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You lie still in a peaceful space, in warm, body-temperature water, with your head on a pillow or the water. A high concentration of Epsom salts, dissolved in the water, means you float effortlessly, about a third of your body above the water line. The room is bathed in candlelight or soft, coloured lighting and most people listen to tranquil music or meditations.<\/p>\n
It’s as near as you can get to experiencing weightlessness on Earth, in a state of peaceful, profound relaxation.<\/strong><\/p>\n Floating provides far more than just peace and tranquillity. It shields you from the normal sensory demands on your vision, hearing and touch, and from the usual constant pull of gravity on your organs, muscles and joints. It offers relief for a wide range of medical conditions. And it opens your connective tissue (the fascia) to enhance the sense of spaciousness and weightlessness. As you lie, you slow down and feel the release of physical, mental and emotional tension. You experience a level of relaxation like no other and the opportunity to move into a deeply meditative state.<\/p>\n An hour of floatation brings wonderful physical health and mental health benefits that can last for days. Regular floats can have a deeper, cumulative effect that stays with you for much longer. More profound relaxation is also experienced when a float follows a massage or sauna.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1711630339270{margin-top: 24px !important;}”]<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”5\/12″ css=”.vc_custom_1642075568441{background-image: url(https:\/\/www.being-in-unity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Float_1900_CU_turquoise.jpg?id=3738) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_empty_space height=”350px”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=”txtbox-ucp quotes words”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n “This was an amazing therapeutic experience. I felt I experienced something entirely new, a way and level of relaxation that is rare. Being held by water was womblike and other worldly. It felt like a detox for my skin too. Lovely space.<\/em>” Kirat R (thank you, Kirat)<\/span><\/span> [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” css=”.vc_custom_1562687955308{padding-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes”][vc_column_inner width=”5\/12″ css=”.vc_custom_1711537410697{background-image: url(https:\/\/www.being-in-unity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/dead-reds-13.jpg?id=72299) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_empty_space height=”350px”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=”txtbox-uc” width=”7\/12″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n When you enter our lovely floatation suite, you’ll see that it includes a changing area, a shower and the pool room itself, all exclusive to you. The pool easily accommodates two tall adults and you can use it alone or with a companion. It is not a flotation tank and does not have a cover or ‘lid’: the pool is open to the room. The water in it, suffused with a high concentration of Epsom salts for your buoyancy, is about 26cm (10 inches) deep and is heated constantly to skin temperature: lovely and warm.<\/p>\n After undressing and showering, and wearing only a bathing costume, you step into the pool, sit down in the water and slowly lie back until your head is touching the water surface or a pillow (your choice). As you lie back, your body gradually rises to the water’s surface of its own accord. Then you do nothing. For a unique, wonderful hour, your body, mind and soul can enjoy incredible relaxation and the opportunity to move into a deeply meditative state.<\/p>\n In the warm water is dissolved 300kg of Epsom salts. This high concentration of salts allows your body to float effortlessly, ensuring your buoyancy with no movement, thought or effort from you. The Epsom salts also nourish and soften your skin without wrinkling it like sea salt does. The therapeutic benefits stem from this effortless, deep relaxation.<\/p>\n There’s plenty of room if you want to share your float with a companion, whether as a couple or with a relative, friend or carer.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=”txtbox-ucp quotes words”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” css=”.vc_custom_1562687955308{padding-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=”txtbox-uc tiny-btm” css=”.vc_custom_1711584644132{margin-bottom: 32px !important;}”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n Unity floatation therapy in such a peaceful space offers very many benefits to the body and mind \u2013 medical, physical, mental, emotional and spiritual \u2013 and, should you wish, provides a perfect meditative environment. Select any of the four tabs below to see some of these benefits.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner] Floatation therapy has many physical, mental and emotional benefits and there are many medical conditions which have been shown to benefit from floatation therapy (have a look at THE SCIENCE <\/strong>tab).<\/p>\n Medical conditions include anxiety<\/strong>, depression<\/strong>, insomnia<\/strong>, arthritis<\/strong>, back pain<\/strong>, pre-menstrual tension<\/strong>, post-natal depression<\/strong>, asthma<\/strong>, migraine<\/strong> headaches<\/strong>, multiple sclerosis<\/strong>, cardiovascular conditions<\/strong>, osteoporosis<\/strong>,\u00a0synovitis<\/strong> and long covid<\/strong> … to name a few.<\/p>\n Floating offers relief for general aches and pains<\/strong>, through deep muscular relaxation. It helps with nervousness<\/strong>. It offers complete physical and mental de-stressing<\/strong>. It even offers relief for jet lag<\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”5\/12″ css=”.vc_custom_1711577967427{background-image: url(https:\/\/www.being-in-unity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Float_1885_magenta.jpg?id=70720) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_empty_space height=”440px”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”RELAXATION” tab_id=”1-FloatRelaxationBenefits”][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes”][vc_column_inner el_class=”txtbox-ucp txtbox-padding” width=”7\/12″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n At the heart of a Unity floatation experience is the reduction in demands on your body and consciousness. Floating takes you away from the overload of stimuli and noise that bombard your senses all day long. It gives your muscles and connective tissues (also known as the fascia) the rare chance to rest from the normal demands of gravity \u2013 far more effectively than lying in even the most comfortable bed. The opening of your fascia enhances the sense of spaciousness and weightlessness.<\/p>\n Indeed, it’s said that just one hour of floatation therapy is much more refreshing than a full night’s sleep.<\/p>\n As a result, the relaxation you experience can be profound. As you lie partly submerged in the warm, buoying water, you can feel yourself slowing down and your physical, mental and emotional tension lifting. You feel both physically and emotionally lighter.<\/p>\n You experience a depth of relaxation that is found nowhere else.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”5\/12″ css=”.vc_custom_1711581110231{background-image: url(https:\/\/www.being-in-unity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/dead-reds-7.jpg?id=72297) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_empty_space height=”440px”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”MEDITATION” tab_id=”3-FloatMeditationBenefits”][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes”][vc_column_inner el_class=”txtbox-ucp txtbox-padding” width=”7\/12″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n Floatation therapy is deeply relaxing \u2013 for the body, mind and soul. It is also excellent for meditation, deepening your spiritual journey inwards towards a powerful presence and peace.<\/p>\n It is not uncommon for people emerging from a floatation session to talk about how moving and profound the experience was for them.<\/p>\n A floatation therapy session is a deeply meditative experience particularly before a massage or after a yoga class.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”5\/12″ css=”.vc_custom_1711578584177{background-image: url(https:\/\/www.being-in-unity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/dead-reds-2.jpg?id=72292) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_empty_space height=”440px”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”THE SCIENCE” tab_id=”4-FloatScience”][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes”][vc_column_inner el_class=”txtbox-ucp txtbox-padding” width=”7\/12″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n The benefits of floatation are well established in mainstream science.<\/p>\n We recently conducted a thorough study (science researchers call it a literature review) of the scientific evidence for the health benefits of floatation, centred on mainstream, published, peer-reviewed research studies. The work conclusively demonstrates the significant benefits offered by floatation therapy in managing or alleviating conditions including anxiety<\/strong> and depression<\/strong>, insomnia<\/strong>, stress<\/strong>, pain<\/strong> (particularly stress-related muscular pain<\/strong>), hypertension<\/strong> and chronic tension headaches<\/strong>. It reduces blood pressure and levels of stress-related hormones<\/strong> and offers improved sleep<\/strong> (and improved ease in falling asleep<\/strong>) and heightened feelings of optimism, serenity, relaxation and wellbeing<\/strong>, with increased energy and performance<\/strong>.<\/p>\n If you’d like to read it, our study is here<\/strong>,<\/a> as a PDF.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”5\/12″ css=”.vc_custom_1711577426908{background-image: url(https:\/\/www.being-in-unity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Website-Float-topshot-MS-Sep23.png?id=72058) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_empty_space height=”440px”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_tta_section]<\/div><\/div>[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=”txtbox-uc tiny-top”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n Floatation is a therapy and, like many other personal therapies, it is not a ‘quick fix’: its benefits build over time and as you become used to the experience. Initially, it can take a session or two to adjust as the mind and body learn how to \u2018let go\u2019. For the greatest benefit, we therefore recommend a course of regular floats, which can also lead to a deeper, cumulative effect that stays with you for much longer.<\/p>\n You may also experience a much deeper relaxation still if your float is followed by a massage or sauna, or comes after a yoga class. The combined effect is greater than the sum of its parts!<\/p>\n To help you, we offer float spa membership<\/strong><\/a> that reduces the cost of regular floats; membership also includes discounts on other spa services. And we offer Unity duos \u2013 float + massage<\/strong><\/a> and float + sauna<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 at money-saving package prices.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=”txtbox-ucp quotes words”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n “Had my first ever floatation experience followed by an amazing deep tissue massage \u2013 simply heavenly \u2013 an afternoon of purely self love and healing thanks to the amazing team and therapists at the Unity Centre. Fantastic<\/em>” Julia F (thank you, Julia)<\/span><\/span> [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” el_id=”bookings”][vc_column][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes”][vc_column_inner el_class=”txtbox-uc” width=”7\/12″][vc_raw_html]JTVCaGMtaG13JTIwc25pcHBldCUzRCUyMk1CLUpTJTIyJTVE[\/vc_raw_html][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n A 75 minute session in our beautiful floatation suite give you plenty of time, with a full 60 minutes in the pool and 15 minutes to ground yourself, shower and change.<\/p>\n You can book a float session for one (with the suite to yourself) or for two together (perhaps you’re a couple, friends, relatives, parent and child over 12 or an individual with a carer), with plenty of room in the pool for both.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1725443746662{margin-top: 16px !important;}”]Float prices<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u203a<\/span>Float session for one:\u00a0\u00a355If you’re ready to book a float, scroll down to the bookings section<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0of the page.<\/h4>\n
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How do I float?<\/h2>\n
How does it work?<\/h3>\n
Sharing<\/h3>\n
For more information and answers to specific questions, from general ‘dos and don’ts’ to pregnancy, periods and much more, scroll down to our FAQs at the bottom of the page.<\/h5>\n
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Benefits of floating<\/h2>\n
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Medical benefits<\/h3>\n
Relaxation<\/h3>\n
Meditation benefits<\/h3>\n
The science behind floatation<\/h3>\n
Enhancing your floatation<\/h3>\n
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Booking a floatation experience<\/h2>\n
\n<\/strong><\/span>\u203a<\/span>Float session for two: \u00a370<\/strong><\/span>[\/vc_column_text]Or for regular floatation therapy (recommended), why not choose float spa membership<\/a>:<\/span><\/h4>\n
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