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 | May 8, 2020 | Competition, Float in the Forest update, Float stories, Health, Mental Health, Relaxation
The second winning hero! We are holding a competition to recognise amazing local heroes, throughout the period that the float centre is closed. The potential heroes could be be NHS staff or they could be helping their community in many other ways at this difficult...
by floatintheforest | Apr 17, 2020 | Competition, Float in the Forest update, Float stories, Health, Relaxation
We have a winning hero! We are proud to be holding a fortnightly competition to recognise amazing local heroes. These heroes might be NHS staff or doing other roles to help their community at this difficult time. The heroes have been nominated by someone who is...
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...