The dock at Ao Nang in Krabi, Thailand is as nondescript as any western restaurant patio. Wooden slats make up a narrow walkway with benches on either side.

People come to the desert for many reasons. Some believe the never-ending sun and the warm, dry air are therapeutic. An hour north of Palm Springs, California, nestled in the lunar landscape of Joshua trees, amid the low desert scrub, lies a place some believe is magical, possibly even supernatural in its healing ability. Deep in the Mojave, where the lizards outnumber the people five to one and where snow-capped Mt. San Jacinto’s peak looms to the west, lies the Integratron; a place that is both a cultural and spiritual phenomenon. The Sound Bath Joshua Tree. Photo: Josh Fredman On a warm afternoon in late April, I lay down on the padded mat as near to the center of the Integratron’s main room as I could. I didn’t know what to expect. I wanted to get as close to the action as I could. A man on one side of [...]