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The Book of Floating: Exploring the Private Sea (Consciousness Classics)
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$24.95
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$16.47
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Manufacturer: Gateways Books and Tapes
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.792
EAN: 9780895561183
ISBN: 0895561182
Label: Gateways Books and Tapes
Manufacturer: Gateways Books and Tapes
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 272
Publication Date: 2003-10
Publisher: Gateways Books and Tapes
Studio: Gateways Books and Tapes
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Editorial Reviews:
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A Consciousness Classics reprint, Hutchison's book is the best summary available of all aspects of floating, from use in athletics and healing to exploration of other dimensions and spiritual realization. Includes extensive references to research studies, the author's own explorations, and related literature, with bibliography and notes.
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Boundary Free.
Comment: Everything you wanted to know on Flotation Tanks and then some. You get the history behind the tank. Thirteen chapters on how it works. Ten chapters on ways of floating. And the last chapter, which is his new addition to this book, is about the spiritual side of floating.
If your interested in learning the ultimate way to relax, meditate, super learn, break addictions, loose weight, physically and emotionally heal or become one with the universe then this book is for you.
It fascinated me so much, that I'm either going to buy a tank or make one, being that there are no Float Centres nearby.
A must read for all, and especially for those who help others in dealing with life's problems.
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Summary: The benefits of floating
Comment: This book is about float tanks. If you have seen the movie Altered States, that is a float tank. It is an isolation tank where you float in a body temperature saline solution to remove as much stimulation as possible. This book details the research done (up to about 1983) on float tanks, and its health benefits. The book is essentially a commercial for float tanks. The primary benefit is related to the fact that float tanks make it much easier to reach states of consciousness normally reserved for experienced meditators - lower stress, more creativity, general well-being, pain reduction, improved learning (this one I am sceptical, because there is a large body of evidence that recall is tied to the state of consciousness you are in, so learning in the theta brainwave state doesn't translate to the beta state effectively), recreational hallucinations, peak mystical experiences, etc.
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Summary: The perfect introduction to a life-changing tool
Comment: Who wouldn't want a relaxing and drug-free alternative to pain and stress? That's what floatation therapy offers, but thanks to the American mindset of "newer is better", floatation therapy went out of vogue in the 80s, despite an unparalleled success rate.
So how do you learn about floatation therapy when none of your friends and family know about it, the libraries don't carry any books about it, they don't teach it in school, and your doctor's never heard of it? That's easy, just read The Book of Floating. Every friend I loan my copy to is amazed that they could go their whole life without knowing about float tanks.
At a time when back surgery and anti-anxiety medication is common, The Book of Floating is an important reminder of a side effect-free solution that has been widely available to Americans since the 70s. Do a Google search for "float tanks across the US" and you'll find a list of 61 businesses that currently offer floating.
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Summary: Superb Book - Superb Author
Comment: The Book of Floating...
I have been involved in the float tank industry since 1978; first as someone who enjoyed the experience, then in 1980, opening up a commercial float tank center in Hollywood CA - Altered States MindGym.
This book has been the classic for float tank voyeurs ever since it was written, and has helped many understand the dynamics of this exceptional experience.
It is GREAT; definately worth the money.
Jeff Labno
Los Angeles
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Summary: An entertaining and informative read by an expert researcher
Comment: As someone whose health and sense of well-being has been improved by using float tanks, I'm grateful for such an informative and enjoyable-to-read book as this.
Most people are missing out on a myriad of benefits simply because they don't know what float tanks are and/or what they can offer.
Mr. Hutchison bridges this information gap beautifully while elevating the level of appreciation on the part of the many people who have been benefitting from the float tank.
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