Practice
What actually happens during a session?
Start to finish: what you do, what the room is like, and what the hour is actually for.
People ask this more than anything else, usually with a slightly wary tone, so here is the whole thing start to finish with nothing left out.
You arrive about ten minutes early
That is not a formality. Ten minutes gives you time to sign in, use the bathroom, put your phone away and stop being a person who has just driven somewhere. If it is your first visit you will sign a waiver and pay the one-time $10 lifetime membership. That is the whole admin, and it does not happen again.
You pick a recliner
There may be a few other people in the room. They are all there for the same reason and none of them is looking to chat — this is not that kind of room. Pick a chair, get a blanket, sit down.
Then you stop
This is the part that surprises people. There is no program. Nobody assesses you, nobody checks on your progress, and there is nothing you are supposed to be doing. The lights are low, the panels are on, something slow and green is playing on a large screen, salt lamps are glowing and there is music running.
Most people take about twenty minutes to stop resisting it. That is normal and it is worth knowing in advance, because the first twenty minutes can feel like nothing is happening. What is happening is that you are winding down at the speed a person actually winds down, which is slower than anyone wants it to be.
What to bring
- Layers. The room runs cool and you will be still for an hour.
- Headphones, if you would rather have your own music than ours.
- An eye mask, if you want proper darkness. Some people do, some like watching the panels.
- Water. Drink some before, and more afterwards.
Afterwards
You get up, and most people are quiet for a bit. Some go straight back to their day, some sit in the car for five minutes first. Drink water. If you want something to take with you, ask Frannie about the three-minute breathing and humming exercise — she will teach it to you for free, it takes minutes, and you can do it in a grocery store line.
The honest version
An hour where nothing needs you is harder to find than it sounds, and that is most of what this is. What people take from it varies enormously from person to person. We would genuinely rather you came and formed your own view than arrived expecting ours.
Not sure if this is for you? Call or text Frannie for fifteen minutes. It is free, there is no pitch, and she will tell you honestly whether a couple of hours, a package, an overnight or none of the above makes sense. (561) 531-7178
