You definitely need to try this experience to see what it's like. Remember the movie \"Altered States\"? Well, it's a much nicer cooler pod and surroundings, and no I didn't have any altered states. I did have a very relaxing total quiet float. You can read the other Yelp reviews to get an idea how it starts from the moment you walk in the door; they are all very accurate. All very professional and \"yoga-studio-like\", as opposed to the \"spa-like\" environment I was kind of hoping for. I didn't feel weird about being naked, the keypad lock on the door makes you feel totally safe to have you and your belongings safe in the room. The first ten minutes the music plays ever so softly and a faint crack of light appears when you close the pod. After the music fads, the room and pod go totally dark (no soft blue backlighting in the room) which is a little weird. The earplugs they leave out for you, you need to mold/squish in your ear to keep the salt water out. So you feel nothing, see nothing, hear nothing (except your breathing in and out which is actually quite loud!). I was able to relax in Yoga Corpse pose and occasionally a toe or finger would float to the side. I moved a bit a few times. I felt like a rotated a bit in the pod too. I was not able to fall asleep which was fine. The hour went fairly fast. I don't remember many thoughts in my head. I enjoyed the quiet. When the music comes back on, it's very faint, but they tell you to get out soon, as the filtration system does start up after 5 min of music. Yes, you do want to get out before that happens. I felt good when I got out (albeit a little slimey from the salt water) but the shower and liquid soaps took care of that. The oxygen room wasn't up and running (they have ordered more tubing) but everything else was fine. I actually slept like a baby that night, my sore back from over-twisting in a mean Power Yoga class felt like new again. I'd like to also ask them about how regularily they change the water, how long the filtration system runs, and how they make sure they sanitize it in-between people. Is the filtration system all they do or do they check on each pod hourly and check/add chemicals or stuff. I might try this again if the price is discounted, as $79 a float is too steep. My Groupon at $39 was a good price point. My only reason I gave True Rest Float a 4/5 stars was the expectation of a \"spa\" as opposed to an austere yoga studio. Attention to a little more pampering would be nice and a notch up in quality of surroundings would get them a 5! (oh one last thing, turn your cell phone off, mine was set on vibrate and I heard it very faintly buzzing once - very faintly!)
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