The Float Research Collective
The Float Research Collective is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that aims to:
1. Establish Floatation-REST as an accepted treatment that can be reimbursed by insurance providers and prescribed by doctors and healthcare professionals.
2. Raise funds for the continuation of clinical float research including:
a) the creation of a cloud-based platform that will enable the collection of publishable data from recreational float centers.
b) the construction of a dedicated Float Clinic to conduct clinical trials in patient populations.
c) the launch of a pilot grant fund to help facilitate float research at universities and hospitals.
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Serve as an educational resource for the float industry and an essential nexus for the dissemination of Floatation-REST across the world.
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The Float Research Collective is directed by
Dr. Justin Feinstein, who has spoken at length about his vision for this unique organization.
To learn more, you can listen to his podcasts and presentations below.
Project Arcturus
Who wants to help fund and participate in the largest float study that has ever been conducted?!
Project Arcturus is an international study that will help shape the arc of future float research. Sign up your float center today by making a $100 recurring monthly donation:
We aim to start the study in 2024 and publish the results by 2025, so please sign up now to participate in this landmark study! All money raised and pledged through the end of 2023 will be matched dollar for dollar (up to $150,000) by
Guardian Eco Group, an R&D and philanthropic organization based in the Gold Coast of Australia that is focused on
promoting wellness on Earth via sustainable energy and the development of novel healing modalities.
The Float Research Collective is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and all donations are tax-deductible. Our mission is to establish worldwide acceptance for Floatation-REST (Reduced Environmental Stimulation Therapy) as a treatment to naturally relieve pain, stress, anxiety and other related conditions.
The Maui Calm Project
The Maui Calm Project is part of the Float Research Collective.
Maui is in the midst of a massive mental health crisis due to the horrific trauma from the fires. The Maui Calm Project has been set up to provide a new type of disaster relief, a purpose built center to offer free Clinical Float Therapy for anyone on Maui who is suffering from the trauma of the fires. Clinical float therapy is a safe and non-invasive treatment that has been shown to help people with trauma, anxiety and PTSD. Built into shipping containers, these float centers can be rapidly deployed to Maui and placed near Lahaina in order to make the therapy as accessible as possible to everyone who has been traumatized.
Establishing a science of Floatation-REST
In this 2019 Float Conference presentation, Dr. Feinstein shares his perspective on how to best establish an evidence base for the clinical benefits of floating.
Introducing the Float Research Collective, Dr. Justin Feinstein | 2021 Float Conference
Dr. Feinstein gives an overview of the FRC including its mission, primary aims, and general timeline. The basic structure of the organization is discussed and opportunities to volunteer and contribute to the FRC.
Our shot at the stars: Launching the Float Research Collective
In the summer of 2022, the Float Research Collective (FRC) was officially formed as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Its mission is to establish worldwide acceptance for Floatation-REST (Reduced Environmental Stimulation Therapy) as a treatment to naturally relieve pain, stress, anxiety and other related conditions. In this 2022 Float Conference presentation, the FRC President and Director, Dr. Justin Feinstein, unveils how the FRC will achieve this moonshot mission of getting floating accepted as a medical treatment, including a groundbreaking set of studies directly comparing Floatation-REST to the gold standard medical treatments for the rapid reduction of anxiety and pain, namely benzodiazepines and opioids.
Highly addictive drugs like Xanax (a benzo) and OxyContin (an opioid) have killed over 1 million Americans since the turn of the millennium due to drug overdoses.
Millions more are physiologically addicted to these prescription medications and unable to stop taking them without severe and often life-threatening withdrawal symptoms. In essence, our medical system has tried to medicate away society’s most ubiquitous forms of suffering using what has proven to be the most addictive substances on Earth. The FRC is challenging this whole backwards mentality that the only way to quickly relieve suffering is by popping a pill. The scientific research documenting floating’s rapid relief of both anxiety and pain provides a strong initial evidence base for pursuing these head-to-head clinical trials.
UPDATE SUMMER 2021
Listen to DR. Justin Feinstein explaining the latest developments and future of the Float Research Collective, this was recorded as part of an open zoom discussion with the wider float industry in June 2021. Link to audio and PDF slides.
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