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I
n February of 2017, Walcott
opened Floating Shanti, a
wellness center with a float tank,
at 311 Hay Street in Fayetteville's
historic downtown district.
She immediately had questions from
puzzled members of the public.
Chiefly: What is flotation therapy?
e float tank was invented in
1954 by John C. Lilly, a physician
and neurophysiologist. Among other
things, he found that people who
floated in warm dark tanks were able to
relax deeply in both body and mind.
At Floating Shanti, clients lie in
warm, magnesium-enriched water
that's so saturated with Epsom salts
that they're suspended weightlessly
on the surface. ey float for 60 to 90
minutes at a time in the darkened,
quiet room, plugs in their ears and
their eyes usually closed. Without
the stress of gravity or the sensations
of sound or light, Walcott said, a
client can experience true sensory
deprivation, and with it, some relief
from pain or stress.
"I was injured in the military and
doctors recommended that I do a pain
management program but it involved
painkillers and muscle relaxers and I
don't do any of that. I don't even take
Advil. But they couldn't give me a good
alternative to that," Walcott said. "So I
sought out on my own."
e reason for Walcott's reluctance
to use traditional painkillers may
be obvious to anyone who has been
keeping up with the news. In 2017
the Health and Human Services
Department declared a public health
emergency as a result of America's
opioid epidemic, which was brought on
Opposite: Nicole Walcott
opened Floating Shanti in
February of 2017.
