What to Expect in Your First Salt Therapy Session
You may feel lighter and renewed after your first salt therapy session as if you’ve floated into a blissful state of relaxation. So, how should you prepare for your first halotherapy session and what should you expect?
Key takeaways:
- Your halotherapy session is your “you time”, so feel free to read, nap, meditate, or listen to music with headphones.
- Salt therapy often has a naturally relaxing effect on your body, which allows you to unwind.
- You may feel some relief after one session but for the best results, you need to come consistently.
- Salt’s antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and antibacterial properties work to remove a build-up of mucus in your airways, clear your skin, and help you breathe easier.
So you’ve decided to come in for your first salt therapy session. Congratulations! You’re joining the plethora of people who regularly experience the many health and wellness benefits of salt therapy, aka halotherapy. We completely understand if you have any jitters about your first session, but don’t worry, you’re in good hands. Several questions might be going through your mind, from what kind of clothing to wear to what to expect during a session.
Before your salt therapy session
We recommend that you arrive about 10 minutes early for your session.
We recommend wearing loose, comfortable clothing, preferably in light colors since salt will show more on dark colors. Please also wear socks. You may bring a change of clothes if you’d like more of your skin exposed for natural healing of skin conditions.
We also ask that you refrain from wearing scents (perfume, smoke, etc.) as a courtesy to scent-sensitive guests. The session will be 45 minutes long.
During your session
Prepare to see a different environment than you’ve seen before. We have tastefully decorated our room with Himalayan salt bricks and panels and there will be comfortable recliners to sit in for your session. A device known as the halogenator will grind and disperse pharmaceutical-grade salt into the salt room and you may hear that throughout your session.
We play reflective music in the background while you recline, relax, and breathe in microscopic, airway-cleaning, skin-soothing salt particles. Read a book, meditate, or even take a nap as the salt particles penetrate deep within your respiratory system and become absorbed in your skin.
As a first-timer, you might experience a slight tickle in your throat – but that’s just the salt doing its job. You also may cough or hear a couple of coughs from across the room. There’s no cause for alarm, though, as no bacteria can survive in such a salty environment. Salt has a calming effect on your body so be prepared to relax and unwind during your salt therapy session. You deserve this soothing time to yourself.
After your session
We will give you a bottle of water to assist in staying hydrated. Many people experience the draining of their sinus right away or hours later after their first session. Several people also say that they get better, deeper sleep the same night. Generally, you can expect to feel lighter and renewed – as if you’ve floated into a relaxing state of euphoria.
To keep this relaxed state going and experience all of the other health and wellness benefits of salt therapy, you will want to begin a consistent routine.
Here are some benefits you should expect after a few halotherapy sessions:
- Your body absorbs essential minerals such as calcium, iron, and potassium better
- You receive more immune system support
- Mucus breakdown and reduced inflammation
- Soothing of skin conditions like eczema and acne.
At Salted Grove Healing Center we’re confident that you’ll love your first session and won’t hesitate to come back.
We have state-of-the-art facilities that will make your experience fulfilling and memorable. Also, you’ll meet our well-trained and experienced team who’ll make your first salt therapy session a pleasing one. Use our website saltedgrovehealingcenter.com to read about our services and get started on your salt therapy health and wellness journey.
You will enter through the white double doors on the lower level of Simply Positive, parking is available off Grove Street directly behind our building. Call or text 585-316-3906 if you have any questions. We can’t wait to see you!
