We thrive on sharing our passion for the lifestyle and culture of floating, from understanding the basics, personal stories, to our philosophy and reason for existing. Our blog is a co-created effort, contributed to by the owners, our team and our floaters, and contains a multi-media combination of audio, story, and video.
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We discuss floating with HealthyWay
September 21st, 2018-
Travel, Friends, Relaxation, and Floating | The Float Digest with Kevin McCulloch
August 29th, 2018Dorian 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 […]
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Creativity, Relationships, PTSD, and Floating | The Float Digest with Kevin McCulloch
August 22nd, 2018Clarence 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 […]
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Performance, Recovery, Family, and Floating | The Float Digest with Kevin McCulloch
August 22nd, 2018Zach 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 […]
How Floating can Impact Athletic Performance
July 28th, 2018Many 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 […]
Floating & Stress Relief
May 10th, 2018Hmm…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 […]
Floating For Insomnia and Improved Sleep Quality
April 2nd, 2018Most 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 […]
Floating for a Positive Mood
March 21st, 2018Good 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 […]
FAQ – Is this sensory deprivation? The idea of deprivation makes me nervous.
March 13th, 2018Great 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 […]
