 Hey, I'm Jeff Caldwell, and I'm Jack Caldwell, and we're here to tell you about our experience doing float therapy together In Bellingham, Washington We went to Stilway Massage and Float and just prior to COVID went about six to eight weeks in a row and really had a good time Bonding as a father and son and Jack has a special brain some ADHD a little bit of autism and a lot of coolness and What else Jack? Too many words to think about So watch the following video and follow along and at the end we're gonna have some tips for you. So stay tuned I'm Jeff Caldwell my son Jack Jack what? Jack Caldwell, okay, so we're at Stilway Massage and Float with Tim and Shannon Fuller who have been operating this from a thought six years ago fast-forwarding to Success in expanding now, right? Yeah, we're hoping Yeah, we are running two tanks as you know back six years ago And we're hoping to do two more we're running pretty much 100% capacity right now. That's great and post kind of COVID That's not probably too many people can say that but I kind of think COVID helps I mean, I think that's been a place for people to go and just cope and deal and escape You know everything that's happening, you know last year granted where you were like with COVID politics climate change the fires I mean, there was so much stuff affecting people. This was just that quiet place to be and just Be okay. Yes. Yeah. Well said. That's good that there was a silver lining to this So so about I guess it was a couple months before COVID maybe in December or January. I reached out and Going back to that going back a little bit in 2017. We went to the float conference in Portland and heard dr. Feinstein talk about when we had our my company heat and green had a booth there I took time to listen to him and really talk about the more from our clinical side of the results of Floating even compared to other things like yoga or other forms of exercising people with PTSD, etc And be able to look at That and more of a this here are facts It's not some, you know, new fangal thing that we know people are just throwing ideas over the fence Not just a bunch of snake oil. Not just a bunch of snake oil Yes, exactly. And so and even though we've done some a bunch of projects heating wise. It was really great insight So my son has a Really good mind and hopefully the nut didn't fall too far from the tree and so when we started talking about floating Kind of the why behind it was jack has kind of some sensory Stuff going on or along with some ADHD and probably some some mild autism, right Jack Yeah, so remember when you and daddy were talking about floating. Yeah, what were your thoughts on? well, I Think when I did floating I was like, what was this gonna be and when my dad went to the float conference I was like, what's floating and I didn't really understand what it was But then when I went to the float and I did it Well, I don't have very good sleep Usually it's in the winter and it helps me Sleep and then I sleep really good and then it helps me get anxiety away And to mm-hmm So Jack was as he said very curious like looking at all the pumps and he's very mechanically inclined and Like most kids are you know curious about things so Just as an encouragement to other other parents out there if they do this with their kids Do one not have no expectations whatsoever. I'll look at it as a piece of advice. Yeah, and and Look at it as an opportunity and our Instagram application world It's very easy to want some results, right or take a pill and we know that there's things can work But sometimes you try things out. I think as a dad one of the biggest things is Just honestly involvement, you know, whether it was, you know, he has Just a normal, you know normal kid and does sports or whatever the activity might be that you're involved and So I looked at it as a real blessing to literally be shoulder-to-shoulder in the tank with Jack and to be To there and not just, you know, have my wife do the things like this for example And so it's you know as a as a dad. I'll just say You know, we probably all read statistics about you know, dad's not me and involved as much and the fatherless generation or things like that and Not to be presumptuous with anyone watching but it's so important to To, you know, take every moment and to and to love them Well, you know, and maybe you don't understand floating or like oh, this is really just for adults or or something flippin But more like hey, I can't come to sand through the hourglass and see the results But I know It takes a community and I appreciate your graciousness of saying like Let's let's let's try and see if it works. And so so I think we'll probably be starting up again here and Yeah, and I'll just say the nights that Jack did it. I I journal things and it was never a leaning statement like you're gonna sleep great tonight, Jack It was more just let's just see the results and enjoy Jack always says enjoy Enjoy the trip not the destination So and I can get very anxious as a business owner and a doer and a performer whether we're going boating or something But more like hey if we get a flat tire on the way or if something happens So it was great to just enjoy the time before and I'm rushing to get here We're getting here on time and then going home and even though he's gonna go to bed a little bit later those nights That just see the results and so we can't fast-forward time But I really appreciate both of you being gracious and oh and willing and the hope here is the you know if this That's a sprinkle of hope or opportunity for other people to say man I could do that with my my son or daughter and just be willing to be available and flexible and but I really I Like logic so when I heard dr. Feinstein speak and it was like this this makes sense and And then here is a window opportunity with still like massage Well cool, and I'm so excited. I mean the bonding part is what's melting me so much I mean having six weeks to come I mean that is great for a fathered son and hold on to that because we have teenagers now and it drifts Yeah, it's not a cushion. Yeah, exactly and just so excited that it was helpful You know and getting back to what you learned at the conference like putting the proof behind the pudding You know you hear it you read it all that's interesting then you try it and you know Just slow steps, you know, it's always a process right? It's like you know You can't get will overnight, but you know six months down the road of doing something Then you look back go Oh, I am in a better place now because of this and I'm so glad that I mean we think floating is a great tool to have Your toolbox like I said, it's not the cure all you're not going to get immediate results all the time Although we have lots of folks that come out. Wow I have folks that are mind-blowing sometimes. Yeah, I've been doing it a while Yeah, I think that being said while the focus was kind on Jack It's more of the well what am I now as I was looking in the rear of you. What am I getting out of this? That's exactly and like you said the book the bonding part so Jack What would you want to say to? other kids out there or parents about about floating and You know kind of words of encouragement. What would you like to say? Well, I think that floating if you have a hard time sleeping that you can do it and you might sleep really well and That if you have any anxieties whether it's something in school or something at home or something with your friends that it might blow those anxieties away and So you're really calm after you get out of the float I think it really helps What would you like to say to Tim and Shannon? Thanks for letting us do the float and I think it really helps You are welcome We're it's exactly why we're here So I'm glad that we were able to help and I can't wait to see you back in I think it's gonna fit us now. We've grown a little bit. Oh, that's true. Maybe six inches or more Yeah, okay. Well, thank you so much our pleasure. Thank you everybody Reasons why you should consider doing float therapy or even a float session with your child number one You're creating bonds and memories with your child. You're showing support for them And number three the most important is love wins and you're gonna that's gonna go a long way in life And we just know from our own experience that it's been really mutually beneficial And we really want to encourage you to consider doing the same. I'd like to give a special thanks to Justin Dr. Justin Feinstein I heard him speak at the float conference in 2017 and it was very interesting his findings And I appreciate you deprecating your professional career towards this that really helped people I'd also like to thank thank just Jocelyn Jester with the float conference and all the emails and the phone calls back and forth and James Harder from float that float harder in Portland, Maine Thanks for your encouragement and your support of the float industry and a special thanks to Tim and Shannon Fuller We'll still like massage and float here in Bellingham. We couldn't have done it without you and remember float on