Float Therapy

by Karen Danchalski

Therapy for the senses

Seeking respite from a highly stressful period of my life, I would often lie my head down at night close my eyes and dream of space. Dark, cool, silent, all my problems were 25,000 light-years away. I was safe from worry, safe from distress. I just had to breathe and float in space; the tiny bright stars my only guiding lights. While I have never gone up into space, I have had a strikingly similar experience in a float tank. Three times, I have floated, and each time resulted in a powerful sense of calm and relaxation mixed with a deep inner connection to my biology via an out of body experience.