Salinity and Serenity: Floating Your Way to Inner Peace Serenity. That sounds nice, doesn’t it? With 2020 not letting up as it careens to a close, serenity can seem like nothing but an out-of-reach pipedream – both in our own lives and in the world as a whole. It’s difficult to relax and focus on the present when so much of even the immediate future is uncertain. In times like these, though, fostering that sense of mindfulness and serenity is perhaps one of the most important things that we can do. With so much of the chaos around us being outside of our control, it’s especially important to focus on those areas where we can have the most positive impact. As always, one of the most immediate places we can make the largest difference is in taking better care of ourselves. Even more precisely, cultivating our own mental health – our own serenity – is a very worthwhile endeavor. When discussing mental health it can be tempting to talk about the negative symptoms of a certain condition, su...

What High-Level Athletes Know About Floating That You Don't Here’s a sports trivia question for all our athletically-inclined readers:  What do the Dallas Cowboys, the Golden State Warriors, the Chicago Cubs, The Manchester United Football Club, and Michael Phelps all have in common? You might see this lineup and think “well, the ‘92 Dallas Cowboys won the Superbowl that year, the Golden State Warriors won the NBA Finals in ‘14, the Cubs made history when they won the 2016 World Series, Manchester United is one of the most honored Football Clubs in the world, and Michael Phelps has won more gold medals than any other Olympian in history! They’re all winners!” But that’s not all they have in common: they also all used float tanks . They weren’t alone, either: the New England Patriots, UFC Hall of Famer Royce Gracie, the Chicago Bulls, Olympic Gymnast Aly Raisman, the Philadelphia Eagles, Olympic Gold Medalist Carl Lewis, The Detroit Pistons, as well as literally hundreds of other pr...

  Float News and Updates for November Do yourself a favor, and release the tension from your shoulders. You should also unclench your jaw, and release your tongue from the roof of your mouth.  We hold a lot of our stress physically, and there’s a feedback loop between how our bodies feel, and the mental state we’re in. When your body is tense, you feel tense; when your body is relaxed, you feel relaxed. It’s a time of tension right now for all of us, and unless you pay close attention, that feedback loop is ripe to spiral out of control. Floating allows your body to relax completely, and starts shifting your mind to feel the same. It’s just one of the reasons the world feels a little calmer after a float. Give your body a break -- your brain will thank you . Floating Pro-Tip:  Stretch Yourself Into a Deeper Float Have you ever felt restless at the start of your float? Entering a float tank is a drastic change in environment, and it can take our bodies (and brains) a bit ...