Your visit
The room is quiet, lit softly through its salt-brick walls, and all you do is breathe.
For 45 minutes you sit in a comfortable chair in your own clothes. Read, meditate, work quietly or close your eyes.
A mild salty taste or a tickle in your throat may come and go, and afterwards you carry on with your day.
Aftercare
After one session, your breathing may feel clearer for a while, or you may notice no immediate change. Results vary.
Some people cough during or after, as mucus moves, and sensitive airways can feel irritated for a time.
If your chest tightens, or you wheeze, feel dizzy or struggle to breathe, please leave the room and tell us.
Good to know
Ideal for
- Time away from the outside world
- Rest with no mask, tube or touch
- Mucus that feels slow to clear
Please note
Before you book, please talk to your doctor if you have asthma, COPD, cystic fibrosis, heart or kidney disease, uncontrolled high blood pressure or any ongoing condition.
Before your visit
- A short, friendly consultation comes first, about your health, your breathing and what brings you in.
- Allow a little extra time for it. Beyond that, there is nothing to prepare.
Salt fine enough to breathe
Halotherapy, or dry salt therapy, recreates something of the air inside a natural salt cave.
A halogenerator, the machine that makes the salt air, releases fine particles of dry sodium chloride, plain salt, into the room. As you breathe, some reach your upper and lower airways.
Dry salt is thought to draw moisture into mucus and loosen it for a while. Its exact effects, and how often to come, are not yet established.
The Himalayan salt bricks in the walls, lit from behind in white and rust red, give the room its warm light. The salt you breathe comes separately, from the halogenerator.
Questions people ask
No, it should not leave any residue you would notice. Wear whatever feels easy to sit in.
No. It replaces nothing you are prescribed, including your inhaler and antihistamine. In an asthma attack or any breathing emergency, use your medication and get medical help.
The American Lung Association says there is not yet enough evidence to write clinical guidelines for salt therapy. It suggests asking your doctor first, especially if you have an obstructive lung condition.
Yes, it sits well beside Infrared Sauna Therapy, Colon Hydrotherapy or Vitamin IV therapy. We are glad to suggest an order that is right for your health.
