Floatation Therapy: Shane Young UFC mental and physical recovery

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 […]

Sensory Isolation Tradition

“When one or more senses are restricted, the sensitivity of the others senses is expanded.” – The Book of Floating by Michael Hutchison The floatation tank makes use of this sensory deprivation effect to bring about a gentle, pleasant, controllable, and temporary shift in consciousness in anyone who floats. This shift in consciousness is healthy, […]

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 […]

30 years of floating experience and the benefits

Take a minute and listen to the words of an experienced floater… Evan is a true believer in floatation therapy and has floated for 30 years.

Floatation Therapy: Shane Young UFC mental and physical recovery

There are two sides to any recovery: the physical and the mental at Float Culture you can take care of both. Listen to Shane Young MMA, UFC fighter, express why he floats and how he benefits mentally and physically

Escaping By The Float or Jane’s First Float

Just this week I had my very first experience in a sensory deprivation tank. Here is why I decided to surrender myself to complete darkness, silence. I have noticed within the past couple of years, I’ve been living in a rather addictive behaviour of needing to be productive and active. My daily routine was composed […]

10 unique gift ideas for the mind, body and soul for him and for her

Float One of the most unique gifts you can give someone is the gift of nothing! We’re serious. You can give your loved one the joy of experiencing nothingness in the form of weightlessness and silence inside a floatation tank, designed to alleviate stress, boost creativity, release muscle tension and simply improve their wellbeing. You […]

Science Behind the Magic in Isolation tank

There are many studies showing the benefits of floating in an isolation tank on both mind and body, and I suggest you go do some research into these studies yourself. However, here are some interesting facts that I have found so far in my research on the effects of the flotation tank experience. Ok, let’s […]