Reflections on Floating in a Sensory Deprivation Tank

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Imagine spending an hour-and-a-half in a pitch black, noiseless chamber, effortlessly floating in water that more buoyant than the Dead Sea. The only sound is that of your breathing. You’re alone with your thoughts, whether they are racing or calm, serious or trivial, dream-like or soundly reality-based. In some ways it is the ultimate mindful space — no distractions, alone to focus on your…