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Frequenty Asked Questions

• Do I need to prepare in any way?
• Do I need to bring anything for the Float session?
• I’m claustrophobic. How can I use the REST Pod?
• How is water hygiene maintained?
• What if I can't swim?
• Will my skin wrinkle?
• Is there any risk of drowning?
• Are there any negative side-effects?
• I'm pregnant. Can floating harm my baby?

• REST or Flotation Therapy is perhaps the easiest pastime imaginable. The only precaution that you should take is that you should not shave, wax, or tan at all on the day of your Float session. The high salt content of the water can be irritating to freshly shaved, tanned or waxed skin. We provide Vaseline in every room for people to cover any small cuts and grazes.


• Please do not wear any hair or skin products prior to floating. If you have hair coloring that has not set you cannot go in the REST pod until the color is set and nothing washes out in the shower. Try not to eat about an hour before the float and have an empty stomach and bladder. Avoid caffeine 4 hours prior to your Float. You must not be under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

• Please bring a towel or you can rent one from us for $3. You won't need a swimsuit as each pod is situated in its own private room. All of our showers have shampoo and body-gel provided. You will only need to bring your usual post-shower products such as deodorant, skin creams etc. If you use contact lenses, please remember to bring something to store them while in the REST Pod.

• This is a common concern, but you are in complete control and can keep the pod door open, lights on and get out when you see fit. The pods are very large, 9 feet long and 5 feet wide. With the door open it's 8 feet tall. It does not feel enclosed whatsoever once inside. Once we have explained to our customers that they are in charge of the whole process, their worries subside, and usually they go on to REST with the door closed and the lights off. Both of these functions are fully controllable from within the REST Pod.

• True REST complies with stringent health and safety regulations. The water contains mostly salt and so the solution is sterile. Upon exiting the REST pod our state of the art purification system will automatically begin cleaning the water. Chlorine is added between each use and the filtration motor will remove particles to 1 micron (1/100th a human hair). Each Client will experience a pristine pod and room upon each visit.

• REST doesn't require any swimming skills whatsoever. You'll float like a cork and it doesn't matter what shape or size you are.

• No. Because the water contains high Epsom salt levels it doesn't rob your skin of salt, (which is what causes wrinkling). Rather, it leaves your skin soft and silky.

• The high buoyancy of the water makes it impossible for the individual to go beneath the surface. Once settled it is only possible to touch the bottom of the REST pod with a great deal of effort.

• Not in the true sense of the word. Some first-time clients may emerge from the REST pod feeling slightly nauseous. This is actually a good sign as it indicates that built-up stress is leaving the body. Clients rarely experience any cases of nausea in subsequent visits.

• Absolutely not! In fact heavily pregnant women probably get more relief from the REST pod than anyone else. Just lying on a bed can be extremely uncomfortable for women in the later stages of pregnancy due to the massive gravitational strain placed on the body. The REST pod is a wonderful haven to which pregnant women can escape. We do however recommend that like most activities REST should be avoided in the first trimester.

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