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Looking for Natural, Short-Term Relief of Depression Symptoms? Here’s how floating can help.

Can floatation-REST (Reduced Environmental Stimulation Therapy) provide insulation against depression? There’s a reason why so many people turn to the tank for a mental reset. In fact, some researchers are confident that floating tamps down anxiety in the brain in a way that rivals some prescription drugs and meditation. The likely explanation for why floating does what other forms of “relaxation” can’t is that floating with sensory deprivation turns off the part of Read More

Floating For Physical Recovery and Training

Float REST Research In the 1980s, IRIS began delving into the effects of REST...
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Floating for Creativity & Cognitive Performance

Float REST Research In 1987, the University of British Columbia performed a research study...
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Floating For Pain Relief

Pain relief is one of the most common reasons people make a practice of...
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Floating For Stress Relief

Float REST Research Perhaps the most well known effect of flotation is a reduction...
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About Floating: Sensory Deprivation and Flotation R.E.S.T.

No longer dismissed as a hippie fad, float therapy is gaining ground as a...
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Joel Goodwin, COO

I lived with back pain most my life. I had scoliosis in my early...
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Athletes Experience Faster, Full-Body Recovery with Float Therapy

Professional athletes have used floating therapy—the process of being weightlessly suspended in a ton...
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Erika Parsons, Writer

Why I Love Floating I am a quiet person, but on the inside not...
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Caroline Dowd-Higgins, Coach

Admittedly, I am a high-energy, focused, and ambitious career woman who works very hard....
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