Light Side Floats

Searching for an alternative pain relief method, the owners of Light Side Floats stumbled upon flotation therapy. After their first float, they were hooked!

Residents of Frederick since 2006, Tom and Alyssa Palermo were compelled to open a float center so they could bring the benefits of flotation therapy to the greater Frederick area. They first opened Float Frederick September 2016 changing the name to Light Side Floats November 2017 in order to prepare for growth.

Often referred to as floating, R.E.S.T., or sensory deprivation, flotation therapy involves floating in a large float cabin with over 200 gallons of water and 800lbs of Epsom salt dissolved into it. The density of the water is greater than that of the Dead Sea, which causes you to float effortlessly and experience zero gravity. The water is set to match external body temperature (roughly 94 degrees) allowing you to lose track of where your body ends and where the water begins. And if you choose to turn off the lights and music, you won’t see or hear anything. Freeing you of distractions from the outside world, the effects of flotation therapy place you in a calm, relaxed, and well rested state.