16 MERIMBULA - SAPPHIRECOAST - SPRING 2024 A place to find‘wellness and rejuvenation’ A first of its kind for the Sapphire Coast, the newly-opened Safir House in Merimbula offers a variety of leading-edge wellness-technology services, including state-of-the-art infrared sauna therapy, chromotherapy, cold-immersion therapy, and lymphatic drainage massage. Owner, Eilidh Tresidder, said her wellness spaces and therapies are designed to help each guest to “disconnect to reconnect, both with themself and the surrounding world” in a place where “serenity meets sophistication”. “We offer a range of bespoke, evidence-based treatments that help promote detoxification, reduce swelling, and enhance overall wellness and rejuvenation,” Eilidh said. “From the healing warmth of our infrared saunas, and invigorating ice-bath treatments, to gentle rhythmic massage – designed to stimulate the body’s lymphatic system – we tailor our treatments to meet each guest’s individual needs. “We’re dedicated to ensuring that every guest leaves feeling recentered, relaxed, and deeply reconnected with themselves and the world.” Infrared sauna therapy Eilidh explained that infrared therapy uses infrared light to promote healing in the body. “Infrared light is not a visible light spectrum, but is rather felt as heat,” she said. “It is a safe and non-invasive way to promote many health benefits, including improved circulation, reduced inflammation, lower blood pressure, wound healing, increased metabolism, weight loss, and improved detoxification and natural immunity.”According to Eilidh, infrared saunas are different to traditional saunas in that they raise the body temperature directly, rather than heating the air. “In an infrared sauna, you receive all of the health benefits of high temperatures, without exposing yourself to extremely hot air, making them a better choice for those looking to improve their overall health and wellbeing, without the discomfort,” she explained. Eilidh said the cedarwood, full-spectrum, infrared sauna suite at Safir House has in-room shower facilities and is designed to provide the “perfect environment for relaxation and tranquility”. The suite also has an in-room screen, speakers and Bluetooth connectivity, enabling each guest to enjoy a “personalised and immersive experience, in a space where you can escape and unwind without any interruptions”. Chromotherapy The infrared sauna suite at Safir House is also equipped with integrated medical-grade chromotherapy lighting. “Chromotherapy – or colour light therapy – uses the visible wavelengths of the colour light spectrum to treat the mind and body,” Eilidh explained. “Colour light therapy relies on the premise that each colour is associated with a different bodily response, and there is growing evidence that chromotherapy can play a role in reducing stress and anxiety, depression, as well as other mood disorders or imbalances.” Cold immersion therapy Safir House also offers an ice-bath treatment, known as cold-water therapy or cold-water immersion. Often used by athletes, this is a therapeutic practice where someone immerses themself for a specified period of time in a tub of very cold water, typically between 5 to 15 degrees Celsius. Eilidh said that “refreshing and invigorating” cold-water immersion may provide benefits ranging from improved exercise recovery, reduced inflammation/muscle soreness, and improved blood circulation, to increased alertness, better sleep, improved natural immunity, detoxification, reduced stress, more radiant skin, and better overall wellbeing, mental clarity and resilience. Safir House also offers a ‘guided ice-bath experience’, which starts with guided breathwork meditation before your cold-water immersion Hot and cold contrast therapy Another service offered by Safir House is a‘hot and cold contrast therapy experience’, which Eilidh said “seamlessly blends the warmth of an infrared sauna, with the invigorating chill of an ice bath, enhancing the health and wellbeing benefits of each therapy”. Lymphatic drainage massage Safir House also offers lymphatic drainage massage, which Eilidh explained is “a gentle, rhythmic massage designed to stimulate and support the body’s lymphatic system, promoting detoxification, reducing swelling, and enhancing overall wellness”. “Our Lymphatic Massage Suit systematically massages the body through 12 chambers to effectively reduce inflammation, lactic acid build up and can even aid in the reduction of cellulite, through the detoxification of built-up toxins stored in your fat cells,” Eilidh said. “With eight different settings varying in focus from sports recovery to slimming and cellulite, the massage suit can be tailored to your goals.” Safir House is located at 4 Alice Street, Merimbula and is open seven days a week. To book or find out more, call 0435 951 022, email info@safirhouse.com.au or visit the website at safirhouse.com.au An infrared sauna and chromatherapy suite at Safir House, Merimbula. An ice bath at Safir House. Safir House offers a variety of wellness therapies in the heart of Merimbula.
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