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Little Five Points spa offers floatation chambers
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you have an out-of-body experience where
you melt into the water between reality and
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As an artist, Tomilov said he was drawn to
the Little Five Points area for its diversity, but
soon discovered a basement space which had
been vacant for two years.
The back entrance separates FL02S from
the hip, urban feel of Little Five and invites
guests inside a tropical, rustic spa. FL02S isn’t
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By Grace Huseth
Ever go for a stroll to help your thoughts
flow? Try going for a float instead. The newest
trend in spa and relaxation therapy extends
past massages to sensory deprivation flotation
chambers.
FL02S (pronounced flo-tus) in Little Five
Points has custom made chambers perfect for
flotation therapy. The name FL02S is a nod
to the lotus flower — a symbol that represents
rebirth, purity and
spiritual awaking.
Spa owner Edward
Tomilov said each session
in a flotation chamber is
a safe, isolated experience
that gives the sensory and
nervous system a respite
from the world of stimuli,
eases the body and opens
the brain up to clarity.
Highly concentrated salt
water helps you float for
a gravity free sensation;
it’s nearly impossible to
distinguish whether you
are floating or flying.
Tomilov has been
floating for eight years,
but he said he never tires
of the unique experience flotation therapy
offers.
“If you don’t float for two or three weeks,
you feel like you really need it. It gets in your
blood,” Tomilov said. “When you are still,
Float away your troubles at FL02S in Little Five Points.
spa experience, so don’t think you will be
pampered with luxury appliances and fluffy
towels. Their specialty is floatation therapy
offered in a go with the flow atmosphere.
Tomilov himself made the three flotation
tanks, using his artistic eye to make the tiled
chamber walls, as well as researching the
right type of equipment to handle the highly
concentrated salt. Each chamber holds 1,200
pounds of Epsom salt, which is noted for
relieving muscle tension and inflammation in
joints.
Sessions cost $75 for a 90-minute float,
and $90 for a 120-minute float. During
that time, you lay back, allowing the water
to effortlessly hold you up in silence and
darkness. There are no vibrations and the
water is the same temperature as your skin.
“It’s always hard to shut the brain, but
after two or three floats you learn how to
get completely unplugged from this world,”
Tomilov said.
As a first time floater, I spent the first
30 minutes swimming and experimenting,
which Tomilov said is typical for a newbie. I
kept the small strip of LED lights on while
music softly played to help me acclimate to
the new environment. My most surprising
discovery was being able to float on my side
in the fetal position — a feat that can only be
accomplished with the highest concentration
of salt.
I was nervous about being alone with
my thoughts, in silence and darkness, for 90
minutes. Prior to my appointment, I prepared
thinking points, but once I started soaking up
the experience, I turned off the lights, listened
to the sound of my breath and simply let my
mind wander.
The best part of the experience was being
in pitch black, something most of us never
encounter in our daily lives. Within the
calming darkness, I also found a stillness that
is hard to achieve simply by meditating. It’s
truly an experience you must try for yourself.
FL02S is located at 427 Moreland Ave.,
Suite 800. For more information, visit flo2s.
com. DU
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