Characterizing the Profile of Individuals Who Undergo Flotation-REST: A Cross-Sectional Survey
American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine March 16, 2026 Taaha Adamji, Eric vanSonnenberg, Kory Johnson
People who use flotation REST (lying in a warm saltwater tank) tend to be physically active and report moderately above-average mindfulness, yet also more often report depression, daily anxiety, sleep disturbance, and muscle soreness compared with the general US population. Alcohol abstinence rates did not differ. The findings come from a cross-sectional survey of 61 adult flotation users recruited online and from a flotation center in the southwestern US. Because the study lacked pre-floating baseline measures, these differences reflect current status, not changes caused by flotation.