What is Infrared Sauna?

Nature gives us infrared light. You can’t see it with your eyes, but you know it. It’s that good feeling you get the moment the sun comes out on a cloudy day. It’s the warmth you love to soak up at the beach or next to a fire.

Saunas at Spa Northwest contain FIR (far infrared), MIR (mid infrared), and NIR (near infrared)

FIR (Far Infrared): Only FIR heater clinically shown to raise core body temp 3°. FIR activates sweat glands to provide a deeply detoxifying sweat and is beneficial in assisting the body with weight loss, muscle recovery, sleep, heart health, immunity, relaxation, detoxification and is anti-aging.

MIR (Mid Infrared): Raises the temperature in the sauna. MIR assists the body with anti-aging, sleep and recovery.

NIR (Near Infrared): NIR activates the mitochondria in the cells, helps with cell regeneration, reduces inflammation and pain, assists with wound healing and increases collagen & elastin production. NIR is important with anti-aging, relaxation, and muscle recovery.

Benefits of Infrared:

Sweat out Toxins: Sweating is one of the body’s safest and most natural ways to heal and maintain good health by helping to eliminate toxic heavy metals, drug residues, and hormone disruptors.

Increase Metabolism & Burn Fat: Our sauna uses specific red light/near infrared wavelength to stimulate a sluggish metabolism and improved fat burning for energy. Increasing core body heat can increase calorie burn, similar to exercise. Infrared saunas also help with the elimination of toxins that cause fat storage.

Improve Heart Health: Infrared therapy can help your heart work better by exercising the heart, reducing blood pressure, and improving circulation.

Reverse Aging & Renew Skin: Our sauna’s red light/near infrared LEDs has been shown to increase collagen and elastin, improving overall skin appearance. Increased circulation also contributes to faster cell regeneration, which helps with appearance of scars.

Boost Immune: Heating the body from inside can improve the function of the immune system just like a fever can. Therefore, regular sauna use can help reduce the incidences of cold and flu, and even help you recover faster.

Repair Muscle Faster: Many people use saunas to recover from their training and injuries, or alleviate joint pain that can come with age. Our mid infrared spectrum can best penetrate joints and improve flexibility. Far infrared therapy is known to help with muscle soreness, whereas near infrared helps with tissue regeneration.

What is Red Light Therapy?

Red light therapy is a natural, non-invasive treatment that uses red and near infrared wavelengths to penetrate the skin, boosting cellular energy, collagen production, and circulation.

Many clinical studies suggest a wide range of potential health benefits from red light therapy:

SLOW AGING

IMPROVE SLEEP

ENERGIZE CELLS

REPAIR MUSCLES

STRENGTHEN IMMUNITY

REDUCE INFLAMMATION

REDUCE FAT/CELLULITE

What is CHROMOTHERAPY (Color)?

This type of subtle energy can be modulated by electromagnetic field/visible light to stimulate the brain/nervous system, cellular tissues, and bodily organs. Visible light is emitted in the form of photons that are absorbed through the skin and the active receptors in the eyes. Once absorbed, proteins or photopigments are activated at specific wavelengths to produce chemical reactions in the body. Using the chart in the sauna, connect the color to the desired therapeutic biochemical benefits depending on the wavelength.

VIOLET: This high energy state stimulates the pituitary gland to regulate serotonin and reduce depression and anxiety. Helps regulate sleep to improve energy and reduce effects of Seasonal Affective Disorder.

INDIGO: Helps improve focus, reduce fog brain, stimulate intuition through the pineal gland, clear sinus cavities, and improve the ability to understand wisdom and truth.

BLUE: Produces a cooling, calming effect in the body to counteract worry, reduce over excitement, modulate hyperactivity, and calm various throat conditions.

GREEN: The body’s healing seat to reset circadian rhythms, relax muscles, detox organs, and stimulate tissue regeneration. Here is where love and forgiveness of self and others originates, and where the spiritual and physical body merge.

YELLOW: Center of personal power, will and self-esteem. Produces a cleansing effect to purify the blood and skin, increase neuromuscular tone, and improve nervous system function.

ORANGE: Regulates creativity via reproductive organs, creative thought, emotions, and sexuality. Balancing the 2nd chakra can reduce inflammation, menstrual cramps, edema, prostate issues, and bladder/urinary dysfunction.

RED: Regulates skeletal and circulatory systems, helps relieve tension to improve energy efficiency. Can improve cellular metabolism. Helps regulate fear regarding family, finances/survival, and decreases feelings of anger. This grounding energy can return the mind/body to states of joy and happiness.

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