Float Lab Experience

Introduction to the Float Lab

• The Float Lab is an experience designed to make you feel like you're in the future.
• Initially, it can look intimidating, reminiscent of a scene from "The Shining".
• The water has more salt than the Dead Sea, allowing the body to float effortlessly.

Personal Experience and Anxieties

• Concerns about disconnecting from technology, especially going two hours without checking a phone.
• Nervousness about being alone with one's thoughts, which can sometimes lead to darker subconscious areas.
• Experience of anxiety and stress, concern about potential claustrophobia in the enclosed space.

Instructions Before Entering the Chamber

• Enter the chamber without wearing anything, ensure phones are turned off.
• Avoid wearing swimwear; full immersion in the experience is recommended.
• Instructions on how to position oneself inside the chamber.

Initial Reactions

• Initial fear and discomfort due to the darkness and silence.
• Difficulty adjusting in the first five minutes; thoughts of quitting.
• Initial thoughts focused on daily tasks and responsibilities.

Transition and Realization

• After initial discomfort, a calming effect sets in.
• Encouragement to live in the moment and trust that external tasks are handled.
• Loss of body awareness due to water temperature matching the body, leading to a "brain in a jar" sensation.

Time Perception and Sensory Deprivation

• Altered perception of time, feeling that time passed quicker than it did.
• Complete sensory deprivation: no light, no sound, only breaths and heartbeat.

Personal Growth and Reflection

• The experience facilitated an acceptance of being with one's mind.
• Felt like a metaphorical death, an "ego death".
• Developed a reduced desire to check the phone post-experience.
• Encouragement to embrace one's thoughts, as they are a part of oneself.
• Realization of ongoing personal growth needs, but with an understanding that this is part of life.

Conclusion

• The overall outcome was positive, resulting in a sense of calm and contentment.