I get really nervous before my rec league soccer games. I play goalkeeper and like many athletes (using the term loosely here), I put way too much pressure on myself. The day of a match, I start ...

The pod float tank at Ad Astra Wellness, 1410 Kasold Drive, is shown on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017. The pod is about the size of a twin mattress. It contains 200 gallons of water and 1,000 pounds of ...

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 ...

‘In the float tank, robbed of any ambient distractions, my brain set off at full speed, like a wild horse that had slipped its lead.’Illustration: The Guardian Depending on who you ask, spending an ...

Tom Brady, Steph Curry, and Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman are just a few athletes who have been vocal about their love of floating. From swimmers to runners to the Ohio State football team, more and ...

A few months ago, a mysterious new business opened in my neighborhood: a “flotation therapy center” offering one-hour sessions in sensory deprivation tanks. “Aren’t you curious?” beckoned the sandwich ...

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After more than three years helping people in Rochester find peace by floating in an isolation tank, Jon Makihas pulled the plug and moving on to new endeavors. "It was a good run," Maki said of his ...