The Sauna Retreat

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Guided Sauna Retreat in Barry, South Wales

This is so much more than simply spending time in a sauna.

The Guided Sauna Ritual at Reset Wellbeing in Barry, South Wales is an intimate two-hour sauna and contrast therapy experience created for just three guests.

Across a carefully guided series of sauna rounds, hot and cold contrast, botanical sensory experiences and periods of rest, you’ll be encouraged to work with your body rather than simply seeing how much heat or cold you can tolerate.

There is no pressure to push yourself through any part of the experience. Everything is guided, optional and adapted to the people in front of me.

Your two-hour experience

From the moment you arrive, everything has been prepared so that you can settle into the experience.

You’ll be welcomed with herbal tea and given your own towelling robe to use throughout the ritual, before we begin with a full welcome and safety briefing.

Your experience includes:

• A two-hour professionally guided sauna and contrast therapy ritual
• Four carefully facilitated sauna rounds
• Botanical sensory experiences using natural lavender, mugwort and clover bouquets
• Traditional sauna whisking
• Two filtered ice baths
• Hot and cold outdoor shower
• Handmade salt scrub for the final sauna round
• Fresh fruit platter with three seasonal fruits
• Herbal tea
• Towelling robe for use throughout your visit
• A pair of fluffy socks to take home
• Indoor changing facilities
• Toilet facilities and parking

Small by design

This experience is limited to just three guests.

Keeping the group this small allows me to guide the experience personally and gives us enough space for traditional whisking to take place within the sauna itself.

Rather than simply moving independently between sauna and ice bath, you’ll be guided through the different stages of the ritual, with time to notice how your body is responding and make choices accordingly.

Sauna, botanicals and the senses

Each sauna round has its own rhythm and sensory focus.

Natural botanical bouquets including lavender, mugwort and clover are incorporated into the ritual alongside traditional sauna practices, with a handmade salt scrub introduced during the final round.

Heat, scent, touch, water and periods of rest are intentionally brought together to create an immersive sensory experience without asking your body to simply endure more.

Guided contrast therapy

Outside the sauna, the private Reset contrast therapy garden includes two filtered ice baths and a hot and cold outdoor shower.

Cold-water immersion is always optional.

This isn’t about proving how long you can stay in an ice bath or forcing your body through discomfort.

You’ll be encouraged to notice your breathing, physical responses and individual capacity, with guidance throughout. You can choose how you participate in each element of the experience.

More than sauna access

You aren’t simply booking two hours of access to a sauna and ice bath.

The entire experience is prepared and facilitated for you, from the botanical elements and handmade products to the different sauna rounds, contrast therapy and quieter moments between them.

Whether you come with friends, to mark a special occasion or simply because you’d like to experience sauna and contrast therapy differently, you don’t need to arrive knowing what to do.

I’ll guide you through it.

Booking your Guided Sauna Ritual

£120 per person
2 hours
3 guests only
Reset Wellbeing, Barry, South Wales

No previous sauna or ice-bath experience is required.

Please read the health, safety and contraindication information below carefully before booking.

Health, Safety & Contraindications

Your safety is an important part of the Guided Sauna Ritual.

Sauna and cold-water immersion expose the body to significant changes in temperature and can affect heart rate, blood pressure, circulation and breathing. For this reason, this experience is not appropriate for everyone.

Please do not participate if you:

• Are pregnant
• Have a fever, active infection or are acutely unwell on the day of your session
• Are under the influence of alcohol or recreational drugs
• Have been advised by a healthcare professional to avoid sauna, cold-water immersion or significant temperature changes

Please contact me before booking and seek appropriate medical advice where necessary if you have, or have a history of:

• Heart disease or another cardiovascular condition
• High or low blood pressure, particularly if uncontrolled
• Circulatory conditions
• Epilepsy, seizures or unexplained loss of consciousness
• Fainting, significant dizziness or difficulty regulating blood pressure
• Respiratory conditions that may be affected by heat, cold or changes in breathing
• Diabetes or another condition that can affect temperature regulation or sensation
• Neurological conditions
• Kidney disease or another condition where dehydration may present an increased risk
• Significant skin conditions, open wounds or active skin infections
• Recent surgery or a significant recent injury
• Any medical condition that may be affected by heat, cold-water immersion or significant changes in temperature

If you take medication that affects your heart rate, blood pressure, circulation, hydration, temperature regulation or ability to recognise heat or cold, please seek advice from an appropriate healthcare professional before participating.

If you are unsure whether sauna or cold-water immersion is appropriate for you for any reason, please contact me before booking and seek medical advice where appropriate.

Allergies, Sensitivities & Botanical Products

Natural botanicals and handmade products are used as part of this experience, including lavender, mugwort, clover and a handmade salt scrub.

Please tell me about any allergies, skin sensitivities or known reactions to botanical or skincare products before your session.

Participation in individual sensory elements is always optional and alternatives can be discussed where appropriate.

Fake Tan Policy

Guests cannot participate while wearing fake tan or recently applied self-tan.

Fake tan can transfer onto sauna surfaces, robes and towels and can contaminate or discolour the water and filtration systems within the ice baths.

Please ensure that any fake tan has been fully removed before attending your session.

If you arrive wearing fake tan and it has not been fully removed, unfortunately you may be unable to participate in the sauna and contrast therapy experience and your booking may be treated in accordance with the cancellation policy.

On the Day

Please arrive well hydrated and continue to hydrate appropriately throughout the experience.

Tell me immediately if at any point you experience dizziness, faintness, nausea, unusual shortness of breath, chest pain, confusion, significant discomfort or anything else that concerns you.

Transitions between heat and cold will be guided and paced.

Cold-water immersion is always optional, and you will never be encouraged to remain in cold water for longer than feels appropriate. Participation in every element of the ritual remains your choice.

A health screening and participation agreement must be completed before taking part.

Reset Wellbeing reserves the right to modify or decline participation where there is a reasonable concern about a guest’s health or safety.

If you’re unsure whether this experience is suitable for you, please contact me before booking.