There are only two float pods in the state of Iowa, and Ely’s Cloud 9 Massage and Spa houses one of them. A float pod is a round machine filled with 200 gallons of water and 1,100 pounds of Epsom salt ...

Imagine, being in a low-gravity, totally silent, and pitch-black flotation pod for a full hour, to give the body time to truly relax. Without the hustle and bustle of the world intruding on one’s ...

This story eventually will move to the potential benefits of float therapy: how it has seemed to help some people with pain management, in coping with anxiety; how it might even be used to help people ...

The idea is to slowly turn off the senses, giving the central nervous system a chance to fully relax.