Floatation Therapy: Shane Young UFC mental and physical recovery

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 […]

Float Tank: The Deeper Experience

Floating tends to occupy this special place in our minds. One of peace, tranquillity, even spirituality. I certainly think of it as a reprieve, a reset, all but guaranteed to make me feel better no matter the state I’m in. But is there a limit to this conception? As we know ‘not all floats are […]

Your Bathtub (or couch) is Not a Substitute For a Float Tank

“Sooo, why not just take a bath?!” I frequently get asked this when I start gushing about floating (or sensory deprivation, or isolation tanks or floatation therapy, or whatever the kids are calling it these days) The answer, my friends, is multi-faceted…. It includes the fact that my bathwater gets cold and 500 kgs of […]

Angela’s Experience with The REST Program: Dealing with Anxiety

It’s such a strange thing to be shut into a room with the lights off, no sound, no smell, no taste, no light and very little to even touch. Your body suspended in zero gravity due to a bath of water so concentrated even the toughest ocean swimmer wouldn’t want it in their eyes. Luckily […]

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 […]

Floating Helps Pro Fighter Sting Like a Bee

Mixed martial arts fighter Shane Young recently claimed the Xtreme Fight Championship featherweight title, bringing it back to New Zealand for the first time since Matt Te Paa in 2006 – and he credits some of his success to his ’floatation’ sessions at Auckland’s new Float Culture facility. Known as floating, float therapy or sensory […]

First Float: Jayden Fleming BMX Upcoming Star

We got the upcoming BMX star Jayden Fleming to try floating for the first time to see whether he can go faster by staying still.

Chocolate Massage

Chocolate massage takes something wonderful to a whole new level w/ a luxurious chocolate massage cream rich in cocoa, shea butter, avocado oil and jojoba oil. The cream is a powerhouse designed to help tighten the skin & restore its natural healthy glow. Pure dark chocolate is full of plant compounds called flavonoids, which are pretty […]