I’ve struggled with anxiety, and with a super active social
life combined with my f45 obsession and my job in social media meaning I am
always online, I find it hard to switch off. I’ve toyed with apps like Calm and
Headspace, and although I’ve had them downloaded on my phone for about 8
months, I’ve probably used each one about three times maximum.
I first found out about Floatworks
when I saw a couple of PT’s from my F45 studio upload it on their IG stories,
so I had a browse of their website and wanted to try it out ASAP! Basically,
you lie in a ‘float tank’ which is a huge pod filled with water, for an hour
and just totally switch off. Music plays for the first 10 minutes and the last
5 minutes of the session, but aside from that it’s totally silent.
I thought I was going to get bored around 30 minutes in, but
I can’t explain the feeling of just total relaxation- no phones, no people,
nothing to think about apart from my breathing.
My time slot was 6-7, which was perfect timing as I got
home, made dinner and then slept like an absolute baby!
After doing some reading on the website, I realised that the
benefits of floatation therapy are absolutely endless! The key ones I picked
out are:
- Promotes total calm and peaceful relaxation
- Improves sleep
- Alleviates stress (mental and physical)
- Energises, rejuvenates and revitalises
- Increases motivation, diminishes depression, anxiety and fear
- Facilitates freedom from habits, phobias and addictions
- Deepens meditation
- Expands awareness, intensifies acuteness of all the senses, accelerates learning
- Enhances hypnotherapy and self-hypnosis
- Speeds up rehabilitation and recovery
- Relieves pain
- Improves circulation and distribution of oxygen and nutrients
- Reduces blood pressure, pulse, heart rate and oxygen consumption
Have you tried floatation therapy? What did you think?
(I visited the Vauxhall studio of Floatworks)
*session was gifted
