Aquahenosis

Float blog New float research, August 2026 Scientists just named the float feeling. In a randomized trial, an hour in a float pool did something an hour in a zero-gravity chair couldn’t. It dissolved the line between body and water. The people who felt that most were the ones whose mood lifted most. Researchers call […]

Floating While Pregnant

Float blog Floating while pregnant Can I float while pregnant? You’re carrying extra weight on your back, your hips and your feet, all day, every day. For one hour in a float room, you aren’t. Here’s what that does, what the research says, and how to do it safely. The short answer: for most pregnancies, […]

Seasonal Affective Disorder

Float blog When the light leaves Boston Why winter gets heavy Every November the clocks fall back, the sun sets before most of us leave work, and a lot of people start feeling flat, tired and not quite themselves. There’s a name for that, a reason it happens, and things you can do about it. […]

This Is Weird. It’s Literally Floating on Water.

Float blog A made-up story we watch happen every week “This is weird. It’s literally floating on water.” That’s what Mary thought the first time a friend told her about floating. Eight weeks later she’d tell you something very different. This is what happens in between. First, the honest part: Mary isn’t real. I made […]

Better Games, Better Grades: The Edge Teen Athletes Aren’t Using

For parents & coaches of high school athletes Steph Curry doesn’t float to recover. He floats to see the game before it happens. Every parent is looking for the edge — the better season, the better transcript, the better shot at the right school. The tool some of the best athletes on the planet use […]

After Dark Floats

The Unhour Late-night floats on the nights that matter, if you’re the kind of person who keeps track of which nights matter. Your browser doesn’t support video. Watch it here. Yes, that’s me floating. Yes, I edited it with AI. I really wanted a moon in there, and unlike Gru I could not lasso it […]

Back to School – Teachers

Back to School · For Teachers You made four hundred decisions before lunch. Here’s what that costs. Teacher stress isn’t the same shape as office stress, and the standard advice doesn’t fit it. Two tools that do: an hour of no input, and a deliberate swing between heat and cold. Plus a teacher discount, because […]

Back to School – Parents

Back to School · For Parents Everyone got their supplies. Nobody asked what you need. The back-to-school transition is one of the heaviest logistical weeks of the year, and the person carrying most of it usually isn’t on any list. Two hours a month that give it back to you. The part that doesn’t show […]

Back to School – Teen Edition

Back to School · For Teens Your brain has been running all summer. School just added four more tabs. A high school fall is not one stressor. It’s five running at once — and none of them ever fully close. Here’s why that wears a nervous system down, and why an hour with nothing coming […]

Float then Plunge

the science of getting cold on purpose 90 Seconds of Cold Why a very short cold plunge after your float may be the highest-return 90 seconds you spend all week — and what the research actually says. Float Boston  ·  Somerville, MA  ·  8 min read Most people finish a float in the same state: […]