Developed in the 1950s by a psychologist interested in hallucinogenic drugs, sensory deprivation tanks are now back in vogue 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 […]
They don’t call it sensory deprivation any more. What was once known as a sensory deprivation tank is now called flotation therapy, which sounds a lot less scary. According to Justin Feinstein, a clinical neuropsychologist, the reason for the name change is that flotation therapy heightens your senses, rather than deprives you of them. I’m […]
My ears tingled as I leaned my head back into the water. I was in a giant man-made egg filled with salty liquid, with only artificial purple light and quiet surrounding me. The woman who gave my orientation recommended that everyone spend “their first float in silence”—so I figured I’d follow directions. Closing my eyes, […]
