Float Conference Podcast

Colleen Wohlrab is the lab manager at the Float Clinic and Research Center, a state of the art float tank research facility housed within the Laureate Institute for Brain Research. Colleen discusses the different devices and sensors they use to take physiological measurements while people are floating, and presents some of the initial data they’ve […] The post 086: Colleen Wohlrab (Conference Talk) appeared first on Float Conference 2019.

Gary Ferguson is the founder of Pathways for Veterans, an organization focused on helping veterans get help putting their life on track after returning from service. Pathways has started to incorporate float tanks into the tools his organization uses. Gary speaks at the 2016 Float Conference about his introduction into the float industry, and the […] The post 085: Gary Ferguson (Conference Talk) appeared first on Float Conference 2019.

Michael is an Australian veteran who was having very little luck with the conventional treatments prescribed for PTSD. It was not only affecting him, but hurting his partner, Bek, as well. Bek and Michael describe how they came across floatation in their search for alternative treatments, and the profound impact it’s had on both of […] The post 084: Michael Harding and Bek Houghton (Conference Talk) appeared first on Float Conference 2019.

Peter Suedfeld is one of the fathers of float tank and REST research. He speaks at the 2016 Float Conference on floating’s effect on creativity, exploring what we know through scientific research, what we know through anecdote, and what we can attempt to deduce from looking into environments similar to floatation that have been mentioned […] The post 083: Peter Suedfeld (Conference Talk) appeared first on Float Conference 2019.

Nick Janicki is the founder of the float tank manufacturing company Float Pod Technologies, and of True REST, now the largest float franchise in the world. Nick talks about the expansion of True REST centers in the US, as well as some strategic partnerships with companies like LA Fitness. Watch his sponsored talk from the […] The post 082: Nick Janicki (Conference Talk) appeared first on Float Conference 2019.

Justin Feinstein is the head researcher of the Float Clinic and Research Center, a state of the art floatation research facility housed in the Laureate Institute for Brain Research. In this talk, Justin presents the results from the first fMRI study ever done on floatation. Watch his talk from the 2016 Float Conference: https://youtu.be/kACzQUO0uVo The post 081: Justin Feinstein (Conference Talk) appeared first on Float Conference 2019.

Colin Stanwell-Smith is the manufacturer of the Floataway tanks. In 2013 he was asked to make custom float tanks for the Float Clinic and Research Center, a state of the art float research facility that is part of the Laureate Institute for Brain Research. Colin presents on the custom requirements the research center needed for […] The post 080: Colin Stanwell-Smith (Conference Talk) appeared first on Float Conference 2019.

Kirsten and Lena run both a birth center and float center up in Alaska. They use floating to help their clients through their pregnancies with great results. Kirsten and Lena talk about the benefits floating can have for pregnant women, and discuss what risks may be associated with floating while pregnant. Watch their talk from […] The post 079: Kirsten Gerrish and Lena Kilic (Conference Talk) appeared first on Float Conference 2019.

Jim Hefner is one of the founders of Just Float, the largest float center in the world. Just Float has 11 float tanks and is located in the Los Angeles area. Jim shares his story of opening Just Float, and his views on what will help the industry grow further. Watch on his talk from the […] The post 078: Jim Hefner (Conference Talk) appeared first on Float Conference 2019.

Justin Feinstein is the head researcher at the Float Clinic and Research Center, a float research facility that is part of the Laureate Institute for Brain Research. He joins the podcast with his newest team member, Pan Lin, who just moved to the US from China to analyze the fMRI data that is coming out of […] The post 077: Justin Feinstein & Pan Lin – LIBR appeared first on Float Conference 2019.

Gary Ferguson was voted in to speak at the 2016 conference. Gary runs Pathways for Veterans, an organization aimed at supporting veterans live a healthy life after their service. Gary talks about his own life journey, and how floating has been helping him and helping the veterans he works with. This episode of the Float […] The post 076: Gary Ferguson – Pathways for Veterans appeared first on Float Conference 2019.

Kirsten Gerrish and Lena Kilic were voted in to speak at the 2016 conference. They run the Heritage Birth Center, as well as their newly opened float center, Float Alaska. They chat about pregnancy and floating, and share the experiences they’ve had offering floating for the woman coming to their brith center. This episode of […] The post 075: Kirsten Gerrish & Lena Kilic appeared first on Float Conference 2019.

Jim Hefner is the co-founder of Just Float, an eleven tank center in the Los Angeles area. With eleven tanks, Just Float is currently the largest float center in the world. Jim and Ashkahn chat about the logistics of running a center on that scale. This episode of the Float Conference Podcast is brought to […] The post 074: Jim Hefner – Just Float appeared first on Float Conference 2019.

Dr. Sahib Khalsa is a researcher at the Float Clinic and Research Center, which is a part of the Laureate Institute for Brain Research. Sahib is an expert on interoception, which is the brain’s sensing of the internal body. Sahib chats with Ashkahn about the significance of interoception for floating, and some of the research […] The post 073: Sahib Khalsa – Float Clinic & Research Center appeared first on Float Conference 2019.

***NEW INTERVIEW FOR 2016*** Stephen Johnson has been a body-worker, a psychiatric nurse practitioner, a boxer, a dancer, a poet, and much else. He’s also been an avid floater for the past 6 years, with many hours of experience in the tank. Stephen and Ashkahn chat about the work Stephen did as a psychiatric nurse, […] The post 072: Stephen Johnson – Psychiatric Nurse appeared first on Float Conference 2019.

Peter Suedfeld is one of the original researchers of REST, Restricted Environmental Stimulation Therapy, and is in fact responsible for coining the term REST. Peter chats with Ashkahn about the origins of his research, and how he saw the float industry develop over the years. Peter was previously on the podcast in episodes 46. Peter Suedfeld […] The post 071: Peter Suedfeld – REST Researcher appeared first on Float Conference 2019.

***NEW INTERVIEW FOR 2016*** Rick Doblin is the founder of MAPS, the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies. He’s been a long time floater and fan of the work of John Lilly. Rick joins to podcast to share details on the work and research MAPS does, and how that fits in with floatation tanks. This episode […] The post 070: Rick Doblin – MAPS appeared first on Float Conference 2019.

***NEW INTERVIEW FOR 2016*** Rich Martin works for NSF International, a company that certifies products for safety and efficacy. The NSF has been working on creating a certification for float tanks, and Rich has played a big role in its development. Rich chats with Ashkahn about how the NSF decides on the criteria for what […] The post 069: Rich Martin – NSF International appeared first on Float Conference 2019.

***NEW INTERVIEW FOR 2016*** Jesse and Sean run Float Toronto, a 5 tank center in Toronto, Canada. They join Ashkahn on the podcast to talk about their experience in what is and is not important for marketing your float center. This episode of the Float Conference Podcast is brought to you with support from San […] The post 068: Jesse Ratner-Decle & Sean Lavery – Float Toronto appeared first on Float Conference 2019.

***NEW INTERVIEW FOR 2016*** Nick Janicki is the founder of True REST and Float Pod Technologies. Nick shares his experience of turning his solo mom and pop float center into a larger franchise and manufacturing company. Nick and Ashkahn also chat about the development of the float industry. Nick also appeared in episode 45 of the […] The post 067: Nick Janicki – True Rest appeared first on Float Conference 2019.