History of floating
From a deprivation chamber in an atomic bunker to the worldwide expansion of floating therapy.
At first, a misunderstanding of sensory deprivation (the removal of sensory perception) held back the development of floating, as it was assumed that a state without sensation could drive a person to madness. It was only in the 1950s that Dr John Cunningham Lilly, after a courageous experiment with a deprivation chamber in an atomic bunker, began to grasp the discovery he had stumbled upon.
In addition to the positive effects on the body, he discovered the great potential of floating relating to human consciousness. In this way, floating spread quickly throughout America and England within fifty years. Because a floating system requires refined technology and specific expertise, the floating industry developed slowly as it prepared for the market.
It is fair to say that floating is expanding, as sales of the various systems designed for floating have risen by 500% since 2010.
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