The Sensory isolation box (sometimes also called “floating bath ») is a structure developed to ; based on research on sensory insulation in the 1950s.
In 1954, John Cunningham Lilly (born January 6, 1915 is a physician, psychotherapist and ;American writer, died September 30, 2001), researcher at theNational Institute of Mental Health, created the sensory isolation box as it is known today and in which an individual can lie down in a saline solution at ; body temperature. No external stimulus stimulates the senses: no light, no sound, and a reduction in the sensation of gravity.

While the first research into University McGill concluded that the need for of the organism to be subjected to stimulations (since most of the subjects had not been able to last in sensory isolation conditions for more than 3 or 4 days), Lilly concluded on the contrary that the strong>box increased the sensory experience without external intervention.

What can be the benefits of the sensory isolation box ?

The « flotation » has many virtues and it already has Summer observed which it improved in particular:

• Anxiety Insomnia
• Asthma
• Depression
• Chronic pain
• Back pain
• Muscle pain
• Fatigue
• Migraine
• Rheumatism
• Stress
• ...

Nowadays, the sensory isolation box (CIS ) is present in some beauty institutes and relaxation centers around the world.
For a price, ranging from 10 € à 100 €, customers can spend around 45 minutes there.
In some cases, institutes have circumvented some clients’ fear ofsensory isolationwith the addition of music.
Weaning methods at the same time Various addictions, notably tobacco, use it.