The benefits of floating are extensive and vary from person to person.  Many floaters report both physical and mental benefits from floating.  The body-mind connection is optimized during a float session, intensifying our ability to heal.  Floating creates a state of deep relaxation for the body and mind, relieving the effects of stress.  There are three general benefits that are frequently reported by floaters.  These three general benefits are relief from pain, rejuvenation and intensified concentration.

There are extensive reports from floaters that their sessions in the float tank relieve pain in their body.  Floaters with chronic on-going pain find relief.  Professional athletes use float tanks in order to recover more quickly from intense workout regimens.  Women in their second and third trimesters of pregnancy have found relief from discomfort caused by the added weight of pregnancy.  The deep relaxation state coupled with the detoxifying effects of the Epsom salt are major contributors to the relief of pain reported by floaters.

The deep state of relaxation is the major reason for the other two most frequently reported benefits of floating – rejuvenation and intensified concentration.  Floatation has been used to help recover from the effects of jet-lag, insomnia, anxiety, depression, and detoxification.  As the body relaxes in zero gravity with no light or sound, the mind is freed from many of the moment to moment processes it usually is monitoring.  The mind-body connection is intensified, thus promoting intense healing in both the mind and the body.  Floaters often report feeling rejuvenated and better able to concentrate.

Stress plays a large part in many areas of our life.  Stress invokes a flight-or-fight chemical reaction in our body and mind.  Stress is the biggest factor for pain, injury, illness, obesity – the list goes on and on.  Floatation therapy invokes a parasympathetic response from our body and mind – the relaxation response.  During the parasympathetic response, the body goes through the following changes:

·         Oxygen consumption decreases

·         Breathing rate slows

·         Heart rate slows

·         Blood pressure decreases

·         Muscle tension decreases

·         Endorphins create a calmness in the mind

It is during the parasympathetic response that the body and mind heal – healing chemicals are released throughout the body and toxins are cleared from the body.  There are extensive benefits from floating.  For additional information on the benefits of floating check out www.floatforhealth.net.