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The Solocarbon 3-in-1 is the only sauna heater on the market that can provide all three infrared wavelengths in one place.
The infrared spectrum consists of near (NIR), mid (MIR), and far (FIR) waves, each with distinct characteristics and frequency ranges. It’s impossible to deliver these three peak wavelengths at one time from a single source. That’s why Sunlighten developed a unique technology that combines three heating elements in one sauna heater.
Infrared Sauna sessions are effective in promoting health in many cases, such as:
DETOXIFICATION
Detox from a Sunlighten™ sauna is 7 to 10 times greater than a conventional sauna. In a conventional sauna the average person sweats out 3% toxins and 97% water. In a Sunlighten sauna, the average person sweats out 20% toxins and 80% water!
Sweating is good for you. It is the body’s safe and natural way to heal and stay healthy. Sunlighten far infrared sauna detoxification happens by heating the body directly, causing a rise in core temperature. This results in a deep, detoxifying sweat at the cellular level, where toxins reside.
RELAXATION
Studies show that high levels of stress have great impact on the brain. From memory problems to anxiety to learning difficulties, the effects of stress on the mind are immense. Neuroscientists have shown that chronic stress can even cause differences in grey and white matter in the brain, as well as the size and connectivity of the amygdala. High levels of stress can even impact the amount of neurons found in the brain.
Relax and reduce mental stress with Sunlighten™. Their infrared therapy soothes your mind by enveloping your body in relaxing warmth. Their saunas are designed for maximum comfort, allowing you to not only loosen your body, but loosen your mind. Practicing mindful meditation while in a sauna therapy session can also help with mental stress reduction. Alone time is maximized with a sauna therapy session, giving you an opportunity to reflect and move on from the stress of the day.
PAINRELIEF
Relieve back, neck, and arthritis pain with infrared sauna heat therapy. Researchers studying HRP (Heat Responsive Pain) have observed remarkable therapeutic benefits by using continuous low-level heat therapy for treating lower back and upper body pain, all conditions that fall under the HRP classification.
Infrared saunas have been used for effective pain management therapy for many different ailments. Here are just some of the conditions in which infrared sauna therapy has been successfully used for pain relief.
Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)
Those who suffer from PAD can experience severe leg pain caused by reduced blood flow and oxygen to the lower legs, which can get worse with walking. But Japanese researchers found that infrared sauna sessions of just 15 minutes a day significantly lowered pain, and patients were able to walk twice as far without pain.
Rheumatoid Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis
Those who suffer from autoimmune conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis often struggle with pain management that comes with hefty side effects. But with sauna therapy, pain relief can be found without negative outcomes. A study has shown that while in the sauna, all patients with these conditions felt significantly better, and at the end of the study, those with rheumatoid arthritis showed improvements in pain and fatigue while not in the sauna.
Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia causes pain throughout the entire body, with particular areas of sensitivity. Studies have shown that not only does infrared sauna use help with natural pain relief during treatment, but even months after ending sauna treatment the pain was still significantly lower.
Emotional Pain
Physical pain is often given much more credit in our society than pain caused by emotion. But medical doctors have begun to understand the real physiological impact of psychological issues. Infrared sauna therapy works for the pain that can’t be seen, too. In the same study of chronic pain patients, researchers also found that patients had a statistically lower anger level compared to those not in the sauna group.
WEIGHTLOSS
A 30 minute infrared sauna session can burn up to 200-600 calories! As the body works to cool itself while using an infrared sauna, there is a substantial increase in heart rate, cardiac output and metabolic rate. Sunlighten’s infrared heat therapy raises core body temperature causing passive cardiovascular conditioning. Your body’s natural response to infrared heat therapy is to increase circulation and sweat.
LOWERS BLOOD PRESSURE
Solocarbon® heaters were used in a clinical study with the University of Missouri Kansas City in 2005 and were shown to lower blood pressure from a 30 minute sauna session three times a week. Repeated infrared treatment improves impaired blood vessel functions in patients with high blood pressure, diabetes and high cholesterol. This suggests a preventative role for sauna use for arteriosclerosis.
IMPROVES CIRCULATION
Heating of muscles with infrared produces an increased blood flow level similar to that seen during exercise. Body temperature elevation also produces an increase in blood flow. Infrared heat assists in resolution of inflammatory infiltrates, edema and exudates. The increased peripheral circulation provides the transport needed to help evacuate the edema which can help end inflammation, decrease pain and help speed healing.
As a health sauna, Sunlighten heats your muscles with infrared rays and produces an increase in blood flow similar to regular exercise. In fact, blood flow during infrared sauna use has been reported to rise from a normal rate of 5-7 quarts per minute to as much as 13 quarts per minute.¹
The elevation in body temperature from a Sunlighten sauna session also produces an increase in blood flow that mirrors the benefits of a passive cardiovascular workout. Regular infrared sauna use – especially in the mid-infrared range – has been shown to significantly stimulate blood flow, even after your health sauna session is completed. A cardio workout has never been so relaxing! Another benefit of improved circulation from Sunlighten sauna use is quick muscle recovery – after your regular workouts. The increased peripheral circulation from our infrared heat reduces inflammation, decreases pain and speeds healing, all important steps in helping the body recover from strenuous activity.
SKIN PURIFICATION
Improve your skin’s appearance with regular use of a Sunlighten sauna. Open wounds heal quicker with reduced scarring. Infrared heat therapy helps acne, eczema, psoriasis, burns and any skin lesions or cuts. It also reduces wrinkles, makes skin look radiant, firms and improves skin tone and elasticity. Regular use may also help reduce cellulite trapped beneath the skin, lessen the appearance of scars, and help burns heal significantly
Forego expensive cosmetic treatments that may have limited effects or questionable long-term safety. Instead, rejuvenate your skin while also receiving all of the other health benefits associated with Sunlighten’s leading infrared sauna therapy.
A study published in The Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy showed significant improvements in skin appearance after just 12 weeks of sauna skin therapy using near-infrared technology. Participants experienced a reduction in wrinkles and crow’s feet, as well as improved overall skin tone, including softness, smoothness, elasticity, clarity and firmness.1 Sunlighten’s Solocarbon 3-in-1® is the only infrared sauna heater on the market with LED near-infrared light therapy!
WOUND HEALING
Sunlighten’s Solocarbon 3-in-1 Infrared Spectrum is the only heater on the market capable of producing near infrared (NIR) light using LED technology. This is the same technology used in scientific research that concluded NIR therapy greatly enhances the wound healing process.
Studies conducted by NASA concluded that NIR LED light significantly promotes faster cell regeneration, wound healing and human tissue growth. Human cell growth increased by 155%-171% in some cases and wound size decreased by 36%.4
CELL HEALTH
Sunlighten infrared therapy stimulates the circulatory system, causing the heart to beat more vigorously and blood vessels to dilate, which help cleanse the circulatory system and more fully oxygenate the body’s cells. Better blood circulation means more toxins flow from the cellular level to the skin’s surface to improve cell health, aid in muscle recovery and strengthen the immune system.
To begin with, infrared heat is the invisible part of the sun’s spectrum, which has the ability to gently and comfortably penetrate human tissue to produce a host of health benefits like boosting your immune system. Naturally occurring from the sun, it is the basis for all Sunlighten™ saunas. Infrared light also comes in several forms. Each form offers unique wellness perks that together provide a holistic approach to better mind and body. Learn about how near infrared differs from far infrared, and how each benefit you.
Near Infrared
Near infrared technology used in Sunlighten Infrared Saunas is similar to the infrared used in cosmetic and healing devices. The LED technology used allows the heaters to produce consistent near infrared without extreme heat or light, making it a safe option for near infrared use. Near infrared waves have a shorter frequency range and penetrate the epidermis layer of the skin. This is how near-infrared is able to impact your body at the cellular level, encouraging tissue growth, speeding up muscle recovery and strengthening your immune system.
Far Infrared
Because far infrared sauna therapy heats the body directly rather than simply warming the air, it raises the core body temperature and produces a deep, detoxifying sweat at the cellular level, where most toxins reside. Your sweat then pushes out the toxins, cleansing your body and rejuvenating your skin. Far infrared also aids in blood pressure reduction and weight loss, along with a wide range of other health benefits
1 session | $35 |
5 sessions | $125 |
10 sessions | $200 |
Packages of 5 sessions are for the recipient only and cannot be shared.
Body Renewal Cycle
1 session: $45
Enjoy two services in one visit!
30-minute Infrared Salt Sauna
$20
when you book any other service.
The package must be used in one visit by one recipient.
Enjoy two services in one visit!
45 minute Salt Therapy session followed by a 60-minute Float Tank session
$79
The package must be used in one visit by one recipient.
Enjoy two services in one visit!
45 minute Salt Therapy session
$20
when you book a 60 or 90-minute massage
The package must be used in one visit by one recipient.
45-minute Swedish massage inside the Salt Cave
$160*
*Monday-Friday only
HOLIDAY SPECIAL
MUSCLE RESCUE CYCLE
1. HEAT UP | Infrared Sauna | 30 Minutes
Our Sunlighten™ sauna is constructed with the safest solo carbon 3-1 sauna heaters, that can provide all three wavelengths in one place.
Relieve back, neck, and arthritis pain with infrared sauna heat therapy. Researchers studying HRP (Heat Responsive Pain) have observed remarkable therapeutic benefits by using continuous low-level heat therapy for treating lower back and upper body pain.
COOL DOWN | Shower | 3-5 Minutes
2. RELAX |Float Tank | 60 Minutes
Step into one of the private floating tanks, filled with less than a foot of warm, soothing water, and saturated with almost 900 pounds of Epsom salt.
Floating decreases chronic muscle tension and creates greater awareness of less noticeable areas of muscle tension and imbalances.
COOL DOWN | Shower | 3-5 Minutes
3. MELT | Swedish Massage | 60 Minutes
Our experienced massage therapist will help to relieve pain and discomfort in congested areas within muscles, tendons, and ligaments due to stress or overuse leaving your body in a state of relaxation and gratitude.
Let your muscles melt under warm, hand-carved Himalayan salt stones that deeply penetrate tense muscles, releasing tension and toxins, leaving the body totally relaxed and renewed.
$199.00
Special includes a Salt Spa water bottle with electrolyte,
aromatherapy nose ring, and shower body scrub.
(while supplies last)
Special must be used by one person.
Capacity: 8 people (12 years old and up) per session
| # session | per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 session | $25.00 | |||
| 5 sessions | $115.00 | |||
| 10 sessions | $200.00 |
| 45-minute private session (up to 8 people) starting | $160 |
| 45-minute Swedish massage inside the Salt Cave* | $160 |
| 45-minute Swedish massage inside the Salt Cave- couple* | $260 |
* Restrictions may apply
# float session |
|
1 session | $59.00 |
5 sessions | $225.00 |
10 sessions | $400.00 |
6-month MEMBERSHIP
Temporarily unavailable
Single membership: One Adult/ Senior: $80/month
Couples membership: Two Adults/ Seniors: $150/month
Benefits of having 6-month membership:
8 Salt Therapy sessions/month Mon-Fri ONLY*
10% off any purchase in our gift shop**
10% off single massage in our Massage Rooms.
$25 for Infrared Sauna session.
$45 for a Float Tank session.
$17.50 for a Salt Therapy session for friends and family.
Monthly specials for members only.
*Subject to availability
**Cannot be combined with any other specials
Visit us at the spa to sign up for this special offer!!!
General rules:
Membership is not transferable to another person, picture ID could be required.
Booking depends on availability. Membership includes Adult Group Salt Therapy sessions Mon- Fri only,
excluding massages in the Salt Cave and children Salt therapy sessions (12 and under).
Unused sessions expire by the end of the month.
Appointments:
Member is required to give Williamsburg Salt Spa 24 hours notice for any appointment which can't be kept. Otherwise, one of the 8 sessions can be redeemed.
Cancellation:
If a member decides to cancel the contract before the end of the membership period, a $150.00 cancellation fee per member will apply to the credit card.
| 60 min | 90 min | |
| Swedish massage | $90.00 | $120.00 |
| Deep tissue massage | $100.00 | $140.00 |
| Prenatal massage | $100.00 | $140.00 |
| Hot Salt Rocks add on | $15 | $15 |
| 30 min | |
| Foot Reflexology | $55.00 |
| Foot Reflexology add on | $45.00 |
PACKAGES
PACKAGE HAS TO BE USED BY ONE PERSON ONLY
| 60 min | 90 min | |
| 5 Swedish massages | $360.00/$72 | $500.00/$100 |
| 5 Deep tissue massages | $400.00/$80 | $575.00/$115 |
| 5 Hot Salt Rocks add on | $50/$10 | $50/$10 |
| 45-minute Swedish massage inside the Salt Cave* | $160 |
| 45-minute Swedish massage inside the Salt Cave- couple* | $260 |
*Mon-Fri only
Infrared heat is very gentle. The experience is similar to lying in the sun on a warm day and feeling the heat radiate to the core of your body. Unlike traditional (hot rock or steam) saunas–which operate in excess of 200°F–infrared heat has the benefit of being effective at a more comfortable operating temperature of 100°-150°F.
Traditional saunas heat the air vs. the body directly. Rather than inducing detoxification and relaxation, this can make the experience unbearably hot and difficult to breathe. Because infrared heat penetrates human tissue vs. simply heating the surface of the skin, infrared saunas are seven times more effective than traditional saunas at detoxifying the body. By raising the body’s core temperature, infrared saunas can produce a sweat composed of 20% toxins vs. only 3% toxins with a traditional sauna.
Drinking an electrolyte replacement water or sports drink is strongly recommended before and after sauna use.
Individuals who are using prescription drugs should seek the advice of their personal physician or a pharmacist for possible changes in the drugs effect when the body is exposed to infrared waves or elevated body temperature. Diuretics, barbiturates and beta-blockers may impair the body’s natural heat loss mechanisms. Anticholinergics such as amitryptaline may inhibit sweating and can predispose individuals to heat rash or to a lesser extent, heat stroke. Some over-the-counter drugs, such as antihistamines, may also cause the body to be more prone to heat stroke.
The core body temperature of children rises much faster than adults. This occurs due to a higher metabolic rate per body mass, limited circulatory adaptation to increased cardiac demands and the inability to regulate body temperature by sweating under 18.
The ability to maintain core body temperature decreases with age. This is primarily due to circulatory conditions and decreased sweat gland function. The body must be able to activate its natural cooling processes in order to maintain core body temperature. Since it is recommended to spend no more than 15 minutes at a time at much lower temperature we do NOT offer this service to elderly guest without written permission from their physician.
While infrared saunas are great for health and well-being, it is recommended that pregnant women avoid sauna use for the duration of their pregnancy. The main reason saunas should be avoided is because high temperatures can increase the risk of complications or birth defects.
Infrared saunas use safe and effective radiant heat just like the sun's soothing warmth. Radiant heat is more efficient because it warms you, not the air around you. Far infrared radiation (FIR) is considered harmless for human. Infrared heaters are even used to heat premature babies in hospitals incubators. But some people with certain illnesses and conditions should not use an infrared sauna or should use it with great caution. Please check our disclaimer.
The recommended temperature is between 120° and 140° F.
Never exceed 40 minutes at a time. For the safety of our guests, we will not offer sessions longer than 30 min.
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