Some of Treeka Drake’s most important personal moments of self-discovery didn’t happen in a classroom or with a group of people – they happened in a specialized tank designed to shut out as much stimulus as possible. By sealing herself inside a float tank, she was able to relax, clear her mind and come to a better understanding of herself. The practice is called “floating” and, today, Treeka spends her days giving the people of Calgary a similar experience with One Float Love.
For the uninitiated, floating is a way to shut out the stimulus our bodies constantly process. You start by entering a float tank, a specific environment of salt-saturated water that keeps you afloat. There’s nothing to see, nothing to hear, and the strain of gravity is significantly lessened because, as the name suggests, you’re floating. “I like to describe floating not as an experience but an ‘in-perience,’” says Treeka. “By taking away the external stimulus that the body has to constantly process, you can tap into yourself on a whole bunch of different levels.”
