Float History
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In 1953, John C. Lilly began a job studying neurophysiology with the US Public Health Service Commissioned Ocers Corps.
At the N.I.M.H. in 1954, with the desire of isolating a brain from external stimulation, he devised the first isolation tank, a dark soundproof tank of warm salt water in which subjects could float for long periods in sensory isolation. Lilly and a research colleague were the first to act as subjects of this research. What had been known as perceptual isolation or sensory deprivation was re-conceptualized as Restricted Environmental Stimulation Technique (R.E.S.T.). – Wikipedia
Many of the other terms related to floating are isolation tanks, chamber REST, relaxation therapy, relaxation technique and relaxation training.
Short-term sessions of sensory deprivation are described as relaxing and conducive to meditation. People use relaxation techniques for the following reasons, among others:
- Anger management
- Anxiety attacks
- Cardiac health
- Depression
- General well-being
- Headache
- High blood pressure
- Preparation for hypnosis
- Immune system support
- Insomnia
- Pain management
- Relaxation (psychology)
- Stress management
- Addiction treatment
- Nightmare disorder
- PTSD
- ADHA
- ADD
Embrace Serenity at Samana Float Center
Book your sensory deprivation session at Samana Float Center today and embark on a journey of inner peace and rejuvenation through the transformative practice of sensory deprivation.