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I Tried Flotation Therapy and My Brain Nearly Exploded | Thrive Global
Sensory deprivation can have a variety of health benefits, from physical healing to mental clarity. Thrive Global reporter Alexandra Hayes took to a float tank to experience the practice firsthand.
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– Do you ever feel like
you're struggling to find time for yourself, where no
person or notification can interrupt you? Same here. At times it feels
impossible to find a place that fosters silence and calm, a place where you can just “be.” But there's good news. Spending time in a flotation
tank promises just that. (upbeat music) I'm here at Infinity Float in
Manhattan's Flatiron District and I'm about to try flotation
therapy for the first time. Through that door is
where I'm going to float and research has found
that floating has a variety of benefits; it could help with
chronic pain, inflammation, alleviate stress and anxiety, and I've heard that it also
can lead to these creative bursts or breakthroughs, which
I'm hoping happens to me. I just showered, which
they recommend you do before getting into the tank. You want to take a lukewarm
shower, not too hot, because the temperature
of the floating tank is your body temperature
and if it's too hot here then you're gonna get in
and it's gonna be freezing. You can be naked going
into the flotation tank, which they do recommend, but
I am wearing a bathing suit for obvious reasons today. And ear plugs. Okay see you later. I didn't feel claustrophobic
in the chamber. It was large enough for even
an N.B.A. player to stand up in. The tub is filled with about
1,000 pounds of Epsom salt, which is the reason that
you're able to float. Floating felt completely
natural and the headrest they gave me to keep my neck relaxed helped me stay comfortable. Over the 60 minutes I was
in there I experienced moments of stillness and
moments where I craved gentle movements. At one point I was having
fun ricocheting off the walls like a swimmer coming off a somersault. Time didn't pass particularly slowly, but I wouldn't say it flew by, either. When the soft music
turned on to let me know my time was up, I felt ready to exit. Mentally and maybe it's
just because I have a brain that's all over the place,
but I found that my thoughts were going like a mile a minute. But not necessarily in a bad way. I was thinking about some
really big questions, which is nice to have the
time and space to do that. – Your body starts to move on its own. – Noran Malouf, the owner and
director of Infinity Float who has been floating for 25 years told me that this was totally normal, especially for a first time floater. – The first one is a new
experience, it's odd. There's a lot of questions, a
lot of weird things going on. The second one you're more comfortable, that allows you to go deeper. The third one allows you to
really experience its benefits. – [Alexandra] When I asked
why it was normal that my thoughts were all over the place, aside from it being my first time and my brain being a
generally hectic vessel, he explained that it's a reflection of our overly stimulated society. – When you go to the sensory
deprivation it allows you to be yourself. It allows you to get rid of
all that extraneous stimulation stress outer world and it
gives you the opportunity to get to know yourself. – I'd be interested in floating again, especially since you
need to go a few times to really feel its expansive benefits. While you can't fully
recreate the float tank experience at home, you
can replicate some of the benefits in your own bathroom. If you're looking for a creativity boost there's a reason people
say their best ideas come to them in the shower. The rushing water and
reduced distraction creates a state of sensory restriction, which helps realizations
bubble up to the surface of your brain. And if a sense of tranquility
is what you're after, a bath with the lights
dimmed may just do the trick.
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If you have motion sickness, don't do it.
Gave me palpitations, I felt I was suffocating the air was so stale.
I am nauseous second day straight.
1:09 US Americans will measure in anything but metric.
your skin looks great!!
I’d be terrified! If I couldn’t hear, think or feel my own body?) No. Way. The thought of it gives me anxiety.
Awesome, very interesting and by the way.. Pretty woman wearing a bikini 😍
On a certain level, we have a float tank in our brain, the neurochemicals that show up in flow: so dopamine, norepinephrine, anandamide, endorphins, and serotonin. If you were to try to cocktail the street drug version of that, right, you're trying to blend like heroin and speed and coke and acid and weed- and point is, you can't do it. It turns out the brain can cocktail all of 'em at once, which is why people will prefer flow to almost any experience on Earth. It's our favorite experience. It's the most addictive experience on Earth. Why? 'Cause it cocktails five or six of the largest pleasure drugs the brain can produce. We're all capable of so much more than we know. That is a commonality across the board. And one of the big reasons is we're all hardwired for flow, and flow is a massive amplification of what's possible for ourselves.
I built and installed these. Chances are, you floated in one of my tanks. I worked for ProFloat based out of Chilliwack, BC in Canada. So much fun. We were the only Canadian manufacturer of float tanks that you could stand inside of in Canada.
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Dang no nudity
I'm kidding but yeah I believe they recommend it cause it enhances the deprivation
Any person who goes in the tub should ask themselves
*how often the water is changed.
*do people pee in the water.
* what kind of activities couples do in the tub
Ok! In the same section with enigma ah ah
True story: my brain turned into mush. I was literally naked before the Lord. I gotta go back into the tank. Amazing experience
Do these people not know how to meditate lol
I didn’t feel anything when I floated. Once I got relaxed I was out. I woke up to the music that came on but I don’t remember any colors or anything
adorable
sounds like a really interesting experience to feel and try out except for being claustrophobic and totally afraid of the dark!!
The main thing I noticed about this was a lovely body.
Had took a acid tab 20 minutes before i went in and had the most brilliant time ever the hour felt like days
The video didn't seem to make any mention of how her brain nearly exploded. I guess that's just click-bait?
Awesome! Thanks for sharing your experience 🙂
Love Infinity Float NYC! Happy you had a great time there.
I think my brain will literally explode with all I have stored up