I just came across an article called “How To Create Your Own Flotation Tank” at www.ehow.com/PrintArticle.html?id=5105871. I wanted to take a minute to explain why putting Epsom salt in your bathtub is not an effective alternative to the floatation tank. Here’s what the article says: Introduction Flotation tanks were first used after WWI to treat
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In the Dark, by Elizabeth Reninger About fifteen years ago, when I was living in Madison, Wisconsin, a flotation tank center opened, right in my neighborhood. I had heard of flotation tanks, but had never actually experienced one. So, feeling curious, I walked over to check it out, one spring afternoon. It was a very
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This article is from thisiscornwall.co.uk: SUFFERERS of MS and ME are being invited to take part in the second phase of a floatation tank trial. The six-week programme, run by Float SW, which has centres in Saltash and St Agnes, will follow on from the pilot scheme launched in December 2008. Float SW aims
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As I mentioned a couple posts ago, Google Images (images.google.com) has provided very different results for the term "sensory deprivation tank" than doing a regular Google search. I was recently rewarded with this painting by Ray Rum, entitled Vision of Loveliness, the most beautiful piece of floatation tank-inspired art I’ve seen. You can see more
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I just came across this fascinating publicity stunt at SuicideGirls.com: Drummer to the stars, Josh Freese, is selling himself to sell his new album, Since 1972. Inspired by the value-added packages offered by his buddy Trent Reznor for the last Nine Inch Nails release, Freese has come up with his own gift-with-purchase plan — only
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Doing a Google Images search for sensory deprivation tank brought up several results that I’d never found on dozens of Google searches for the same term. I was pleasantly surprised to find many websites I never knew about, including one that I had to share with you – The Floatel, an art design for a
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Restricting Environmental Stimulation (REST) to Enhance Cognitive Behavioral Treatment for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder With Schizotypal Personality Disorder W. Rand Walker, Robert F. Freeman, and Daniel K. Christensen, Washington State University Restricted Environmental Stimulation Therapy (REST) was used adjunctively in an imaginal exposure plus response prevention treatment for a subject with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) with comorbid
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The isolation tank (aka floatation tank) is arguably the most relaxing activity there is. Float sessions offer a wide variety of important health benefits, as evidenced by the testimonial given toward the end of this video.