Water wonder: Flotation therapy helps with built up stress and insomnia

Liz Connor dips a toe into the world of floatation therapy

THERE’S nothing more calming than ending a stressful day with a long soak in the bath, with a few candles plotted around the tub for good measure.

But a trendy new-age therapy is taking the calming wonders of floating away your cares to new extremes — by suspending its devotees in total darkness in a sealed pod of water.