When your family contains “a lot of big personalities” like Lochlan’s does, getting away from it all in a sensory deprivation tank sounds pretty appealing. And the youngest Ratliff isn’t the only one who gets to appreciate the healing powers of water. Belinda Lindsey (Natasha Rothwell) is cradled by sexy spa manager Pornchai (Dom Hetrakul) during a Watsu water massage. You can experience both here in L.A. at IntoMeSea.IntoMeSea calls itself a quantum wellness center. Upon entering, guests relax in the prefloat lounge with ice water or tea. Virtual reality headsets are on hand for a VR-guided meditation that will lead participants to the bottom of the sea so as to relax them prior to floating. But if that’s not your thing, there’s also a room with soaring ceilings, multiple skylights and a hand-painted labyrinth on the floor in which to meditate.Float tanks — a.k.a. sensory deprivation tanks — are often small, dark and claustrophobic-feeling, which can defeat the purpose if you’re there to relax. At IntoMeSea, each of its three tanks is in its own private suite. One includes a eucalyptus aromatherapy steam room; the other two, a “fire and ice” setup for cold plunging and infrared sauna-going. They all include showers and dressing areas.The tanks themselves are almost blindingly clean and roomy, with 7-foot-high ceilings. They contain 22 bags — about 1,200 pounds — of Epson salt each (more salt per gallon of water than the Dead Sea). Buttons inside the tank allow you to adjust the lighting, the sound and the intensity of the twinkling stars on the ceiling. The spa also provides earplugs and tubes of petroleum jelly, the latter to keep salt out of cuts. Price: $92 for a one-hour float with 15 additional minutes for infared or sauna steam room and suite time.
