Local woman starts float therapy business in Rigby

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Libby – Mandy Zollinger’s world changed forever when her brother passed away in 2012. It was the beginning of a long healing journey that became a career path and business venture.

The 43-year-old Ashton woman is the owner of Soul Sister Float Therapy, located at 255 Farnsworthy Way in St. Louis. She is Rigby’s C. The shop has her two float tanks filled with hot water, pounds of dissolved Epsom salt, and infrared lights. The aim is to provide clients with a stress-free and relaxing experience.

“Our brains are running 24/7, so being able to check out for a while is good for our mental health. Coming out makes you feel like you’re on top of the world.” Zollinger told EastIdahoNews.com.

Since she launched on Dec. 22, there have only been one or two days without customers, and she’s grateful for the visitors.

Her brother’s untimely death over 10 years ago sparked her interest in various natural healing methods. She researched energy healing, herbs, essential oils, foot zoning, and other practices that gave her a lot of comfort. It inspired her to want others to have a similar experience.

“I’ve been a hen since I was little and I like taking care of people,” Zollinger says.

Years of study led her to receive the education necessary to open a clinic offering these services. She opened Soul Sister Healing on College Avenue in Rexburg about two years ago.

A few years ago, she tried float therapy for the first time in Twin Falls and was hooked. Bringing this type of service to the area became her passion and the idea of ​​opening a clinic in Rigby, where she grew up, appealed to her.

Although the space on Farnsworth Way became available, it was not large enough to accommodate both businesses. She closed her Rexburg store about a month before starting her float therapy business.

We have two float therapy rooms and are currently completing a third room where we will also offer other services.

“I’m going to do foot zoning, and I have a friend who is a massage therapist. Another friend who is an esthetician is going to rent the space and also offer facials and things like that,” Zollinger says.

Zollinger is also in the process of becoming an orthobionomist, a type of massage therapy that promotes the body’s natural self-healing and self-regulatory responses by distancing itself from pain.

“A chiropractor can help you get your body back into position, and a massage therapist can actually help with muscle pain. It soothes the muscles and nerves (that are feeling pain in the area),” she says.

Eventually, she would like to one day establish a healing center in a larger space with practitioners performing multiple procedures under the same roof.

She is excited to be open and looks forward to serving her customers.

Soul Sister Float Therapy is open Tuesday through Friday from noon to 6 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m.

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