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Show Highlights

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.

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The Float Tour Blog – Issue #7

The Float Tour Blog – Issue #7

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The Float Tour Blog – Issue #6

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The Float Tour Blog – Issue #5

The Float Tour Blog – Issue #5

As you may have read in Issue #4 of The Float Tour Blog, we began diving into the Los Angeles area float centers and visited the current largest float center around as well as the freshly opened second location of a long time float center owner.

There were so many to cover that we decided to split this into two blogs. In this issue, we round out our L.A. journey as we begin to head further south toward San Diego.

The Float Tour Blog – Issue #4

The Float Tour Blog – Issue #4

Los Angeles is a major hub for almost every industry in the world in one way or another. Building on the foundations of Hollywood and their harbor, it’s the 2nd largest city in the United States.

Given its population density, it’s large enough to support almost any industry, which for a burgeoning niche like float tanks is especially beneficial. Also, if you’ve ever experienced rush hour traffic on the I-405, you’ll know this city deserves to float.