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Want to float away your stress? Check out this new spa in Rehoboth

Inside an inconspicuous building on Coastal Highway are white, elevator-sized tanks designed to take you away from your senses.

JoeApril 16, 2019Urban, Float, franchise, Spa, Therapy, Renew, Refresh, Revive, epsom, salt, Sensory, Deprivation

New float spas can help you relax and unwind

Heard about the "float" craze? It has been slowly growing over the past few years, and one local float spa in Houston was featured on Shark Tank last year.

JoeApril 12, 2019Urban, Float, Shark, Tank, epsom, salt, Renew, Refresh, Revive, Spa, Therapy, Sensory, Deprivation

I Faced My Fears and Tried Float Therapy

When 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.

JoeApril 11, 2019Urban, Float, Shark, Tank, Spa, Therapy, Renew, Refresh, Revive, franchise, epsom, salt, Sensory, Deprivation

Float your cares away in a pod of silence and darkness - KING 5 Evening

King 5 Evening interviews the owners of Urban Float to learn the benefits of floating in a sensory deprivation tank.

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Shark Tank Behind The Scenes, With Joe Beaudry

In 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.

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A local company tries to sink or float on Shark Tank

Joe Beaudry is a Seattleite who co-founded a business called Urban Float – think luxury flotation therapy spa. Last month, he appeared on the show Shark Tank in search of investors for his business.

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Seattle's Urban Float therapy spa is headed to Shark Tank

Seattle is a city of great innovators, and Urban Float will prove that next week by representing the Emerald City on your primetime screen!

Seattle Flotation Therapy Company to Appear on ‘Shark Tank’

A 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.

Urban FloatMarch 14, 2019urban, float, urban float, tank, shark, epsom salt, epsom, salt, stress, reduce, reduce stress, renew, refresh, revive, recovery, franchising, franchise

Urban Float Executives to Pitch Company on ‘Shark Tank’

Executives from Seattle-based Urban Float are preparing to hook some sharks when they pitch their flotation therapy spa on ABC-TV’s Shark Tank March 17.

Urban Float co-founders present their flotation therapy chain to 'Shark Tank'

The owners of Urban Float, a flotation therapy stress-reliever spa chain, will appear on ABC’s hit show "Shark Tank" on March 17.

Float therapy helping kids with autism

A 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.

Why Float Tanks May Be the Perfect Temporary Escape For Working Moms

As life gets more intense, working moms are looking for something to take them away, if just for a little while.

Invest in Yourself at Urban Float

The hustle and bustle of daily life can often leave us stressed, anxious, and overstimulated. I often desire the ability to just shut it all out for any given time — to turn off my phone, put down the to-do list, and focus on myself.

Urban FloatSeptember 4, 2018

The Hype Over Sensory Deprivation Tanks Is Real. Here’s Why.

I 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.

I tried floating in a tank of water to help my body dysmorphia

Working 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.

Luxury Homeowners Retreat With Sensory-Deprivation Tanks

Wealthy 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

Q13 Fox News & Urban Float

Ellen Tailor talks about the newest trends in float therapy with the owner of Urban Float.

Patriots keep up with floatation therapy throughout run to Super Bowl LI

He 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?

My patients said floating in a sensory deprivation tank was healing. So I tried it.

In 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.

Urban Float Capitol Hill: Grand Opening

Urban 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.