North-end business offers 75 minutes of relaxation that it hopes clients share with the wider world

By Colleen Jones, CBC News Posted: Apr 06, 2016 11:00 AM AT Last Updated: Apr 06, 2016 12:12 PM AT

Lindsay MacPhee, owner of the The Floatation Centre, Halifax's first floatation therapy business.

The surging popularity of float tanks is inspiring many people to discover the secret calm of meditating in an "adult-sized womb."

The Floatation Centre opened last May in Halifax's North End. It won the gold medal for best new business in the Best of Halifax Awards.

Lindsey MacPhee opened the centre after floating in British Columbia. She loves that she has found a business that focuses on happiness. When people leave happy and zen, she says they spread that around to their family, neighbourhood and workplace.