Goodbye-- but not for long!

That’s right folks! You may have already heard the news via social media or our mailing list or because you’re a frequent or recent visitor to Weightless Float Center, but if you haven’t yet— after almost 10 years at Distillery Commons, we’re moving locations!

Perhaps you recall the epic expansion we began nearly 2 years ago, and the difficulties we had along the way, but that is in our rearview mirror and we are pedal to the floor in the buildout of our new location in Louisville!

We will ALWAYS be Louisville’s first, longest running, best float center, so fear not for your beloved buoyancy devices! We will also continue to offer a contrast therapy room (cold plunge and sauna), we will be bringing back massage, as well as other body and energy work, AND we will be adding some new services!!

We are extremely excited to offer Loiusville’s first co-ed bathhouse and social wellness club; including but not limited to a steam room, hot tub, traditional sauna, cold plunge, infrared sauna, and garden cafe.

We believe deeply in the powerful healing properties of water. There is a reason almost half the worlds population is within 60mi. of the coast. There is a word for bathhouse in every culture. Water is life; to drink, to eat, to bathe, to play, to heal. We are doing what we can to make that available to all of us here in Kentuckiana and in the River City!

Imagine, after a long day of work to take a shower and a steam, dip in the cold plunge, sit in the sauna or relax in the wet lounge and drink a cup of tea or hang out on the patio or cafe. We’re no strangers to a couple tall drinks after a couple double-shifts, but sometimes it feels like that’s all there is for a social gathering space to relax, unwind, and converse over a hot or cold drink and some light fare.

I’ve travelled around the country and the world going to spas, bathhouses, and hot springs, and I consistently meet the most interesting and unique people there. Something about the watering hole brings us together to quench our thirst for healing, community, and connection. Floating is no different regarding the soothing cradle for the body and mind, but it’s personal and isolated, and for good reason, but there is an undeniable experience we all have, together, in water, and we’re so excited to share it with you!

Many are wondering WHERE we will be located and WHEN we are opening back up, and the answer we can give you is vague. If you’ve ever undertaken or undergone a construction build, then you know you are at the whim of more than just your personal drive and determination, so we will have a clearer view on our launch date in the coming month; our location will remain clandestine, but we can say that we are not going far. We will be less than 10min from where Weightless is currently located—roughly 3mi.— and South as the crow flies, and, based on those who are already privy to the details say it’s CLOSER to them!

If you are interested in learning more, becoming a founding new member, or getting involved, then this is for you! Founding New Members will get receive special deals and benefits, as well as priority of access to our space, and an invite to our soft opening. Sign up for our mailing list if you want to know more, or to become a Founding New Member.

We are elated to be moving onwards and upwards, and we are eternally grateful for everyone’s support and friendship and community along the way. Looking back on nearly 10 years at Weightless Float Center at Distillery Commons we smile, laugh, shudder, and cry at the times we’ve had. From the ideas’ inception, to changing the laws for the State of KY, to finding a location, to buildout, to adding new services, to expansion and new tanks, to purchasing our space and then the big buildout flop and the new space and now this buildout!!!!!!! It’s almost too much to dwell on! So we’ll float, take a chill pill, smoke an Altaer CBD preroll and have a schvitz and continue to plot and scheme on the ways to make Weightless 2.0 Louisville’s best spa, float center, and co-ed bathhouse in the greater Kentuckiana region and the entire world for that matter!

See you in the pool.

Capybara capybara capybara capybara!

LMNT for sale in Louisville, Kentucky | Official Partner of Weightless Float Center

LMNT FOR SALE IN LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY | OFFICIAL PARTNER OF WEIGHTLESS FLOAT CENTER

Louisville’s float spa for sensory deprivation and wellness center—Weightless Float Center— is now an official partner with LMNT Electrolytes and we’re SALTY AF about it! (read on).

If you’ve heard of LMNT then you probably listen to Andrew Huberman (Huberman Lab Podcast) or Peter Attia (The Drive Podcast) or some other health and wellness nerd; most people have heard of sugary electrolyte packets like Liquid IV, or sugary artificial dye drinks like and GatorAde; LMNT is different because its salty, has no sugar, and tastes delicious!

Sodium is an electrolyte, and is vital for brain and body function, and if you eat healthy and exercise regularly, then there’s a good chance you may even be LOW on sodium! (always consult your physician).

As a daily exerciser, eater of healthy things, and a regular sauna user, I know I am electrolyte deficient without a blood test, and my debilitating hamstring, quad, and calf cramps will help convince you if you are in any way skeptical of it. LMNT has been assisting me in staying hydrated and my electrolytes replenished for several years now and I can tell a huge difference.

Weightless Float Center in Louisville, KY’s Distillery Commons (located in the Highlands off Bardstown Road) is now an official partner with LMNT Electrolytes. We sell all LMNT flavors as well as 12ct. variety flavor packs, 30ct. single flavor boxes, and we do special sales on seasonal flavors too!

So if you’ve been curious about LMNT and can’t find them in a store anywhere (because they don’t sell in stores!) then stop by Louisville’s spot for cold plunge, sauna, sensory deprivation, cannabis, and all the goodness that we offer.

Why Don't Influencers Float?

I’ve yet to see any “influencers” really take to floating and I don’t reallllly wonder why. If you imagine how much the most popular influencers are on social media apps (unless they have a team doing everything for them) , then their brains might be a crispy, tousled mess of frayed nerves and backwards flowing rivers of serotonin and dopamine monsoons and droughts.

I would imagine that aside from the effects The Apps has on your mind while using, the withdrawl in the tank would be severe as well! We have a lot of guests comment that the 90min float was ‘the longest (they’ve) not used their phone in like, 10 years”. , and that, to me, is astounding.

Show me an influencer who really takes to floating— and not Joe Rogan or some person who is independently popular for their success in life, but a real “influencer” who loves floating; not for hot pics or new swim suits or novel experiences, but because the float tank helps them in the ways that only a float tank can. For stress, for anxiety, for pain, for meditation, for creativity, for meditation, for sleep. If only these folks knew what floating could do for their mind and body…

…. and this is a tag for SEO optimization. Weightless Float Center is Louisvile, Kentucky’s best spa for sensory deprivation, cold plunge, infrared sauna, CBD, Delta9-THC and more. Located in the Highlands area, near downtown, Butchertown, Germantown, NuLu, and all the other snazzy areas. Find Louisville’s favorite spa and sensory deprivation tank near you on Yelp, Google, Trip Advisor, Facebook, Instagram and more….but Weightless Float Center is DEFINITELY NOT ON GROUPON because that company’s sales people have ruined their chances. :-)

Cold Plunge At Weightless Float Center!

Louisville’s best spa and float center has added a cold plunge into the mix!

We’re no strangers to deliberate cold exposure; we’ve been teaching Wim Hof Method classes in ice baths on our beck deck since 2018, but since we’re still battling construction hangups with our bathhouse side of the building, we’ve settled for a stand-alone cold plunge tub in the meantime!

Introducing The Plunge to Sauna Room 2 at Weightless! Go from a 155ºF+ infrared sauna into a 45ºF cold plunge to get all the benefits deliberate heat exposure and deliberate cold exposure (contrast therapy) at Weightless in Louisville KY.

Interested in trying it out for yourself or with a friend? We’re offering an Early Bird Special for Founding Members of our monthly Contrast Therapy Membership—but if you want to stop and by for drop-in contrast session then please, by all means!

Check out our Pricing and Membership page for all the number info, and the Benefits Page for why you should be jumping into cryotherapy at Weightless Float Center!

Louisville's Best Gift Giving Guide for 2023!

Of course we’re doing holiday sales! But we wont beat you over the head with it, and it wont be to the tune of frantic Christmas music with a ominous back-beat like Kevin McCallister running home to protect his house from Criminals.

Do YOU remember what you got for the holidays last year? Probably not because most gifts are perfunctory and aren’t really that thought out… but a ‘sensory deprivation session’…? That is always quite memorable. Not only is floating at Weightless a cool experience that they wont forget, but it encourages health and wellness and relaxation; we personally feel like everyone is just 1 float away from making life-changing shifts in their life— for the better!

Gift Cards are easy to purchase and can be done either online, over the phone, or in person— we will even mail you a physical gift card to you or a recipient (if time allows it) at no additional cost to you.

Gift Cards can be purchased for individual services, packages, Memberships, and even in anticipation of our Weightless Bathhouse (steam room, sauna, cold plunge, hot tub) that will be coming in ‘24!

Gift Cards are transferrable, and 1 Float Credit = 2 sauna credits, so don’t worry too much if you’re not sure what they’ll like!

Father's Day at Weightless

What to get Dad for Father’s Day?

It’s a good question that not only Louisville asks! But for Louisville, and the surrounding area, you’re in luck!

Dad’s can be hard to shop for. They have everything they need, right? And if they didn’t they’d get it themselves, right?

Don’t get another brown liquor bottle to add his man cave, that’s not creative. That’s what you get when you go over for your 1000th free dinner at Home.

Often Dads don’t love a spa gift. It’s too “froo froo” right? Dad doesnt want to be touched by massage therapist, right? Dad doesnt need ANYTHING…except maybe to chill out.

The easiest way to tell Dad to chill out this Father’s Day is a gift to Weightless Float Center.

Our float and sauna sessions (or both at the same time) are the perfect thing for the guy who “needs nothing”. Get him sensory deprivation. He doesnt have to get touched by a stranger, and he doesnt have to bring anything with him, and he doesnt have to mingle with other people! He can just take a shower, lay down in the salty bliss and relax. There’s really nothing quite like it, and it’s something he certainly wont forget.

Float Conference 2023

The internationally renowned Float Conference is coming to Louisville, KY on August 18-20th 2023!!

Float center owners, manufacturers, researchers, suppliers, and those interested in joining the float industry all come out for a multi-day event full of presentations, workshops, and of course, parties!

We’re unsure if it was started by Grahshkhan (Graham and Ashkahn)…or just taken over by Grashkhan during the resurgence of floating in the early aughts…. but the merry band of pranksters at Float On in PDX + FloatHelm + Float Tank Solutions + Float Con have done wonders for the world of floating through the growing of the Float Conference. As far back as we can recall it was always held in Portland, OR, then in 2018, the Float Conference was converted into a 501(c)6 non-profit, and is now run as a collaborative effort among members of the float industry. As an industry organized event, the Float Conference moves to a new city each year. We’re so excited to be hosting the Float Conference in Louisville!

Besides us here at Weightless Float and Bathhouse, our friends over the river in New Albany (at Sukhino Float Center) will be having a heavy hand in the event as well.

This is always such a great time to learn more about the amazing research that is happening in the float sphere, as well as check out new wellness products hitting the market, and to party with our fellow sensory deprivation tank enthusiasts!!

We’ll have more info soon, but besides daily conference goings, look out for bars, restaurants, venues, and wellness centers who will be hosting the fun crowd that is FloatCon!!

See you in August!!

Best Date Night in Louisville?

Nothing says “quality time” like 90min. of isolation at Weightless Float Center.

Jokes aside, have you ever ‘gone floatin’ ‘ with your significant other? Sure, you’ve been to Bar Vetti, strolled the whimsical paths at Cherokee, and maybe thrown some hatchets at Flying Axes, but have you climbed into a sensory deprivation tank with bae and tried to simultaneously astral project?! — that part about trying to induce an OBE is just another joke, we all know most OBEs happen unintentionally…

Floating—either in different tanks at the same time or tandem with a partner— is very cool and certainly is, by definition, a unique experience; there really is no way to access that certain physical and mental state other than inside a sensory deprivation tank. Check out our page about Tandem Floats for more info with tips and tricks for maximizing your float mileage with a partner.

Besides floating, we also have infrared sauna. A good portion of guests to Weightless pair a sauna with their float session— we call it a ‘flauna’ (float + sauna). Just imagine sitting in a personal, cozy infrared sauna with your partner, then putting on bathrobes, taking showers, and relaxing into the weightlessness of 90min of bliss. There’s really nothing better, especially in the winter when its freezing and gray outside.

Either before, after, or between sessions, we always encourage guests to hang out in the lounge and sip some complimentary tea, eat some complimentary snacks, or flip-through or sign the guest book, and check out our library books or coloring books— there’s something for everyone in the Lounge.

There’s no rush to leave. It’s silly to assume that a float starts and ends with the float tank, so feel free to extend your experience by tailoring it best to your level of chill. We have a great selection of CBD products in the Reception area including pre-rolls, cookies, gummies, facemasks, and tinctures, as well as other food, drinks, and hydration essentials. Need a stick of sage or a piece of palo santo or if want your house to smell like Weightless take home a box of our incense.

Date night is about connecting through experiences— new experiences— and going home happy and more in-love with the person you care to spend your time with. We hope to see you soon!

Weightless Float Spa & Bathhouse COMING 2023!

Steam, Cold Plunge, Traditional Sauna, Cold Plunge, Infrared, Cold Plunge, Steam… you get the picture!

Maybe you’ve heard the murmurings of the expansion happening at Weightless Float Center here in Louisville, Kentucky? As a wellness center we stay riding the wave of best practices to remain in both peak mental and physical fitness. Flotation therapy has shown to be instrumental for athletic recovery, lowering cortisol levels, treating PTSD and reducing anxiety, alleviating chronic pain symptoms, for meditation, and more. It’s truly unique to find modalities that straddle the line of both body and mind. In addition, the side effects are non-existent, and the level of intrusion is minimum. I think there is something about the natural state of floating that feels organically therapeutic; grounding even.

Water. Air. Fire. Earth….Aether?

We’re grateful and ecstatic to be adding more elements to Weightless Float Center of Louisville, KY.

Dry sauna and steam sauna have been used for thousands of years for their therapeutic benefits. Deliberate heat exposure does wonders for the body and mind: for detox, longevity (reducing risk of cardiovascular issues), boosting metabolism, increasing HSP and Growth Hormone, as well as for improving mood and mental health through the release of endorphins.

The science of steam and sauna have expanded greatly, as has the technology of heat. Weightless Wellness will feature a top of the line steam room experience for both steam quality and temperature. Our traditional sauna will be a much higher temperature than our infrared saunas, as higher heat has, in some cases, proven to be beneficial for overall health markers, but don’t fear, you won’t be too hot for too long!

In addition to more sauna, we’re excited to be adding a cold plunge pool to Weightless Float Center! Just like heat exposure, deliberate cold exposure has powerful effects on the body and mind that many health practitioners and enthusiasts are turning to— another age-old remedy for modern day problems! Immersing the body in cold water reduces inflammation, boosts dopamine without increasing cortisol, boosts metabolism, and promotes good hormone production. I call it a “cheat code”, and if nothing else the cold water makes you temporarily forget everything in the world bothering you and when you get out of the water you feel UNSTOPPABLE.

We’ve been offering Wim Hof training classes at Weightless for years, and we figured it was time to take it to the next level! Sure, filling up cattle troughs of ice on the back deck of Weightless in the winter time is fun…but we’re elevating the experience!

If you’re worried that the beloved infrared sauna is going away, then fear not, because we’ll still have infrared!

In addition to the new, liquid diametrics (steam and cold plunge) we’ll also be offering mens and women’s changing areas, as well as showers for bathhouse goers, an elevated lounge experience that will include food and drink options, as well as an expanded retail area and reception area.

As we approach 8 years of being in business it’s only natural that we keep progressing in the right direction to continue to serve the Kentuckiana area for all your float, spa, and bathhouse needs. We look forward to keeping everyone updated on the progress of our buildout and plan to break ground on the new construction on January 31st, 2023.

During this process we aim to stay open nearly 100% of the time, but there will be some days where we will have to close our doors due to noise, construction or other, and we appreciate everyone’s understanding while we work through this!

Co-Owner Chelsea Powers Interview w/ GoSolo

Co-Owner Chelsea Powers Interview w/ GoSolo

Chelsea Powers, the powerhouse of payroll, pencils pushing, and precision, did an interview with GoSolo on being an entrepreneur in the wellness world, and specifically at Weightless Float Center in Louisville, KY.

It’s a great interview with pertinent info and good tips if ever curious about venturing out on your own!

Read the full interview HERE.

Pills, Capsules, Tablets, Oh My!!

As a former commercial cannabis grower I can tell you a thing or two about plants…from genetics to environmental conditions, to soil composition… it’s more than just ‘dirt’, that’s for sure; from water to minerals to organic matter to air… there’s quite a bit in there, and having that balanced composition creates the best medium for growing the most nutrient rich, healthy, delicious plants.

So what about you? How’s the composition of your body? Is your grow medium going to provide the nutrients you need to flower and to fruit?

Ever heard of the Goldilocks Zone? It’s a term that refers to the environment that’s “Just Right” to produce life. The planet, Earth, is in the Goldilocks Zone— just far enough from the Sun to not be melting, and just close enough to not be frozen. Coral reefs live in the Goldilocks Zone— in deep enough water to be protected, but shallow enough water to receive sunlight and to house sea creatures. Mushrooms often thrive in the Goldilocks Zone— not in an open field, and not deep in the woods, but where it’s “just right”.

Plants, as a whole, have a relatively wide Goldilocks Zone, and as you may have noticed from seeing dandelion growing up through a crack in the sidewalk, they’re quite resilient, and so are we, but we could do more to facilitate that upward growth!

In a perfect world, you’d have perfect soil: from a mix of bushes and trees and grasses and animals leaving behind the detritus to be deconstructed by fungi and insects and water and temperature…but that’s seldom the case. Often— in the forest— invasive species take over, pine trees over-crowd and acidify the soil, and there are not natural forest fires and regrowth that occur. In a garden, or on a commercial (often mono-cropped) farm the situation is even more dire. So we amend!

Compost, Worm Castings, Fungi, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, Water— these are the BASICS of soil. They’re easily added as a ‘top dressing’ (sprinkled or spread on the top soil around the plant), sprayed on the plants “pores” called stomata in a foliar feed, or watered-in during normal watering times. It doesn’t get much more simple than that.

DO YOU NEED TO AMEND YOUR BODY’S SOIL?

I always jokingly say “I’ve learned a lot about people from observing plants”, because I think I’ve spent more time acutely observing the micro-movements and expressions of plants than people….I also had a scary boss who would get really mad when things didn’t go right and we had a lot of money on the line all the time so I REALLY had to make sure I was looking after the plants, and I don’t have a child yet so…yeah.

Our happiness and success and overall well-being are like a plant, and our body’s like the soil. Or, our happiness, success and overall well-being are the flowers of our body, which is the plant. Either way, you get the metaphor!

It’s laughable to think that we can thrive in any environment without the proper nutrition, hydration, and sunlight, and since we’re trying to maximize our yield during our life-cycle, we need to either amend or start working on putting ourselves in the UTMOST PERFECT environment (eat, drink, think, exist) to get the goodness we truly need. But proper nutrition, hydration and sunlight can be hard to obtain!!

Two things that pretty much everything on Earth needs: water and sunshine.

Do you drink 2.5-4 liters of water per day?

Do you get 15-45min of midday sun every day or so?

The odds are the answer to both those questions is no, and that’s OK!

Staying properly hydrated is crucial to any plant, and to any person! You’re not a cactus.

Getting adequate sunlight (vitamin D) has a whole host of benefits, [and if you think that’s not the case, let me just clue you in to the fact that THE ENTIRE EARTH AND EVERYTHING ON IT IS POWERED BY THE SUN!]

So…take vitamin D supplements and wash it down with a gallon of water? Not quite…but that’s a good start!

Seeing a physician, or getting some blood work done, or visiting a health coach, or even doing some basic research on different vitamins and minerals are the steps one needs to take in order to find out what supplements could work best for them. There’s no single way to supplement needed nutrients into our bodies; it can be done through eating healthy and exercise, cleanses, diets, fasting, supplemental vitamins, and more. Oh and one more thing, don’t forget to move your body! All that supplementation can feed an active lifestyle in the most beneficial ways.

Amend your body’s soil!

This post is not intended to diagnose anyone, or encourage one thing over another, but more-so to put in perspective what supplementing could do for a person’s overall health.

LMNT in Louisville, KY

We’ve started carrying LMNT Electrolyte Rehydration packets because we LOVE IT, which is the reason we ever offer anything at Weightless to you…because we LOVE IT!

At Weightless Float Spa in Louisville we sweat a lot, and hydration is already CRUCIAL, so LMNT takes it to the next level. It’s an electrolyte rehydration packet, but it’s unlike any that you’ve ever had because… it’s SALTY!

Nearly all rehydration packets are straight sugar. The hilarity of replenishing your nutrients while drinking straight-up sugar is not lost on me, and I personally am a crackhead for sugar, so working out and then slamming several grams of tasty sugar puts me on the fast track for pack peddling on all the progress I’ve made that day or week or month (depending how long the binge goes!)

Most of us now know that 40 years ago we were brainwashed with the idea that ‘fat’ was bad for us and that we should avoid it at all costs. Now, MCT oil, avocado oil, and local ghee are all the rage because of “good fats’” natural benefits; well the same goes for ‘good salt’, and if you’re an especially active person who sweats and lives an active lifestyle, you need to up your salt intake!

Long before we held the salty helm Weightless Float Center I was already a daily sauna user. I’d constantly be slugging water—in and out of the sauna— and one day an old Russian man in the steam room told me, “You must put salt in your water for best recovery”. I took his word for it, but also looked it up.

When we perspire we lose salt and trace minerals. These trace minerals are essential for a healthy functioning body. An easy way to supplement from the loss of these essential micro nutrients is by adding salt to your water. LMNT has done more than that.

Besides 1000mg Sodium, there is also 200mg of Potassium, and 60mg of Magnesium— all beneficial electrolytes for an optimal functioning body.

It’s simple. Just mix the packet into 16oz of water, and then drink throughout the day. The flavors are delicious, and I’ve become a fast favorite of the Lemon Habanero and the Mango Chili. I’m spicy tho. There’s also an Unflavored, and a Citrus.

Stop by and pick one, or all, of the flavors up! Drink it while you’re in the sauna, after a float, or any other time!

We hope to see you soon, friends!

Peace, Love, and Salt.

Is Santa A Shaman?

why do many people recall their families having mushroom santa ornaments hanging on the christmas tree?

As many have noted, December 21st, was the Winter Solstice.  Its the shortest day (or the longest night) where, in some northerly places, the sun isn’t seen again for THREE DAYS before beginning its ascent, back into the sky in time for the Spring Equinox.  

If the story of the sun, divided into 12 chapters of the Zodiac, falling at the end of the year and being born again sounds oddly similar to the story of Jesus, Horace, Krishna, or Buddha then you are not alone in that observance…but we’re not talking about THAT in particular.

In the far north, near the Arctic circle in places like Canada, Alaska, Siberia and Northern Europe the sun really does disappear for three days below the horizon. Interestingly enough, many of our Norse traditions, especially Christmas traditions, originate in such places.  So lets dive a bit deeper into the finer points of these Christmas traditions.

Santa, on his sleigh pulled by reindeer, with his big bag comes down the chimney to place gifts beneath the colorfully adorned Christmas tree and in the stockings hung by the fire with care, right?

Lets start with the reindeer.  In the north country people didn’t ride on horse-drawn carriages because there are no horses and there is too much snow, so people rode sleds pulled by caribou and reindeer, which are the animals indigenous to those regions of the world. The reindeer exist during the winter months on brush, grass, trees, and mushrooms that grow in the light snow cover beneath the conifer trees.

Christmas trees.  A evergreen, conifer, tree that grow in the north country.  During the fall and early winter, and again in the spring, brightly colored red and white mushrooms (amanita muscaria) grow beneath these pine trees.  

The Amanita Muscaria have been used for thousands of years as a medicine and as part of ceremony and ritual, particularly in the northern latitudes of the world.  It is reported to have a mild psychoactive effect, similar to that of the famed “magic mushrooms”.

So in the upper latitudes of the world, where nightfall stretches its' shadows longest and the sun drops below the horizon for 3 days there are people who consume red and white psychoactive mushrooms that grow beneath pine trees.  These mushrooms are consumed by people and animals alike.  

Often associated with religious ceremony and sacred plants is the Shaman.  In the North the shaman would collect the sacred mushrooms that grow beneath the pine trees and, so as not to carry them all at once, would hang them from the pine trees, like brightly colored ornaments.  After picking many many of these red and white mushrooms the shaman’s bag would grow quite large, almost to the size of say, Santa’s sack of goodies…? When this large bag of goodies got full the Shaman would hop onto his reindeer-drawn sled and make his rounds to the local people’s houses of the community.  In the north, where it snows quite a bit and quite often people would live in large teepees or yurts where they would burn fires inside their houses to stay warm.  In these large teepee-like yurts the fires would burn as the snow fell higher and higher, leaving only the top of the yurt, where the smoke escapes, available for entry.  

The shaman would enter the yurts via the opening in the roof to deliver, from his satchel, the amanita mascaria.  Mushrooms, and in this case the Amanita, must go through a process called decarboxylation, where the active compounds are made available by drying them out.  Oftentimes people would fill their stockings with the amanita muscaria and hang them over the fireplaces in order to decarb the mushrooms.  The mushrooms, once decarboxylated, could and would be consumed by the native people, together, in ceremony, as a community, to celebrate the rising of their Light Giver, the Sun, back into the sky, and to strengthen the ties of family, and prepare for the winter ahead.

So why does Santa dress in all red with little white spots and come down the chimney to leave gifts before gliding away on a sled by flying reindeer? I don’t know either, but it’s a good question with some colorful answers!

Unlimited Float Membership at Weightless Float Center

Unlimited Float Membership

at Weightless Float Center

Louisville, KY

31 floats per month for $199*

(*limited time offer!)

When the 5 float challenge ended we knew what we had to do: UNLIMITED FLOAT MEMBERSHIP at Weightless Float Center!!

Almost every single ‘Five Float Challenge’ participant said the same thing, “I wish I could do this every day, I feel amazing!!”, and now you can!!

No one needs to explain how stressed out the world is right now, and whatever we can do to bring that down a notch or 6 we’ll try.

If you did yoga once every two weeks would you feel much more flexible?

If you went to the gym once a month would you really notice a difference?

If you picked up a guitar once in a blue moon would you get any better?

Well, this is potentially EVERY DAY of floating weightless, and you will be AMAZED how you feel afterwards.  We guarantee it!!

Give yourself an experience that will bring your awareness to a new level of presence that you didn’t know was possible to attain.

We can’t wait to hear how much you love it.

Call (502) 567 - 4111 or Book Online

Socially Distanced Gift Ideas for Christmas, Holidays, and Birthdays

It sounds weird to say that the Holiday Season is upon us in Louisville, Kentucky and around the US— but it is! 

2020 has been something, and we can only do our best to make the remaining months as positive and uplifting and stress-free as possible; we owe it to ourselves and our community. It’s tempting to sit at home and buy everything off Amazon, but I am going to do my best to support as much local Louisville small business as possible.  In fact, as I sit here writing this on 9.27 at 10:30pm listening to Tyler Childers and smoking some Kentucky CBD cannabis, I think I will focus some of my effort in the next couple months on aggregating a source of local businesses in Louisville, New Albany, Jeffersonville, and the surrounding Kentuckiana that can work together to promote and support each other during these tricky times.  Stay tuned for that!

Socially Distanced Gift Ideas?

Look no further than a Weightless float tank session or infrared sauna session for a socially distanced gift idea this holiday season in Louisville, Kentucky! Also, our retail selection in our reception area has something for everyone.

We’ve been socially distancing and sanitizing since 2015, so we’re pros at it!

Floating is, inherently, a socially distanced activity, and our stringent sanitation protocol has been this way since we first opened— cleanliness and sanitation and paramount to floating at Weightless Float Center.

Smoking CBD vs THC flower

Greg, from Weightless Float Center in Louisville, Kentucky, explains why the weed is so damn loud these days!, and why CBD flower might be your new best friend. Check out the vide.

- “The weed we used to smoke is not like the weed you all smoke now!”.

- “You’re not wrong, Mom!”.

Watch the Video HERE

The Heroic Float Challenge at Weightless Float Center

5 floats in 10 days for 160 ($350 value)

here’s the catch*:

*your float credits will expire 10 days after your first float

*challenge begins when you complete your first of (5) floats

*no sharing

*must purchase package first before beginning Heroic Float Challenge.

*no exceptions

can you do it?

WHY the Heroic Float Challenge?

If you went to the gym once a month would you really notice a difference? Or, if you did yoga once every two weeks would you feel much more flexible? If you picked up a guitar once in a blue moon would you get any better?

Well, this is only 5 days of floating weightless, and you will be AMAZED how you feel afterwards. We promise.

Give yourself an experience that will bring your awareness to a new level of presence that you didn’t know was possible.



Weightless Float Center | Louisville, Kentucky

The first thing you do when you wake up is say “shit!”, you may be off to a bad start.

Your alarm goes off and you hit snooze, again.  Each time you blearily look at the clock, sluggishly calculating how many minutes you have until you REALLY have to get up for work.  Finally, the dreaded moment comes when you realize that, “Shit! I’m gonna be late!!”.  You leap out of bed, pull some rumpled clothes off the floor, grab your phone, keys, wallet/purse—and now mask— and pray that there’s coffee in the break room when you get to work.

This is NOT how you want to start your day.  We are creatures of habit.  It takes no time at all to become conditioned to our environment, and despite what you may think, you have more control over your day than you are led to believe.

If every day, the first thing you do when you wake up is say “shit!”, you may be off to a bad start.  If every day, the first thing you do for yourself is do something for someone else, you may be off to a bad start.  If every day you feel like there’s just not enough time in the day, you may feel like there are a lot of bad days.  But don’t worry, this all can very easily be altered.

If you have to leave for work at 8am, don’t get up for work at 7:52am. Get up at 6:52am.  Obnoxious, right? You’re tired, why would you wake up earlier when you’re already EXHAUSTED?  Perhaps the reason you’re so tired isn’t ‘physical exhaustion’.

When every day feels like resentment for the lack of time you have for yourself, that emotional stress can rack your energy levels.  You need to make time for yourself.  After being conditioned by your job, or the wants and needs of employers, employees, kids, friends, spouse, or your partner, it can honestly be difficult to even remember what it is you wanted to do with that mythical “time” you theoretically could have for yourself.  

Here’s a suggestion: go for a walk.  It doesn’t have to be a long walk, either; just a slow, deliberate jaunt around the block or down the road will get your blood flowing, your mind moving, and your digestive system revved up.  Or go for a power-walk.  Or a bike ride.  For me, movement in the morning is crucial to starting the day off right, but it doesn’t have to be kinetic.  

Read the book that’s been sitting on your nightstand for 6 months; just 5 pages, or a chapter.  Meditate.  Pray.  Write.  Stretch.  If none of these things sound good to you, then answer the question: what does sound good to you?  More sleep? I disagree.  Yes, sleep is incredibly important, but my bet is that it’s not your lack of sleep that’s the issue.  And if you want to debate me on that, then first answer this: can you go to bed earlier?  Can you take a nap mid-day? 

Take time for yourself.  You will be amazed at how different a day can be when you allow a moment for YOU.  Love yourself.

Black Lives Matter

It's our first week back open for floats and sauna, and there's a lot of emotions swirling around in the heart.

Weightless is our baby.
Built from the ground up on a dream of having a place where we could access the many energetic spaces floating can allow one into; closing our shop down for two-and-a-half months was no easy feat, and reopening amidst a global pandemic seemed like a lot to think about, but there's more--

The protests in Louisville and Minneapolis and all across the US in response to the killing of unarmed black people by the police are warranted, 100%.

Yes, there is damage to public and private property, yes there is looting, and yes, there is violence, but none of that overshadows the dark history of racism, oppression and classism that some people in power in this country have perpetuated for centuries.

We will continue to stand in solidarity (in spirit and in the streets) with our fellow citizens of this city, state, country, and Earth.

Our hearts go out to every person in need right now, and to those standing up right now, and most importantly to those who are taking action right now-- demanding reform, and creating solutions around the major issues we all face.

We're honored to know so many of you on the front lines-- in the streets, in the hospitals, in warehouses, and in small businesses-- this could not be done without you.

We see the work you're doing. This will not be forgotten.

So yes, this is our first week back at the helm of Weightless, and we feel like everyone could realllly use a float right now.

During business hours we’ll be here at the shop, socially distancing and sanitizing, like we have been since 2015.

Peace, Love, and Salt my friends.

Is It Safe to Float at Weightless?

Is it safe to float at Weightless float center?

The short answer is yes.

According to waterborne illness experts, COVID-19 is unlikely to be spread in float tanks, swimming pools or spas.

However, person to person interaction and surfaces that people come into contact with are a concern for spreading COVID-19.

Floating offers fivefold protection provided by the oxidizer (H2O2), high turnover 1 Micron filtration, UV sterilization, AOP effect and the added benefit of the supersaturated salt concentration all working together to provide a clean and safe environment.

“the virus…is not spread in water, such as float water.”

-Dr. Roy Vore, Microbiologist

“there is no evidence that covid-19 can be spread to humans through the use of pools and hot tubs.”

- Center for Disease Control and Prevention

safety protocol

our detailed operations for Weightless are located HERE.

membership

We put all float and sauna memberships on hold, and we will reactivate them when we are allowed to reopen.

gift certificates

Any gift certificates purchased will not expire on the specified date on Gift Certificate. We will add the amount of time that we are closed to the expiration date.

packages

Any packages* purchased will not expire on the specified date on Gift Certificate. We will add the amount of time that we are closed to the expiration date.

• *3-float intro packages will be extended by the duration of the time we are closed.