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If you have ever been to a massage spa, you may have heard of a float spa. In a float spa, you are suspended in heavily salted water in a pod, which is placed into a darkened room with only you, the pod and music playing to surround you. Floating has been around for a few years now, and the whole point is sensory deprivation. It's designed to make you feel weightless - as if you are floating - and this will help you to relax, unwind and truly just let go of everything. The water is completely saturated with magnesium, which is excellent for the skin. Essentially, this is something designed for a sensory deprivation experience in the short term - an hour is the standard time you should think about floating.

Are you sceptical? Don't worry - you and everyone else. Floating sounds boring, like a waste of time. However, when you eliminate the external stresses and stimuli on the body, it sinks into a natural state of restoration. Some people talk about floating like it's above and beyond a way to meditate and relax, and they're not wrong! Floating is something that even a chiropractor can recommend as a way to take the pressure off your back and give you time to just relax and repair. The sensation of being weightless is like nothing else, and the whole benefit of it is to relieve your pain.

It sounds a little loopy and out there, but floating can work your body into better blood flow to the brain, limbs and organs. Muscular pain is minimized as you are not being pressured in any way, and you won't drown because the water is so saturated in magnesium you are completely buoyant on the surface. Your stress levels go down as a result, and the magnesium in the water works to help your body to release cortisol from the muscles. Without any stimuli, your stress levels will instantly go down, too, and it can help you to reduce any anxiety and depression in your life. You can improve your focus, feel relaxed and a sense of true wellbeing. Floating can change your life in the best possible way, and a total of one hour of floating is akin to six of meditating - and we all know the benefits meditation can bring!

You can choose to float in total silence or you can enjoy music to remind you that you are in a pod and are present in the moment. A floating experience is an excellent choice for self-care, and there are showers and towels on hand for afterwards so that you can feel great and rejuvenated to continue your day. You can even use aromatherapy during the float for an amazing experience. A float spa is something that everyone should try at least once in life, and if you are dealing with pressures that you can't control, giving yourself this experience is going to make a huge difference to the way that you feel in yourself, and the way that you handle stress in future.