Inside an inconspicuous building on Coastal Highway are white, elevator-sized tanks designed to take you away from your senses.
Read MoreWhen scheduling my appointment at Urban Float, I was asked if I was someone who lets go easily, to which my answer was “absolutely not.” Urban Float recently appeared on Shark Tank and received the investment from guest shark Matt Higgins (to the dismay of shark Kevin “Mr. Wonderful” O’Leary). And while that is not the lone reason I went — the float spa comes with a great deal of amenities — Mr. Wonderful’s approval played a big role in my decision-making process.
Read MoreIn this episode we’re with Joe Beaudry, Co-Founder and COO of Urban Float, to talk about the recent deal he secured on Shark Tank, and the steps it took to get his company there.
Read MoreA Seattle flotation therapy business with locations in Kirkland, Renton, and Tacoma will appear on an episode of the ABC TV show Shark Tank this Sunday, March 17.
Read MoreThe owners of Urban Float, a flotation therapy stress-reliever spa chain, will appear on ABC’s hit show "Shark Tank" on March 17.
Read MoreA school for kids with autism is trying out an innovative way to help students overcome anxiety and stress. Float therapy is getting more and more popular, and now, educators think it might have benefits in the classroom.
Read MoreAs life gets more intense, working moms are looking for something to take them away, if just for a little while.
Read MoreI am suspended in absolute darkness—one so complete that when I raise my arm, I see absolutely nothing, not even a suggestion of an outline where my arm might be. I let my hand drop back to my side. It makes a splash, which is the only noise within the eight-by-six-foot tank I am floating in.
Read MoreWorking in a floatation therapy center, I encountered many motivations for clambering into the dark, soundless, watery pods that are the floatation tanks. Clients came and returned to floating to ease pregnancy aches and pains, unwind stiff muscles post-workout, as part of a detox and many, simply, for the thrill, as an anniversary date or a girl’s day out.
Read MoreWealthy residents are spending tens of thousands of dollars installing pods that let them float free of gravity, claiming the amenity hastens muscle recovery and boosts creativity
Read MoreEllen Tailor talks about the newest trends in float therapy with the owner of Urban Float.
Read MoreHe was supposed to step into a tank with less than a foot of salty water warmed to the temperature of his skin, lay belly-up in the dark, and that was going to help him recover from the dozen or so jarring hits he takes on game days?
Read MoreIn mental health care, it's not uncommon for patients to pursue complementary therapies to manage mental illness. As a psychiatrist, I've seen patients who take dozens of daily vitamin supplements. Some try acupuncture or massage. Others swear by light therapy or Reiki.
Read MoreUrban Float celebrated the grand opening of its flagship location on Capitol Hill, the company’s fourth Seattle-area store and the largest float pod center on the West Coast.
Read MoreWe have this idea that life is like packing a suitcase for a trip, we have a fixed amount of space and a fixed number of tasks we try to fit in. Some of us who are more organized manage to fit everything in, then there are the rest of us who are disorganized and end up sitting on the suitcase to try and force it shut.
Read MoreMost athletes will do just about anything to step up their game and get better, bigger, faster, and stronger. But the latest performance and recovery trend that's sweeping the sports world doesn’t require you to do anything at all.
Read MoreMAYBE YOU HAVE watched Stranger Things but maybe you haven't. I've seen it, and I thought it was great—and not just because there's lots of science in it. Don't worry, I'm not going to talk about multiple universes or quantum tunneling. Instead I am going to talk about salt.
Read MoreWith just a few days before the Bengals' game against the Steelers, Lawson has one more item left in his weekly routine. To prepare for the upcoming matchup, Lawson first must find a way to take his mind off the game itself.
Read MoreFor one hour, it was nothingness. No pings, rings or screens. No sights, sounds or smells. Nothing. I was one with a universe of 1,000 pounds of Epsom salt dissolved in 200 gallons of water.
Read MoreImagine being a 24-year-old man, naked and floating in a pod, inducing complete sensory deprivation and being immersed in what I can only describe as adult sized womb. Sound terrifying? Well, today I did just that, but alas, it was not scary in the slightest and instead it ending up being both relaxing and transformative.
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