Sweating to Heal
Sweating as a means of healing has been used for centuries in cultures from South America to India. The health benefits offered by saunas are numerous and well established. Infrared saunas take it one step further.
Utilising the most modern of technologies, infrared saunas allow you to have a similar experience with maximised benefits.
Why Infrared Sauna ?
An infrared sauna uses light to create heat. Sometimes it’s called a far-infrared sauna, whereby ‘far’ describes where the waves fall on the infrared spectrum.
Whereas a traditional sauna uses heat to warm the air and body, infrared saunas directly heat your body without warming the air around you. Instead, UV-filtered light rays seep through your skin to internally generate heat and help you radiate from within.
Because of this, it’s more comfortable than a heat-warmed sauna. You’ll still sweat, release toxins and stimulate the respiratory system, just without the stuffy tightness felt from too much heat in the air.
The result is a pleasurable, relaxing experience, which is completely safe and restorative.
Our Infrared saunas have many benefits for your health and wellbeing.
It calms the nervous system and helps to destress. Then there’s the physical transformation of your cells, circulation and respiratory functioning. And did we mention the weight loss and anti-ageing?
Benefits
Body
Increased circulation, detoxification and immune system boosting are all wonderful effects from infrared therapy. Research has shown that profuse sweating can reduce mercury levels in the body in addition to fighting infections, making our saunas the perfect lifestyle choice for those with a seafood heavy diet or if you’re fighting a cold.
Skin
Infrared therapy stimulates collagen production while healing your skin from the surface to deeper levels leading to long term skin benefits. The action of profusely sweating at a lower temperature means that your skin literally glows from the moment you leave us.
Mood
Our infrared saunas have been proven to release endorphins in your brain helping to lower cortisol levels. This leaves you feeling a “runners high” when you’re done giving you the same benefit as a workout without the hard work.
Sleep
30 minute long infrared sauna sessions help your mind and muscles to relax in a substantial way helping you to have a better nights sleep and reset bad sleeping patterns.
Infrared Sauna FAQ
Each session begins at 25°C, with the temperature steadily increasing to 50°C by the last 10 minutes of your session. The maximum recommended temperature is 60°C and for those who are new, we recommend 45°C until you’re used to it.
Because the temperature inside a far infrared sauna is adjustable and comfortable, we can stay in there longer than traditional saunas. We recommend 30 minutes.
Remove your clothes, step inside and close the door behind you firmly. You’ll sweat a lot, so place a towel on the seat before you sit down.
Use the sauna remote control to change the lighting. Feel the benefits of light.
Yes, which will be regained upon rehydration. But the calories burned are real. As you relax in the gentle heat of our saunas, your body is actually hard at work pumping blood (increased heart rate), increasing circulation and producing sweat to cool you down. This results in a caloric burn!
Going to the sauna is popular for relaxing and socialising, however, using a sauna has many benefits. Based on your individual health and wellness goals, we recommend going to the sauna at least 2-3 times a week. For even better results, going to the sauna 4-5 times a week is recommended. We suggest you try our infrared sauna immediately following your workout/fitness program to see the best results.
Yes. By increasing your heart rate and core body temperature by 3 degrees in your session, it could take up to an hour to return to normal. We encourage you to stay active before or after your session if you want to maximize the calorie burn.
We recommend you consult your doctor in case of any medical concerns.
Our saunas are full-spectrum Infrared Saunas so they use a combination of all three!
Yes! Our saunas use the most effective and safe infrared heaters on the market. The EMF levels in our saunas will be mostly below 1mg when tested directly on the heater itself. Where you are sitting in the sauna, the EMF levels are virtually 0 mg. The ELF levels in our saunas are 3 – 5 times below the threshold of concern.
Color Light Therapy, also known as Chromotherapy, is a method of treatment that uses the visible spectrum (colors) of electromagnetic light to restore balance to one’s physiology. It is a centuries-old concept used successfully over the years to treat various diseases and ailments.
What to expect in our infrared sauna
We’ll greet you at reception and show you where to go.
The room itself is completely private and will be infused with relaxing essential oils.
We’ll set the timer and start temperature, as well as talk you through the basic control panel for you to adjust as you wish.
Included in every session
We provide iced water in each treatment room for your enjoyment.
Additional drink options are also available for purchase from our health bar. We have a range of refreshing drinks specifically designed for use after an infrared sauna session.
We provide 3 small towels fresh for each person or, if you wish, you can bring a larger towel to wrap around yourself.
In order to maximise the relaxing and de-stressing benefits of our infrared saunas we recommend leaving your phone in your bag.
We supply electronic devices which you can bring into the sauna cabin and use to catch up on your favourite TVseries or maybe just listen to your favourite tunes.
Free wifi is available throughout our studio.