by floatintheforest | Apr 16, 2021 | Far Out, Float stories
We have all tried the meditation. Personally, I have tried apps, books and even a group zoom session (the latter being about as relaxing as it sounds). I sit down with the best of intentions and begin to focus on my breathing. It is going well. Inhale. Exhale. I...
by floatintheforest | Mar 19, 2021 | Competition, Float stories
My partner Chris gave me a Birthday card, an invite to ‘Float-in-the-Forest’, I was intrigued! Was I going to be immersing myself into the icy stillness of our local stream and trying to enjoy myself or worse, hiking up on the common and joining the frogspawn in our...
by floatintheforest | May 29, 2020 | Float stories, Health, Meditation, Mental Clarity, Mental Health, Relaxation
Constantly moving, thinking, doing.Unable to press pause in a world where we are constantly connected. A time without social media and a million apps open in the mind and on our lifeline seems inconceivable… for it is not merely just a phone now… When was the last...
by floatintheforest | May 15, 2020 | Float stories, Health, Pain Relief, Recovery, Relaxation, Therapies
Floating – a journey into self discovery My floating journey started 1 year ago when the Float Centre in the Forest of Dean first opened. I was sceptical and nervous as I suffer from claustrophobia but from the moment you enter theCentre – Shari and Will owners...
by floatintheforest | Apr 14, 2020 | Competition, Far Out, Float stories, Health, Meditation, Mental Clarity, Mental Health, Performance, Recovery, Sports
I can’t count how many times I have spoken to someone about floating… It’s easily a 3 digit number by now. Many people‘s responses to my limitless enthusiasm for floating are more like: ‘I would not survive in my head for an hour’, ‘Why would you want to be closed in...
by floatintheforest | Mar 30, 2020 | Float stories, Health, Pain Relief, Recovery, Relaxation
What does floating mean to me? If I had to sum it up in a single word, it would be freedom. I could talk about all the usual stuff – peace and quiet and taking time for myself and relaxing and achieving a deeper meditation – which is all fantastic and well...
