Today couldn’t have been a more beautiful day for my first float experience. I had heard about Halcyon from my trainer, Erik. We’ve both got our aches and pains from injuries and we both want to continue doing what we do, which means recovery is key. We joke around about hyperbaric chambers and the healing pods from that movie Elysium. E heard about the floaty place, told me and he had very little convincing to do.
A short sub/el ride to Girard Ave and an even shorter walk had me at 209 Girard – Halcyon Floats.
Oh hai
I had thoroughly read the website and came prepared- fresh out of the shower with no lotions, oils, perfumes, or deodorant. I walked in and was greeted by Lauren who explained the float to me a little bit more and then showed me to my room.
This is starting to feel very Fringe like…
There are two float rooms. I had seen pictures on their Facebook, but I was still a little nervous about the size of the box I’d be climbing into (hellooooooo claustrophobia!). Standard procedure is you come in, you strip down, shower up -no conditioner!, put in your ear plugs, turn on the floaty light, kill the room light, climb into the box and close the door. Yes. Close the door to that twin bed sized box that’s taking up most of the room.
What’s in the box?!
Crash and burn 