Thanks to pathfindertanks.com for this article about floating and the endorphins that result from it: The discovery of the endorphin in 1976 was the first step in a revolution in scientific understanding of the subtle interplay between mind and body. As more and more neurotransmitters and receptors were discovered, and linked to major changes in
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My dear friend Heather was in her 3rd trimester when she first floated. This is what she said about the experience: "I was eight months pregnant when I floated for the first time. Pregnancy takes a toll on every muscle in your body, especially your torso. Ironically, the times when you get a chance to
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This is an old article from the British magazine Pregnancy & Birth FLOAT THERAPY – What is it? Floating is spending an hour or so lying quietly in the dark. Suspended on a warm solution of Epsom salt that is about 10 inches deep and so dense that you float effortlessly. You come as close
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Here’s an old article I found in Pregnancy & Birth Magazine: For real water babies, a flotation tank session is a pregnancy must. The tank is filled with water only 10 inches deep, but the high concentration of salt means that your whole body is suspended, giving you a feeling of weightlessness and soothing stress,
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I just came across this Esquire magazine article from 1983 that had me shaking me head and wondering why float tanks aren’t as common today as massage therapy, yoga or chiropractic care. Read on and let me know what you think: Isolation Tanks: The State of the Art A recent body of research into tank
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My wife and I were recently interviewed for a podcast program about floatation therapy for AlternativesRadio.com, a talk show that focuses on natural and alternative therapies. We met the host Gary Joy at a concert where my friend Thom Ayres was performing. Floating came up in conversation and Gary invited us to discuss floating for
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Guest article for About.com by Frank Rodriguez Floatation therapy simulates zero gravity by dissolving 800-1000 lbs of Epsom salt (magnesium sulfate) into approximately 200 gallons of water in a small pool that is only 10 inches deep. There are several important benefits to creating this dense saltwater solution. The most immediately recognizable benefit is that
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Floatation Therapy – All Stresses Simply Seep Away By Kevin Sinclair Floatation therapy is a quick and simple way to achieve intense relaxation. Stress is constantly being recognized as the cause of illness and physical problems and floatation therapy is an ideal way to unwind and release pent up tension. A physician and neuro-psychiatrist named
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"Floatation therapy eased my backaches!" Glancing at her calendar, Karen Pichkhadze groaned. Not another day of open-house appointments, she thought. All that driving is going to kill my back. For as long as she could remember, Karen had grappled with upper-back pain. "I always brushed it off, but when I started working as a realtor,
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1980 marked the film debut of Altered States, a science fiction movie that took liberal creative license with the man who invented the floatation tank (aka sensory deprivation tank), John Lilly. Altered States wasn’t a cinematic masterpiece, but it excelled at sparking interest in the strange water box that the main character Eddie Jessup (played
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