From laser pimples treatments to cupping therapy, I’m always trying to find essentially the most effective wellness treatments. As a author, I spend most of my time at home. That said, booking treatments is an incredible solution to get out of my apartment. And, not only that, loads of the time, I’m reducing stress and pain.

Last 12 months, my boyfriend surprised me with my first floatation therapy session at Lift in Brooklyn. After an hour-long session, I left feeling cleansed. I felt weightless– each energetically and physically– as we walked down the road and into the train station. Since then, I’ve been on the seek for a location closer to my home for a more frequent float. Last week, I used to be finally capable of book my second floatation therapy session at om.life Wellness Spa in Latest Jersey.

After being welcomed by the front desk staff, I took off my pumps and placed on spa slippers. I used to be then offered tea and water before my session. I sipped gratefully, surrounded by the smell of burning incense. After I was ready, the staff member invited me into the floatation room. Then, I stepped into the tank stuffed with almost a foot of water and purple lights. I laid down and floated. Just like other floatation spas, that they had earplugs to stop water from entering your ears, a shower to rinse off before your float, and dim lights.

Floating in a sensory deprivation tank may sound anxiety-inducing to some. But, it is sort of the other. Floatation therapy lets you float in a tank of epsom salt and water heated to the temperature of your skin. You possibly can adjust the sunshine and music settings within the tank for complete sensory deprivation. After all, you may as well go for floating in silence and darkness. Because of this? Floatation helps your body detox, reduce stress, aches, migraines, and may even improve sleep. Not only a wellness treatment, having my afro submerged in salt water seems like a hair care treatment as well. I leave with a cleansed scalp and more defined curls.

It’s protected to say that floatation therapy is my latest go-to wellness practice. Taking an hour out of my week to disconnect from each day stressors has been extremely useful for my health. Floating in a deprivation tank allows time to be present and just exist. I can crawl and take my time (a rare feeling in NYC.) So next time it’s essential to take a beat, let floatation therapy provide help to out. you deserve it.