Floating Away Anxiety

Float Therapy for Anxiety Relief

It is so hard to stay grounded and focus on anything other than the thoughts swirling around in your head when you are feeling overwhelmed.

That chest pounding, hard to breathe anxiety feels like the worst thing ever.

And it’s so hard to get away from.

Often when we feel like this, our bodies hold on to that tension in ways we don’t even realize in the moment.

Bringing our bodies back into awareness when our mind is on overdrive is one of the most effective ways for coming back to the present and recognizing that everything is going to be ok.

It is for this reason that research into float therapy has been very promising in terms of helping to relieve anxiety.

Floating can significantly reduce anxiety and lower levels of stress hormones in the body.

The feeling of weightlessness in the float tank lets your tension disappear like a clenched fist opening up.

It doesn’t even take being a meditation guru to experience this beneficial effect of floating. The unique environment, designed to reduce all external stimuli tricks your brain into letting go into blissful nothingness and calm. (It is for this reason that researchers have termed float tanks as R.E.S.T for Restricted Environmental Stimulation Therapy).

And research like this that has led to more funding for studies on floating in the last five years.

Labs in the States are now looking at the long-term benefits of floating for chronic anxiety and pain disorders and as a way to help veterans with PTSD.

This video from the Flow Spa Experience course goes into further details on the best practices for using float therapy for anxiety relief.

If you want to learn more, you can get access to the full Flow Spa Experience course for free at www.flowacademy.ca/fsx