Take Care of Yourself to Take Care of Others

Floating the Whole Self: Aligning Body, Spirit and Mind

I first heard of Floating around a year ago, when a friend described to me the surreal meditation-like experience she’d been reading about. It sounded glorious. I’m quite a physically active person. I’m also a creative person. I freelance within contemporary dance and choreography, and more recently have engaged with yoga. Of course, the nature […]

Epsom Salt and Its Healing Properties

It’s abundantly clear to anyone who’s been to the beach that ocean water is far more buoyant than fresh water. This is, of course, because of the salt content, which increases the salinity of ocean water by about 3.5 per cent for the most part. The Dead Sea, bordering Israel, the West Bank and Jordan, […]

Synthetic Ocean of Floatation Tank

There is a “synthetic ocean”, its waves lap on the outskirts of Auckland city (Que faire à Auckland). and I have been called to bathe in its water. I am shown into a room with a shower, a bench car-sized sized pod which contains a body of water which is being illuminated by blue LEDs. After […]

Tank Up Your Immune System

I get sick around a week or so from deadline. It happens almost every time I work on a big project to the point where I can predict and prepare for the inevitable achy joints and headache. But as I’ve matured as a writer I’ve realised that my reoccurring flu is a direct result of […]

The Benefits of Boredom in Floatation Tank

Sensory deprivation (in psychology) is an experimental situation in which all stimulation is cut off from the sensory receptors. What we know about the benefits of floatation continuously leaves us amazed by the power of the human body. Not because of the states of relaxation and elation that floating can endure. No, rather the body’s […]

Float Tank: A Meditative Journey, Expedited

Walking around the world at large, there is a constant influx of stimuli. Sights, sounds and colour – we are constantly barraged by the multifarious, often beautiful and sometimes distressing multitudes of sensory data. Sometimes, when walking around either without having had a chance to close your eyes, or after having been shut off for […]

No Sleep?! No Problem. Float tank Solution

They say that sleep is important. I couldn’t agree more. As a lifelong insomniac, I know how difficult it can be to function on meager moments of sleep per night, for many nights in a row. I would love to change this, but after years of trying to develop healthy sleeping habits, In search of sleep, I’ve […]

The Trials and Triumphs of my First Five Floats

I’m going to be honest with you, my first two floats were average as. In fact, it took me three floats to figure out the dos and don’ts, and five floats to totally understand the benefits of sensory deprivation. Read on if you want to know how you can skip past the typical beginner mistakes. […]

Take Care of Yourself to Take Care of Others

Float to Take Care of Yourself to Take Care of Others

Floating the Whole Self: Aligning Body, Spirit and Mind

Epsom Salt and Its Healing Properties

Synthetic Ocean of Floatation Tank

Tank Up Your Immune System

The Benefits of Boredom in Floatation Tank

Float Tank: A Meditative Journey, Expedited

No Sleep?! No Problem. Float tank Solution

The Trials and Triumphs of my First Five Floats