Using Change to Make Change

Using Change to Make Change

As we approach the light at the end of the quarantunnel, we have a unique opportunity to think about what we want our lives to be like on the other side. This is a rare moment where the systems and patterns we all have in place have been slowed down or stopped, and...
Preparing for a Float

Preparing for a Float

Is there a right way to prepare for a float? Of course not! However, I do think there are certain things you can do to help get your body and mind in the right state before a float. While not backed with science, I have done self-tests and found that doing these...
Floating as a Means of Consciousness Exploration

Floating as a Means of Consciousness Exploration

My initial introduction to floating was through an acquaintance who had received some floats at Float On and asked if I would be interested in going with him. I enthusiastically agreed without hesitation, though back then I hadn’t heard much about floating, nor was...
Welcoming Nothing

Welcoming Nothing

I remember sitting in the lobby at Float On waiting for my first float, looking around at this weird place I found myself in. I was full of nerves waiting for the float attendant to call me back. I was trying not to think about all the things my brother had told me...
Am I a Slave to My Sensations?

Am I a Slave to My Sensations?

“I never realized how much my body effects my mind, and my expectations impede experiences.” is what I thought to myself while leaving Float On, back in 2014. I had just spent 90 minutes in total darkness, hovering above 1,000 lbs of Epsom salt with ambient air...
May Journal Entries – Pregnancy Project

May Journal Entries – Pregnancy Project

Acacia  Gave Birth!!! ALLISON Gave Birth!!! Taylor Gave Birth!!! Ariel  Gave Birth!!! L’KEISHA Gave Birth!!! GRACE Not floating again until postpartum Angela   Float Session #2Date: May 17thWeeks pregnant: approx 30I felt so much more prepared for the float this...
May Journal Entries – Pregnancy Project

April Journal Entries – Pregnancy Project

L’KEISHAGave Birth!!! ALLISONGave Birth!!! Acacia Gave Birth!!! TaylorGave Birth!!! Float Session #6Date: 4/09/2019Weeks pregnant: 38As birth draws closer, I find myself excited to meet my baby but also apprehensive and fearful of the unknown. I am anxious about the...
May Journal Entries – Pregnancy Project

March Journal Entries – Pregnancy Project

Acacia  Gave Birth!!! Many congratulations Acacia! We’ll hear more from her sometime in the postpartum year 🙂 Ariel (NEW PARTICIPANT) Due in late-April About Ariel: My name is Ariel and I’m an artist, DIYer and soon to be new mother of a baby boy, due in late April....
May Journal Entries – Pregnancy Project

February Journal Entries – Pregnancy Project

New Participant! Acacia  Due in mid-March About Acacia This is my first baby and I’m due in mid-March! I’m a writer and yoga teacher and weirdo human being and I’ve lived in Portland my whole life. My daughter will be a 7th generation Oregonian! I...
May Journal Entries – Pregnancy Project

January Journal Entries – Pregnancy Program

Sophia (Float Program Organizer) Due in mid-June Float Session #1Date: 1/13/19Weeks pregnant: 17Entry: It’s not so much about the arc of what occurs or doesn’t in the tank. It’s more about the feeling afterward. The quieting of the buzz, the signals, the usual dull or...