In the past few years, floating has experienced an unprecedented rise in popularity and acknowledgement. Though around in some form or another since the late 1950's when the practice was developed by neuroscientist John C. Lilly, it has largely remained…
The New York times can't get enough of floating. Though their previous piece had a general air of trepidation, the periodical seems to be warming up to the idea, like cozy skin temperature water filled with a 10% Epsom salt…
Stephen Curry floats. We really should stop right there. What else do you need to know? Watch the video from ESPN to take a tour of a local float center and see how one of the most famous athletes on…
Mary Oaklander writes a fantastic piece on the new wave of research into the medical and therapeutic applications of floating, centered around the Float Clinic and Research Center at the Laureate Institute for Brain Research in Tulsa, Oklahoma, run by neuroscientist…
Journalist Julie Turkewitz investigates the modern landscape of floating, visiting float centers and interviewing new and long time members of the float community. Turkewitz gives a brief but informative synopsis on the history of floatation centers and touches on their…
This week only, Monday October 19th until Friday October 23rd, we're offering a shareable 3 float package for $125. The package does not expire, but the sale ends Friday. The winter months are on their way and with them, the…
October 24th&25th Only At the Portland Float Conference back in August, we got to experience the BioLounge first hand. It's an ergonomically-contoured, memory foam bed that resonates at subsonic frequencies. When used in tandem with their binaural beat audio compositions,…
Floating just became easier on the wallet. $45 floats all day on the last Wednesday of the month. No need to bring in a friend, start a membership, or buy a package. Make your reservation today.
Oakland Floats has extended into Tuesday from 4pm-11pm. Take advantage of our weekday deal with a friend (2 floats for $99) or simply recharge during the middle of the week.
Spilling out from a large performance hall in Portland State University, among food trucks, organic produce stands, psychedelic light therapy machines (courtesy of Traveling Light and their Lucia N3, who we hosted last year), ergonomic resonant sound therapy beds (courtesy…
Vogue Magazine highlights floating and teaches us a new acronym: REST (Restricted Environmental Stimulation Therapy). Nathan Heller writes, "In recent years, [float tanks] have regained a following, and, at the moment, the case for certain benefits is compelling. Under examination,…
Writer Michelle Rose Gilman at the Huffington Post expounds her discovery and new found love of floating. "I have since floated many times, and every time I float I go deeper and deeper into myself or maybe it's away from…