I had my first experience floating at Bliss Float yesterday, and it was, simply put, incredible.
I'd heard a lot about float therapy and the various benefits, but all my expectations were exceeded. The space itself is like a Byron bay sanctuary, sleek and hip, comfy and welcoming. It's exactly the kind of place that you'd want to curl up and enjoy a book and a cuppa tea. There are treatment rooms for facials, an infrared sauna and three floating pods. I didn't have time for a sauna, but I will definitely go back because I've never tried an infrared one before.
There is a private shower in each room, which is AWESOME. I had a lukewarm shower and then entered the pod, making sure to use the pillow that was provided. The pillow was really nice because I'm not an experienced floater and it helped give me that added assistance to really let go and relax my head, neck and shoulders. The pod itself was so spacious, I had no reason to be claustrophobic at all (what a relief)! Beautiful Chinese flute music played for the first ten minutes and then came on again in the last five minutes. I turned the lights off to get the "full experience." I was so neat, as if I were in suspended animation. Have you seen those space movies there the people are outside of the space craft and it's so dark and there is no sound whatsoever? It was like that, but in really neat way, a withdrawal of the sense on a whole new level. I'm so glad that they opened because Brisbane needed something like this!
I think my new Sacred Sunday Ritual will be to take a yoga class upstairs at Inna Bliss and then head downstairs for a sauna and a float! I couldn't think of anything more delicious! read more