A new business in downtown Campbell will have people feeling like they’re floating on air—or water, to be more precise.

Float Station provides sensory deprivation to customers while floating in water. Owners Ryan and Katie Arikosay the business has five pods with purified water and pounds of Epsom salt. Visitors can enter a pod to “float like a cork” and be left alone with their thoughts.

“You float effortlessly,” Ryan Ariko says. “You can go into this deep meditative state.”

Ariko said he first learned about floating and sensory deprivation from a neighbor when he was 11 years old. He was curious about meditation but had difficulty setting aside time to do it without distraction. He was able to test out floating a few years ago while visiting an acquaintance who had a pod.

“You can’t tell where your body ends and the environment begins,” he says.

Ariko says Float Station visitors will have the option to leave their pods open or closed and to float with or without lights and calming music. He adds that some people are apprehensive about floating and express concern about the possibility of drowning, the cleanliness of the water or claustrophobia.

“Most people who come in with that apprehension come away with a different feeling,” Ariko says, adding that customers “have total control.”

He adds that people can safely fall asleep in a pod since there is more than 1,000 pounds of medical grade Epsom salt in 10 inches of water at 93.5 degrees Fahrenheit. Each pod is located in its own room equipped with showers, lighting and music. The water, Ariko says, is filtered more than three times after each session.

Ariko compares the experience to wrapping up “an hour of yoga.”

“That’s how relaxed you’ll be,” he says.

Float Station will also have an outdoor deck for yoga and a meditation garden. It took a year to construct the business.

“We’ve designed a holistic experience,” Ariko says. “This is for people who are trying to get away from stress without having to go far.”

Float Station offers memberships, but they’re not required to schedule a float.

A grand opening and open house is scheduled for Jan. 15, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The business is located at 36 Railway Ave. across from the downtown light rail station.

For more information, visit floatstation.com.