Sauna
Our 16 person traditional Finnish sauna is the centerpiece of the Riffs Wellness Yard — a stone-warmed space built for sweat, stillness, and the kind of recovery your body has been asking for.
The Ancient Practice of Sweat
The sauna is one of the oldest healing rituals in the world — used for thousands of years to clear the body, calm the mind, and bring people together. We've carried that tradition into our wellness space with a spacious, beautifully built traditional Finnish sauna, heated to a therapeutic 175-190 degrees.
Step into the heat.
Benefits of Sauna
Cardiovascular Health
Heat exposure mimics moderate exercise, raising your heart rate and improving circulation. Regular sauna use can reduce risk of heart disease and lower blood pressure over time.
Detoxification
A deep sweat helps the body flush metabolic waste through the skin, your body's largest organ. The intense heat improves circulation and supports liver and kidney function, reducing their workload.
Sleep Benefits
Saunas activate the parasympathetic nervous system (the "rest and digest" mode), lowering stress hormones like cortisol, and boosting melatonin, the hormone that regulates sleep.
Immune Support
Sauna strengthens the immune system by inducing temporary "artificial fever" and heat stress, which increases white blood cell production, reduces inflammation, and improves circulation.
Muscle Relief
The intense heat increases blood circulation, which helps relax muscles and relieve pain that might otherwise cause tossing and turning.
Skin Health
Sweat flushes out toxins, bacteria, and dead skin cells, leading to a clearer, more radiant complexion. Enhanced circulation boosts oxygen and nutrient delivery to the skin, fostering collagen production, improved elasticity, and reduced inflammation.
How to Sauna:
Bring your towel, electrolyte water, and swim wear. Come hydrated, always replenish with electrolytes.
Pick your spot in the sauna. The upper bench next to the heater will be the hottest, the lower bench, the coolest.
Sit in on your sauna towel, find a slow and steady breath, join the conversation, or tune out and let the heat do its work.
After 15 minutes, step out and cool off. This is a good time to rehydrate, shower, and cold plunge to enjoy some contrast therapy.
**Don't overdue it, exit the sauna immediately if you are feeling light-headed, dizzy, or dehydrated**
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Traditional vs. Infrared Saunas
The honest difference
A real Traditional Finnish sauna. The kind thats been around for centuries
Mountains of longitudinal data back the health benefits. Decades of it. Read it for yourself, if you like.
It just feels better. It heats your entire body, making for a more complete experience.
Harder to build, harder to maintain. But we think you are worth it.
Why we avoided infrared saunas
Infrared is a comparatively newer technology, the research on the benefits is thinner and lacking longevity. They are trending these days because they are much cheaper to build and maintain. They feel easier, but in our opinion, less fulfilling.
Most studios use infrared. We didn't. Here's the honest difference and why it matters to us
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