Still Point Wellness co-founder Corey Costanzo, MA, LPC, SEP, presented the newly updated North American Float Tank Standard 2025, serving in his role as Chair of the Sanitation & Regulation Committee of the Floatation Tank Association (FTA).

This long-awaited update provides best practices for the sanitation, maintenance, and operation of float tanks across North America. The new standard was co-presented with Dr. Roy Vore, PhD, Microbiologist and Senior Consultant at Vore & Associates, one of the world’s foremost experts in recreational water microbiology.

At Still Point Wellness, we offer massage, floatation therapy, and other restorative services. However, the deeper experience we offer isn’t limited to a session or a treatment room. The “still point” is a place you can return to again and again. It lives in your body. It can be accessed in silence, through touch, or in the quiet space between thoughts.

From a physiological perspective, deep rest does something extraordinary. When the nervous system feels safe enough to settle, it shifts out of sympathetic activation (fight or flight) and into a parasympathetic state. This is where healing becomes possible. Heart rate and blood pressure begin to lower. Breathing slows. Muscular tension eases. Studies have shown that in environments like floatation chambers, participants often reach this state within minutes, and that the effects can last long after the session ends.

The word bodymind, coined by psychologist and author Ken Dychtwald in his groundbreaking book Bodymind, speaks to something we often feel before we can name it. It describes the intelligence that lives in breath, sensation, thought, and emotion, all working together as one whole experience. When we listen closely, we can begin to feel how the body and mind respond to each other. A deep exhale brings mental clarity. A calming thought softens tension in the shoulders. Subtle yet powerful shifts.

At Still Point Wellness, the concept of bodymind is the heart of our philosophy of wellness. We see each person as whole, already carrying the capacity for balance and restoration within. Our services are designed to support this wisdom, and nurture a return to your own natural rhythm.

Addiction recovery is a complex journey that requires a multifaceted approach. Traditional approaches, while effective for some, need to be complemented by innovative techniques that address the mind, body, and spirit. One such tool gaining recognition in the field of addiction recovery is the use of float tanks, also known as sensory deprivation tanks, and Restricted Environmental Stimulation Therapy (REST).

We often hear from our clients about the profound impact sensory deprivation has had on their lives. Recently, a first-time floater shared their experience, highlighting the transformative effects of their session. This review not only provides insight into the benefits of floating but also offers an educational perspective on what you can expect from sensory deprivation therapy.

In this interview, Robin talks with Peggy Horan, a renowned expert with over 50 years of experience in Esalen®️ massage. Peggy highlights the significance of personal growth and continuous learning, both within and outside the field of massage. She also recounts her early days at Esalen and the transformative power of touch. She even touches on some of her trade secrets in this interview, including establishing healthy boundaries, preventing burnout, and prioritizing self-care.

The practice of taking a cold shower after using a far infrared sauna is gaining popularity, and for good reason. This seemingly uncomfortable ritual actually provides a host of health benefits that can significantly improve your overall wellbeing. In this post, we'll explore the science behind why taking a cold shower after using a far infrared sauna is beneficial and some of the advantages that you can expect to experience.

An hour in a float chamber is unequivocally different than an hour anywhere else. When all you have to do is breathe, time appears to pass more slowly. Of course, this is only perception because 60 minutes is a quantifiable slice of existence that “passes” regardless of the activity filling it.

As I stepped into the float tank, I felt a rush of elation as my body floated right on top of the water, something I’d not experienced before. The moment that I closed the door, I laid back in absolute darkness and only a millisecond had passed before I jolted up, panicking mildly at the feeling of free floating through space and the sensation of being completely unaffected by gravity. I gathered myself (and what little I could feel of my senses) and breathed into it. Okay, so I feel like I’m floating through space. I am on a giant rock floating in space after all, aren’t I? Reaffirming my safety, I accepted my sensations, and found that simply observing was just the ticket—I imagined myself among the cosmos, mirrored a million times by the light of stars from ancient futures and distant pasts. As it turns out, this would be the vision I would return to again and again in each float for years to come. 

I gently lifted his hand off the massage table and placed it in both of mine. I felt tears start to swell inside me.  His hands were those of my father's. I mean the same size, the same muscular and bone structure, his skin was smooth yet aging with the same strawberry blond hair on the back of his hand and knuckles of his fingers.  I wanted to just stare at his hands but instead found myself massaging the inside of them in the same way my father did to me as a small child to put me to sleep…the same way I lovingly touch and massage my three year-old son's hand to put him to sleep. That is the one thing my son connects deeply with to identify with his grandfather he has never known.