Recovery by Water: floating, Epsom salt and letting water hold you

In short: Water has always been one of the places we go when we need to put our weight down for a while: the Dead Sea, hot springs, or simply a bath at the end of a long day. This shelf brings together our articles on recovering in and with water, from float therapy and Epsom salt to floating at home, each with an honest evidence label. Float is also what we offer at Ōmni, so we think it is worth saying that clearly from the start.

Ōmni Recovery Library · Recovery by Water

Think about how much of your day is spent holding yourself up. Your back keeps you upright, your neck balances your head, your feet carry everything above them. Water quietly takes some of that work away. Warm, buoyant water gives the body a chance to ease off in a way that is difficult to reproduce on land, which may be part of why so many cultures built rituals around water long before anyone thought to measure the effects. The articles below explore what happens when you float, why the salt matters, and what the research actually tells us.

How we rate evidence: every article on this shelf opens with one label from the Ōmni Evidence Scale (Strong evidence, Promising, Early evidence, No good evidence yet), so you can tell at a glance whether you are reading about clinical trials, emerging research or long-standing tradition. See how the Ōmni Evidence Scale works.

Float therapy for stress and relaxation is one of only two practices we rate Strong evidence. In a randomised study, a single 90-minute float brought a clear drop in anxiety and muscle tension in people with high anxiety sensitivity (Feinstein and colleagues, 2018). We rate it Strong because, alongside these trials, the wider user experience is overwhelmingly positive: in a 2025 survey of regular floaters, 92% reported relaxation and 77% less stress, a picture echoed across thousands of reviews, Reddit threads and forums, as well as by athletes and public figures who float.

Already in the library

• What Is Float Therapy?: a simple introduction to the room, the water, the salt, and what a session actually feels like.
• Float Therapy in Vietnam: A Complete Beginner’s Guide: a first-timer’s walk-through, from booking your session to the shower afterwards.
• Float Therapy: Why Epsom Salt is the Secret to Weightlessness: how dense, mineral-rich Epsom salt supports your body so you can float without trying.
• What Does Weightless Feel Like? Your Body and Mind in a Float: what weightlessness can actually feel like, both in the body and in the mind.
• Float Pod vs Open Float Room: Which to Choose (and What to Check in Saigon): pod or open room, how they differ, and what is worth checking before you choose.
• Can You Float at Home, in a Bath, a Pool or the Sea? (Float Vietnam): what you can recreate in a bath, a pool or the sea, and what you cannot.

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What Ōmni offers

Ōmni has private float rooms with about 500 kg of Epsom salt in roughly 25 cm of water at 33–34 °C, close to skin temperature. A float costs 1,500,000 VND for 60 minutes or 2,000,000 VND for 90 minutes; in the couple room, a second person adds 700,000 VND. No swimwear needed. Ōmni Space is at 16C Quốc Hương, Thảo Điền, open 9:00–21:00 every day (last float 20:00).

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Part of the Ōmni Recovery Library, written by the Ōmni Space team in Thảo Điền, Saigon. General information about practices people use to recover, not medical advice.