eyes or leaving them open, aside from the slight sting of salt air. [...]
This is a blog post written by Joe Rogan after having one of his most enlightening experiences in a float tank. Joe has such a unique perspective on life and has been one of the biggest advocates for floating and he often floats in his own float tank at his home in L.A. [...]
It's an environment entirely stripped of stimuli. Even gravity feels nonexistent, inside a tank filled with nearly a foot of water and just about 800 pounds of Epsom salt. Like the Dead Sea. You climb inside and lie floating in the darkness. To experience complete sensory deprivation is, ideally, to delve into one's psyche. It [...]
Article & Research courtesy of Johns Hopkins University In a recent national survey, 44 percent of adults said stress had caused sleepless nights at least once in the previous month. All that tossing, turning and staring at the ceiling can leave you feeling tired and more stressed the next day. If you’re caught in this vicious [...]
From behind the back passes to outrageous crossovers to obliterating three-point records, Steph Curry is magic. Perhaps one of the reasons he's so amazing on court is his newfound love of sensory deprivation tanks. Looking something like a space age bathtub, these tanks are filled with warm, mineral rich water. You get in, close the latch, and it's just you, pure darkness, and total [...]
Flotation therapy is sometimes utilized in healthcare settings, leveraging deep relaxation to promote faster recovery from back pain. Flotation is also called restricted environmental stimulation therapy (REST), or flotation-REST. During treatment, patients float in approximately 25-30cm of water with a high content of Magnesium Sulphate – the high amount of salt in the water makes [...]
Are you a Self-Managing NDIS Participant? If so, Salt Float Studio is here for you as an experienced service provider who can incorporate Floatation Therapy into your rehabilitation plan. Please have a look through the BENEFITS page of our website as well as checking out the link to Clinical Floatation by Dr. Justin Feinstein for [...]
What a year 2020 has been so far: Bush fires, Coronavirus, forced business shut-downs & lost jobs, economic tension, protests for human rights as well as personal stress & anxiety mixed within it all! As an ongoing “THANK YOU” to our frontline & first responders, Salt Float Studio is proud to offer a 20% discount [...]
Migraines. Who has never experienced migraines at some stage in life? If you haven’t, consider yourself lucky, and if you have, you are definitely not alone! More and more, people have been suffering from migraines, of which the causes are still not clear, although studies indicate that genetics and environmental factors are associated to its appearance. [...]
