Floatation therapy, also known as isolation therapy or sensory deprivation therapy, is the popular practice of spending an hour floating peacefully on a 15” high water-filled floor within an Isopod floatation tank.
Over 500 kg of Epsom salts are added to the i-sopod floatation tank and mixed with 1,100 litres of water heated to a constant 35 degrees.
This creates a highly buoyant environment in which people will naturally float to the surface without any effort – similar to the experience of floating in the Dead Sea.
A session of floatation in our float tank will typically lead to an enhanced sense of well-being and improved physiological functioning as the combination of both deep mental and physical relaxation provides a host of benefits for our clients
People float to relieve stress, recover from injuries, fight addiction, eliminate chronic pain, and much more. Studies indicate that floating increases your dopamine and endorphin levels, boosting your mood and leaving you with a pleasant afterglow that lasts for days afterwards.
Without the need to fight gravity or take-in external information, you’ll likely experience the most complete relaxation you’ve ever felt.
Everything you experience while floating comes from within yourself. It’s the perfect time to reflect on your life, and reports of creative and personal insights abound. Float tanks can also be thought of as training wheels for meditation.
After about 30-45 minutes of floating, your mind starts producing theta brainwaves, which are responsible for that ‘between waking & sleeping’ state. After years of practice, people can enter theta state through deep meditation. Float tanks get you there with hardly any effort at all.
People have cut strokes off their golf game, developed complex scientific theories, and drafted whole portions of books while floating. With nothing to distract you, your level of concentration and knowledge absorption is astonishing.
Floating in this way allows the user to escape the forces of gravity, relaxing the muscles and releasing tension. With the light switched off and an absence of any sound there is no external stimulus for the brain to focus on. It is then quite natural to slip into a deeply relaxed mental state, moving from beta into alpha and theta brainwave patterns.
This is the point reached after deep meditation and, as well as being pleasant and enjoyable, it is where we are able to rest and regenerate our physical and mental functions.
A session of floatation in our float tank will typically lead to an enhanced sense of well-being and improved physiological functioning as the combination of both deep mental and physical relaxation provides a host of benefits for our clients.
Here is our list of frequently asked questions, if we are missing a question, you think is important, please email us at info@www.seomrasalainn.com so we can add it to these and make your experience even more relaxing.
Nope, just yourself. Fresh towels, optional earplugs, body wash, shampoo and conditioner are provided. If you have long hair you might want to bring a hairbrush or hairdryer (Sockets available in the room).
Our float tank solution is sanitised for 30 minutes between floats with a powerful UV filtration system, and a 1-micron bag filter to capture any contaminants or debris and we use food-grade hydrogen peroxide as a disinfectant. Our tank’s interiors and all touch points are sanitised after every float with a Chorine spray. We have a heat recovery system and a UVC CLEAN AIR SYSTEM with a HEPA filter installed in the centre to ensure the air is 99.99% clean.
If you’ve had your hair dyed, you must wait 7 days after it before scheduling your float.
Come relaxed and ready to let go. Your time in the tank will be much more beneficial if you arrive ready to relax. Make sure to not drink caffeine at least 6 hours prior to your float to ensure your body can reach a deep state of relaxation. DO NOT shave the day of your float.
Unlike other therapies, you will feel the benefits from your first session. It must be noted the more often you float the more beneficial it will become. You will need to do 2-3 sessions before you really notice the benefits of flotation for you personally. It takes a few times for your body to adjust to this unique environment.
We ask that you wear swimwear.
If you fall asleep, the water is so buoyant you stay afloat. The 12 inches of water in the float tank is very dense thanks to over 500 kilograms of Epsom salt. It is extremely buoyant and will support your body completely. For your body to turn over in the tank is very difficult, but if it does, the salt in the water would sting your eyes and wake you immediately.
People with claustrophobia consistently report no problems with floating, and our float tank is 7.5ft by 4.5ft so it’s one of the biggest tanks on the market at present. Besides You are always in complete control of the session. You can open the lid at any time and it’s spring mounted so very easily opened even with the touch of a finger. You can keep the light on for the duration of the session and there is a call bell button in the tank if you need assistance.
Absolutely, a pregnant woman will get even more benefits from floating than others. The extra weight carried by the mother-to-be can be very stressful due to the forces of gravity. Floating eliminates the negative effects of gravity which can cause joint pain, inflammation, and stress on the organs as well as the unborn baby.
Floating in salt water and fresh tattoos do not mix! Not only could floating with a fresh tattoo be painful but the solution we use in the water may cause fading or discolouration of your tattoo and permanently ruin its aesthetic appeal. Therefore, we insist you do not float until at least 14 days after getting your tattoo.
Earplugs are provided and are optional, we do highly recommend you use these as they will keep the salt water from getting in your ears and will also help with completely soundproofing your float tank experience. If you have a history of ear issues including infections and are concerned about getting water in your ears, you may want to bring earplugs you trust to protect your ears or use our new neck pillows to keep your ears above the water.
Please see our full list of contraindications, which is on our website also.
Yes. you can float while menstruating. Just use the appropriate sanitary products (tampons or menstrual cups) it is the same if you were to go swimming while on your period, you must take the same precautions.
You do not need to be able to swim to use our float tank. Just think of it going to sleep on a waterbed. Just step in and the water will do the rest.
The temperature of the water is kept at 35 degrees Celsius, which is the same temperature as the human body in general. We keep the water set at this temperature as it is known as skin-receptor neutral, which means your body feels no different from being in the water, so it does not react to the new environment allowing you to completely relax.
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