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Floating Revealed: Why A Surprise Might Sink the Experience.

Surprise! Let’s go to a stranger’s house to strip naked, shower, then lay in a quiet dark box for an hour and a half. Ughhhh.....

Julie Turner

Mar 7, 20243 min read

Getting Salty: 50 Years of Floating

50 years ago, Glenn and Lee began hosting the first commercial float sessions out of their house, trying to get the word of floating out.

Buoy Project

Jan 6, 20234 min read

Floating High; Incorporating Cannabis

Some use cannabis for arthritis, anxiety, sleep, and pain, which are also common reasons to seek out floating

Julie Turner

Apr 16, 20204 min read

Our Core Values: What We Stand For

We aim to provide the highest quality float experiences while remaining authentic and dedicated to our core values. What are those values?

Julie Turner

Jan 3, 20202 min read

Building with passion: oGoFloat's first anniversary

We knew that floating was a practice and would improve the more we did it – and did it ever! We started chasing the float dragon!

Julie Turner

Nov 10, 20194 min read

It's Tool Time! Getting comfy in the tank

Generally the more you float the more likely you are to find total comfort without the use of tools, but lets introduce you to the tools

Julie Turner

Feb 2, 20192 min read

Stress sucks. Floating can help.

Stress. We all have it, and it’s important to our survival, the problem is, in today’s world the type of skills required for survival...

Julie Turner

Jan 22, 20193 min read

Your perfect float: How to perfect your practice

oGo Float offers completely customizable floats. There are many ways to experiment with a variety of options available upon request.

Julie Turner

Jan 9, 20193 min read

Which weighs more, the salt in a float tank, or a whale testicle?

Each float tank has approx.. 150 gallons of water which has been saturated with 800 – 1000 pounds of Epsom salt. It’s so saturated that it’s

Julie Turner

May 30, 20182 min read

My dry spell: Time away from a regular float practice

What I miss the most about floating is being able to host floats for other people. I miss watching people's faces as the emerge from the

Julie Turner

Oct 29, 20172 min read

Who Shouldn't Float?

This Float Journal entry has outgrown the blog format, and now lives as it's own page our website.

Julie Turner

Aug 28, 20171 min read

Finding Delta: Tips to get the most of out your float

Floating calms the nervous system and maximizes your 'brain bandwidth' for deep thought, concentration, and healing.

Julie Turner

Jun 10, 20176 min read

Anxiety is a bitch. Floating can help.

Studies suggest float therapy may reduce anxiety of all forms. Floating will help you manage stress and anxiety.

Julie Turner

Mar 15, 20174 min read

Practice makes perfect: Why you should consider floating at least three times

Floating is a practice, just like any other, and it gets better the more frequently you do it.

Julie Turner

Mar 1, 20173 min read

The double heartbeat: Floating your way to motherhood

Float therapy offers tremendously positive effects to expecting mothers, or those wishing to become mothers.

Julie Turner & Karla Turner

Feb 24, 201711 min read

How I discovered floating: My life as a podcast connoisseur

A podcast is recorded audio (sometimes video) uploaded to the internet. It’s generally long form, uninterrupted and largely unedited convo

Julie Turner

Jan 26, 20175 min read

Fear of small spaces: Claustrophobia and float tanks

The most common aversion we hear - the number one reason people are resistant to floating is because “I’m claustrophobic

Julie Turner

Jan 6, 20173 min read

Bouncing off the walls: Finding your groove in the first few floats

One of the best things about floating is that it is entirely subjective. You, and only you, know how you experienced your float

Julie Turner

Nov 22, 20163 min read

Float like a girl: The intimate details of floating and feminine health

Let’s not beat around the bush; I want to talk about vagina’s! I’ll start with Yes! You can absolutely float during your period.

Julie Turner

Nov 10, 20163 min read

Practicing safe salt: How we keep things clean

We are absolutely thrilled to answer any question you may have about water quality and our practices. We take pride in our water maintenance

Julie Turner

Nov 8, 20165 min read