Jim Hefner is one of the founders of Just Float, the largest float center in the world. Just Float has 11 float tanks and is located in the Los Angeles area. Jim shares his story of opening Just Float, and his views on what will help the industry grow further. Watch on his talk from the […]

Justin Feinstein is the head researcher at the Float Clinic and Research Center, a float research facility that is part of the Laureate Institute for Brain Research. He joins the podcast with his newest team member, Pan Lin, who just moved to the US from China to analyze the fMRI data that is coming out of […]

Gary Ferguson was voted in to speak at the 2016 conference. Gary runs Pathways for Veterans, an organization aimed at supporting veterans live a healthy life after their service. Gary talks about his own life journey, and how floating has been helping him and helping the veterans he works with. This episode of the Float […]

Kirsten Gerrish and Lena Kilic were voted in to speak at the 2016 conference. They run the Heritage Birth Center, as well as their newly opened float center, Float Alaska. They chat about pregnancy and floating, and share the experiences they’ve had offering floating for the women coming to their birth center. This episode of […]

Jim Hefner is the co-founder of Just Float, an eleven tank center in the Los Angeles area. With eleven tanks, Just Float is currently the largest float center in the world. Jim and Ashkahn chat about the logistics of running a center on that scale. This episode of the Float Conference Podcast is brought to […]

Dr. Sahib Khalsa is a researcher at the Float Clinic and Research Center, which is a part of the Laureate Institute for Brain Research. Sahib is an expert on interoception, which is the brain’s sensing of the internal body. Sahib chats with Ashkahn about the significance of interoception for floating, and some of the research […]

Stephen Johnson has been a body-worker, a psychiatric nurse practitioner, a boxer, a dancer, a poet, and much else. He’s also been an avid floater for the past 6 years, with many hours of experience in the tank. Stephen and Ashkahn chat about the work Stephen did as a psychiatric nurse, and how floating influenced […]

Peter Suedfeld is one of the original researchers of REST, Restricted Environmental Stimulation Therapy, and is in fact responsible for coining the term REST. Peter chats with Ashkahn about the origins of his research, and how he saw the float industry develop over the years. Peter was previously on the podcast in episodes 46. Peter Suedfeld […]

Rick Doblin is the founder of MAPS, the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies. He’s been a long time floater and fan of the work of John Lilly. Rick joins to podcast to share details on the work and research MAPS does, and how that fits in with floatation tanks. This episode of the podcast was […]

Rich Martin works for NSF International, a company that certifies products for safety and efficacy. The NSF has been working on creating a certification for float tanks, and Rich has played a big role in its development. Rich chats with Ashkahn about how the NSF decides on the criteria for what makes something safe. Rich […]