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Peak performance |
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Pathfinder - the "power tool" |
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In so many ways, floating can open up
new and unexpected pathways of communication between mind and body.
Used systematically, the floatation tank is a tool for self-empowerment,
which can assist individuals in all walks of life to "go for
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Peak performance in sports and athletics |
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Modern sports science has been one of the main proving-grounds
of floatation REST. |
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In sports medicine, floatation tanks
are routinely used for accelerating athletes' rehabilitation from
heavy
training, and for accelerating recovery from sports injuries. |
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In sports psychology, floatation helps athletes use
the mental stress
of competition positively as a step towards entering the "Zone"
of peak
performance. |
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In-tank visualization
or mental rehearsal techniques are used to produce dramatic improvements
in athletes' confidence and motor
skills. |
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Video-equipped tanks offer the possibility of using
muscle
memory programming to "imprint" perfect sports moves
directly onto the athlete's neuromuscular system as a "conditioned
response" during the deep relaxation of floating. |
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Peak performance in everyday life |
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Recent ground-breaking research has revealed
the specific biochemistry that underlies "peak" experiences
and optimal performance across all areas of human activity from
executive decision-making to golf swings. |
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It should come as no surprise to learn that the biochemistry
of peak experiences is similar in many ways to the biochemistry
of the relaxation
response. |
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In terms of strategies or techniques for eliciting
peak experience, the key factor is a "letting go" or a
"releasing" of the mind from the task at hand, and a lowering
in emotional arousal or stress. |
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Where better to achieve this than in
a floatation tank? |
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