Flotation therapy was invented in the 1950s and caught on in the 1980s thanks partly to the movie “Altered States,” in which William Hurt played a professor experimenting with sensory deprivation ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ‘In the float tank, robbed of any ambient distractions, my brain set off at full speed, like a wild horse that had slipped its ...

Editor’s Note: The Vail Daily’s Tricia Swenson searched the valley for alterative wellness modalities that are lesser-known and have proven benefits. Follow along each Sunday in January and discovery ...

A woman floating in a tank filled with dense salt water used in medical therapy. (Green Shoot Media photo) Imagine closing your eyes in a quiet, dark room and floating on salt water. At many wellness ...

In mental health care, it’s not uncommon for patients to pursue complementary therapies to manage mental illness. As a psychiatrist, I’ve seen patients who take dozens of daily vitamin supplements.

Stephen Bryla, owner of Go With The Float, explains the steps in using a flotation tank at the Easthampton business. Credit: STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING Sign up for the Gazette's morning newsletter and ...

LOVELAND, Ohio -- In a world where everyone is plugged in all the time, what would you give for an hour of absolute peace and quiet? In fact, it would be an hour of total sensory deprivation. Welcome ...

What Is It: Just Float is a float therapy center that allows clients to spend an hour effortlessly floating in a private salt-water tanks Who Tried It: Gabrielle Olya, PEOPLE writer and reporter Level ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- What if someone told you that you could float your troubles away, literally? From back pain to stress, some say a type of therapy that's making a comeback may be the answer. It's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Reporter Shelby Hartman floats on a "zero body dry float" tank at Quantum Wellness Spa. (Dania Maxwell / For The Times) It was all ...