BACK TO YOU GUYS.
>> ALL RIGHT, ERIC, THANKS SO
MUCH.
>>> SO FLOATING IN A TANK FILLED
WITH SALT COULD CHANGE YOUR
LIFE.
>> SERIOUSLY?
>> YEAH.
>> WHETHER YOU ARE LOOKING TO
INCREASE YOUR Z'S OR BOOST YOUR
ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE, HANGING
OUT IN AN HOUR OR SO MAY DO THE
DISTRICT.
LORY FREEZE TAKES US INSIDE.
>> THIS IS MICHELLE.
SHE OWNS FLOAT HOUSTON.
MICHELLE, TELL ME ABOUT FLOAT
THERAPY.
>> FLOAT PATIENT THERAPY HAS
BEEN AROUND SINCE LATE '50s.
WHEN I OPENED IT IN 2008, THERE
WAS NOTHING HERE.
YOU'RE PRETTY MUCH FLOATING IN A
TANK, AN ENCLOSED TANK THAT HAS
ABOUT 10 INCHES OF WATER, 800
POUNDS OF SALT.
AND WHEN YOU FLOAT ON TOP.
WATER, JUST -- TOP OF THE WATER,
YOU CAN'T FEEL THE WATER
ANYMORE.
IT'S REALLY GOOD FOR
FIBROMYALGIA, MEDITATION, INSOME
KNEE.
>> Reporter: , MIGRAINES --
INSOMNIA, MIGRAINESES, A WHOLE
HOST OF THINGS.
>> SO EVERYBODY WANTS TO KNOW IS
THIS CLEAN?
>> THERE ARE NO MICROBES OR
ANYTHING THAT CAN SURVIVE.
WE USE HYDROGEN PEROXIDE TO KEEP
IT CLEAN.
IT'S ABOUT THE SAME AS THE DEAD
SEA.
>> OKAY.
SO I'M EXCITED TO FLOAT.
THIS IS MY FIRST TRIP TO THE
DEAD SEA!
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL ASIDE, THE
GOAL IS TO FLOAT FOR AN MINIMUM
OF AN HOUR AND THERE ARE BRAIN
WAVE GOALS.
>> STATE OF BRAIN WAVES ARE WHEN
YOUR BRAIN REALLY SLOWS DOWN.
IT STARTS FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE,
IT STARTS THE THE HEALING.
A LOT OF PEOPLE CAN SOLVE
PROBLEMS.
>> SLEEP DEPRIVATION IS NOT
SOMETHING YOU EASILY STEP INTO.
MICHELLE HAS A VERY NICE
SOLUTION.
>> I ALSO HAVE MUSIC.
I PLAY MUSIC FOR ABOUT THE FIRST
FIVE MINUTES, THEN IT GOES TO
SILENCE.
AND THEN THE FIRST 20 MINUTES,
15, 20 MINUTES, YOU'RE GOING TO
GET MONKEY MIND WHERE YOUR BRAIN
IS JUST ALL OVER THE PLACE.
WHEN YOUR TIME IS UP, THE MUSIC
IS GOING TO COME BACK ON.
AND NINE YEARS OF DOING THIS, I
FOUND OUT THAT'S WHAT WORKS BEST
FOR MOST PEOPLE.
>> THIS ISN'T ABOUT VANITY.
THIS IS ABOUT CHRONIC PAIN.
SO IF YOU LIVE IN CHRONIC PAIN,
YOU'RE WILL BE TO BE ON
TELEVISION IN YOUR BATHING SUIT.
AND UNSHAVEN IS ALSO A
REQUIREMENT FOR FLOATING.
SO ALL RIGHT, KIDS, HERE WE GO.
>> THAT'S INCREDIBLE.
YOU REALLY DO FLOAT.
I DIDN'T KNOW THAT WAS POSSIBLE.
>> I'M READY
♪♪OKAY.
THAT WAS REALLY INCREDIBLE.
HOW MANY TIMES SHOULD YOU FLOAT?
AS IT TURNS OUT, IT IS THERAPY.
>> WE USUALLY RECOMMEND AT LEAST
THREE, BECAUSE THE FIRST TIME AS
YOU NOTICED YOU GET IN THERE AND
YOU KIND OF PLAY AROUND AND GO,
NO GRAVITY.
AND YOU TRY DIFFERENT THINGS
OUT.
YOU COME IN WITH A CERTAIN
AMOUNT OF ANXIETY.
>> MORE THAN THE MANAGEMENT OF
CHRONIC PAIN AND MIGRAINE
HEADACHE, FLOATING HAS MANY
OTHER BENEFITS.
>> WE HAVE ATHLETES THAT HAVE
SORE MUSCLES OR REGULAR PEOPLE
THAT WORK OUT THAT HAVE SORE
MUSCLES.
SO THAT WILL GO AWAY A LOT
FASTER.
ALSO, PEOPLE -- I'VE HAD AIRLINE
FLIGHT ATTENDANTS THAT COME IN.
SO IT CUTS YOUR JET LAG TIME IN
MORE THAN HALF.
YOU CAN FLOAT IN THERE FOR EIGHT
HOURS.
YOU CAN FLOAT IN THERE FOR TWO
DAYS AND YOU'LL NEVER COME OUT
WRINKLED.
PEOPLE FIND THAT I'M --
>> I'M NOT WRINKLED, AM I?
>> RELAXATION.
STRESS RELIEF.
I DON'T KNOW ANYBODY IN HOUSTON,
IF ANYBODY IS STRESSED, BUT
YEAH.
HUGE BENEFITS FOR STRESS RELIEF,
RELAXATION.
>> THAT MIGRAINE IS -- I'M
RELAXED FOR MY OWN GOOD.
>> AND LORI IS JOINING US RIGHT
NOW TO TELL US MORE.
HI, LORI.
>> HOW ARE YOU TWO?
>> OKAY.
I GOT TO ASK YOU.
>> ARE YOU READY TO FLOAT?
>> WAS THERE ANY KIND OF ANXIETY
WHEN YOU GO IN AND THEY CLOSE IT
DOWN.
>> DO YOU FEEL LIKE A WATER
KOCH.
>> THEY DID CLOSE -- WATER
COFFIN.
>> THEY DID CLOSE IT.
>> NO, YOU HAVE CONTROL OVER
THAT.
AND THERE'S A TINY RED LIGHT IN
THE TANK.
SO YOU CAN SEE A LITTLE BIT.
AND SHE GAVE YOU A FLOATATION.
THAT'S NOT THE WORD.
A PIECE OF FOAM THAT YOU COULD
PUT IN THE DOOR TO KEEP IT
TRACKED A LITTLE BIT.
IF YOU FELT MORE COMFORTABLE.
YOU COMPLETEATATHATA=.1néuIW)í9Ix
I DON'T KNOW I'M DOING IT AND I
DON'T EVEN KNOW I'M DOING IT.
SO THAT GAVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY
TO REALLY TRULY FEEL EVERYTHING.
AND REALIZE, OH, WAIT A MINUTE,
THAT'S ACTUALLY NOT RELAXED,
SIT.
AND THERE WAS SO MUCH BIO
FEEDBACK THAT IT GAVE ME A
REALLY GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO PAY
ATTENTION TO WHAT CAUSES MY
CROPPING PAIN.
AND HOW TO STOP IT.
>> IT IS INTERESTING.
THERE ARE SOMETIMES WHEN I'M
SITTING IN TRAFFIC, I FIND
MYSELF HOLDING MY BREATH OR I'LL
FIND MY SHOULDERS ARE ALL
CLENCHED.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO FOCUS
ON THAT.
I WOULD BE CURIOUS TO DRY
THIS -- TO TRY THIS.
I'M GLAD YOU ASKED THE QUESTION
ABOUT HOW CLEAN IT IS.
>> CLEANLINESS IS IMPORTANT.
AND FLOATING HAS BEEN A VERY
POPULAR THING FOR MANY
GENERATIONS.
BUT IN THE '80s, IT DIED OUT
BECAUSE OF THE AIDS EPIDEMIC.
SO MANY PEOPLE WERE NOT SURE HOW
IT WAS CONTRACTED.
SO PEOPLE STOPPED FLOATING.
AND THEN THEY OBVIOUSLY BECAME
EDUCATED AND SO NOW WE HAVE
FLOAT AGAIN.
>> HUGE RESURGENCE IN IT.
>> WELL, WE'RE GLAD YOU DIDN'T
DROWN.
>> THANK YOU!
YEAH.
YOU CAN'T, AS A MATTER OF FACT.
YOU REALLY DO FLOAT IN THERE!
>> AWESOME.
>> IT'S CRAZY.
>> IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT
HOW YOU CAN TEST IT OUT FOR