We are at London Float Therapy talking to owner and operator, Vivian! Located in the new medical building at 215 Fanshawe Park Road West, this is London, Ontario’s very first float clinic. As a relaxation activity that is still on the rise, “floating” is not your typical household name. This type of treatment is also known as sensory deprivation or restricted environmental stimulation therapy (R.E.S.T). Clients essentially lay in a pod full of salt water for either sixty-minute or one-hundred-fifty-minute sessions. The clinic provides a sense of relaxation from the time you walk in, to the time you leave. From advance HVAC and air vent systems, soundproof walls and relaxation rooms. To top of the line float pods that NFL teams and the US military use, London Float Therapy has set the bar for floating in London.
Without the strains of Earth’s gravity and external perceptions, the body and brain are in a position to reach optimal relaxation and healing. There are many advantages of floating that include but are not limited to: recharging, resting and healing your body and optimizing strength, energy and growth. It allows the body to relieve existing tensions and aid with mental/physical illnesses such as depression and fibromyalgia. There is a specific science behind float therapy that takes into account the gravity of Earth, skin receptors neutral temperature and amount of salt. The perfect recipe to reach the maximum state of relaxation! Once in the sensory deprivation tank, there is a point where it is unclear where the water starts and the body ends. Aside from physical healing, it can be an introspective experience for the mind. This is because floating allows one to reach a meditative state that is difficult to reach with outside interruptions.
Whether you are looking to relieve physical tension in your body or relax your mind for an optimal meditative state, then floating is right for you! Visit Vivian and her team at London Float Therapy. The services include single sixty-minute sessions (personal or couple), one-hundred-fifty-minute float sessions (personal or couple) with the option to follow with a massage by a registered massage therapist. Clients can also go in for a massage without floating if they like. Claustrophobic? Not to worry! There are larger pods available so clients can have more room to float and not feel so confined. Sounds like a win, win to me.