Salt Therapy Room + IR Sauna at Very Well

Very Well offers an incredible wellness experience right here in Baltimore, MD for the whole body and mind, incorporating the powerful healing modalities of salt (halotherapy), an infrared (IR) sauna, and chromotherapy (multi-spectrum light therapy) into one serene and zen-like treatment. You and up to two friends at a time may enjoy this private retreat—and treat for the senses. Read on to discover how our Salt Room + IR Sauna can revitalize your immune system, circulation, appearance, pain management, fitness, sports performance, and mood. While the infrared heat helps detoxify, relieve pain, and relax the body, the salt particles may improve respiratory and skin conditions, leaving you feeling rejuvenated and renewed.

Your many customizable options for this treatment include: high, low, or no heat on the IR sauna; salt, no salt, or extra-therapeutic salt added to the air; chromotherapy lighting, regular lighting, or no lighting; what sort of music or meditation you’d like to play over the built-in bluetooth speakers; and whether to bring up to two friends to share this luxurious treatment. (A small additional fee applies for each added guest.)

You may also choose what to wear during this private session. Some choose to keep their street clothes on while using low sauna heat; some wear bathing suits or strip down to their underwear for higher temperatures. We do provide towels.

Halotherapy, also known as “the toothbrush of the lungs,” can reduce symptoms of:

• Allergies

• Asthma

• Bronchial infection

• COPD

• Cold, flu, and other respiratory viruses

• Cystic fibrosis

• Emphysema

• Rhinitus

• Sinusitus

• Smoker’s cough

“Wow, you’re glowing!” – Salt therapy can also treat skin conditions:

• Acne

• Dermatitis

• Dry and flaky skin

• Eczema

• Psoriasis

• Rashes

• Rosacea

• Aging and inflammation

“Strong as an ox!” – Salt therapy can help in fitness and athletics:

• Helps increase strength

• Improves lung function

• Aids in oxygen saturation

The healing heat of the infrared sauna may:

• Aid with cardiac or circulatory issues

• Improve cognition and brain function

• Relieve headaches

• Improve inflammatory pain, such as arthritis

• Even bring relief from type II diabetes

And that’s not all! Chromotherapy, anyone? Color therapy may:

• Aid in pain management (including joint or back pain, sore or torn muscles, sprains, arthritis, and more)

• Improve sleep

• Improve blood circulation

• Regulate mood
  

Our advice? If you are interested in relief from specific symptoms or conditions, do a web search for “infrared for [condition]” or “salt therapy for [condition],” and make note of the results. Our salt therapy + IR sauna is quickly becoming our most popular treatment, both for the immediate relief and powerful results it can deliver over time, and for the relaxing retreat it offers from the hectic world. Come in and try it today!

The History and Science of Salt Therapy (Halotherapy)

Salt therapy—also referred to as halotherapy—was discovered in the 1800s in Eastern Europe, when doctors realized that salt miners didn’t suffer nearly as often from respiratory and skin conditions as other in the communities. These doctors began to “prescribe” visits to the salt mines, and at some point, the mines even carved out separate areas for this original form of salt therapy. Later, entrepreneurs built machines to simulate the environment, and modern halotherapy was born.

Halotherapy at Very Well mimics the microclimate of a salt cave. Clients inhale micro-sized salt particles, which are immediately transported deep throughout the respiratory system, even to the smallest alveoli and bronchioles. Then the dry salt particles dissolve and treat small impurities.

The History and Science of Infrared (IR) Therapy

Although invented in Japan, IR sauna began to gain notice in the 1960s when Finnish scientists sought to create a more efficient sauna experience, including for people who were less heat-tolerant.

Infrared saunas use electromagnetism to heat your body directly, not the air in the room. The resulting treatment dilates the blood vessels deeper into the body than a normal sauna, and at lower temperatures. The increased circulation not only detoxifies the body but also helps deliver more oxygen and nutrients to the skin.

The Chromotherapy Effect

Chromotherapy, also called multi-spectrum light therapy, is a process of restoring balance to the body and mind through the presence of colored light. As these colors contribute to the soothing atmosphere in our unique salt/IR sauna, they create a demonstrable wellness benefit, as well as providing a meditative aid.

Chromotherapy has shown positive effects in pain management, sleep improvement, and mood regulation.

Who May Not Want to Use This Treatment

Although there are few known risks or side effects of this treatment, salt and infrared therapy is not recommended for people with severe conditions, viruses, or infections, including tuberculosis, fever, contagious conditions, severe heart disorders, the presence of cancer, advanced pregnancy, or acute state of respiratory attack. If you are in any doubt, please contact your doctor for clearance.

Note: Salt Therapy + Infrared Sauna sessions may be purchased individually, and they are also discounted in all of our memberships. Click here to compare all of our monthly memberships.