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    Health, Clarity, and Peace
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    Sensory Enhancement therapy

Message from the Owners


About Floating


High-performers find that floating is a the perfect way activity for recharging and reflecting from their action-packed lives. Freed from the constant stress of gravity and external stimulation, the float tank allows you to completely relax your body and explore your own thoughts. It isn’t easy to do right (we put a lot of work into perfecting and maintaining our float tank facility) but there are two main features of a good float session:

Zero Gravity

Completely freeing your body from gravity is an intensely relaxing experience. To float, you simply enter the specialized tub and lie down on top of the water. The water in each of Float Valley’s float tanks contains an incredible 900 pounds of magnesium-rich Epsom salts (yes, you read that right). This very special water is so heavy that it allows anybody to float effortlessly on top. The astronauts of NASA actually use float tanks in their training to simulate the feeling of being in zero gravity space! Since blood flow increases while floating, trauma patients and athletes can dramatically speed their recovery time. An hour in the tank can be more restorative than a night of rest.

Zero Senses

Until you’ve been in a float tank, you’ve probably never experienced the feeling of “nothing”. The float tank is engineered so you experience absolutely no distractions from the world: it is completely light-proof, sound-proof, and has a neutral smell. You can’t feel the water because it is heated to the exact temperature of your skin. This reduced environmental stimulation environment has been researched by neuroscientists and has been conclusively shown to have benefits for stress, anxiety, and pain-relief. If you need time to be alone and to think, there is nothing like the complete stillness of Float Valley.


New To Floating

The Room

The water in the tank is fully filtered 3 times between each float using a 10 micron and UV filter. Also, epsom salt is a powerful natural disinfectant.

You get your own room with a shower and change area. The door to the room is lockable from the inside and you can get in and out of the float tank at you please.



What is Floating?

Floatation therapy is a pod or a cabin that contains a warm, shallow pool of highly dense salt water. It is light and sound-proof and the water is maintained at a constant skin temperature. Once you’re settled in to this unique chamber, you won’t know where the water ends and the air begins!



Want to know more? Check out our New to Floating page for more information.

Meditation


Meditation is a timeless and proven method for reducing stress and anxiety. It provides measurable long term benefits for your mental health, mood, and self-regulation. Our members can meditate before and after their floats in our calming meditation room.


At Float Valley, we have meditation experts, resources, and a great meditation space. If you ever have any questions or want guidance, we are always happy to help.

Float Valley members enjoy unlimited and unrestricted access to the meditation room.

Pricing


Memberships do not require a contract and come with a range of discounts and benefits above the “Pay as you go” packages.


Explorer

$60

  • One 1-hour float session per month
  • Each additional float is $55
  • 10% off retail items
  • $5 for Ocean Cabin access

Guru

$200

  • Four 1-hour float session per month
  • Each additional float is $50
  • 15% off retail items
  • Ocean Cabin access included

Alternatives


Pay-per-Use Packages cost a bit more per float, but offer flexibility to use your floats when you want.


  • Single Float $75 - 1-hour float session

  • Double Float $95 - 2.5-hour float ($38/hr)

  • Package 1 $190 for a package of 3, 1-hour float sessions ($63.33/hr)

  • Package 2 $75 for a package of 10, 1-hour float sessions ($52/hr). Also shareable with up to 5 people.

  • OPTIONAL OCEAN CABIN UPGRADE: $10

Upgrade to Our Ocean Cabins

To enhance your float experience, or if you’re very claustrophobic, you may want to book your session in our Ocean Float Cabin (pictured below). Its tall ceilings and spacious interior make your floatation experience even more comfortable.

Upgrades are $10 per 1-hour session, $8 for Explorer members, $5 for Genius members, and free for Guru members.



Cancellation policy - Please cancel your session 12 hours in advance. If less than the required notice is given, we reserve the right to charge 50% for the full scheduled session.

Our Story + Values


What’s Float Valley?

At Float Valley, we offer customized floatation therapy to help you improve your health and reach new levels of self-development. Our unique floating experience not only helps facilitate creativity, but is also therapeutic, extremely relaxing, and all natural. From the beginning, Float Valley was created with three principles in mind: Health, Clarity, and Peace.

WHO WE ARE

Nadeem

Before founding Float Valley, Nadeem was an Economics student at Waterloo with an academic interest in psychology. When he discovered floating and its effect on the mind and body, he was hooked. Originally using it as a way to relax and heal after workouts, he loved it so much that he became the first hire at Waterloo’s float center, Flowt K-W. To Nadeem, there was nothing as inspiring as seeing the post-float glow of smiling customers everyday. One day while in the float tank, he came to the realization that he wanted to open his own float center and facilitate this same experience for others.



CORE VALUES

Health

Float Valley is a place to care for both your physical and mental health. The hyperbuoyancy of a float tank releases your body from a lifetime of gravity-related stress. The tranquility of the floating experience releases your mind from the unhealthy stress of daily life – like a supercharged meditation.

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Clarity

Allow your mind to enter a deep state of meditation in the clear waters of our float tanks. Away from all distractions, your nervous system has space to reset and your brain has time to think freely. That's why so many top-performing athletes, artists, and professionals use floating to stay sharp.

Peace

Everybody deserves a moment of peace in their busy, constantly-connected lives. Floating is 60 minutes of stress-melting solitude - have a moment to yourself in the tranquility of Float Valley. In our float tanks, not even gravity can affect you.

Float Valley is a place to care for both your physical and mental health. The hyperbuoyancy of a float tank releases your body from a lifetime of gravity-related stress. The tranquility of the floating experience releases your mind from the unhealthy stress of daily life – like a supercharged meditation.

Allow your mind to enter a deep state of meditation in the clear waters of our float tanks. Away from all distractions, your nervous system has space to reset and your brain has time to think freely. That's why so many top-performing athletes, artists, and professionals use floating to stay sharp.

Everybody deserves a moment of peace in their busy, constantly-connected lives. Floating is 60 minutes of stress-melting solitude - have a moment to yourself in the tranquility of Float Valley. In our float tanks, not even gravity can affect you.

FAQ


The water is fully filtered 3 times between each float, passing through a hot tub caliber filter (10 micron) and a UV filter. The Epsom salts are a natural disinfectant and there is an extremely high concentration in the water. We also put a small amount of a disinfectant (hydrogen peroxide) which also keeps the tank extremely clean and safe.

For those that are very claustrophobic we suggest you use our Ocean Float Cabins which have very high ceilings and don’t give you the feeling of being enclosed in a small space. For those that are not as bothered we urge you to try the Oasis tanks as they are also very large and roomy. Your environment is in your control throughout your session so if you feel like leaving the tank door open until you feel comfortable that is also acceptable. Many people with extreme claustrophobia have reported having no problems at all during their session and some even find that floating helps ease their symptoms.

Every week we perform an extensive, in-depth maintenance of the facility and our tanks. We add fresh epsom salt and water, with the entire volume being replaced over a period of 10 weeks. Between the super-concentrated salt solution, an approved disinfectant agent (hydrogen peroxide), a UV light disinfectant filter, and 10-micron cartridge filter, these are probably the cleanest recreational water sources you’ll encounter!

Don’t drink coffee for several hours beforehand (it can make your system jittery). Also, don’t shave or wax since the salt water can irritate your skin. Eating a light meal about an hour to 90 minutes ahead of time stops your stomach from grumbling and you feeling hungry. Other than that, there’s no specific preparation needed.

If you have longer hair, you may want to bring a comb. Also, something to put your contact lenses into while you’re in the tank. Other than that, we provide everything you need (towels, robes, earplugs, body wash/shampoo, blow dryer, etc.).

We have 4 Oasis float tanks and 2 Ocean float cabins.

Please contact us if you are unsure if you can float. We have dealt with many different ailments and situations and want to make sure everyone is floating safely and comfortably. Floating can be good for many different conditions but for some like low blood pressure and epilepsy it should be avoided.

Only one person per tank. Fortunately, we do have 6 float rooms so bring your friends, family or loved ones to float too!

You can get out at anytime. For the duration of your session your entire room and experience are in your control. Having said that the 60 mins goes by very quickly once you are relaxed in the water.

Nope. Some people fall asleep, but the water is so buoyant that you stay afloat. The worst that can happen is getting woken up by a bit of salt water in your eyes.

Floating has been around for over 40 years and has hundreds of published research to back up its benefits. See our New to Floating page for more information.

Your float room will have an area for you to hang your jacket and keep your clothes during your session. The room has two locks to protect your privacy and your belongings.

Yes. We have the option of booking back to back floats which give you 2.5 hours of floating time (since no change over is needed) or you can book our extra early/late float which gives you 2 hours of floating time. Also, if no one is scheduled to float after you, we’ll always offer to extend your float.

We will give you ear plugs prior to your float. But if you don't want to use them, or if salt water accidentally gets in your ears, we have the solution for you. In every room we provide a solution of half white vinegar and half water. Just rinse out your ears with fresh water first, then squirt this solution in each ear one or two times. That should do it.

Nope - your skin doesn’t even prune up at all! The magnesium sulfate actually makes your skin very silky and soft. You will absorb some of the Epsom salt, so it’s advised that you to drink plenty of water or tea after your float.

When your session is complete you will hear some calm music fade in. This is your signal to leave the tank and begin showering.

Contact


5261 Hwy 7 East, #102,
Markham, ON L3P 1B8

info@floatvalley.com

(416) 450-4281

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