poem

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.