Come Experience Ultimate Relaxation: Come Float in Canmore 

Do you ever wonder what it would be like not to be bound by the laws of gravity?

That vision of floating untethered is so appealing and would give your muscles and your mind a welcome rest. Float Canmore is an intimate space in the heart of the Canadian Rockies where you can turn the volume down a tad, focus on yourself and experience weightless relaxation.

Float Canmore is currently owned by Wade Graham, a local of Canmore since 2002. As an avid floater himself, he recognised the huge health opportunity this business presented not only for individuals but also for the community as a whole when it came up for sale in 2019. The onset of COVID in early 2020 further bolstered his belief that people really need a place to turn the world off and Float Tanks could really be a new relaxing place.

What is a float tank we hear you ask?

Perhaps you’ve heard of the even more intimidating sounding “sensory deprivation tanks”? We like to call ours Float Pods. They are similar to the shape of a big white eye, and are generously large pods so you can stretch out, no touching the ends, the lid or the sides (even for those who don’t consider themselves petite or small).

Filled with our beautiful glacial water that has been warmed exactly to body temperature, the effect as you acclimatize is that you will lose track of where your fingers and toes end and the water begins. Epsom salts have been added in such high quantities that you will float on your back with ease, basically experiencing a zero gravity environment. Did we mention they can be sound and light proof? While the pods can be lit and music played, it is a welcome time of rest for your eyes, ears and mind. While you float the high concentration of magnesium in the Epsom Salts, will begin to detox and relax your muscles and eliminate free radicals, helping with inflammation and easing any aches and pains. It might just be the best-post hike, bike or ski remedy you’ve never tried, and a wonderful tool of alleviation for pregnant women.

The benefits of Float are numerous and substantial from relaxation to anxiety reduction, pain reduction, improved immunity, better sleep and mental clarity. One of the more common experiences is the meditative dream-like state many of our clients reach while still being fully conscious and time slips away. Interestingly, with the body no longer under the pressures of gravity, the logical side of the brain no longer has to send out any commands to the body and can sync up with the creative side, and the results can be astounding. With your mind cleared and calmed at the end of your session, common extended results are an excellent night sleep, and increased creativity and focus. Sometimes people have climbed out feeling all their problems solved. It is fun to see and fills us with the motivation to encourage others to try Float.

So how does this all work if you come and visit us at Float Canmore?

Wade saw the opportunities within the business model and opened up the space to accommodate a doubles massage room as well as a private infra-red sauna room. Today, you can mix and match these products to get the ultimate wellness experience. Start with a soothing massage, then become weightless in a float pod before you wrap yourself in the warmth of our sauna, it is quite literally our “ultimate” idea of a date night and accordingly what we decided to name our bestselling package.

The sum of these three services taken together is incredibly rejuvenating and will align you: body, mind and spirit.

Our space is really quiet and uncomplicated, we don’t want to add distractions and clutter. We encourage everyone to sit after their services and enjoy a cup of tea on our big couches. For couples, it can really deepen their connection but individually, you can really see the layers of stress fall off. We love to see people advocating for their own self-care. You just know when venture back out into the world and turn the volume back up that they are going to be so much more capable of dealing with it.