I’m looking for a little peace and quiet
As someone who is a chronic overthinker and craves control, this last year has been, simply put, exhausting. I often find myself paralyzed by fearful thoughts of what the future will hold and when I will be able to regain power over my life. These questions run on a constant loop. Worry lives in my bones.
But I started realizing that those issues are out of my hands. What happens, happens.
Recognizing that pandemics and the future are out of my control, I decided to turn to things that were within my power. I started going to therapy, and I attempted different forms of exercise to try and tame my overthinking tendencies.
And I tried them all — meditation, yoga, pilates, barre. But none of them gave me the peace that I was looking for. I found solace in running and the ability it offered to distract myself from my own thoughts (mostly because I was more concerned with when I would be able to stop running), but still, I craved the ability to quiet my thoughts in a less physically taxing way.
So I turned to something that always felt out of touch. It seemed too extreme, too luxurious, and, frankly, ineffective:
I floated in a tub of salty water in complete darkness.
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Floating Your Way to a Better You
No matter what your New Year’s Resolution may be, floating can be a really helpful tool in getting there. And even if you’re not sure what goals you’d like to focus on in the New Year, a float tank can be a great place to think about it.
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What do High Level Athletes Know About Floating that you Don't
What do the Dallas Cowboys, Golden State Warriors, Chicago Cubs, 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 hono(u)red 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.
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How does Blue Light affect sleep?
You have probably been hearing a lot about blue light recently, and how it can cause health issues and disrupt your sleep. Chances are you are struggling to find credible information on how blue light affects sleep. You are a critical thinker and you do not want to take someone’s word that blue light affects your sleep.
Rightly so!
In this article we are going to explain to you how blue light affects your sleep and link some of the important peer reviewed studies and clinical trials on this very question; how does blue light affect sleep?
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How Floating Aids Recovery
From world-class athletes looking for a competitive edge, to everyday workaholics looking for better ways to manage the physical stresses of daily life, one of the primary reasons that people float on a regular basis is to tap into the body’s natural ability to recover. By helping you reach an unparalleled level of relaxation, or homeostasis, a float tank allows your body to divert resources that are normally reserved for dealing with the external world to the process of healing instead.
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Boost Float Benefits With A Cold Shower
Want to enhance your post-float glow?
Try taking a cold shower next time you exit the tank. Trust me, it’s awesome.
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Digital Detox Tips
It’s no secret that we love our technology. Smart phones are ubiquitous in the modern world, and for good reason. By simply reaching into our pockets, we’re allowed instant communication with anyone in the world, access to nearly all of recorded human knowledge, and the ability to create and manifest our ideas and projects. Whether you were born post-internet or not, it’s easy to take it all for granted. It’s good to remind ourselves just how incredible we’ve got it!
But with these amazing capabilities, there is of course a downside. Lacking a mindful approach, we can quite easily become too attached and even addicted to the endless buzzes and pings from texts, emails, social media posts, etc.
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