Let's be honest: this past year and a half has been brutal. Relax and let your worries drift away with one free float from Float Sixty. This meditative experience will help you unwind and be present in your float session and beyond!

What is Floating? The relaxation practice of being buoyant in approximately 10 inches of water in a solution of 1,000 pounds of magnesium sulfate, otherwise known as Epsom Salts. Float 60 or 90 minutes - some like it even longer! The temperature of the water is set to the body's normal skin temperature. This practice can be accomplished in a special floatation device like a float pod, a floatation tank or a float room. Some may have heard of a sensory deprivation tank; this is the same type of device as mentioned above.

Getting rid of all sensory input allows the 'constantly-make-sure-you're-not-dying' part of your brain to chill out for a second, allowing the creative, relaxed part of your brain to come out and play. Without the constant pressure of analyzing the world around you, your body lowers its levels of cortisol, the main chemical component of stress. Your brain also releases elevated levels of dopamine and endorphins, the neurotransmitters of happiness.

Once you've floated your cares away, indulge in a delicious 90-minute massage from Amanda Gurtler, LMT at Andersonville Massage. Amanda blends a variety of modalities into a unique, detail-oriented style of massage that is both therapeutic and relaxing. Using strong but sensitive pressure, she often finds her clients dozing off, even as she works deep into their trigger points.

Since graduating from the Utah College of Massage Therapy in 2013, she has worked in clinical, neighborhood, and luxury settings. Her goal in her own practice is to facilitate relaxation and pain relief in a comfortable and safety-oriented space where boundaries are always respected. This means you will never be pressured into work you do not want to receive, offered unsolicited advice, or shamed for who you are-inside or out. Her hope is that with every massage, you begin to feel more at home in your own body.

Now that you are well and truly rested, rock a new look via a $50 gift certificate to be used for any of Aveda's salon services. Services include:

• Haircut
• Blowout & Finish
• Bang or Undercut
• Beard Trim
• Retexturizing
• Color
• Makeup
• Skin Care
• Waxing
• Nail Therapy

Located in the trendy area of Lakeview, near Boystown, within walking distance to Lincoln Park, home to DePaul University and just a few miles from the Magnificent Mile shopping district on Michigan Avenue, the Douglas J Aveda Institute in Chicago sits inside The Century Mall. To make commuting easy, their location is close to all major transportations and the city provides easily accessible parking.

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