Experience Bliss: 5 Ways to Enhance Your Next Float Therapy Session

Floatation therapy, also known as sensory deprivation, is an increasingly popular form of therapy that involves floating in a tank of water that is infused with Epsom salt (a lot of Epsom salt!). This therapy is designed to help individuals achieve deep relaxation, relieve stress, relieve physical aches and enhance mental clarity. While a floatation therapy session can be a profoundly therapeutic experience in and of itself, there are several ways that you can enhance the experience to maximize its benefits or find yourself in a state of bliss much quicker if your mind has a hard time settling down.

Here are our top five suggestions to enhance your floatation therapy session:

1. 1. Mindfulness meditation: Mindfulness meditation can be a powerful tool to enhance your floatation therapy session. By focusing your attention on your breath or a specific repetitive mantra, you can achieve a deep state of relaxation and reduce stress. This can help you enter a deeper state of relaxation while floating, allowing you to fully immerse yourself in the experience.
   2. Breathwork: Breathwork is another powerful technique that can enhance your floatation therapy session. By practicing deep breathing exercises, you can help calm your mind and reduce tension in your body. This can help you relax more fully, allowing you to fully enjoy the experience. We suggest you try the box breathing technique: Inhale for 4, hold for 4, exhale for 4, hold for 4, then repeat the cycle as many times as needed to feel the zen taking over. You may even find you start to quickly drift off into that deeper state of relaxation! You can make your counts longer or shorter if you need, but 4 is usually a good place to start.
   3. Visualization: Visualization is a powerful technique that can help you achieve a deeper state of relaxation during your floatation therapy session. By visualizing a calming and peaceful scene, you can help your mind let go of stress and anxiety. This can help you achieve a deeper level of relaxation, allowing you to fully immerse yourself in the experience. If you are working on achieving a goal or mastering a new skill, visualizing yourself practicing this during your float can help you get there faster as your brain perceives this as rehearsing!
   4. Music: Music can be a powerful tool to enhance your floatation therapy session. By choosing calming and peaceful music, you can help your mind let go of stress and anxiety. This can help you achieve a deeper level of relaxation, allowing you to fully immerse yourself in the experience. We have a variety of music available for you to choose from, including therapeutic sound baths which can be an add on service to your float.
   5. Avoid caffeine and other energy drinks: avoiding caffeine and other energy drinks a few hours leading up to your float is a good idea. Most caffeine drinks will make you need to use the bathroom more, which can be distracting during your float (not to mention inconvenient if you have to disrupt your float to use the bathroom), plus they will keep your brain in a state of heightened arousal, making it more difficult to chill out. So skip the coffee and have a glass of water instead!

In conclusion, floatation therapy can be an incredibly relaxing and therapeutic experience. By using techniques such as mindfulness meditation, breathwork, visualization, music, and preparing your mind and body ahead of time by avoiding caffeine and other stimulants, you can enhance the experience and achieve even deeper levels of relaxation and stress relief. Give these tips a try and see how they can enhance your next floatation therapy session!

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