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float tank

000000
edited January 2014
Has anyone done this? Good/bad experiences?

I went to the float place on Hawthorne last night for the first time and had the WEIRDEST time. It was comfy and relaxing at first, then it started getting interesting with some minor hallucination, then I was asleep with absolutely no transition; just slipped into the deepest, darkest, no dream type of sleep. I was supposed to wake to some presumably mellow music, but instead woke 90 minutes later to the sound/motion of the tank's pump filtering the water, which created an intense whirlpool. I panicked, not knowing where I was as I spun around in the dark and inhaled a bunch of warm salt water, then, realizing where I was, flailed around looking for the door. Out of the tank I was so nauseous I thought I'd throw up, but managed to take a shower, dress and leave. I attempted to stop at Whole Foods to eat something, but was so nauseated that I just parked and sat with my head on the steering wheel for twenty minutes wondering how to get home. Got home, promptly threw up, then felt better.

Very weird time! I'm going again.

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  • YoursTrulyYoursTruly
    WHAT!
  • 000000
    I think the whirlpool wake-up was a mistake on their part.
  • swamp_knobbler_mahanswamp_knobbler_mahan
    SICK
  • 12341234
    BAD TRIPS!
  • MatthewMatthew
    THAT IS TERRIFYING
  • MirandaJulyMirandaJuly
    I bought a groupon for this one time, but then it expired. TOTAL TRIP.
  • Cherry_PieCherry_Pie
    I hate it!
  • Dr_William_HaywardDr_William_Hayward
    I have been and go. My experience has been oh, this body part needs work. I was in one of the big rooms, not a pod, which I strongly recommend. The light came on rather than dimming up - they could improve that. Sorry didn't have any psychedelic or dream sleep experience. The entrepreneurs who started it have an annual international float conference in little Portland.
  • 000000
    I'm definitely going again; I think if i didn't get sick or woken up improperly it could be nice. I must have felt pretty relaxed to fall asleep so easily and deeply. Nearly every floating website says that some people get nauseated the first time because your body is releasing stress and toxins, which sounds a little woo woo to me. I mean, it's probably just motion sickness, right? I barfed after surfing once, so I'm certainly susceptible.

    I think I could like it, but that particular experience and the general vibe at Float On turns me off. Lots of dreads, steam, bad lighting and weird stoner art. I wanted it to feel more legit I guess, like loyly.

    They have tanks at Mudra Massage on Broadway where you can also get an ashiatsu massage (they destroy your back with their super strong feet!). That I definitely recommend. Also a much better version of the hippy vibe, for me anyhow. Like low lighting and tibetan singing bowls and water features.
  • LelandLeland
    Great tale. I forgot about these. Go Portland! Bad hippies make me feel racist, I think. Haven't done this... yet.
  • kdawgkdawg
    I really hope that the name is a Modest Mouse reference.
  • swamp_knobbler_mahanswamp_knobbler_mahan
    Try Common Ground instead of Float On, perhaps? You also get access to nice hot tub/sauna/steam room. And I do think Float On is a Modest Mouse reference, it opened after the song was popular.
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