How sensory deprivation and floating impacts the brain

Our series Pay Attention looks at how to retrain our focus and recapture our attention under the bombardment of technology and information that distracts us. "CBS This Morning" co-host John Dickerson explores if sensory deprivation can short-circuit the noise.
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[@saw9413]

7 year old me in the pool pretending to be dead:

[@deadmemefeat.colbybrockcra935]

Unus annus

[@vathanarajthambiyappah2567]

That's actually why i did it

[@lemau8458]

not funny didn't laugh

[@komranbehbehani6379]

As a lifeguard, I hate people that do that!

[@srso4660]

@@lemau8458 yet you bothered to comment

[@cizrek]

Kind of crazy how putting yourself back into the state of being inside a womb does so much.

[@kidjoe8254]

I think the CEO had to be on shrooms or acid to think of such a simple idea

[@veritasdeutsch6608]

shrooms

[@ImehSmith]

Hmmmm 🤔🤔🤔 However fetus can hear the mother and the rest of the world distorted via the mother’s body!

[@caitlinsoliman1658]

True

[@simonal2049]

Time to dump all the fake news from TV, and try out new basic stuff to revitalize health!

[@FearEeatsTheSoul]

I love how he said he didn't know where his limbs ended and the water began. Very nice way of putting it.

[@Francie275]

I love floating. Urban Float opened in February and I go at least once a week.

[@mr.roboto7330]

Frances Ryl take shrooms next time you float.

[@thelma.brittain]

He's right.

[@thelma.brittain]

@@JoshhuaRay lol

[@etiquettefiend]

It is amazing! The Epsom salt forms a thin layer of film on your skin, because your skin also excretes oil when the temperature is nearly the same as internal temps. So you really do not understand where the water begins and where your skin ends. It makes for a very surreal experience, one that I will never forget.

[@GLesbihonest]

Had my first session yesterday. It was amazing. My mind actually stopped thinking. That hasn't happened probably since birth and I'm 39. This was just awesome and restful!!!

[@shaunatate7740]

Interested. So that internal dialogue we have in our head, that turned off? You just don't think? How did they wake you? How much was it? Sorry so many questions lol

[@MultiLisa10]

@@shaunatate7740 kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJPOepR3ptOlb6s

[@Submersed24]

I'm so excited to try this. Do you think it has a long term effect on anxiety? Almost like Shrooms can have on certain people's way of viewing things?

[@JimmyJaxJellyStax]

Yes! An hour of yoga sometimes helps me achieve this "stop thinking" as well and it's like my entire soul gets to rest. It's almost as if we go months and years sleeping with a mind that's resisting sleep. Modern technology might be severely handicapping the ability to meditate and transition into complete depth of the sleep phases so experimenting with sensory deprivation and similar practices provides a rest that is absolutely mindblowing......natural for once. Experiencing such depth really changes everything and the lucidness of the dreams... almost of equal quality of empirical experience to being awake.

[@Curlyheart]

JoJo reference?

[@Querencia7779]

It used to be called the ‘isolation tank.’ It was invented by Dr. John C. Lilly - he who pioneered much, and wrote books on dolphin language, studied it, resulting in human-dolphin communication, a project I worked with him on. He taught me a lot; a man far beyond his ‘time.’ This tank should not be talked about with talking about who invented it and how/why that came about. There’s great richness, history, and insight in his story. He’s owed the respect and the gratitude.

[@dawnbrown5331]

Thank you. I am a fan of the process and will read about this.

[@MrSaabsucks]

"without talking about who invented".

[@thegoldenbumble3804]

I swear by this, and appreciate the knowledge you’ve shared. I’m great full for this invention, it’s helped me with learning patience and true silence.

[@Querencia7779]

@@thegoldenbumble3804 I’m happy to hear this! Peace!

[@patrickkealy4387]

I had the pleasure of using Doctor Lillys isolation tank at his home in the hills above Malibu. To say it was an unique experience is an understatement. In the year I was dating his daughter Cynthia I meet him at least a dozen times and consider myself lucky to have had time.

[@janinebean4276]

This is part of why I swim. There is total relaxation in floating. It’s sensory deprivation but also when swimming you get sensory stimulation as well when you move. You’re feeling where you are in space so much more when you move in water than in air, you get that physical feedback.

[@ellengrace4609]

I used to swim an hour a day. It was amazing for my body and mind, and I was in the best health of my entire life. Healthier at 40 than in my 20s. Unfortunately, my schedule shifted and it became too difficult to keep up the routine. I still swim, but the benefits are nothing like when I swam daily.

[@slcRN1971]

I also loved my swimming and floating time. After some chronic health issues, I’m not able to do this again. I would love to try the deprivation tank though, sounds wonderful.

[@bellct4980]

Yes and the heavenly feeling of going underwater…it’s so freeing.

[@cassondralynch6342]

@@ellengrace4609 I take it you swam in a pool lol? The chlorine probably isn't ideal tough..

[@ellengrace4609]

@@cassondralynch6342 Yes, a pool.

[@fernandoangon1129]

You can truly hear it in his voice how calm and rested they are. They sound so peaceful and more low but yet quite clear.

[@thelma.brittain]

You really are at peace. If you ever try it take before and after picture or video of yourself and you will see the difference.

[@CrystalRose1111]

Leroy Merino I’ve tried something similar to this and it is a very grounding experience, calling meditation a snake oil is not a good look. Lol

[@thegamingdoggo9519]

Unus annus Unus annus Unus annus

[@susanclark5844]

I do floatation therapy twice a week to help me be the best psychotherapist I can be. I float in a closed tank, no lights, no music. I LOVE IT❤️

[@brandondaniels9471]

Joe _"Have I Told You About My Sensory Deprivation Tank"_ Rogan

[@everydaydre1185]

Brandon Daniels saw one ten years ago

[@Dawsomesauce]

Led me here as well lol

[@dolphinbeta514]

Oh its a bath tub

[@lifeisa.smalllesson4607]

But have you tryed it on DMT?

[@freeflowing1111]

Aaron Small without the deemers, it is still possible to reach that state of mind in the tank. I am saying this because most of us are unaware of how to produce more DMT naturally, but we all have the ability to do so. I started an exercise every morning that has me on cloud9 - sober - which is a new and amazing experience for me. You may already know this but just in case you didn’t, I wanted to remind you of what we are capable of and how powerful the mind is when trained & focused on that pulse in the middle of your forehead. Much love! 💚 Take care, Laureen

[@jonathonbarocio-pipes7931]

“While I marinated” .... 😂😂😂

[@thelma.brittain]

That was funny.

[@thecosmictraveller3232]

UNUS ANNUS

[@nativetexan53]

🤣🤣🤣

[@unknowndesconocido8325]

“ the average person scrolls through 300 feet of mobile content a day” *me scrolling through the comment* 👁👄👁

[@shelbyorphanage9199]

This should also be included and available in medical like health insurance

[@Pickled_Poet]

The amount of money I could save 😭😭

[@bossy0099]

i think it has something to do with being underwater as well. When I swim I observe my thoughts disappearing every time I'm under water. It's so cool

[@deadmemefeat.colbybrockcra935]

Unus annus

[@-_-369-_-]

Well duh because you're deprived of all your usual senses underwater

[@Submersed24]

yeah but imagine you had the ability to breath and go into a meditative state as well

[@Backwardsman95]

I felt like that scuba diving

[@redneckhippiefreak]

I suspect that is a natural reaction to knowing you could die at any second. The body doesn't want you wasting time on random thoughts in a situation where your life is threatened. The tank seems to play on it but from a very subtle angle..Mostly because you don't have to hold the breath or control it to survive. It removes that stress as it allows the mind to relax and focus on the things that matter as life is no longer under threat.

[@Khartoum29]

it helps my ptsd so much.

[@gmork1090]

Sadly my ptsd comes with brain trauma that causes light (literal light) hallucinations and constant ringing in the ears. I can see how it could help, though.

[@Khartoum29]

it's been too long I need to go again soon. :)

[@RaceActionNL]

@@gmork1090 that's what I have too. Constantly ringing in my ears. I had some severe traumas. If I put my earplugs in to sleep it's unbearable. So that's a thing of the past. You think trauma causes ringing in my ears?

[@bobvague6587]

Richard Mertens I believe that is tinnitus

[@heavyflippingrandmasboifir669]

I'm.debating if I want to do this for my TBI & PTSD. I don't want all the drugs the VA attempts to feed us, so this maybe a peaceful way.

[@Cerinaya]

I haven't been in an isolation tank but I have done nearly the same thing in my pool with a pool noodle under my neck and behind my knees. It worked well and I just floated half an hour almost asleep. Very relaxing.

[@bubblessmartiez197]

I like how people who don't know unus annus will think were a weird cult recruitment

[@tangytango9198]

We are a cult recruitment. We are recruiting people for Unus Anus.

[@eastmanholloway6346]

Unus Annus Unus Annus Unus Annus

[@mastergreenfox6004]

One Of Us One Of Us One Of Us

[@mechamicro]

Furry. You got something in your inventory.

[@jesusdavid9917]

Not really.. it's just Markiplier and his gay friend trying to start a KZbin project that won't last..

[@mrv963]

My son and I do this and it helps SO much! He has Autism and the sensory deprivation is exactly what he needs when he’s in an environment like school which has sensory overload. I’ve noticed also that after he floats, his speech comes out more, he’s relaxed and his quick, sudden jerky movements don’t happen as often. When he comes home off the bus, he is very much overloaded from everything he experienced at school so getting a membership was worth to us. I can use it since I’m his primary caregiver and we both benefit from an excellent night’s sleep. Unfortunately, not the same story for my husband who has motion sickness easily so he didn’t enjoy his first float and won’t do it again. So it really isn’t for everybody. Everyone should try it and judge for themselves! ☮️👍🏽

[@peacekeepermoe]

You should check out Dr Nemechek protocol for autism. All the best!

[@eleanordemedici3070]

Are you uk or us?

[@mollyrawford5834]

While I was floating on a regular basis, I was able to draw off of the calmness that I felt in the tank, even if I wasn't in the tank. It was amazing. I wish insurance would cover it because it is so expensive. And works better than most medication I've tried. It also felt so good being weightless. It feels so good to have the pressure of gravity taken away. It's a great pain management tool.

[@threeteeflee]

Idk what “expensive” is to you but I just came across a nationwide franchise called “True Rest”. They have a promotion where you can float, every single day for $250. Just purchased today.

[@GlitterTacosss]

Just do it at home in the bathtub. When there’s a will, there’s a way 😊

[@laaaliiiluuu]

@@GlitterTacosss Do you have a completely blacked out, noise free bathroom?

[@vibesxryan]

@@laaaliiiluuu no do we need that?

[@laaaliiiluuu]

@@vibesxryan It is called sensory deprivation for a reason. You are supposed to see, feel and hear nothing. Ideally also not smell or taste. Simply no physical sensory input whatsoever so that you have nothing to focus on but your own existence.

[@D1900fas]

I love this. It's great. I swim at night in my river in AZ. I float on my back and can see the stars. Can't really hear anything but my breathing. It's very relaxing

[@Alexdparkinson]

This is how Eleven accesses the upside down on stranger things.

[@hellothere8270]

Yea thats about accurate

[@spaceman7308]

Unus Annus

[@MarswaggerOG]

@@spaceman7308 what's dat?

[@spaceman7308]

@@MarswaggerOG it's a channel and it's Latin meaning for death or sum like that

[@infinitekid4612]

New hypothesis/ experiment: sensory deprivation tank & marijuana!

[@wanderingIvy67]

He forgot to mention that TV is one of those things that fills your brain with anxiety, especially the news 😉

[@bjarkerugsted7539]

how dare you??:O

[@MEALREPLACEMENTMAN]

You forgot that humans are curious to find dangerous and our brains are hardwired to remember negative things. You forgot that, while we would like to rest, we also like to find issues to solve, due to the fact that the ancestors that didn't, likely died.

[@wanderingIvy67]

@@MEALREPLACEMENTMAN yeah ok. ☺️I'm still happier than most because I don't feed into the negative energy of media that is fed to us which is anxiety and depression causing to most people. Maybe you are not like most people 🧐

[@sandrairick7942]

@@wanderingIvy67 Are you?

[@dylan22i]

“It’s about as far as I can get from the chirpy world of breaking news… and the rest of what pinballs through our head”

[@rlsnorton864]

My go to therapy, for quiet time, a flotation tank, when a single parent, living and working in manhattan with two small children.

[@BadTV1993]

get a husband..takes more stress off than the float tank if you get a good one

[@thelma.brittain]

I agree, im a single parent also.

[@faedren2828]

Yikes

[@browncatwithblurredbackgro2461]

The childless need stress relief also.

[@Jessica-kg1sr]

@@browncatwithblurredbackgro2461 just say you are infertile. It will shut people up and they'd think twice before saying you're selfish

[@jacq2115]

This actually helped my pain. Felt like I had a massage. It was so relaxing

[@dogchaser520]

Not having to support your weight for a change is a wonderful feeling. We think we don't have to use our muscles when we sleep but we still do. With this you can let it all go. You can also do some incredible stretches that are impossible anywhere else.

[@msmargo1847]

I have done this. It’s amazing. It did take a few minutes to relax. I kept on thinking the water was going to get cold and I would have to turn it back on to get it hot just like a tub. Once I was able to relax, I went deep within.

[@tiffanys.4250]

Thank you for reminding me about this. I have really bad anxiety and ptsd. I just booked my first session and I'm excited to try it out!

[@Romial34]

How'd it go?

[@dogchaser520]

Good luck! It takes a few floats to "get" it but I think it will help. Make sure you abstain from coffee or other caffeine sources several hours beforehand. It also helps to take a short walk (ideally in nature) to help you wind down before you start.

[@katelynfe]

Mine was amazing

[@TrishTruitt]

IT'S THE 'SALTS' It's not just the sensory deprivation and darkness - those 'salts' play a very important bio-chemical part in these experiences. It's like a 1000 lbs of Epsom salts or Magnesium Sulfate. Magnesium is one of the critical minerals we're all very short of. Transdermal (soaking up through the skin) is one of the best ways to absorb large amounts of it. Besides being an incredible detoxifier, it' often called nature's muscle relaxer and what relaxes the body - will always calm the mind.

[@patrickfrancis4287]

Tried it in 80's on ecstasy I became a dolphin this is true

[@ChristieAnnMusic]

Epsom salts are the cure-all according to my southern granny. Sore throat? Go gargle some Epsom salts. Leg sore? Soak in Epsom salts. So, yeah.

[@tylercline8787]

Lets add full spectrum cannabsnoids to the mix ehh?

[@gb1421]

Its true even a normal epsom salt bath is 100 x more relaxing than a regular bath. Much more meditative.

[@kevinkool3]

So true, which is why I take 1 teaspoon (225 mg) of liquid magnesium citrate nightly before going to bed.

[@SteadyBark96720]

Any effort towards better well being of self is a good investment.

[@thelma.brittain]

Yes it is.

[@macbuff81]

I've been dealing with severe anxiety for most of my life. After my parents died in my mid 20s, I developed PTSD and depression. A cruel condition which feeds on itself and takes away any joy. I am thinking of giving this thing a try. I'm sure it won't really fix anything, but it would be nice to be able to find some respite from the ravages and intense darkness depression brings with it

[@honghong3153]

The best in the world.

[@onceagain9617]

Wishing you well Christian

[@nancybushman504]

I hope you find it helpful ❤

[@katelynfe]

It helps so much. I have cptsd

[@cassondralynch6342]

@@katelynfe How often do you float, Kate? :)

[@redeyeman06]

I run a handful of businesses in the UK and have always struggled switching off my brain fully due to my ADD. I went and did a float tank a couple of months back however and it was life changing. I managed to completely switch off for the first time in years. Would highly recommend.

[@leelandglover2731]

I did this as a little kid in the tub..it made me relax didn't know what meditation was but I was doing it.

[@thelma.brittain]

I love float therapy. The one I go to has one tank that is open, it looks like a mini hot tub. You can control the lights. I always leave a red light on, I didn't really care for the total darkness. All rooms have a shower, you shower before and after you get out of the tank. It's more relaxing than a massage. I wasn't sure the first time if I liked it but I felt amazing and stress free. I went a 2nd time and enjoyed it more. I'm going for a session soon. I've been going for about 4 years. 💕

[@-_-369-_-]

Why have you been going? Did you have anxiety or something else and did it help? Just asking cause i'm curious.

[@thelma.brittain]

@@-_-369-_- I had muscle pain from working as a massage therapist. Family stress. Float Therapy is Awesome! I'm going this week. I love to go sometimes even if nothing is wrong, but I just want to relax. It may take you going a couple of times to figure out if you like it or not. I hope you have a wonderful experience.

[@-_-369-_-]

@@thelma.brittain well i don't know if they have something like that in germany but i would definitely try that especially because i think it's also made for having incredibly vivid and good meditation sessions. Since almost every senses are kinda jammed you can go more easily inside without outside disturbances and the relaxation is probably on another level entirely. I guess another good addition to those tanks would be if you could also add fragrances of your choice sorta like an aroma therapy.

[@thelma.brittain]

@@-_-369-_- I don't think aroma can be added due to someone may have allergies. Google float therapy in your area. I did see float therapy in Germany.

[@-_-369-_-]

@@thelma.brittain well it could also be just optional you know but was just a thought i wanted to share anyway🤷🏾‍♂ Thx will do

[@jaywilliams8386]

If you're into sci fi, there's a great older film starring William Hurt called "Altered States". The so called "flotation tank" used for a researcher to regress to the state of that of a proto human. On the reality side think the modern version of this tank is just what so many of us need. Many of us don't get proper sleep and some folks are so wound up that they can't meditate. This a a healthful, harmless way to reset and restart.

[@lauragwillim1055]

This film came to my mind when I saw this.

[@johnedwardjones999]

Throughout the 70s many of my friends in CA and I spent an hour in float tanks several times a month A wonderful and beneficial experience.

[@keepitfixit2736]

We all need this at least once a week.could you imagine how much diff society would change

[@DBT1007]

Muslims do this at least once per day. If they know how to properly doing their shalat.

[@padelackles]

Reminds me of the healing chambers in DBZ - and this logic for healing makes a lot of sense

[@johnellenicholas1895]

I did this yesterday and it was one of the best things I've done in a long time. It really clears your mind (once you get it to be quiet lol) and relaxes you. I highly recommend it

[@vibesxryan]

Do you need to be completely silent? Or can you do it in your bathroom and you just sit there and float for a while?

[@CRneu]

@@vibesxryan that's not the same thing. You should really do it in a sealed room with a proper temperature controlled setting. The salt is necessary to create the weightless feeling, the lack of sound does things to your mind. Not knowing where you end and the water begins is important.

[@MargaritaMagdalena]

How much did you pay?

[@Ravenlife-dm7hy]

I’ve been floating for 6 years. It’s essential for managing my ptsd

[@lifeisa.smalllesson4607]

Where do u go?

[@Ravenlife-dm7hy]

It’s a place in Cincinnati...most big cities have one somewhere

[@lifeisa.smalllesson4607]

@@Ravenlife-dm7hy yea thanks for info. News to me... but i just found one in Fresno near me!

[@Ravenlife-dm7hy]

Aaron Small yea bro their all over. Enjoy your first time. The hardest part is letting go and relaxing. Once you do it’s like an outer body experience. At lest that’s how it was for me.

[@lifeisa.smalllesson4607]

@@Ravenlife-dm7hy cant wait! Gonna try and get approved thru VA as well...

[@KindredEmotions]

If you're worried that there may be other things more beneficial to do in 1 hour of the day than relax and disconnect in a sensory deprivation tank, then you may just be the kind of person that needs one.

[@PaolaHuezo]

After watching multiple videos about this and finally seeing this comment, this was my sign to sign up now.

[@andywalter8484]

Had my first float on monday in south london. Amazing. Really does help disconnect and improve sleep. A friend with ptsd said it helped him too.

[@lillianstonehocker6818]

It makes sense. You are in a safe space for 9 months in a womb ( floating) And when you die you’re temporarily in a void ( a place without space or time) People that can recollect these memories say that both are extremely comforting and ineffable.

[@stevenrod7]

I totally enjoyed my float session, felt like a rebirth, renewed, lifted clear minded I could focus and was very calm . Cant wait to go back been too long.

[@ShmaChristianity]

I would love to study it with the lenses of perinatal psychology. I wonder if the people who get freaked out (adjusting for those with water trauma like almost drowning) were somehow exposed to high levels of stress in the womb.

[@lindaengland6521]

My husband and I have been doing this for years, it's wonderful.

[@maxhinman268]

As just about everyone is, I came from UNUS ANNUS

[@carrosivejones1969]

I came from Vsauce

[@o0Avalon0o]

Oh, so you guys are the reason I was suggested this. I saw the original video and the algorithm suggested this.

[@CoasterRoastersStudios]

In one year, this comment needs to go away

[@bruhwhat3244]

Unus Annus

[@DeCarbonZo5979]

I came from stranger things

[@johnnycage9283]

I absolutely love my float sessions. I’m so happy I finally tried it

[@jessicalt4121]

Ive done it twice and It’s very relaxing. I felt like I was in space and completely Weightless. It would be difficult but needed for extreme type A’s That have to be busy doing things so as not to think about oneself.

[@victorramirez5561]

Por que de cristal y no de plástico ya lo he hecho en ese material y me pareció genial la experiencia , sin embargo me gustaría saber su opinión al respecto , gracias

[@klaus3182]

4:22 he just is so incredibly chill

[@kjmav10135]

I did this ages ago, maybe in the 80s? It was the coolest experience. Glad to see it’s back!

[@BrianneVillano]

I'm going tomorrow. I hope I don't wind up in the Upside Down.

[@zillox2241]

Brianne did you?

[@BrianneVillano]

@@zillox2241 I did go and thankfully I did not have to face a Demogorgon or the Mind Flayer. #Success

[@lowkedoutqueen]

How was it?

[@BrianneVillano]

@@lowkedoutqueen It was relaxing. I have ADHD so I had to keep a red light on and very low music to really get into the zone but most folks would be in complete darkness and silence.

[@DeCarbonZo5979]

I want to

[@lindseycortez]

“In other words the worst superhero Halloween costume” 😂

[@deadmemefeat.colbybrockcra935]

Unus annus

[@samuelschulman7175]

I'm doing my first float this Tuesday, I can't wait!

[@62WILDCAT]

Be doing this my first time in a few days. So glad to see this video today ! Been craving this kind of quiet !

[@schuettebeboprocksteadyiib7686]

But I'm glad they bringing some awareness to this or finally just putting it out there. I think the whole world should do it

[@elliemathews6884]

This is so true. I accidentally came to understand this when my boyfriend and I who both love swimming would get in the pool and for a long time he would float me around gently in the pool. I would begin to relax in a way I never have before.

[@alysiamerdavid-wasser9165]

Ellie Mathews DITTO.

[@e.l.france5136]

So glad it's back. Loved Sumati in L.A. 40 years ago. Would love to have a home tank.

[@psychonautics_420]

I knew about this back when it wasn’t popular and Joe was one of the few representing this beautiful experience.

[@thegamingdoggo9519]

And then unus annus

[@lflee]

It's basically meditation for people who can't meditate 😏

[@purpleflametarot39]

李立峰 - Yep.

[@Christl-violett]

I was just going to say that. That’s exactly what it is.

[@MJ-wi1tc]

A more accurate way to describe it is that it’s the most conducive environment for meditation, remember there are levels to the meditation game, it’s about higher levels of consciousness not simply just relaxing. The impossible really isn’t impossible, there is a way to understand more then what you believe your limits to be, we are microbes compared to what’s out there, necessary microbes

[@099999ddd]

No, it is how meditate looks like.

[@blake3474]

I think it's the opposite lol

[@minns5515]

After work I used sit in my dark room for hours... I found this very relaxing and sometimes energizing then I got married

[@flightyy5550]

Lol ! Blessings to you....

[@WilliamsPinch]

😂😂😂

[@thegamingdoggo9519]

And then chant unus annus

[@traceycancio1795]

Dark room lighting bothers me.

[@BiancaShaw3]

🤣🤣

[@Barbara-oc1lv]

I'm planning for February to do my first float with my friend. We can't wait

[@kiekko673]

Every time when I go to the sea, I swim far away and start floating. One of the best feelings in the world! ✌️

[@mikehagerty9666]

Question for the neuroscientists: The correspondent said he floated for 65 mins in the tank and indeed, the EKG spectrogram is 65 mins long (4:11). There is a drastic change in the spectrogram around minute 22 when the lights go off. Not surprising since so much of our brain activity is tied to visual processing. But what happened around minute 48 to make the brain activity increase again ? I assume the lights came back on (?) but you would think that would've been indicated on the plot.

[@redneckhippiefreak]

Breakthrough happened...

[@mydogsfacelookslikeastockp8275]

He realized that his crush in highschool liked him back

[@jedislayer0719]

He unlocked 2% of his power

[@shaunaann3890]

my hair dye would go everywhere... Also UNUS ANNUS

[@LoveNeko64]

Same to you my friend.

[@thecosmictraveller3232]

UNUS ANNUS⚙

[@mkhanman12345]

Semper fi

[@lurji]

ew

[@jenniferharned6484]

I’ve done it. The experience was amazing!

[@wolfiemom7648]

I have been floating for over a decade. in anything from the pods,pool and rooms. the pods can be intimidating to a first timer but you don't have to close them just the act of relaxing / floating can be amazingly healing. start out with the night light then work your way to closing out the outside world .

[@detolesfamily]

Floating is awesome! I own an Oasis tank and float about 90 minutes a day but some people just can't be alone with their thoughts. If you can't be alone with your thoughts I feel sorry for you. Coming from civil war in Liberia west Africa it has helped my marriage, parenting and coping skills from PTSD. Hope anyone watching this at least tries it a couple times. ZEN Float company is making an indoor one that's not as expensive is mine and to be honest, once you're in the dark floating, it's all the same.

[@alysiamerdavid-wasser9165]

Kaifah Detoles i'm sorry that you feel sorry for us.

[@christinebraveman5037]

I believe you are right about some not being able to be alone at thought. I always imagined that when people are that afraid it must cause them to deny the most natural of pleasures in this life.

[@BadTV1993]

you got the PTSD from being married or the Civil war?

[@CC-bu1uj]

Has Joe Rogan invaded my feed again?

[@spark2490]

Hit him with your pian

[@nicanornunez9787]

Have you heard about DMT

[@deadmemefeat.colbybrockcra935]

Unus annus

[@three33three33]

Joe "let's slowly direct this podcast to DMT" Rogan

[@ccda3324]

@@three33three33 chimps, elk meat, DMT

[@mikesmith4352]

I have done this several times and can't recommend it enough- for me it had all of the benefits described in the video

[@mysteryuser7062]

How about I save you the cost of a session and just tell you to meditate? Just sit down somewhere quiet and try to not do anything for as long as possible. Use stop watch on your phone to see how long you go for.

[@DeadKisses]

I use to work in a very stressful environment & i thought I deserved some very much need relaxing type of therapy & swimming came to mind I love water! I made it a point to go to a swimming pool every day of the work week or atleast 3 times a week after work.. floating was one of the things I’d do zoning out every sound hearing the underwater echos was relaxing I literally walk out replenished mentally & physically…. stress was no longer a factor that night & helped with sleep too.

[@adventureintowonderland9537]

I love floating! It just help decommission. I started after my dad died. It has help me just relax!

[@kvbstudios316]

I float once a week for 90 minutes. The magnesium sulfates help my nerve and spine issues, the silence help me focus and relax. I look forward to it.

[@jenniegem5338]

Trying this in a few days...so excited

[@arsaeterna4285]

4:23 HAHAHA that post float feeling SO GROUNDED haha I love it

[@redneckred2860]

I love floating but I don't get to do it all the time because I'm out on the road installing everybody else's float tank. I am the shipping supervisor/ installer for Superior float tanks.

[@JimmyJaxJellyStax]

It's why so many people escape with smoking pot and drinking into oblivion - but unfortunately those only numb certain parts of the mind and have tons of ill health effects. Genuine sensory deprivation is the real key to feeling whole and aligned again.

[@onlytrueanonymousfanszzzzzz]

I've done it before and I can tell you I enjoyed it.

[@violetchadwell]

i cant believe i didnt know this existed i need this so much even though im not on social media much, life is so chaotic

[@marmooz]

... UNUS ANNUS

[@lolitaoxide2868]

*U N U S A N N U S -*

[@determinationsans7419]

*U N U S A N N U S -*

[@hellothere8270]

*UNUS ANNUS*

[@addisonfisk1980]

U. N. U. S. A. N. N. U. S.

[@shazaz9645]

DETAAAAAAAINED

[@Andy224]

I’d love to experience that.

[@lovejennagsjourney3100]

I do it 2 times a month! A must! So amazing.

[@claudiaescobar3396]

I used to do that every time i go to the pool with my husband , no sun , and i discover is the best therapy and i do meditation so is double benefit, at least two times at week , you don’t know how good is for your body after you try🙏

[@peaceandlove544]

That's what I love to do in a pool. Its like meditading, you go into alpha, this looks great, floating alone nude in warm fresh water with no sounds and low lights, must be so incredible

[@chenemiedogbanya278]

It looks like they’re growing humans in Petri dishes 😂

[@lukerit4693]

That looks so chill

[@amout-cast5609]

I did this. It’s really neat I love the quietness

[@seanpaulson9098]

"We all float down here."

[@jkinzel5979]

🤣🤣🤣🙆

[@itsmisterchris]

I cured myself of severe ocd anxiety .mid 20s....severe depression in teens.. Took me years to doit .and when i saw this video i didnt agree with this..wen the Dr said some ppl freaked out i knew this isn't for ppl who are severely effected by those conditions... Took me 2 years to heal my brain. The key is to understand how our brain works. And how to approach our thoughts.and etc.tooooo many thinga to write it all on here

[@sunnyk8533]

how you cured ocd ...dm me details !

[@elise9537]

are you still doing ok? I cant control my anxiety that well

[@domijee]

I learned about FLOATING TANK through the 📻🎙and it crossed my mind that it sounds like a bringing us back to OUR VERY FIRST PLACE which is our mom's WOMB. It makes me feel that I'll feel very very relaxed.

[@lucysmithers357]

My youngest son wanted to do this for her birthday so I schedule one hour for her. She loved it.. she's relaxed and happy. She has a bad neck. For the first time it's feels better

[@djboost123]

Complete silence My brain chanting: Unus Annus unus annus!!

[@amiek9269]

My husband gently dragged me around in a very, very warm pool...I'd never felt so relaxed in all my life....

[@MrNermt67]

Unnus annus

[@Sssssssslf]

Wtf

[@December_baby04]

AmieK LMFAO!!!!!

[@tibo6749]

That's lovely

[@keyfreyre7927]

I believe this is a great research!

[@omi1975db]

I live in Hawaii and I frequently do this in the ocean in the sunlight Very helpful

[@omi1975db]

Ryan Smith yeah it’s actually better

[@deckerhand12]

One thing they didn’t mention is how floating can’t help heal the body it push out inflammation. It’s not a total healing but it really helps

[@fannymackk]

Serious question- can the same result be accomplished by floating in your pool by your self? I remember growing up whenever I had the pool and backyard to myself I would just float on my back for what seemed like hours was probably just minutes lol but it was so relaxing just listening to nature and floating and I loved it

[@rsxen8990]

Im sure its a similar affect of relaxation, but you'd miss the sensory deprivation, that is the part that allows your mind to do a sort of "shutdown".

[@thegrubbyone]

While you can relax floating in your home pool it is definitely different then floating in a chamber. The main reasons being the water and air in the chamber is the same temperature as your body. The water has like 2000 lbs of salt in it to make you truly neutrally buoyant. The chamber is also light sound and in some cases air tight to prevent air movement inside the chamber

[@fannymackk]

@@thegrubbyone that sounds terrifying lol I think I’m too claustrophobic for one of these chambers

[@MeditatewithMaria11]

The main difference between the pool and the pod is 1000 lbs of epsom salt in 10 inches of water. Salt also known as magnesium sulfate has amazing benefits on the body, it regulates 320 enzymes in the body…

[@SvenAERTS]

@@fannymackk and if you leave the tank open?

[@abbiewilson5045]

This is how I feel when I scuba dive. The most relaxing sport and experience.

[@sebomalebo]

Done it 3 times and absolutely love it

[@JWard2]

How much was it?

[@sebomalebo]

J. Ward $100 New Zealand

[@alysiamerdavid-wasser9165]

sebomalebo 😮 😮😮😳

[@TeXasDadBod]

Sensory deprivation was also used to torture people back in the day in psych wards . So it could very well give you anxiety if you hate being enclosed

[@8eileen1]

This is not new..we did in the 80's in Miami, in a cool place call the Womb Room...then a nice massage... it was heaven.

[@jorgegomez524]

sandy patton and happy end?

[@downbntout]

I'd pay money for that

[@michaelschneider9305]

downbntout for the rub and tug ?

[@starboots2725]

Ok boomer

[@dasmilingoddess]

@@starboots2725 😂🤣

[@RoxanneGutierrez010]

This makes me think of Minority Report... Love that movie

[@theoliviaarchives4794]

Lol. It does!

[@pumitriii6160]

I had a similar experience lately while taking an hour long MRI. Very pleasant