Previous Posts
-
Travel, Friends, Relaxation, and Floating | The Float Digest with Kevin McCulloch
Dorian Tomace and Kevin McCulloch sit down to talk floating and its impact on Dorian’s travel, friendships, and relaxation. Dorian is a friend of FLOAT STL and a frequent guest when she isn’t traveling the world. She tells us how floating has fit perfectly into her eventful life. Kevin McCulloch is an owner of FLOAT… Continue reading
-
Creativity, Relationships, PTSD, and Floating | The Float Digest with Kevin McCulloch
Clarence Jackson and Kevin McCulloch sit down to talk floating and its impact on Clarence’s creativity, relationships, and PTSD Clarence is a 21 year USMC veteran who spent time in the Gulf War. Now is a poet and an actor, and a friend to us. He speaks about difficulty he has faced in life and… Continue reading
-
Performance, Recovery, Family, and Floating | The Float Digest with Kevin McCulloch
Zach Turnure and Kevin McCulloch sit down to talk floating and its impact on Zach’s performance, recovery, and family. Zach is a 22 year old student at Lindenwood University studying business. Zach played football for Ohio State University as a walk on. Ohio State is where Zach first encountered the float experience. Kevin McCulloch is… Continue reading
-
How Floating can Impact Athletic Performance
Many athletes and recreational exercisers are familiar with the healing benefits of Epsom Salt (magnesium sulfate). If you’ve ever had an injury or a serious case of post-workout soreness, it’s not uncommon to hear your chiropractor, friend, or family member say, “take a warm Epsom Salt bath” for relaxation and physical recovery. Would it surprise… Continue reading
-
Floating & Stress Relief
Hmm…stress. Good ol’ stress. Stress is biological, personal, and social. It lives in our bodies, minds, and environments, and it affects us on all cylinders! Whether we believe our stress is a result of what we carry within us, how the world we live in affects us, or a combination of both – our personal… Continue reading
-
Floating For Insomnia and Improved Sleep Quality
Most of us, at some point in our lives, have struggled with tossing and turning in bed all night, or waking up with a start at 3AM, unable to get back to sleep. When this pattern builds over time, people begin to experience symptoms of sleep deprivation, which is known to have negative effects on… Continue reading
-
Floating for a Positive Mood
Good morning, floaters! Is it just me, or are you feeling ready to walk our beautiful Saint Louis parks abloom with flowering cherry trees, to make way for gaggles of baby ducklings, and to find the poet in your heart arrested by a sea of lavender crocuses as they slowly peak their noses through the… Continue reading
-
FAQ – Is this sensory deprivation? The idea of deprivation makes me nervous.
Great question! Yes, technically speaking, floating is the layman’s term for “sensory deprivation.” The term “sensory deprivation” describes a broad area of scientific research that looks at the effects of reduced environmental stimulation therapy (also known as “REST”). Unfortunately, the term “sensory deprivation” presents the concept of “deprivation,” which isn’t appealing to most people, and… Continue reading
-
Floating and Pain Relief
“…it’s beginning to look as if the specific remedy for any eruption of pain in your life is to find your way quickly to the nearest float tank, plop in, and spend an hour pumping up your endorphin levels and avoiding the pain-increasing effects of anxiety.” – Michael Hutchinson, from “Floating for Relief of Pain.”… Continue reading
-
FLOAT STL Team Member ~ Hilary Sedovic
Hi there, floaters! This post offers you the opportunity to get to know one of our wonderful staff members, Hilary Sedovic. As a formal introduction, you can find her bio on our about us page, or read about her here: “Like most of the pivotal encounters in her life, Hilary’s first exposure to floating was purely serendipitous. After… Continue reading