A few months ago, a mysterious new business opened in my neighborhood: a “flotation therapy center” offering one-hour sessions in sensory deprivation tanks. “Aren’t you curious?” beckoned the sandwich ...

Flotation therapy was invented in the 1950s and caught on in the 1980s thanks partly to the movie “Altered States,” in which William Hurt played a professor experimenting with sensory deprivation ...

Buffalo is home to the only full sensory deprivation float center in Western New York, “The Flo.” This therapeutic floatation center offers users a unique experience that’s creating a buzz around the ...

Michigan has three sites that offer flotation in specially designed tanks. Tank owners say flotation helps people relax%2C sleep better. Indianapolis manufacturer says business is growing since he ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Allen Hughes said the concept of floatation therapy took a long time to sink in. The management consultant, a self-described "high strung" type who's always looking for new ways to ...

— -- I get really nervous before my rec league soccer games. I play goalkeeper and like many athletes (using the term loosely here), I put way too much pressure on myself. The day of a match, I ...

Sep. 6—ROCHESTER — In today's hectic, stressful world, Ryan Henderson wants to create a restful oasis with Soliflo , which he is opening in downtown Rochester. The vision is to combine ancient ...

Even in a beautiful resort town like Ruidoso, people agree they are being bombarded by a constant onslaught of noise, energy pollution, distraction and busy-ness to the point of being broken down and ...