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Graham and Jake tackle the difficulties of draining float tanks and how that process can differ based on different municipalities, different water treatment systems, or whether you’re using a septic system or not.

Water treatment typically involves whole contained ecosystems and highly concentrated epsom salt water can impact that pretty drastically. The guys provide good tips for each type of system and what to be prepared for if you’re operating in a rural area with a septic system.

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Recent Podcast Episodes

How Hot is Too Hot in a Float Tank? – DSP 280

Graham goes solo again to discuss how people perceive temperature in the float tank.

This is an important issue specifically because of a few pieces of technical information that your average customer just isn’t going to know, largely how humidity impacts temperature, but also how easy it is to overheat in an incredibly humid environment.

What to do when People have Really Bad Floats – DSP 278

With Ashkahn still taking his post-conference vacation, Graham and Juliet talk about what it’s like to have unpleasant floats. 

Juliet shares her perspective in dealing with her anxiety condition while floating and how it can sometimes hinder the experience. Graham approaches it as an owner as well as someone who’s never experienced those kinds of hindrances in the tank. 

How do you Prepare for a Float? – DSP 277

Some people have special ways that they prepare for floating, and how it’s approached depends entirely on the person floating.

Graham and Juliet (Ashkahn’s still missing) talk about their different approaches to floating, whether it’s sneaking in to float whenever they can, or planning entire days around floating to make sure it goes off without a hitch, they share their perspectives. 

How to Talk about Floating to those Unfamiliar with it – DSP 276

Ashkahn is gallivanting across Europe (probably), so Graham has Juliet on the podcast today. 

The two of them talk about how to talk about floating, from the float center perspective, and the floater perspective, how much information is enough, and how much is too much. This is a spiel that every person in the float industry will have tons of practice on, so it’s important to have a good one.

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How Floating Helped Me Accept I Was Trans

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Center of the Cyclone Book Launch

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Coincidence Control Publishing is pleased to announce the updated publishing of John C. Lilly’s Center of the Cyclone. Written by a researcher whose methods of self inquiry and exploration were before his time, this 45th anniversary edition, released on Lilly’s birthday, is due to see the light of day once more.

You can buy the book now on Amazon!