What is it? Floating in a dark, quiet, enclosed space. Researchers refer to it as flotation restricted environmental stimulation therapy (REST), or sensory isolation floating. Why would you do it?

CARRBORO, NC (WTVD) -- Floating in a swimming pool is something most of us have done as children. Now many adults have gone back to floating to relieve stress, and even heal ailments. Marques Manuel ...

White, boxy and equipped with a futuristic exit hatch, the Samadhi sensory deprivation tank resembles a space pod. It's filled with 800 pounds of Epsom salt dissolved in 150 gallons of ...

Nashville-based Pure Sweat + Float Studios is bringing its full-spectrum infrared saunas and Epsom salt floating tanks to Georgetown. (Courtesy Pure Sweat + Float Studios) Nashville-based Pure Sweat + ...

It took less than two minutes of floating in complete darkness in the tank for me to panic. I was drifting face-up in 210 gallons of water and 800 pounds of epsom salt inside a tank, inside of First ...

Although salty foods often get a bad rap when it comes to your health, salt therapy has some surprising benefits. Salt therapy, also known as halotherapy, is a treatment that involves inhaling small ...

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.

The inspiration for Fayetteville's newest wellness therapy came floating into Nicole Walcott's mind during a business trip to Oregon. Seriously. Floating. "I had just looked at this space back in ...

When Reboot first popped up on Valencia Street a couple months ago, I was a bit skeptical: Its sleek, sterile decor suggested less a sensory-deprivation spa, and more a laboratory where I’d be guided ...

As I lay in a tank of 120 gallons of water containing half a ton of Epsom salt, I realize that I'm thinking exceptionally well. I untangle a hassle with a story I have coming up and perform a mental ...

Think back to when you were a kid and what it was like floating in a pool or lake. Remember the feel of the water under you as it cradled your body while you listened to the sounds of nature or just ...

Of all the ways to getting and staying well, one of the newest to Waco may be the simplest: floating. Austin Parker opened Full Moon Float Company LLC nine months ago to give the general public the ...