What is Float?
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Flotation is a uniquely immersive therapeutic experience that enhances your mental and physiological health. It has its roots in the scientific research of sensory deprivation. In 1954 a neuroscientist named John Lilly found that the distraction-free environment of his isolation tank led to incredibly enhanced states of mental relaxation. Since this discovery, research has proven that floating offers many ways to improve the collective and individual quality of life. Stress management, pain relief, mental health therapy, athletic advancement, and creative enhancement are a sample of what can be gained though float tank therapy.
Many people are unsure of the benefits of this age old practice. We encourage you to see how float can benefit you! |
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What can float therapy do for you?
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Stress ReliefFlotation-REST has been found to be effective in reducing anxiety. A 2018 study showed that a single one-hour session in a sensory deprivation tank was capable of a significant reduction in anxiety and improvement in mood in the 50 participants with stress- and anxiety-related disorders.
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Athletic Improvement & RecoveryFloat tanks are used worldwide for a number of regenerative reasons and have now been adopted by many professional athletes and organizations in order to help accelerate the recovery process. Some benefits of using flotation therapy for fitness include:
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Pain ManagementFloatation therapy offers relief of many kinds of pain. Effortlessly floating with zero pressure on muscles and joints, supplemented by the stress reduction and enhanced sleep, can work wonders for relieving pain.
Chronic pain disorders are notoriously difficult to treat because their causes can be impossible to pinpoint. However, promising research, including the Fibromyalgia Float Project is demonstrating that floating can provide immense relief to fibromyalgia sufferers. Arthritic pain is often associated with the joints, and can be a huge barrier to enjoying many of life’s daily activities. Floating has been shown to reduce the intensity of pain in osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Thanks to its weightless environment, floating can relieve pressure and tension on the joints, and provide immediate physical relief to arthritis sufferers. |
Anxiety, Depression, and Insomnia
Flotation-REST has been found to be effective in reducing anxiety. A 2018 study showed that a single one-hour session in a sensory deprivation tank was capable of a significant reduction in anxiety and improvement in mood in the 50 participants with stress- and anxiety-related disorders.
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Creative GrowthThe connection between floatation therapy and creativity is well known. It was first discovered through research involving jazz musicians at Ohio State University. Enhancing creativity is not only beneficial for professional artists. Any person can realize the benefits of floatation, no matter their career. Floatation therapy has been shown to enhance performance in a broad range of tasks. When feeling stuck or blocked, scheduling time for a float can make all the difference. With minimal time investment, a person can feel refreshed and creatively active in ways that broadly improve their quality of life. https://serenedreams.com/floating-for-creativity-learning-memory/
Creativity is as important for business people as it is for artists. Relaxation plays an important role in the creative process. It allows effortless calm and brings a microphone to your thoughts. While floating, one can view their life and business from a more objective perspective. |
Who is Floating?
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Steph Curry & Floating |
My First Float:
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Everyone is Talking
Check out these articles. From the Simpsons, to the most competitive athletes in the world, to your neighbors and friends managing physical and mental aliments-everyone is talking about it and the scientific data in these articles explain why.
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Current Offers
Scientific research has confirmed the benefits of floating and the practice is becoming more culturally relevant with exponential speed. However, because much of the rapid growth of the industry has taken place in the last ten years, many people are still unfamiliar with the practice. To promote the understanding of floating in the New Ulm community, Calm Lake Floats will be providing an education initiative through the summer and early fall. During this time there will floating available at no cost to our friends, family, neighbors, and the community. The experience suggests that clients float a total of three times throughout the course of one month and agree to be interviewed before and after this period. If you are interested in taking some time away from the daily sensory overload that is cell phones, internet, TV, and radio and would like to be part of educating Southern Minnesota about float tanks, we look forward to hearing from you.
Why Float?
Sleep A Little EasierStudies have shown that float offers reduced stress, anxiety and other mental ailments, plus an increase in truly restful sleep.
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Functional Float - AthleticsAlive aches and pains, plus enhance your athletic performance through float. Manage pain, injury and correct limited mobility.
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Creativity and MindfulnessLiving a busy, hectic life?
Be more present and give your mind a break. Float provides total and complete peace and solitude. |
