Benefits of regular floating

​Some days it can feel like your mind and your thoughts are going crazy. Moving at 100 miles an hour trying to get to everything and to get everything done.  But this all stops when I get into the tank. For that hour. You can’t do anything except float. You don’t even have to think. If you do have thoughts; nothing is right or wrong. The world outside the float tank keeps buzzing, but you get to escape it. For that hour, your world is still. There is nothing. There is a feeling of release and complete peacefulness. No matter what was going on before or after, in that moment there is nothing you can do or have to do. You get to escape the flow of reality. This is how I can best explain what the actual floating is like for me. This is not to say that straight after the float you are straight back up to 100 miles an hour. I feel like right from my first float I developed a new sense of calm I have never had in my life. I’m certainly not saying that I never get stressed about anything, but I certainly don’t get strung out about things like I used to. People close to me have noticed it.
 
I had heard from many people that you get ‘’better’’ at floating the more you do it, which sounded a bit strange to be honest when I first heard it. But now that I have been floating regularly for a while I completely understand what they mean. You quite literally do get better at it. It’s like any skill or new thing you do. Practice makes perfect. Or, perfect practice makes perfect. You are able to switch off more easily. You get comfortable in the tank faster. I can now switch off straight away, within 30 seconds. Another experience I’ve had is completely falling asleep in a tank, and being woken up at the end of the float when the music starts playing. It’s an unusual thing to think that you are sleeping in water, but I love being able to zone out that much. For me, learning to have these times when I am able to completely switch off makes me so much more productive and present when I need to be.
 
When I started floating I thought the main use I would have for it would just be for muscle recovery. But I’ve now realised that was just scraping the surface. Pun not intended. I am so grateful for the opportunity Infinity Float Centre have given me to have these experiences. I can’t wait for the concept of floating to be spread further in New Zealand and to see what further impact it can have on my life. I really encourage you to try floating for yourself, because while you can try to explain it to others, it really is unique for everyone, and everyone can benefit in different ways from floating.