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100 Days Of Floating

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As I slip into my usual deep slumber within the void, I can’t help but smile and feel a great sense of joy for what lies ahead. The feeling of tranquility surrounds me as I drift off into the uncharted waters within my mind. Thoughts begin to slow, tension starts to go and my true essence is finally allowed to show. And so it begins…

As some of you know already, Caleb Jackson and myself have embarked on a journey to float 100 days in a row. As I personally approach day 30, I feel like floating has now become an everyday routine exercise. Initially I felt a lot of turmoil and even guilt for taking so much time for myself. However once I floated through this feeling, I finally realized that this is exactly the reason why we hesitate to do more for ourselves. Its almost as if we feel unproductive or like were missing out on something important. When in reality the greatest productivity is made in stillness. In simply letting go of everything, we are finally able to move from moment to moment with absolute flow and precision. Were able to be where we need to be and do what we need to do without the constant nagging of the mind. A new form of energy ignites our very existence and there we are able to stand in complete peace, unity, and total vulnerability. So open to what life has to offer and so free to just be.

If we all knew a place of peace and tranquility existed within us all, would any of us ever hesitate to go there? And would we ever choose to stray from that place? Floaters are truly remarkable people and perhaps this place of calming tranquility is what we are genuinely here to offer.

Here’s to many more floats!

Zach Palmarin

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The Float Poem

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THE FLOAT POEM

Into the tank,

the womb to groom

 and keep me out of sight when life ends in tomb,

 the sense of my own iniquity I fume;

but the feelings my own wrapped in the lotus I bloom,

 relaxation and tranquility boom.

A release of the olden stressed womb,

 blink and with sights wisdom feels a zoom,

 into infinity I gaze in its conspicuous loom.

My name is Caleb Jackson. In a nutshell, I am a deep diver, a feeler, a healer; and try to keep things real. The convolution of words above is that which flowed out of me after my last float session at Tranquility. I have recently embarked on a 100-day floating challenge along with the owner, Zach Palmarin, of Tranquility Float Centre.

My father passed away suddenly of a heart attack last February.  I began float therapy as a means of dealing with the grief that comes from losing a parent so suddenly and prematurely.  At the time, I felt an immense sense of hopelessness and anger at the general therapies offered in mainstream society. I decided to carve out a path less traveled and began float therapy.   I have floated 30 times over the past 6 months. It did not take long to get over the initial skepticism that this had to be too good to be true.

I have found a greater sense of inner peace and harmony because of floating. Float therapy has become an integral part of my regular self-care regimen. While floating I do breath work, which I also use in my yoga practice. While in the tank, I take the time to ponder my aspirations and look to find the inner peace I need to be a positive person. With focused intent, because of the sensory deprivation that takes place while in the tank, there is a limitless potential in developing and training my mind. (Yes, there is science behind this).

With the elimination of external stimuli, the central nervous system’s workload is reduced by as much as 90%. This reduction draws a person’s energy inward and promotes relaxation (the parasympathetic response). The relaxation I attain while feeling completely weightless also creates a disconnect from any physical pain that may be stopping me from being the best version of myself. I found a huge difference in my day-to-day focus and attention after only a few floats. 90 minutes to myself, to free myself from the grips of life gravity is heaven on earth.

 

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Why is nothingness so powerful?

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It can be hard to believe for some that floating in a giant looking egg filled with water and Epsom salts can actually have any benefit at all! So why is something that looks so strange so powerful?

Perhaps it’s the ability for one to step away from the everyday noise of life and just be alone. Maybe it’s the fact that the body can finally find relief from that troubling force we call gravity. Or could it be more scientific as far as brain chemistry goes? This could explain how floating can help those with anxiety, depression and PTSD. Or do we take another approach and say floating simply allows us to just be as we are without distraction or judgment. And do we possibly go as far to say floating merely allows us to step into our true nature or true self which is liberation from all perceived personal suffering.

I think it is safe to say that this nothingness we choose to step into is working its magic on all levels regardless of how we want to look at it. Finding peace and stillness in a world bombarded by stimulation and distractions is truly a special thing. Finding physical and psychological pain relief without the use of drugs is truly an exciting thing. Finding yourself in all of this is purely indescribable.

See you all in that salty space! 🙂

Zach Palmarin