WE TRIED A FLOTATION TANK,
AND THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED...
Forget about yoga; the new way to self-improve is
to do nothing at all. We asked residentATfloater
Steve Madgwick whether we should take the dip.
HIGH-FLYING ART
JETTING OFF OVERSEAS ON A QANTAS BUSINESS-CLASS
FLIGHT ANYTIME SOON? TAKE A PIECE OF CONTEMPORARY
AUSSIE CULTURE WITH YOU IN THE SHAPE OF THE AIRLINE’S
NEW ‘QANTAS CURATES’ AMENITY KITS. THE NATIONAL
CARRIER HAS WORKED WITH 16 AUSTRALIAN ARTISTS,
PHOTOGRAPHERS AND DIGITAL INFLUENCERS TO FEATURE
THEIR ARTWORKS ON THE KITS’ POUCHES AND EYE MASKS.
TWO DESIGNS WILL BE LAUNCHED EVERY FEW MONTHS.What’s it like when you first get in? The lack of
distractions is frankly distracting. The neutral-temperate water is
ridiculously buoyant; it’s deathly quiet and you can’t see diddly squat.
How long is a session? My fl oat was 75 minutes. I went
through stages: busy-head, denial, trippiness, happiness, weirdness
then relaxation. Any longer and my mind would say, “Is time up yet?”
they say you can hallucinate. did you? No, not
dragons-talking-to-me hallucinations, but I saw strange bursts of
light. I also started laughing manically and making bizarre whooping
noises, which I couldn’t (and didn’t want to) stop or explain.
Were you able to forget your digital existence?
More or less. The day/work thoughts and stresses swirled around
in my head for half an hour and then, with other senses calmed,
my subconscious came out to play, big time.
‘back in the womb’ or ‘near-death experience’?
Neither. It’s like your mind separates from your body. You forget
your eyes are open, pupils frantically searching for stimuli. I was
intensely mentally alert, but physically lying in a giant chill pill.
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