Meet the owners

Meet James

A haven of tranquillity in the heart of CB1, Floatwell offers an array of wellbeing therapies, from flotation pods to AI massage. Owner James Cope-Brown invites us into the Station Road sanctuary

The inspiration for Floatwell

Freya and I launched Floatwell in December 2022 with one clear focus “well being that works”. We have taken a science-based and evidence led approach, aiming to leave our clients feeling a tangible improvement. With a range of treatments, classes and experiences we can help with a variety of common challenges, but the issues we see most often are stress, sleep and physical aches and pains. The approach varies from person to person, whether it is relaxation after a busy week, reducing inflammation with a course of infrared sauna or a more hands on approach at the hands of our experienced massage therapists. Whatever the requirement our team is available to offer advice and make sure the clients get the best out of their time with us.

Our vision

Floatwell is somewhere people can truly relax and focus on their self care. Increasingly modern life can prevent us from switching off and recovering from the daily stresses and strains. We want to provide a sanctuary with all the very latest technology to help customers optimise their mind and body.

The floatation pods

Our core treatments include our two stress busting floatation pods. Inside there is 12 inches of body temperature, epsom salt saturated water. With about 500kg of Epsom salts (Magnesium Sulphate) floating is completely effortless. With no lights or sound the lack of sensory input allows your mind and body to switch off completely. Our customers often experience a deep sense of relaxation and the improvements to sleep can last for weeks afterwards.

What to expect

When clients enter the floatation pod, they usually go through about 15 minutes of heightened ‘brain chatter’ before relaxing in to what is known as the ‘theta’ state, which is similar to the clear mind that meditation offers.

The infrared saunas

We have two infrared saunas, both using full spectrum infrared light which delivers heat more deeply and efficiently, the different wave lengths (near, mid and far). This means you can experience all the profound health benefits of a sauna, including detoxing, boosting collagen, balancing hormones and muscle recovery while relaxing in a comfortable 55 to 60 degrees, instead of enduring the traditional sauna heat of 85 to 100. To enhance the experience the cabins are also  fitted with bluetooth speakers to enjoy your time with music or an audio book!

What is an ‘AI’ massage

Our state-of-the-art AI massage chair scans your back to work out where you are holding your tension. It will feed this back to you on a screen and produces a fully tailored massage, seeking out all the knots and areas of tension directly. It’s an amazing piece of kit which people love as they say it really hits the spot!

Hands-on therapies

On the second floor we have a large treatment room where we offer a range of different therapies such as massage, including deep tissue, sports stretch and relaxation. If our clients want to really switch off we can combine this with our dry floatation bed which has many of the benefits of our floatation pods but without the need to get wet!

Studio time

In our light and airy studio we focus on education and all things wellbeing. We offer classes, events and workshops for both individuals, groups and companies. For those wanting to spend a whole day with us day we have packages and a range of menus for you to enjoy.

A warm Cambridge welcome

Client feedback has been great! People really benefit from what we do and appreciate what we offer. Regardless of the requirement everyone that visits us is greeted by a friendly member of the team who makes sure any questions are answered.

What’s next?

Realising that often companies can struggle to understand the wellbeing needs of their staff we will be launching a service supporting companies with a mixture of talks, classes and digital resources. Our mission is to support the employees of Cambridge to be happier and healthier in an increasingly stressed out world, watch this space!

Floatwell is at 6, Salisbury Villas, Station Road, Cambridge. Visit floatwell.co.uk