here’s a sign that you NEED a float therapy 😌✨

MERRY XMAS ZESTIES!!!! 🎅🎄✨ And yes, I changed my cover aesthetics again HAHAHAHA but i think it’s here to stay for good (I hope) 😂

Anyway, after feeling rather down and stressed out the past few months, I decided to treat myself to a float session at Palm Ave Float Club! 🩵

The session really gave me a lot of time to think and after stepping out of the pod, I felt like a whole new person 🥹 it really helped me so I thought maybe it would help you too 🫶

It’s going to be a lengthy post so let me break this post down into smaller parts for easy reading:

🌊 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴?

✨ 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴

🩵 𝗠𝘆 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲

🏝️ 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗺 𝗔𝘃𝗲 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 + 𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀

💭 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀

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🌊 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴?

What’s floating? You just float like how you do in the swimming pool lor 🤪 HAHAHA jk

Scientifically proven to reduce stress, speed up recovery, and the potential to rewire your brain, floatation therapy also helps to harmonise and regulate your internal functions!!! 🤩

According to Palm Ave Float Club’s website, back in 1950s, Dr. John C Lilly discovered a profound sense of relaxation and rest from floating—since it helped to focus & redirect his mind’s power inwards 😙

It’s also dark and quiet in each pod so your mind will slow down and enter a deeply meditative state, while your body recovers from rapid aches, injuries & stress 🫶

And trust that the 34.5°C water will keep you afloat throughout the 60-minutes session because they dissolve 600KG OF EPSOM SALT in each pod 🤯🤯 so you can expect the water to be as dense as the dead sea’s~

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✨ 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴

[ M E N T A L ]

• Reduces stress & anxiety

• Boosts mental clarity & focus

• Enhance your learning abilities

• Improves creativity & problem-solving skills

• Break your habits or addictions

[ P H Y S I C A L ]

• Reduces back & bone pain

• Quicken muscle recovery

• Improve sleep & reduce jet lag

• Replenish your magnesium levels (thx to the salt)

[ S P I R I T U A L ]

• Deepen meditation

• Visualisation

• Sense of oneness

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🩵 𝗠𝘆 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲

1. 𝘔𝘺 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦:

Ngl, I was super exhausted from the 10-mins walk from Lavender MRT station because it was raining + I’m a lazy bumbum HAHAHAHA 🤪

Was honestly also feeling a bit creeped out after walking through the Rochor River where a body was found in 2021 + they were also located in some super sus-looking industrial building 🤣🤣🤣 but aiya i listen to too many rotten mango podcasts la so it’s just me being paranoid lmao 👎👎👎

ANYWAY! Upon arrival, the first thing you’ve gotta do is to leave your shoes in their shoe rack and then change to a pair of slippers~ then the super nice hosts will guide you to your private float room where the magic happens 😆🪄 but rmb to pee first before you go float ok if not you gotta tahan for an hour….🥹

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2. 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘢 𝘵𝘺𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦:

⭐️ Once you step into the room, you have 5 minutes to take a quick rinse from head to toe! The host recommended me to take a cold shower to avoid feeling too warm in the pod :)

⭐️ There are some skin balms provided in the room so be sure to spread it across your cuts/wounds to protect them!!! Salt water’s gonna sting 🙂

⭐️ Put your phone on airplane mode to avoid distractions <3

⭐️ Step into the pod, close the lid and lie down to float! There will be soft music playing during the first 10 minutes of your session to ease you in & then it will play again during the last 5 minutes of your session! 😗

⭐️ Turn off the light for the best experience ✨✨

⭐️ After you’re done floating, shower from head to toe to rinse away any salt on your body bcos you rly don’t want them to crystallise……HAHAHA

⭐️ Have some tea and chill at their lounge! You can doodle and leave a note for the fellow floaters in Palm Ave Float Club’s doodle book! (pic 8)

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3. 𝘋𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘧𝘪𝘭 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘵𝘴?:

OH HELL YAS. Prior to the session, I was having some tremendous tension in my neck, shoulders and back (thanks to me sitting in front of a laptop everyday LOL) but after the float, it felt like I was reborn or smth because my whole body felt SOOOOOOO light 😭😭😭 I swear it’s not a placebo effect ok 👌👌

I have also been facing high stress levels and have been harbouring a lot of negative thoughts prior to the float which made me super overwhelmed and overstimulated 🥲 but because I had a whole 60-minutes to float and literally do nothing with ZERO distractions, there was a lot of time for me to process my emotions and think 😌

There was a point where I sobbed in the pod because I was so relieved that I finally ‘got it figured out’ HAHAHAHA but it really made me feel so so SO much better 😭🩵 & I think 30 minutes into the session, I actually felt one with the water…….and totally forgot I was floating 😂 it was such a good feeling, I remember being so happy HAHAHAHA

4. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘐 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵-𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘢𝘵:

After my float, I was ushered to Palm Ave Float Club’s common lounge and the kind host gave me a cup of hot tea 🫶 I chose a spot by the window and was greeted with a very pleasant view of some greens and the National Stadium 😗

I then spent the next 45 minutes chilling, doodling, and reading their book of kind notes left by fellow floaters :”) it rly made me feel like I wasn’t alone in facing my negative emotions 🥹

There were also some therapy cards on the table if you’re looking to figure out your emotions! I found it super useful and got one for myself hehe shall share more in a separate post next time 🩷🩷

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🏝️ 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗺 𝗔𝘃𝗲 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 + 𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀

Established in 2014, Palm Ave Float Club has six individual private float pods and a red room where you can enjoy the benefits of red light therapy!

Current rates are:

• $89 for one single session

• $240 for three sessions

• $450 for six sessions

• $840 for twelve sessions

• $1560 for twenty-four sessions

• +$25 for the red room (complimentary with any package purchased)

But their prices are increasing in 2024 😭 Here’s the upcoming price list effective from 1 Jan 2024:

• $99 for one single session

• $360 for four sessions

• $680 for eight sessions

• $960 for twelve sessions

• +$30 for the red room (complimentary with any package purchased)

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💭 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀

All in all, I will visit again!!! Am thinking of making this a quarterly thing so I can get my body to reset after every 3 months 🤪 better than massage tbh 😂😂😂 It’s pretty expensive la but tbh nothing’s worth more than your mental and physical health 🩷

Ok gotta wrap things up,,,if you’ve read till this point, thank you!!!! 🥰🥰 Manifesting that 2024 would be a year full of positivity and joy for all of u!!!! <3

Also, if you’ve tried float therapy, I would love to hear more about your experience! 🤪

See y’all in the next post 😙

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