Fire & Ice Contrast Therapy

Step into the heat. Drop into the cold. Leave feeling clear, energized, and completely reset.

Our Fire & Ice contrast therapy experience combines infrared sauna and cold plunge to support muscle recovery, stress relief, circulation, resilience, and full-body restoration. Alternating between heat and cold helps create a powerful reset for your body and mind, giving you space to sweat, breathe, recover, and come back to yourself.

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What is Fire & Ice contrast therapy?

Fire & Ice is our hot and cold therapy experience that combines infrared sauna with cold plunge in one private, guided session.

You’ll begin in the infrared sauna, where gentle heat helps warm the body, increase circulation, relax tense muscles, and encourage a deep sweat. Then, you’ll move into the cold plunge, where the cold water creates an invigorating contrast that may help reduce soreness, support recovery, and wake up your system.

This alternating rhythm of heat and cold is often called contrast therapy. The heat encourages blood vessels to widen, while the cold encourages them to narrow. Moving between the two creates a natural vascular response that may support circulation, recovery, and overall resilience.

Many guests use Fire & Ice for muscle recovery, stress relief, improved energy, mental clarity, athletic recovery, and building a stronger mind-body connection. It is intense in the best way, calming in a way you may not expect, and one of the most powerful resets we offer.

You’ll leave feeling refreshed, clear-headed, recharged, and proud of yourself for doing something hard.

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What are the benefits of hot and cold therapy?

Fire & Ice contrast therapy may support:

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Deep relaxation

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Muscle recovery

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Reduced soreness after workouts

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Improved circulation

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Stress relief

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Mental clarity

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Increased energy

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Resilience and stress tolerance

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Temporary relief from muscle tension

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A stronger mind-body connection

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Better post-workout recovery

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Mood and motivation support

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A full-body reset

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How does Fire & Ice work?

Arrive and get fully guided

When you arrive, our team will walk you through your Fire & Ice session and explain how to safely move between the infrared sauna and cold plunge. If it is your first time, we’ll help you choose a pace that feels challenging but doable.
You do not have to be “good” at cold plunging to start. You just have to show up.

Start in the infrared sauna

Your session begins in the sauna, where the heat helps your body relax, your muscles soften, and your mind slow down. This is your time to breathe, sweat, and let the outside noise fade.Infrared heat is different from a traditional sauna because it gently warms the body using infrared light. Many guests love it because the heat feels deep, calming, and restorative.

Move into the cold plunge

After warming up, you’ll step into the cold plunge. The first few seconds are usually the hardest, but this is where the magic happens.

The cold helps you focus on your breath, stay present, and move through discomfort with intention. Many guests describe the cold plunge as a mental reset as much as a physical one.

You are always in control. You can stay in for the amount of time that feels right for your body, and our team can help guide you if you are new.

Repeat the contrast cycle

Depending on your session length and comfort level, you may move between the sauna and cold plunge multiple times. This back-and-forth rhythm is what creates the contrast therapy experience.
Heat. Cold. Breathe. Reset.

Finish feeling clear, calm, and energized

After your final round, you’ll have time to dry off, cool down, and ease back into your day. Most guests leave feeling lighter, clearer, and more awake, with that post-plunge glow that is hard to explain until you feel it for yourself.

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Choose Your Fire & Ice State

30 Minutes — The Quick Reset

Short on time but need a real shift? This is your express reset.

A 30-minute Fire & Ice session gives you enough time to warm up, cool down, and experience the powerful contrast of sauna and cold plunge without taking up your whole day. It is perfect for a lunch break, post-workout recovery, or anytime your body needs a quick recharge.

60 Minutes — The Full Contrast Experience

This is our recommended Fire & Ice session for most guests.

A 60-minute session gives you more space to settle into the heat, move through multiple contrast rounds, and let your body fully respond to the rhythm of hot and cold. This is ideal for recovery, stress relief, circulation support, and a deeper physical and mental reset.

Why combine sauna and cold plunge?

Sauna and cold plunge each offer their own unique benefits, but when paired together, they create a powerful contrast experience.

The sauna helps your body warm up, sweat, relax, and increase blood flow. The cold plunge creates a cooling response that can feel energizing, clarifying, and deeply regulating. Alternating between the two helps train your body to move between states of intensity and calm.

For many guests, Fire & Ice is not just about recovery. It is about building resilience.

✅ The heat teaches you to soften.
✅ The cold teaches you to breathe.
✅ The contrast teaches you that you can do hard things and still feel calm.

What should Fire & Ice feel like?

Your sauna session should feel warm, grounding, and deeply relaxing. You may sweat, your heart rate may increase slightly, and your muscles may begin to feel looser.

The cold plunge will feel intense at first. That is normal. Your body may want to tense up, but the goal is to slow your breathing and stay present. After the initial shock passes, many guests feel calm, focused, and surprisingly powerful.

After your session, it is common to feel energized, clear-headed, relaxed, and accomplished.

try One of These Fire & Ice Protocols

Not sure where to start? Choose your contrast therapy protocol based on what your body needs most today.

01 The Stress Reset

Best for: stress relief, mental clarity, feeling overstimulated, or needing to calm your body after a long day.

Start with a longer sauna round to help your body soften and your breathing slow down. Then move into a short, controlled cold plunge to bring your focus back to the present moment.

‍Suggested flow:
Sauna: 15–20 minutes
Cold plunge: 30–90 seconds
Repeat: 2–3 rounds
Finish: Sauna or room-temperature cool down

This protocol is ideal when your mind feels busy, your body feels tense, and you need to shift out of “go mode” without forcing yourself to sit still.

02 The Workout Recovery

Best for: muscle soreness, post-workout recovery, inflammation support, and heavy training days.

Use the sauna to warm up tight muscles and encourage blood flow, then move into the cold plunge to help reduce soreness and support recovery.

‍Suggested flow:
Sauna: 10–15 minutes
Cold plunge: 1–3 minutes
Repeat: 2–4 rounds
Finish: Cold plunge or cool down

This protocol is great after intense workouts, long runs, strength training, or anytime your body feels heavy and overworked.

03 The Energy Boost

Best for: low energy, brain fog, sluggish mornings, or needing a clean reset before the rest of your day.

This protocol uses shorter sauna rounds and intentional cold exposure to help you feel awake, clear, and recharged.

‍Suggested flow:
Sauna: 8–12 minutes
Cold plunge: 30–60 seconds
Repeat: 2–3 rounds
Finish: Cold plunge

This is the one to choose when coffee is not cutting it, your brain feels foggy, or you want to leave feeling more focused and energized.

04 The Deep Sweat Detox

Best for: sweating it out, feeling puffy or sluggish, deep relaxation, and supporting your body’s natural detox pathways.

This protocol focuses on a longer infrared sauna session followed by one intentional cold plunge at the end. The goal is to give your body time to sweat, warm up slowly, and fully relax before finishing with a refreshing cold reset.

‍Suggested flow:
Sauna: 25–40 minutes
Cold plunge: 30–90 seconds
Repeat: 1 round
Finish: Cool down slowly and hydrate

This is the one to choose when you want a deep sweat, a slower reset, and that refreshed “I needed that” feeling. The cold plunge at the end helps you leave feeling clear, awake, and recharged instead of overheated or drained.

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Fire & Ice FAQs

Ready to experience Fire & Ice?

Whether you are recovering from a workout, carrying stress in your body, craving more energy, or just need a full reset, Fire & Ice contrast therapy gives your body and mind a powerful way to come back to center.

Heat. Cold. Breath. Reset.

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