Float Therapy and It’s Benefits
Float therapy, also known as sensory deprivation therapy or flotation therapy, is a form of relaxation. That involves lying in a large, shallow pool or tank filled with Epsom salt, magnesium, and other minerals. The high concentration of Epsom salt in the water allows you to float effortlessly and provides a weightless, buoyant sensation.
During a float therapy session, you’ll enter the tank or pool in your swimwear with earplugs, allowing for a complete sensory deprivation experience. The water and air are heated, making it difficult to distinguish between where your body ends and the water begins. This unique environment creates a sense of profound relaxation and helps to alleviate stress, anxiety, and tension in the body.
While float therapy may seem like a new trend, it has been around since the 1950s when neuroscientist John C. Lilly first developed the concept as a form of relaxation. Since then, float therapy has gained popularity as a form of complementary therapy to traditional medicine.
There are many benefits to float therapy, which include:
- Reduced stress and anxiety: The weightlessness and sensory deprivation environment of float therapy helps to reduce stress and anxiety by triggering the release of endorphins, the body’s natural mood-enhancing chemicals.
- Promotes relaxation: The deep relaxation induced by float therapy helps to reduce muscle tension and improve sleep quality. Studies have shown that float therapy can help to improve the symptoms of conditions such as insomnia, fibromyalgia, and chronic fatigue syndrome.
- Reduces pain and inflammation: The high concentration of Epsom salt in the water helps to reduce pain and inflammation in the body, making float therapy an effective complementary therapy for conditions such as arthritis and chronic pain.
- Boosts creativity and focus: Float therapy has been shown to enhance creativity and problem-solving abilities, as well as improve focus and concentration.
- Enhances athletic performance: Float therapy can help to improve athletic performance by reducing muscle soreness and stiffness, as well as improving recovery time after exercise.
Float therapy is a unique and effective form of relaxation that can provide numerous physical and mental benefits. If you’re looking for a way to reduce stress, improve sleep quality, and enhance your overall well-being, float therapy may be a great option to consider.
Beauty on Rose, located at 30 Keilor Road Essendon North, has two state-of-the-art float pods. Each of our float pod rooms is equipped with a private shower and everything required to prepare for your float session, including fresh towels, earplugs, neck pillows, makeup wipes, and shower products.
You can experience the full benefits of float therapy together with a relaxing massage by booking our Float Away Package at Beauty on Rose. We are excited to offer the Float Away package for 20% off for the ENTIRE month of March in celebration of our 28th birthday! It has never been a better time to give float therapy a try and see how it can benefit you!
