Floatation: An amazing way to recharge your batteries

The little journey we just took you on, sounds divine doesn't it? Your body  is already saying yes please to this experience. It isn't scared or put off, it desperately wants to float, to be still, to be totally buoyant and totally supported. It needs to switch off and have a moment to itself. The good news is, this experience is completely real and easily available to you!

A floatation tank has a small pool of water in it, only about 25-30cm deep. Depending on the size of the tank there will be anywhere from 350-500kgs of Epsom Salts dissolved. The buoyancy and concentration levels remain the same irrespective of the quantity here as it is relative to it's size. What this means is that the water becomes a specific gravity level allowing effortless floating. Complete buoyancy when you hop in. Suspended beautifully on the surface of the water.

Water is heated to body temperature. This is not a bath, and it is not a spa. The water is warm but not hot - we don't want to over heat, it needs to remain completely neutral. This is what allows the body/mind and water to completely blend. You can read more on the mechanics behind a float tank in our blog here.

Furthermore Epsom salts are not actually a salt. They are Magnesium & Sulphate.  Magnesium is a Muscle relaxant, it also has loads of other beneficial health properties that you can read about here. Sulphate is a protein builder for your joints. Together these minerals aid muscular tension relief, joint pain and consistently we find that the experience as a whole and it's profound effect on settling the nervous system works as a wonderful anti inflammatory.