A Float By Any Other Name
An Open Letter on Float Tank Terminology Since you’re on this site, you’ve likely heard one or more of these terms as a name for a certain kind of therapy: Isolation Therapy Sensory Deprivation Therapy Restricted Environmental Stimulation Therapy (REST)...
Think Big and Start Small When Planning a Float Center
Deciding on how many tanks to have is a big question for anyone starting a float center. Answering that question can depend on factors ranging from the philosophical to the inescapably practical. It really depends on what you want out of a float center. If your vision...
Start Small or Launch Big
I think everyone should do what feels right for them. But I have a strong preference for slow. People who are able to start small have such an advantage over someone who has to learn everything so fast. We happened to start with one and then two tanks in our home for...
Would You Like a Cup of Tea?
This post is a carry over from our February topic. I live in a world of duality. My mind is always busy, with the past or the future, or involved in some project in am immersed in. It is evaluating and trying to figure things out. What did that mean, how can I...
Hanging Out – Post Float Experience
This post is a carry over from our February topic. I like to think of our float center’s lobby as a sort of no-man’s-land. It sits between the nothingness of the float tank and the everythingness of the outside world. A place where people can attempt to merge these...
March’s Topic: ‘Start Small or Launch Big?’
This month we'll be talking about something that is especially relevant to everyone just getting started in the floatation industry. Should you start a float center decked out with a full armada of tanks, a 30 ft salt water aquarium, and filter changing robots? Or...
Your Float Center Should Feel Like Home
At True REST we are in our second float center build out and really put a lot of emphasis and thought on the post float interaction and environment.The flow of our Spa is very tranquil and psychologically brings you down each step further into the Spa you get. We...
Relating to the Float Experience
There is no doubt that the short period following the float is crucial for achieving a complete floatation experience. It is during this stage that the first-timer will be setting into place the thoughts that will become how they relate to their float. They have just...
Sales In a Float Tank Center
When we first started Float On, already being regular floaters ourselves and being very familiar with the warm embrace of the post-flow afterglow, we figured that selling things to our float customers after they got out would be the easiest thing in the world. We were...
2013 Start-a-Center Giveaway Winners Announced!
Look, this wasn't easy. When we launched this, we didn't expect nearly as many submissions as we ended up getting, and certainly not as many that were so compelling. All in all, there were over 140 participants and after reading through all of them, floating on it,...
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