Studies Reveal Thinking Capacity Increases Through Rest

-Candis Kloverstrom

February 9, 2007

Printed in Parker Chronicle and posted on www.YourHub.com

Balanced diets and a good exercise regimen are synonymous with healthy life styles. Only, today’s fast paced mode, rest and relaxation is often pushed aside. Studies reveal however, maximizing ones relaxation increases thinking capacity.

Imagine every muscle relaxed with quiet peace ebbing through your body enabling clear creative thinking to flow freely. All noise pollution is gone as you set aside daily distractions. The cares of the world float away.

A study by Dr. John Lilly, a pioneer of brain and behavioral research, reveal the mind functions at maximum levels when freed from the physical environment. Within minutes after being placed in a tank filled with a warm saline solution individuals experienced a sense of freedom enabling them to think with a higher degree of creative clarity. The greatest benefit was a profound sense of relaxation.

When experiencing pronounced relaxation the mind is free to explore creative thinking. Pursuing ones thoughts clarifies problems, restoring mind and body. The result is emerging renewed, encountering a deeper sense of well-being.

Dr Lilly also found even the gravitational pull on the body, external noise, light, and temperature variation uses 90% of the neural brain activity. Add to that the stresses of hectic life styles and imagine the loss of creative thinking capability? By eliminating the physical environment distractions results in maximizing mental capacity and experiencing relaxation.

So, where can one go to experience this kind of blissful rest?

That Special Touch Spa & Health Center, Inc in downtown Parker has recently added The Oasis Floatation Tank, a system that is on the cutting edge for health spas.

During treatment you float, buoyant and peacefully still in a warm 95-degree therapeutic saline solution. Because outside stimuli are reduced, deep relaxation and improved thinking are achieved. And, you emerge renewed.

Further studies indicate time spent in the Oasis Floatation Tank results in incredible relaxation, increased healing, heightened creativity and problem solving, increased learning capacity, sports performance conditioning, and a greater sense of self. Even after using the Oasis Floatation Tank feelings of super relaxation linger, a cheerful countenance remains, and deeper sense of calm wholeness resides.

Other side benefits include quicker recovery from illnesses. Muscle tensions decrease. Compulsive behaviors such as smoking, drinking, and overeating have also been known to subside as a result of using the Oasis Floatation Tank. Two hours in the tank is equivalent to 8 hours of restful sleep.

Donna Handler, owner of That Special Touch Spa & Health Center said, “The spa industry demands innovative solutions to meet the needs of today’s clientele. I have spent considerable time researching the best solutions to fill those needs.” “The Oasis Floatation Tank is one of several services we offer our clients.”

For more information about The Oasis Floatation Tank, call That Special Touch Spa & Health Center, Inc at 303-840-6066.