The Benefits of Float Therapy
Float therapy is exactly what it sounds like: floating in a shallow pool of water for therapeutic benefits. The therapy was scientifically developed to reduce stress and anxiety, lower blood pressure, improve circulation, encourage better focus, and relieve chronic pain. It is a healthy, natural way to heal your mind and body.
What is Float Therapy?
Float therapy in a sensory deprivation tank puts you in a zero-gravity environment for restricted environmental stimulation therapy (REST). The tank is dark and soundproof and it contains less than a foot of water that is completely saturated with Epsom salts. Because the body-temperature water is so saturated with the beneficial salts, there is a level of buoyancy in the water that allows you to float easily. The tank cuts off external stimulation—sight, sound, and gravity. Floating in the tank provides a feeling of weightlessness, and being in the silent darkness encourages you to enter a meditative state. Some people have even reported that they become so relaxed that they hallucinate and feel more creative.
What are the Benefits of Flotation Tank Therapy?
There are countless benefits of float therapy in a sensory deprivation tank. For starters, Epsom salts are great for your skin, hair, and nails. They are great for inflammation and sore muscles and joints. They’re also a great stress reliever. Add in the fact that you’ll be removed from any external distractions, and it creates the ultimate calming environment. Some people even fall asleep, which is completely safe. Because you’re floating, you can let go of your weight and tension and there are no pressure points on the body. Your spine lengthens and straightens, and you begin the same regeneration process you undergo during sleep.
Flotation tank therapy provides both psychological and medical benefits. They are helpful for reducing anxiety, improving mood, and helping improve symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder overall. They help some people with pain, such as muscle tension, chronic pain, stiffness, and headaches. Because float therapy induces deep relaxation, it can be a great stress reliever. With multiple sessions, it can improve sleep and even help lower blood pressure. People often leave the flotation spa with a feeling of inner peace and euphoria.
Thankfully, there are more and more float spas popping up that offer float therapy for individuals in need of relief. You can book your float session with The Spa on Phillips here.
