Sometimes we all need a break from the stress in our lives. You’re familiar with – and may have tried – things like massages and acupuncture in order to relax. But have you heard about floating?

People travel to the Dead Sea for the chance to float in its extremely salty waters but you don’t need to leave the state, never mind the country. You can have a similar experience at Float Los Alamos.

This place may look nondescript from the outside…

Facebook/Float Los Alamos …However, this is a spa that specializes in floating.

Climb into one of the facility’s two pods, each of which is filled with a solution of water and Epsom salt.

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This makes you buoyant, so you don’t have to do a thing.

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Some people find the idea of the pods a bit claustrophobic. However, you’re in charge of the environment. Door open or closed. Light on or off. It’s up to you. And the pods are bigger than you might think.

Facebook/Float Los Alamos Once you’ve established conditions that make you comfortable, let your body and mind receive the benefits of floating.

Being weightless can alleviate chronic pain and improve circulation.

Facebook/Float Los Alamos Floating can also calm your fight or flight response, promote relaxation, boost immunity, heighten your senses, and increase magnesium levels in the body (many of us don’t get enough magnesium). All while you literally do nothing!

The term “sensory deprivation” sounds like something unpleasant. But does the idea of taking a mini-vacation seem miserable to you? That’s what this amounts to. Your body and mind are usually incredibly busy and floating gives you a break.

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…However, this is a spa that specializes in floating.

Once you’ve established conditions that make you comfortable, let your body and mind receive the benefits of floating.

Floating can also calm your fight or flight response, promote relaxation, boost immunity, heighten your senses, and increase magnesium levels in the body (many of us don’t get enough magnesium). All while you literally do nothing!

Let a sense of calm drift over you. Some people even fall asleep during their 60-minute session, and that’s totally fine.

Float Los Alamos is located at 927 Central Avenue in Los Alamos. For more info.

You may also be interested in our past article about New Mexico’s hot springs hotels – great destinations for your next getaway.

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