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Floatation for Stress Relief

 
Floatation for Stress Relief is a great way to relieve stress. There is something about water that tends to calm us. The smooth, glassy surface. Cool liquid waves in a breeze. The lyrical babble as it trickles over rocks. The calming splash of crests hitting sand. Water is a simple necessity of life, and you could find that it might also be a wonderful approach to melting your stress away.

A number of spas offer floatation for stress relief in order to help you relax. You might also go as far as purchasing your own flotation tank. Or, if you live close enough, you could dive in to the big blue ocean and float away for a while. Why is floatation so relaxing? Because all you have to do is float. Float on the water and stare at the sky, letting all your cares wash away. When you float, you feel nearly weightless, so all those heavy feelings that were bringing you down feel like they are much easier to release as you drift in the water.

Floating not only quiets your mind, but it quiets the body as well. Relaxing your mind as you float removes the fight or flight response in your body; your heart rate slows down, blood pressure can decrease, and muscle tension can ease. If you have cardiac problems, slowing the heart rate is important. Helping to ease some of the weight gravity tends to pull on us can also encourage blood flow, which helps every part of your body. Feeling good during floatation means endorphins have been released in your brain; the “feel-good” hormone of the body.

There are plenty of bodies of water you can float in should the sea be too much for you. A clean lake can be good (though possibly cold), and if you want the ultimate floatation sensation, try the Dead Sea. Think of it; a floatation vacation!