Sal Spa Infrared Sauna Suite
Our Sunlighten Sauna is constructed with the safest solo carbon 3-1 sauna heaters, that provide all three wavelengths in one environment: near (NIR), mid (MIR), far (FIR) each with distinct characteristics and frequency ranges. Free from high levels of electromagnetic radiation (EMR) so common in many infrared saunas. The sauna surrounds your body with soothing, relaxing heat waves, light, sound and aromatherapy. Our acoustic resonance sound speakers create a unique sensation of feeling music we simultaneously hear. Sound is delivered by an amplified audio signal to resonate sound waves to the surface of the sauna. Listening to the soothing music and feeling it resonate throughout the body combines healing effects of sound and vibration to harmonize all systems of the body. Our guests describe the feeling as bathing in a liquid sound that brings them to a mental, spiritual and emotional harmony for a deeper state of relaxation. Our sauna suite is equipped with a private shower perfect for mid session cooldowns for added benefits.
We offer seven pre programmed health sessions to choose from:
Detoxification, Weight loss, Pain relief, Anti Aging, Cardiovascular, Relaxation (least heat),Total Wellness (most heat)
Infrared versus Traditional Saunas
In a traditional sauna heated rocks and steam warm up the air, which can become extremely hot and uncomfortable making it hard to breathe. Infrared saunas work differently. The far, mid and near infrared light waves penetrate deep into the muscle tissue working on a cellular level. This provides a much better detox than a traditional sauna. You will feel less hot and breathing is much easier than a traditional sauna. The infrared heater emits light, which is experienced as heat. It is the invisible part of the sun’s spectrum with the ability to penetrate the surface of the skin, which gives your body overall radiant warmth that heats from inside out rather than outside in. In our Sunlighten™ sauna you’ll experience the deepest, most detoxifying sweat of your life. Your health is calling!
Infrared sauna with acoustic resonance therapy(ART)
Our 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.
Sunlighten is the industry leader in medical saunas. Far infrared heat therapy is safe, beneficial and easy to use to help achieve optimal heath. Far infrared heat is deep penetrating and helps dilate and expand blood vessels, helping relieve muscles and heal tissue injuries while accelerating the production of compounds that the body needs to heal faster. The deep heating allows for greater sweating and more elimination of harmful toxins.
Infrared heat is known to help relieve aches, stiffness, soreness and increase blood circulation, helps to develop human growth hormone and increases the white blood cell count for a stronger immune system; so your body can fight illness and disease faster. After a sauna session, you will feel revitalized and your energy levels will increase.
Our room is equipped with a private shower for mid-session cool downs. Stepping into the sauna room will enlighten all of your senses. The sauna is equipped with chromotherapy (light therapy), sound therapy and aromatherapy. The sauna surrounds your body with soothing, relaxing heat waves and the acoustic resonance speakers surround you with harmonic energy. ART translates music into deeply soothing stress reducing mind/body musical massage. It’s like bathing in liquid sound and being in a sauna at the same time. Tune out the stress, worry and noise and tune in to a musical body/mind massage experience that relaxes, inspires and refreshes you.
For reservations or information:
Please contact us if you have any Sauna related questions or visit or FAQ page here.
Single Service Pricing
30 minute session- $30
40 minute session-$40
Package Pricing
Three 30 minute Sessions-$85
Five 30 minute Sessions-$135
Ten 30 minute Sessions-$270
Three 40 minute Sessions- $110
Five Session 40 minute Sessions- $180
Ten Session 40 minute Sessions-$320
At Salt Spa St.Augustine we offer private suites equipped with the industries safest and most technologically advanced sauna.
Benefits of Infrared Sauna Therapy
Sunlighten™ Infrared Sauna – The best for your body!
DETOXIFICATION
PAIN RELIEF
WEIGHT LOSS
LOWERS BLOOD PRESSURE
IMPROVES CIRCULATION
SKIN PURIFICATION
IMMUNITY
ANTI-AGING
WOUND HEALING
AUTO-IMMUNE DISEASES
INCREASE BLOOD FLOW (to reduce the body’s hold on toxic metals)
What is A.R.T?
Acoustic Resonance Therapy
Acoustic Resonance Therapy (A.R.T.) utilizes sound and vibration to promote healing and relaxation in the body. Feeling the music we hear can create physical, mental, emotional and spiritual harmony in the body by stimulating the sense of feeling and deep relaxation.
Healing touch of music
Music has a universal power to beneficially impact the human body, mind and spirit. Simply listening to music provides one level of experience, feeling the music you simultaneously hear, resonate through your entire body and mind creates a sensory integrative, enhanced relaxation and rejuvenation experience that our clients describe it as mind and body massage.
A.R.T Benefits
Balances heart rate and blood pressure and increases circulation
Reduces chronic muscle tension and aids in the management of pain
Energizes and uplifts emotional well being and mood
Enhances creativity, communication, performance and problem solving
Reduces stress and provides relief from symptoms of Autism and PTSD
Enhances productivity and creativity
Experience more restful and restorative sleep
Enhances the ability to connect more fully with our own authentic energy
Relief from symptoms of many chronic conditions
Prepare for your visit
Sauna Protocol & Preparation
Always Consult a physician prior to use of a sauna.
Please complete a new client form and sauna disclaimer available on our BOOK NOW page before your first visit.
Our Sauna sessions are offered in a private room. We encourage our clients to cool off with a lukewarm or cool shower for added cardiovascular benefit.
We provide towels and necessary toiletries. If you are booking additional services you may bring a clean white robe or rent a spa robe for an additional $10.00. Please drink a minimum of 12 oz of water before using the sauna. It is imperative you are well hydrated so your body can achieve a proper detoxification. Water can be consumed in the sauna room but is not allowed to enter the sauna unit. We offer aromatherapy, light and sound therapy in our sauna. Please let us know if you have preferences and we will do our best to accommodate your request.
Reservations are highly recommended due to limited availability.
Please arrive 10 minutes prior to your scheduled appointment time. If you arrive late, your session will end at the originally scheduled time so the clients following you are not penalized.
Your time in the sauna room is 45 minutes for 30 minute sauna session and 60 minute for 40 minute sauna session. You will spend up to 30-40 minutes inside the Infrared Sauna. The remaining time is for you to undress before and freshen up/dress after your session.
No electronic devices are recommended in the Sauna Room. Salt Spa is not responsible for any damaged items.
Do not apply any products/treatment to your body on the day of your appointment.
Remove all jewelry prior to your session.
Do not touch any controls inside the sauna, including the volume button.
Please limit your conversation to a whisper while in the sauna room, as other guests are receiving treatments nearby.
Drink plenty of water before and after your session.
Please discontinue the use of the Sunlighten sauna if you feel light-headed, dizzy or heat exhausted.
The walls of the sauna become very hot during the session. Please do not lean against the walls without the backrest.
Contradictions of infrared sauna use
Do not use if pregnant, have serious inflammation, a fever, a communicable disease, acute bleeding, or intoxicated.
Medications
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.
Children
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. When using with a child, operate at a lower temperature and for no more than 15 minutes at a time.
The Elderly
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. When using with the elderly, operate at a lower temperature and for no more than 15 minutes at a time.
Cardiovascular Conditions
Individuals with cardiovascular conditions or problems (hypertension / hypo tension), congestive heart failure, impaired coronary circulation or those who are taking medications which might affect blood pressure should exercise caution when exposed to prolonged heat. Heat stress increases cardiac output and blood flow in an effort to transfer internal body heat to the outside environment via the skin (perspiration) and respiratory system. This takes place primarily due to major changes in the heart rate, which has the potential to increase by thirty (30) beats per minute for each degree increase in core body temperature.
Alcohol / Alcohol Abuse
Contrary to popular belief, it is not advisable to attempt to “sweat out” a hangover. Alcohol intoxication decreases a person’s judgment; therefore, he/she may not realize when the body has a negative reaction to high heat. Alcohol also increases the heart rate, which may be further increased by heat stress.
Chronic Conditions/Diseases
Associated With a Reduced Ability to Sweat or Perspire Multiple Sclerosis, Central Nervous System Tumors and Diabetes with Neuropathy are conditions that are associated with impaired sweating.
Hemophiliacs/Individuals Prone To Bleeding
The use of infrared saunas should be avoided by anyone who is predisposed to bleeding.
Fever
An individual who has a fever should not use an infrared sauna until the fever subsides.
Insensitivity to Heat
An individual with insensitivity to heat should not use an infrared sauna.
Pregnancy
Pregnant women should consult a physician before using an infrared sauna. We do not recommend sauna while pregnant. Breast-feeding mothers should also consult with their doctor.
Menstruation
Heating of the low back area of women during the menstrual period may temporarily increase their menstrual flow.
Joint Injury
If you have a recent (acute) joint injury, it should not be heated for the first 48 hours after an injury or until the swollen symptoms subside. If you have a joint or joints that are chronically hot and swollen, these joints may respond poorly to vigorous heating of any kind.
Implants
Metal pins, rods, artificial joints or any other surgical implants generally reflect infrared waves and thus are not heated by this system. Nevertheless, you should consult your physician prior to using an infrared sauna.
Pacemaker/Defibrillator
The magnets used to assemble our saunas can interrupt the pacing and inhibit the output of pacemakers. It is a patron’s obligation to obtain doctor’s permission to use sauna if any implants are or electronic devices are present in the body and discuss with him/her risks this may cause. Salt spa management and staff waves a right to advise on this matter.