A runner tries sensory deprivation floating in a tank filled with 1,000 pounds of Epsom salt. The hour-long session leaves him weightless in darkness, losing track of time, and wondering if he'd do it again compared to his regular meditation practice.
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This week I'm floating in a sensory deprivation tank for 1 hour. No sound, no light, no perception of time. It was an absolute trip. But first, let's go for a quick run. Good morning! A nice morning run, but the rain has been crazy. Look at this! Normally there's not even any water in here. Anyways, it's raining today, but that's actually a good reason to go outside and still train the brain. Rain or shine, they say, right? Oh shit! Look at that, the road is closed. With all the rain, the trails are greener than I've ever seen them over here. It's pretty awesome because normally it's all yellow and brown, and this just runs a little nicer, all the greenery. In the next few weeks, we should be seeing really nice wildflower growth as well. So if you're located in a rain area and the spring is around the corner, This year could be an extraordinary good year for wildflowers, so check it out. Talking about all this rain and water, let's dive into the floating pool, see how that goes. I'm on my way to a 1-hour floating session. Basically a tub with 1,000 pounds of Epsom salt in it so you can float. It's room temperature, so you're going to be weightless. I think one of the main objectives is to stop thinking, to actually clear the mind Usually it takes a while, from what I've heard, before you can get in the zone. I've been meditating for several years right now, but usually only do it for about 10 to 20 minutes. Very curious. I've never done it before, so let's see how this is going to be. Just showered off. I'm ready to go in the floating bath for an hour. It's gonna get pitch black dark, no sound in there. Oh, gotta remember to put my earplugs in. You can keep your swimsuit on, optional. So of course I'm gonna go naked. Let's see how this is gonna go. Whoa, feels really salty. Slippery. Whoa, I'm flapping. All right, I'm gonna close this thing. All right, kind of want to turn off all the light. Wow, so dark. All the light in here. Well, I just finished my 1-hour session. That's quite an experience. Felt like I was floating. I'm still floating. Essentially felt like I was in there for 3 hours. Kind of lose the perception of time. And so after 10 minutes, I thought, has it been 10 minutes or 1 minute or 1 hour? It's a trip. You can't see anything, you can't hear anything, earplugs in. Every now and then my arm or foot would touch the side, the top, or the bottom, purely because I'm 6'1", so I'm quite tall. But yeah, that was definitely a special experience. Would I do it again? I don't know. I think sitting down on a chair or sitting down on the ground and meditating is a Works pretty well for me. I don't know if I need to be floating in a tank for that. That was cool though. I'm glad I got to experience that.
