Pure Curiosity With Iris Mcalpin

This week’s episode of Pure Curiosity is all about float therapy.  Dr. Sahib Khalsa and his colleagues at the Laureate Institute for Brain research have been studying the impact of floating on mental health disorders from PTSD to Anorexia, and the results are very promising.  While trials are still in early phases, this is an important step toward understanding how this 63 year old treatment could impact modern mental health.  Not sure what floating is?  You’re not alone!  Floating has only recently become more widely known, with athletes like Steph Curry endorsing it.  To learn more about it, and how it might help you, listen in! About Our Guest: Dr. Sahib Khalsa Director of Clinical Studies, Laureate Institute for Brain Research Assistant Professor, Oxley College of Health Sciences, University of Tulsa Volunteer Faculty Member, Department of Psychiatry, University of Oklahoma ​Dr. Khalsa’s laboratory studies the heart-brain connection. Our research explores three main questions: (1) How do we feel our heart