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Gnamma Float Spa
5 ★★★★★ 7 Google reviews · Float tank center in Dixon, Illinois
Claustrophobia-friendly — this center offers an open (no-lid) float: an open pool, an open room, or a vessel whose door stays open. If being closed in worries you, that's the setup to ask for.
Plan your float
- Tank type float pods, float rooms — including an open (no-lid) option
- First-timer friendly they walk new floaters through everything — no experience needed
- Pregnancy floats floating is offered for pregnancy (often 2nd/3rd trimester) — confirm their policy and any doctor-clearance requirement
- Today see hours ·
- Book & prices gnammaspa.com — see live availability and current rates
- Phone +1 779-861-1163
Hours
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | Closed |
| Wednesday | 9 am–9 pm |
| Thursday | 9 am–9 pm |
| Friday | 9 am–9 pm |
| Saturday | 9 am–9 pm |
| Sunday | 9 am–9 pm |
The tanks & rooms here
No lid to close over you — the answer for anyone who feels boxed in. Open pools, open rooms, or pods whose door stays open.
The classic enclosed capsule with a hinged lid. Deepest sensory deprivation; you lie down and pull the lid to.
The room itself is the vessel: no hatch, walk straight in. Great for claustrophobia and easier access.
Water & cleaning at Gnamma Float Spa
Sanitation is the thing seasoned floaters care about most, and most directories never show it. Between every float, the salt water should be pumped through fine filtration and disinfected — salt alone is not enough. From Gnamma Float Spa's own information: UV sterilization, hydrogen peroxide.
What's provided
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What floaters say
“She explained everything when i indicated it was my first float and she has instructions posted so i got right into it.”
“You become very very relaxed while floating, and it helps your mental, physical, and emotional health not just your muscles!”
“I have fibromyalgia, arthritis, degenerative discs in my lower back and chronic migraine's.”
From the reviews
Gnamma spa was an amazing experience! Emily keeps her place so clean and disinfected which immediately put me at ease. She explained everything when i indicated it was my first float and she has instructions posted so i got right into it.
At the owners urging I agreed to try floating, I was really very skeptical if it could really be that helpful. I have fibromyalgia, arthritis, degenerative discs in my lower back and chronic migraine's.
I had my first float today and it was a wonderful and relaxing experience. I appreciated Emily's explanation of what to expect and the entire experience.
This is an amazing experience!! You become very very relaxed while floating, and it helps your mental, physical, and emotional health not just your muscles! If you have never floated before then this is a MUST to try! And the owner was very VERY professional, caring, and helpful throughout the entire experience!!
Your first float at Gnamma Float Spa
Never floated before? Almost no one has their first time, and a good center expects it. Here's what to know. What it is: you float effortlessly in about ten inches of skin-temperature water saturated with around 1,000 lbs of Epsom salt — so dense you cannot sink. In the dark and quiet, with no light, sound, or gravity to react to, your nervous system downshifts. Before you come: don't shave or wax for a day beforehand (salt stings fresh cuts — they'll have barrier ointment if you nick yourself), skip caffeine, eat a light meal an hour or two before, and remove contacts. If you colored your hair recently, wait a few days. In the tank: shower first, put earplugs in before you get wet, and keep a fresh-water spray bottle within reach for salt in the eyes. You can leave the light or music on until you settle, then turn them off from inside. Hold your arms out for the first 20–30 seconds to stop bobbing, then let go. It takes a few tries — the first 20 minutes are usually your mind winding down. Arrive 10–15 minutes early to shower and get oriented.
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