I learned I had claustrophobia, a fear of small spaces, while on a night bus in Cambodia. A lack of airflow triggers me, so I decided to try a sensory-deprivation tank to conquer my fear. Though I ...

FARGO - I asked myself many questions as I drove the car to my first experience in a sensory deprivation tank. What's the big deal about floating in a big tank of salt water? Will I see health ...

“You don’t have to suffer continual chaos in order to grow.” A simple sentence of complex proportions made by Dr. John C. Lilly, a neurophysiologist and psychoanalyst who, among other things, ...

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 ...

LONDON — As I lay in the inky blackness, a strange noise began to rise. Scratching, rubbing, alien and unplaceable — the only sound in a cocoon of total silence. Where was it coming from? I darted my ...

White, boxy and equipped with a futuristic exit hatch, the Samadhi sensory deprivation tank resembles a space pod. It's filled with 800 pounds of Epsom salt dissolved in 150 gallons of ...

To the uninitiated and claustrophobic, floating naked (or nearly so) inside a pearl-shaped tank, sealed off from the lights, sights, sounds and smells of the outside world, may sound anything but ...