Float

My good friend Christine is always finding these odd places to go and I love to tag along because aside from the fact that I love Christine ( and her son Lennon and, yeah Max I love you too) she goes places I would NEVER think of, much less go to.

Case in point?  Float. It is JUST what you think it might be; a private chamber in which to float.  I kept remembering the movie "Altered States"  where Jeff Bridges has a weird experience in a flotation tank and goes nuts ( really I can't remember the plot, I just remember that someone I knew ran screaming from the theater when she went to see it- the plot remains vague)

Anyway, Float is one of those new age-y places, all that soft music that seems to be a collection of squeaks and hums.  The people were very nice as they explained the process. You have a private room, strip to your birthday suit, shower using their soap and shampoo- but NOT the conditioner which you use after, them get into the tub of saltwater ( you enter the chamber thru a door that reminded me of a submarine door) and float.  There are lights to begin with , but they slowly fade and you float around in total darkness.  If you need lights there is a button to keep them on, but I wondered how you would know time was  up if you did that so float in the dark I did.  Truth to tell I was kind of bored and at one point bounced a bit off the side of the tub to change things up.  I tried some guided imagery meditation and that helped pass the time.  The lights came back up and I got out.  I showered and dressed quickly.  I kept having this image of them unlocking the door to tell me my time was up and finding me in my all-together.  They did not.

Floating is supposed to help you sleep and they say one session may not help.  They try to up sell you  a year.   Not happening.  My sleep was no better and no worse that it had been, but it WAS worth a try.

I think I should open a place called "Nap"  You get those great big soft beds like they have in fancy hotels, with big soft pillows and those white comforters that keep you cozy, but neither too hot or too cold.  The rooms would have those blackout shades like Cameron Diaz had at her house in The Holiday ( look it up, it's fun romantic comedy).  You get soft music or a book for ten minutes them the lights all go out (except maybe a night light, just in case)  You are offered comfy jammies and the sheets are that t-shirt material or high tread-count cotton ( you can choose your package!) You can nap for an hour or two if you paid for two but an hour is what experts say is best.  The bedding, including pillows and comforters are changed COMPLETELY with every guest; no weird wondering who slept there before you as I sometimes do in hotel rooms.

Wadda ya think?  Would you use a place like "Nap"?