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16 Jun, 2023
Online article in The Wall Street Journal written by Elizabeth Bernstein. https://www.wsj.com/articles/float-tanks-health-benefits-stress-d844e4ba?st=5ciqfbzxtb9ooen&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink Appeared in the June 15, 2023, print edition as 'Finding Your Bliss by Floatin  g'.
01 Nov, 2022
In the summer of 2022, the Float Research Collective (FRC) was officially formed as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Its mission is to establish worldwide acceptance for Floatation-REST (Reduced Environmental Stimulation Therapy) as a treatment to naturally relieve pain, stress, anxiety and other related conditions.
By Clinical Floatation 19 Nov, 2021
Justin's Float Conference talk form 2020
By clinical floatation 23 Jul, 2021
True Health interview the Director of the Float Research Collective, Justin Feinstein, PhD , to learn about therapeutic floating as a modality for stress, anxiety and pain management. Tom Rifai, MD, FACP - 20 July 2021
By Clinical Floatation 26 Feb, 2021
From LIBR to “Daddy School” – it’s been a big shift for everyone’s favorite float researcher. If you attended the 2020 Virtual Float Conference, you may have heard the big news that Dr. Justin Feinstein was leaving the Laureate Institute for Brain Research. Now that he’s officially living a tropical life, you may be wondering if Dr. Feinstein’s float life is over. As we chat with him in this episode, it’s clear that that notion couldn’t be further from the truth! While Dr. Feinstein has been focusing on his family life for a few months, the great work at LIBR is continuing under the direction of Dr. Sahib Khalsa… AND Dr. Feinstein’s big dreams are starting to take shape! As he says, he’s “doubling down” on floating, and he needs help getting the Float Research Collective off the ground and then opening his own float clinic in Maui. He presented the idea at Rise in 2019 and is ready to bring the whole float community into the research world, in a way that will help gather publishable data. If you would like to get involved, sign up for newsletter updates h  ere .
By Clinical Floatation 19 Feb, 2021
Recent eating-disorder-specific research supports Floatation-REST not only as a safe intervention, but also as one that might have a surprisingly positive effect on body image.
By Clinical Floatation 13 Nov, 2020
Sahib Khalsa of LIBR talks to CNN about the positive effects of floating.
By Clinical Floatation 13 Nov, 2020
"Once you get into the tank and have marvelled at your own buoyancy, flicked the lights on and off to see if you're scared (I am a bit, initially), and rolled around, everything relaxes. When your thumb has stopped involuntarily scrolling, and your brain stops telling you to refresh your emails, you relax your shoulders, unclench your jaw, move your neck around, straighten your back, release your tongue from the roof of your mouth, and loosen your hands. Related: Thinking of joining a book club? It may improve your wellbeing And when you've really settled in, and you're floating, naked and spread out like a starfish in a silent, black pod with a quiet mind, there comes a point when the temperature of the water, which is body temperature, becomes indecipherable from the air in the pod. The lack of light and sound reduces your sense of touch, so when I reach that meditative state, it doesn't feel like I'm in a pod, in water, or in anything at all. It's like floating in nothingness or drifting in space. If you have 15 tabs open in your brain at any one time, three to-do lists on your desk, and find you're doing everything and achieving nothing, flotation therapy is the one for you."
By Clinical Floatation 10 Sep, 2020
What is it about floating that makes it such a great therapy for anxiety, depression, PTSD, and other disorders?
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Synopsis Articles

By Colin Stanwell-Smith 01 Dec, 2017
I want to explain my take on it without using long words. The Wiki article derives from the soon to be published peer reviewed paper, which was the result of that conference. I am writing this because I believe that we all should know more about what is likely to be the basis of our consciousness and personality. At last this important word has a thorough explanation at Wikipedia .
By Colin Stanwell-Smith 15 Nov, 2017
There was an interesting review in New Scientist on 16 September 2017. It is about two books, “The Science of Meditation, How to Change your Brain, Mind and Body” by Daniel Goleman and Richard Davison, and “Mindlessness, The Corruption of Mindfulness in a Culture of Narcissism” by Thomas Joiner.

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By Clinical Floatation 01 Jan, 2018
What would it be like to exist without a body? Sensory deprivation technology allows us the opportunity to find out. Sensory deprivation tanks or “floating tanks” are designed to eliminate everyday sensory stimuli in a peaceful, controlled environment, giving us a much needed break from the constant physical sensations that often contribute to stressful brain states.
By Clinical Floatation 16 Oct, 2017
Floating Away Your Anxiety And Stress
By Clinical Floatation 28 Apr, 2016
"Initially terrifying but ultimately profound, it was unlike anything I'd ever experienced before. " - CATHERINE DIBENEDETTO It is pitch black, and eerily quiet. I am floating in a foot of salt water, inside a light-proof, sound-proof tank. The air and the water are about the same temperature as my skin, and I realize I’m not sure where my body ends and my surroundings begin...... Health.com talk to Justin Feinstein about floatation therapy READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE
By Clinical Floatation 30 Mar, 2016
When was the last time you really stopped running around and just stood still? At a time when work, endless emails and a million distractions vie for our attention, the idea of taking time to just be present is more popular than ever.....
By Clinical Floatation 30 Mar, 2016
ABC's Kayna Whitworth explores flotation, which proponents say can aid in the treatment of stress, PTSD and joint issues.
By Clinical Floatation 16 Jul, 2015
Mandy Oaklander looks at the question : Can Float Therapy Really Treat Stress? In recent years, float therapy–once dismissed as a psychedelic thrill for LSD poppers–has emerged as a potential treatment for stress- based mental conditions. Proponents in the scientific community view it as a shortcut to meditation, a way for people to reach deeply relaxed states without even trying. “Instead of sensory deprivation, float therapy is a form of sensory enhancement,” says clinical neuropsychologist Justin Feinstein, director of the Float Clinic and Research Center at the Laureate Institute for Brain Research in Tulsa, Okla..... Original link here TIME PDF of article HERE as TIME link seems to be not working correctly
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