You don’t need to bring anything to your float session. Swimwear is not necessary either. Towels and personal care products are available free of charge: our shampoos, shower gels, deodorant and body-lotion are suitable for people with a very sensitive skin.
Floating is a unique and effective way to relax where you float weightlessly on a layer of very salty water. The special Epsom salts in the heated water produce an effect like the Dead Sea, so you effortlessly remain afloat on the surface.
The water is kept warm at a steady body temperature. After a few minutes you lose sense of which parts of your body are enveloped by water, and which aren’t. The tranquillity, the steady warmth and the absence of gravity make you feel like you are floating in space.
“It seems that floating is meditation without legpain.”
Empty your mind for a little while
When you have a float session at Koan Float, you step into a tank specially designed to block out all external stimuli. Your mind and body are no longer distracted by factors governing the outside environment, such as noise, changes in temperature, visual stimuli and gravity.
At Koan Float, you are in charge of lighting, music, if so desired, air circulation, the intercom and the ‘opening-or-closing’ of the tank. Once immersed in your own private floating space you will quickly realize that you need nothing else. Experience relaxation that goes deeper than anything you’ve previously experienced!
Reap the benefits by doing nothing
Floating is the most effective way of relaxing and reducing stress. A lot of research has been carried out over the last thirty years or more on the positive effects of floating. It is now also used as a method of treatment for a variety of ailments, pain and illnesses. Most effects are, furthermore, accumulative, so the more often you float, the greater the benefits.
Several positive effects of floating:
- pure relaxation for mind and body
- alleviates mental and physical stress
- alleviates (chronic) pain
- boosts the immune system
- helps cure stress-related illnesses
- improves sleep patterns
- enhances athletic performance
- helps prevent (sports) injuries and aids speedy recovery
- heightens the ability to concentrate
- has a positive influence on memory, thinking, learning achievements, concentration and creativity, among other things.
Why choose Koan Float?
Koan Float offers the optimal floating experience since 1997. Our centre is located on the beautiful Herengracht and is a place of relaxation outside the busy atmosphere of the Amsterdam streets. You will be welcomed by one of our hosts who will explain everything you need to know to float comfortably. You can also combine your float with a massage by one of our experienced and professional masseurs.