Float North County, Solana Beach, CA
I had seen sensory deprivation tanks. They have been around since the '80's called "samahdi tanks". These terrifying pods were supposed to cut a person off from all sensory experiences while creating the sensation of weightlessness through a high-buoyancy Epsom salt bath. What passed as relaxation looked liked a claustrophobia-inducing bad dream. Float North County offers the new incarnation of the samadhi tanks - the float tank. The set-up is similar to a very large bathtub. The experience starts in a small private room with a shower and bench. The private tank is in your room. There is a door to the tank, but I chose to leave it open. The room was warm, so I showered off with cold water and stepped into the tank. The dimensions are around 8'X5' with a ceiling height of about 8'. It felt very spacious. It really did feel like a big bath tub. The water is only about 1-1/2 feet deep, but the salt made me so buoyant, it was a major effort to tou
