Forget the Ken Russell movie, “Altered States.” Sensory isolation is the ultimate way to relax. Gravity, light and sound stimulate up to 85% of all our central nervous system activity. A floatarium promote deep states of relaxation by blocking out these stimuli. Floating in a blacked-out saltwater construct is an experience comparable to that in the mother’s womb: weightlessness, darkness, silence and sensory isolation. When external stress is eliminated, endorphines (the “happy” hormones) are released. Some report a state of euphoria, some profound inner peace.

At the Vendome Spa at the SAS Radisson on the Parkring, floating sessions can also be combined with massages like nuad, reiki or shiatsu. Or try their beauty treatments with Juvena products.