How Floating Reduces Cortisol, a Stress Hormone￼

11Apr, 2022

How Floating Reduces Cortisol, a Stress Hormone

By: True REST Float Spa | Tags: float therapy, flotation therapy, relaxation, stress

Stress – it’s become a typical part of modern life. It’s also part of your body’s innate defense system. However, stress causes significant health concerns to your body and mind, including increasing the release of cortisol, a hormone linked with several adverse health outcomes and various effects on different functions within the body. The Rise of Stress in Recent Years The modern world is filled with things that are supposed to make our lives simpler and more manageable, but we’ve never been more stressed at any other point in history. […]
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27Aug, 2021

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How to Eliminate Stressors with Float Therapy

By: True REST Float Spa | Tags: epsom salts, float pod, float therapy, floatation therapy, stress

With the fast-paced world we live in, it’s no wonder thousands of people are looking to find effective ways to reduce stress and relax. According to researchers, 75 to 90 percent of all human diseases are related to the activation of the stress system. Furthermore, stress is known to cause: Headaches Cardiovascular disease High blood pressure Insomnia Depression Weakened immune system Muscle tension But learning how to eliminate stressors that create other problems in life, including health issues, isn’t always easy. So, it’s vital people find activities and hobbies to help decrease […]
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6Aug, 2018

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Zero gravity. Zero distractions. All you.

By: True REST Float Spa | Tags: #whywefloat, anxiety, floating, relaxation, REST, stress

Making the Time for Ourselves in the Midst of Life.

By: True REST Float Spa | Tags: anxiety, busy, float tank, float therapy, floating, flotation, luxury, relaxation, REST, spa, stress, true rest

As a team member of True REST, I especially have no reason to miss my weekly float. But, still there come times where I realize its been several weeks since I entered into the salt-filled oasis of a Float Pod. Its disconcerting, I’m fully aware of how much I love to float—and not just for the experience itself, but for the effects it has on me in the week to follow—mentally, physically and emotionally. I wonder why I so easily skip over spending time doing something I know I value–for […]
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13Nov, 2015

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Floating Away Anxiety at True REST.

By: True REST Float Spa | Tags: anxiety, float pod, float spa, float tank, float therapy, floating, healing, REST, stress, true rest

When I first began floating, I didn’t have any benefit in mind. I just wanted to experience for myself the “weird” sounding therapy—I wasn’t even aware of the range of offerings it might have for me. My anxiety and panic attacks were just a part of my reality that I had gotten used to—mild panics and mental breakdowns were just another part of the day. It would unfold as so: *queue situation I perceive as awkward*—my face flushes, heart pounds, breathing constricts, thoughts race—subsequent fight or flight unfolds (I usually […]
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5Nov, 2015

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A Recipe for Feeling Great.

By: True REST Float Spa | Tags: #whywefloat, float pod, float spa, float tank, flotation, relaxation, sensory deprivation, stress, true rest

True REST is The Science of Feeling Great—most of us could probably agree that “Great” is something we want to feel, but what does it mean—and how do floats take us there? Consider that feeling great might not be about addition. Entertain the idea that it may be a subtraction game. I find great comfort in that: “Phew, I don’t need to gain anything, just release what’s weighing me down. “ Floating, after all, doesn’t give you anything—rather, it allows you to take away—stimulus, gravity, tension, stress, […]
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