{"id":6549,"date":"2015-06-09T10:58:46","date_gmt":"2015-06-09T17:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/BigJimIndustries.com\/wordpress\/?p=6549"},"modified":"2015-06-16T11:02:06","modified_gmt":"2015-06-16T18:02:06","slug":"go-to-the-spa-turn-into-a-monkey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigjimindustries.com\/wordpress\/2015\/06\/09\/go-to-the-spa-turn-into-a-monkey\/","title":{"rendered":"Go to the Spa, Turn into a Monkey"},"content":{"rendered":"

from ASSOCIATED PRESS<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Float spa fans say isolation tanks buoy bodies and minds <\/span><\/h1>\n

By KATHY MATHESON <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Allen Hughes said the concept of floatation therapy took a long time to sink in.<\/p>\n

The management consultant, a self-described “high strung” type who’s always looking for new ways to relieve stress, said he didn’t think floating in water could bring him that much relaxation.<\/p>\n

“This is something crazy people do,” he recalled thinking.<\/p>\n

But after trying it for the first time in March, Hughes has become a regular at East Coast Float Spa in the Philadelphia suburb of West Chester, Pennsylvania. There, immersed in darkness and silence, he floats effortlessly in a private, shallow saltwater pool and just … lets … go.<\/p>\n

Floating is enjoying a renaissance after virtually disappearing for decades. Its current popularity stems in part from high-profile enthusiasts like comedian\/UFC commentator Joe Rogan and some professional athletes, who tout the practice as a way to clear their minds, relieve muscle aches and temporarily unplug from the world.<\/p>\n

“We are at the tipping point,” said Tom Bazis, owner of Float in Marlton, New Jersey. “We’re about to see a landslide, I think, in terms of awareness and openness and acceptance.”<\/p>\n

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