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Room Design:

A self-contained room of approximately 4m x 3.5m (13ft x 15ft) will comfortably house the float tank, the shower and changing area with the following components forming an ideal float tank environment:-

• Non-slip flooring, ideally seamless vinyl, but if tiles are used you will need to make the fitter aware of the harsh nature of Epsom salt. Altro flooring (or similar) is recommended.
• A mechanical ventilation system to replenish the air supply to the room where the
  i-sopod is housed.
• Electrical supply – 1 x 13 amp waterproof spur located to the rear of where the tank is to be located and positioned 1 metre from the floor.
• Walls – again something to stand up to the corrosive nature of Epsom salts. Mermaid water proof panels from Norske Interiors (or similar) are recommended.
• Remote control – the tank is supplied with a remote control unit which controls lights, temperature, filtration, session length, MP3 sound source and attendant call. The RC should be located in the reception area.
• Lighting – the room lights should be dimmable from the reception area.

Sized for your premesis

All parts of the i-sopod will fit through standard door frames (email us for a detailed access document).

Service you can depend on

Fully installed with manufacturer’s warranty, service plan, and designed and constructed in accordance with the latest CE & UL guidelines.

Health and safety

Internal underwater lighting and attendant call button are supplied as standard, with all interior controls air coupled for complete safety.

We have different disinfection systems on offer to help you meet your local regulatory authority requirements.

Power rating

2000 watt heater, 230V, AC Class One (earthed) suitable for 220 to 250 volts.

There are several versions of the i-sopod making it fully compatible with the various voltage requirements around the world.

Why have we built a floatation tank?

Over the years we have acted as agents for various manufacturers and had experience of many types of float tank. Each model we encountered seemed to have its own shortcomings and, in the end, we concluded that no one had really been able to build the ideal system. We decided then that the time had come for a new approach and, accordingly, embarked on a lengthy period of research and development which finally led to the creation of the i-sopod.

We believe that the introduction of this model will revolutionise the industry.

Customer Quotes

• “I feel alive again, thank you” Caroline
• “First float – Wonderful – came out and felt like I had been on the moon – I’m telling everyone” Jay
• “So still, so quiet, so relaxing – Thank you so much for a fabulous, tranquil hour” Jane
• “Want to go in again …Now! Strongly relaxed and eager to know what it will be like on my 5th float?” Max

Organic sales

Our clientèle is evenly split 50 / 50 male to female and we manage to convert something in the region of 90% of all enquiries into confirmed bookings. Customers are prepared to travel considerable distances to use our facilities, and it’s not unusual to have a 2-week waiting list for weekend bookings. The majority of our custom is obtained through word of mouth (72%), as new customers are very inclined to tell their friends about such a novel and beneficial experience. It is an activity like no other, and sells itself naturally.

The Time is Now

Perhaps as a consequence to the get-rich-quick lifestyles of the last few decades, stress-related illness has become a major factor affecting an ever-increasing number of businesses and their workforces. Today the problem has escalated to the extent that it costs British industry £ 3.7 billion annually. An incredible 10-13 billion working days are lost every year, and the courts have a backlog of 6400 individuals attempting to gain compensation from former employers for stress-related illness. Time Magazine recently ran a front page proclaiming stress to be the major epidemic of the modern day.

As such, many major companies are trying to head off such actions by seeking out remedies in order to maintain a healthy, happy productive workforce. Increasingly we are finding that these companies are turning to floatation therapy for the solution.

While there are many alternatives for stress relief, such as Yoga and Tai Chi, these tend to demand a high level of commitment and dedication from the customer to achieve noticeable results, as the effects are not instant. It may be a matter of weeks or even months before any noticeable effect is attained. Floatation therapy offers an instant relief, and requires no skills from the user other than the ability to lie still for an hour.

A floatation tank session is guaranteed to eliminate stress, leaving you with a clear mind to concentrate 100% on the matter in hand. It increases creativity, the ability to solve problems, concentration span, personal motivation and energy levels.

The floating experience

Floating weightlessly your body is perfectly supported by a cushion of silky skin-temperature liquid. Freed from all sensation of gravity, temperature, touch, sight and sound (which together account for 90% of normal neuro-muscular activity), you conserve and redirect vast amounts of natural physical and mental energy.

The ultra-deep relaxation of floating “resets” the body’s hormonal and metabolic balance, strengthening resistance to and accelerating recovery from the effects of stress, illness, injury or strenuous exercise.

Unless you are an astronaut, this is the only situation you will encounter where your body is free from the harmful forces of gravity. Every single muscle in the body is allowed to totally relax, with ear plugs in and, if you wish, the tank’s interior lights off, the quietness and the darkness allow the mind to drift into the deepest state of relaxation possible.

The buoyancy created by the dense Epsom-salt solution effectively removes the effects of gravity on the body, and brings the individual close to an experience of total weightlessness. A huge amount of brain-power is used every second in order to deal with the strain that gravity places on one’s body. As the body is now totally supported, and external stimuli is reduce there is nothing for the brain to do and every muscle is allowed to relax completely.

With no commands needing to be sent out, the logical side of the brain is rendered redundant, and its activity slows down until it synchronises with the creative side. This leaves the individual in a dream-like state, akin to the thoughts experienced just before you go to sleep. In this state, the brain releases vast amounts of endorphins.

While the state of relaxation may be deep and profound, the individual’s brain stays dreamily alert. To get technical, the brain gradually shifts from its usual “alpha” state to generate theta waves, the state-of-mind that Buddhist monks try to reach through hours of meditation and years of training. You can achieve this in a matter of minutes just by lying back into the silky warm sea of bliss that is the floatation experience!

The History of the Floatation tank

The first floatation tank was developed in 1954 by the American neurophysiologist Professor Dr John C. Lilly while working and studying psychoanalysis at the National institutes of Mental Health (NIMH) in Bethesda, Maryland USA.

Together with his associate Dr. Jay Shirley, Dr. Lilly became intrigued by the question of the origins of conscious activity within the brain. The question was whether the brain needed external stimuli to keep its conscious states going. Lilly and his associate set to work trying to devise a system that would restrict environmental stimulation as much as was practical and feasible.

Lilly’s first float tank was one in which the user was suspended upright, entirely underwater, head completely covered by an underwater breathing apparatus and mask. These first float tanks were originally referred to as isolation tanks or sensory deprivation tanks and over the years as Lilly continued his experiments with floatation, simplifying and improving the general design he found that he could float in a more relaxing supine position, rather than suspended feet downward in fresh water, if more buoyant Epsom salt water was used. Other refinements, such as water heaters with thermostats sensitive enough to keep the water the perfect skin temperature, and a water filter for the reuse of the Epsom salts were added over the years. By the early 1970′s, Lilly had perfected the flotation tank design that is in use today.