I’m always on the hunt for new experiences. Some people like to travel, I like to create and experience new things closer to home.
My latest experience was a float tank. The isolation tanks that are filled with a high ratio of salt water that is warm and you float inside it, like laying in the void.
Robin has brought it up for over 10 years now. There is definitely more float centres opening, so it seems to be gaining in popularity. We decided to try it and booked a session together, 1 tank each at the same time.
The float centre was an unassuming place in a strip plaza. An entrance/waiting room and 3 separate rooms each with their own shower and a float tank which looked like something out of Star Trek. Round, white, the size of a kid wading pool, with a collapsible pod roof that closes over you to block all light and sound.
I was excited to try it. I didn’t know what might come of it, and was definitely open minded.
Robin went to her room and I went to mine. I showered first, then slide into the warm water, closed the lid, and laid there for a while.
And to be honest, I almost immediately realized I didn’t like it.
As I laid there, floating, I was with my thoughts, which is what it’s all about.
I’m not sure how much time went by, but as I laid there I realized I don’t crave or desire isolation.
I far prefer co-creating spaces with people. Whether through conversation, intimacy, self-growth workshops, or taking that to its biggest examples; what I created with my raves back in the day.
I’m far more interested in what can happen and the potential of us feeding off each other, engaging in something that elevates us beyond what we are capable on our own.
When that thought crystallized in my head, it was time for me to leave the pod. I had no idea how much of my hour had passed. I got out, showered again, got dressed and then went to the lobby to wait for Robin.
I found out then I had only been in there for 20 minutes. So little time, they actually credited me the session for a return visit.
Even though it wasn’t for me, I got my value from it. Those 20 minutes in there and realizing the environments I work better in, that made it worth it. I didn’t need to sit in the water any longer. I was complete, and if I never go back and use my credit, I feel like I still got my money’s worth.
