Slow medicineat the speedof light.
Twenty minutes under a full-body panel of 660 nm and 850 nm light. Skin softens, muscles loosen, mitochondria wake up. You leave warmer, looser, and quietly rebuilt.
Sauna, then red light.
Heat opens the tissue. Red light feeds it photons while it's still relaxed and well-perfused. The two stack so well that most of our regulars never book one without the other.
Skin & collagen
660 nm wavelengths drive collagen and elastin synthesis, finer texture, softened lines, brighter tone.
Muscle recovery
Near-infrared cuts DOMS and shortens recovery between hard sessions. Athletes notice it first.
Tissue repair
Wounds, scars, and stubborn soft-tissue injuries close faster. Inflammation quiets at the cellular level.
What the light is doing
LeaRN more, when you're ready
Photobiomodulation (PBM), formerly low-level laser therapy, works at the mitochondrial scale. Photons in the 600–900 nm window are absorbed by cytochrome c oxidase, a key enzyme in the electron transport chain. The result is a measurable bump in ATP synthesis, a brief, beneficial spike in reactive oxygen species that triggers downstream repair signaling, and a release of nitric oxide that improves local blood flow.
Different wavelengths reach different depths. 660 nm is absorbed primarily in the epidermis and papillary dermis, the territory where collagen and elastin are made. 850 nm passes through skin with minimal scatter and is absorbed in muscle, fascia, and joint capsule, which is why it's the wavelength studied for recovery, deep pain, and tendon repair. Together they cover the full clinical envelope.
The literature is unusually consistent for a non-pharmaceutical modality, clinical reviews report accelerated wound healing1, measurable reduction in fine lines and improved skin texture2, faster muscle recovery and reduced DOMS, and reduced inflammatory markers across joint and tendon studies. Effects are dose-dependent: too little does nothing, and there's a biphasic curve where too much can blunt the benefit. Our protocol, twenty minutes, panel at hand-distance, three to five sessions a week, sits inside the well-studied window.
1 Avci et al., Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery, 2013.2 Wunsch & Matuschka, Photomedicine and Laser Surgery, 2014.
Yes, we provide opaque goggles for every session. The wavelengths we use don't carry the UV that damages skin or eyes, but bright light directly in the eyes is uncomfortable, so we cover them.
For skin and recovery, three to five sessions a week for the first month produces the most noticeable shift. After that, two to three a week maintains the gains comfortably.
Some people feel looser muscles or warmer skin the same day. Most of the benefits, collagen turnover, faster recovery, show up after a handful of sessions, the way the gym does.
Absolutely, and many regulars do. A common pairing is sauna → red light → cold plunge, or red light immediately before a massage. Ask the front desk to stack them on one visit.
Active skin cancers, photosensitizing medications (some antibiotics, retinoids, certain antidepressants), recent injectables, and pregnancy are reasons to check with your doctor first. Otherwise, it's well-tolerated across ages and skin types.
Sauna + Red Light together
We love when people try red light by itself first, it's the cleanest way to feel what the panel actually does to your body. Once you know that signal, the bundle makes even more sense.
Add 20 minutes of red light to your next sauna visit
Walk straight from the cedar bench to the panel, warm tissue absorbs more light, and you leave with the recovery dose you came for. Bundle rate applies automatically when both are on the same booking.
If floating or massage are not in your budget, try the very affordable red light therapy, which will leave you relaxed and smiling.