HEAT 1

12 TO 14 MINUTES

THE FEELING

We guide the breath: slow inhale through the nose. Fill your stomach, then lower ribs, then the upper chest. Hold for a moment. That tiny pause is where everything stands still. Then release until there's nothing left to let go of.


We add light essential oils here: orangebasil, a little eucalyptus or pine.

Water hits the stones. Steam rolls through the room, the music sits low, helping you drift. You don't fight the heat. You breathe into it.


THE EFFECT

Inside your body, the first changes are already happening. Your heart rate rises in the same range as a light jog. Blood vessels open. Warm blood moves toward the skin. This is your system – shedding heat, relaxing muscles, and lowering tension. This is the first shift, where your body understands what's happening and adjusts.

Where the nervous system begins to unwind.

BREAK 1

8 TO 10 MINUTES

THE FEELING

The first plunge is the biggest shift.

The moment you drop into the cold, everything sharpens

Breath tightens. The body contracts. Blood pulls inward. Time narrows. It’s raw. Immediate.

A clean survival response – intense, focused, alive.

Then you rise. The edge softens. Breathing deepens. The body exhales

Calm clarity moves through the system – that grounded state where everything clicks into place.

 

THE EFFECT

Cold exposure triggers an immediate nervous system response. Adrenaline spikes, blood moves to the core, and focus sharpens.

As you rewarm, the parasympathetic system rebounds. Heart rate slows, recovery pathways activate, inflammation settles – training nervous system control and restoring balance.

HEAT 2

12 TO 14 MINUTES

THE FEELING

By the second round, the heat feels different. Your body stops negotiating and starts trusting.

The room grows still.

People begin noticing the small things: their pulsetheir breath, the way heat moves along the skin.

Let the tension go. Shoulders down, face soft, jaw loose.

We bring in deeper oils: tea treelavenderclary sage, sometimes menthol crystals. They steady the breath and quiet the mind. The music goes deeper too – acting like a stepping stone into your own state of mind.

 

THE EFFECT

Blood vessels become more flexible. Circulation improves.

The cardiovascular system works more efficiently. Vessels expand and contract with precision. The nervous system resets faster.

You come out more awake, more grounded, more balanced.
This is where heat stops being just heat – and becomes training for the entire internal system.

BREAK 2

8 TO 10 MINUTES

THE FEELING

By the second plunge, the body knows what to do.
The shock is still there, but the body responds faster. Breath steadies. 

The cold lands cleaner. There’s less resistance this time.
You move through it – inoutback.

When you return to the sauna, the heat meets you halfway. It works with you, not against you.

 

THE EFFECT

The hormonal spike is smaller, but more controlled. Vasoconstriction happens quickly, thermogenesis stays high, and the body learns the pattern: heatcoldheat.

Blood vessels become more responsive. The nervous system resets faster. Metabolism works more efficiently. Circulation opens fully on re-entry, making recovery feel almost automatic.

HEAT 3

12 TO 14 MINUTES

THE FEELING

You feel it the moment you walk in. The heat sits closer. This is the round where you push – not dramatically, just honestly. This final stretch is rooted in old nordic tradition, passed down through generations. It has always held this moment – meeting the heat, moving through discomfort, finding a sense of achievement you can't buy anywhere else. 

Heavier Nordic oils fill the room: sprucepink pepperlimethyme. People find different things here – stillness, focus, emotion, a quiet pride, sometimes nothing at all, which is just as valid. This round is about overcoming, not performing. And when the door opens and the cold air comes in, everything shifts.

 

THE EFFECT

Inside the body, this is where long-term adaptation begins. Consistent exposure to this level of heat is linked to better cardiovascular function, lower long-term blood pressure, and a reduced risk of heart disease. Your system is fully open now. Circulation strong, vessels softened, the heart working efficiently, the body cycling stress and release in a healthy rhythm.

BREAK 3

8 TO 10 MINUTES

THE FEELING

By the third plunge, something has shifted.

The cold no longer shocks – it informs.

Breath stays steady. The body knows the pattern. You move through it with control, not force.

There’s less noise here. Just claritypresence, and a quiet sense of readiness.

 

THE EFFECT

This is where real adaptation begins.

Resting heart rate improves over time. Blood vessels respond more precisely. The body switches energy sources more efficiently, improving insulin sensitivity and metabolic resilience.

Neurochemical responses deepen – supporting mood, focus, and mental resilience. By the third plunge, the system moves beyond cold shock. Cardiovascular control strengthens, energy steadies, and the body adapts.