“As it gets harder to live in the moment, without distraction, some swear by a forced shutdown.”

Chicago Tribune: Letting stress float away

“For me, the experience was like Zen meditation: boring at first, then over in what seemed like seconds. Suspended in about two feet of 94-degree water filled with Epsom salt, I didn’t just feel relaxed, I felt like the giant baby at the end of Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey.”

Men’s Journal: The Modern-Day Float Tank

“The audience has changed, too. Not just aging hippies, Float On’s fans (and founders) are mainly of the new breed: Techies and stressed-out city dwellers seeking to get away from their devices while, perhaps, approaching the theta brainwave state usually only achievable after years of deep meditation practice. Tapping into this half-waking, half-dream state can come with wide-ranging benefits, as claimed by both scientists and devotees.”

“Our recent experience … produced the high of a round of heart-rate-raising yoga followed by the deeply relaxing corpse pose, or savasana – with much less effort (after all, you’re just lying there).”

Can you float your way to creative flow?

“Floating could be helpful if you’re experiencing a creative block, particularly the kind brought on by working too long and trying too hard.”

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