Tag Archives: science

Appreciation, Inspiration, and Thoughtfulness

March 10, 2021About Floatinganxiety, art, LIBR, meditation, mindfulness, scienceJuliet

Slowing down makes art (and life) better.

Salinity and Serenity: Floating Your Way to Inner Peace

December 15, 2020About Floatinganxiety, Dr. Justin Feinstein, effect size, LIBR, physiological, psychological, relaxation, science, stressJuliet

With so much of the chaos around us being outside of our control, it’s especially important to focus on those areas where we can have the most positive impact. As always, one of the most immediate places we can make the largest difference is in taking better care of ourselves. Even more precisely, cultivating our own mental health – our own serenity – is a very worthwhile endeavor.

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Floating and Creativity: Finding Inspiration in the Darkness

November 11, 2020Float Experiencescreativity, flotation REST, psychological, scienceJuliet

What is the connection between floating and creativity? And how do you research something as nebulous and ubiquitous as creativity, anyhow?

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Float Conference Highlights

October 16, 2020About Floating, Community, Float ExperiencesAshkahn, benefits, blood pressure, community, consciousness, cortisol, COVID-19, creativity, experience, Float A Day May, Float Conference, float tank, Flux, Glenn and Lee Perry, Graham, intensive, Love the Float, mind-body, pain relief, physiological, Pia Figueroa, samadhi, scienceSara

If you regret missing the virtual Float Conference last month, specially priced Recap Tickets are now available. Beyond Dan Price and float research rock star Dr. Justin Feinstein, here’s a rundown of some sessions we think would be of particular interest to float enthusiasts.

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Floating and High Performing Athletes

October 8, 2020About Floatingathletic, athletics, benefits, flotation REST, flow, focus, media, mind-body, performance, physiological, psychological, scienceJuliet

What do high level athletes know about floating that you don’t?

Here’s a sports trivia question for all our athletically-inclined readers:

What do the Dallas Cowboys, the Golden State Warriors, the Chicago Cubs, The Manchester United Football Club, and Michael Phelps all have in common?

You might see this lineup and think “well, the ‘92 Dallas Cowboys won the Superbowl that year; the Golden State Warriors won the NBA Finals in ‘14; the Cubs made history when they won the 2016 World Series; Manchester United is one of the most hono(u)red Football Clubs in the world; and Michael Phelps has won more gold medals than any other Olympian in history! They’re all winners!”

But that’s not all they have in common: they also all used float tanks.

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