I wasn’t hot. I wasn’t cold.
I couldn’t feel the tension in my shoulders. Nor the nagging, ever-present weight of my head on a weak neck.
The room was dim, with candles lit. But I had my eyes closed, blocking out yet another sensory distraction.
Only one sense was in action — under the water, there was sound. A music without words. So primal, it almost felt like it was simply coming from my mind, not entering through my ears.
My body was floating. Literally. Because I was experiencing Nordik Spa-Nature’s Källa treatment, made available in a large salt water pool dug 5 meters deep into the rock.
To eliminate the weight of your own skeletal frame and simply float in the salt water was far more relaxing than I could have imagined.
But this was only one of the incredible stress-reducing experiences made available to me at Nordik, just outside of Ottawa.
If you haven’t yet experienced this gem of a place. You simply must.
You will walk in, but you will float out.
I’ve bought my friends gift certificates for the Nordik spa in Ottawa before! It is such a beautiful place. I didn’t know they had this treatment. I’ve heard of float houses before and they sound so great. I would love to do it one day.
A long time ago, a friend gave me a gift certificate to try a floating bath. It was an individual fully closed tub. I found it a bit unnerving, despite how wonderful the floating felt. This new Kalla treatment pool is much more my style … high ceilings, etc.
I really need to stop by and take in some of Le Nordik’s treatments! I don’t know if I would want to leave Källa treatment. It sounds amazing!
Oh, yes! You have to stop in. Leave yourself hours …. you can really enjoy the grounds and take your time. It’s a really amazing experience.
I LOVE Le Nordik, especially the Kalla bath, so worth the extra expense. My DH and I try to visit the spa at least once a year together and we really enjoy it. So lucky to have something like this so close to home!
It really is such a unique place! I noticed that on Tuesdays, they have a package for Girlfriends to enjoy the spa together. But I do love going with my hubby, too. The last time we went together, we did the baths, a massage, and tapas and wine. It was sooo nice.
Oh my goodness, this sounds amazing. Your description makes me really want to try this!
It really is a cool experience! If you get the chance to try it one day, do so!
I want to come and try floating the tension out of my body. What a great photo of the relaxation under those blue lights!
I can’t take any credit for that photo … no cameras or cell phones allowed on the premises (ruins the zen vibe :)). It’s a photo from the Nordik site.
Wow how cool is that!! The feeling of floating is so calming…and cleansing for the body
Yes, I really think it does a body and mind good! My mom loved it so much that she wants to come to thermal baths at le Nordik at least once a month (I think I might aspire to this same goal when I’m retired too!)
This sounds so amazing! I would love to go to a spa like this, I would love a floating feeling.
Let’s all chase this floaty feeling!!