Spa · Heat
Fire Sauna Ritual
Wood-fired heat, cold water, and the oldest recovery protocol on earth
75 minutes$160
The treatment
Every SOMA property keeps a wood-fired sauna, because the electric kind misses the point: the crackle, the smell of resin, the ritual of tending. The Fire Sauna Ritual is three rounds of proper Nordic practice, guided by a sauna master.
Rounds build from gentle to intense, punctuated by cold plunges scaled to your experience and finished with birch or eucalyptus whisking — an old technology for driving heat deep into muscle.
Why it works
- Cardiovascular conditioning equivalent to zone 2 work
- Deep muscular recovery
- Documented mood elevation for 24–48 hours
The sequence
- 01Warm shower and dry brushing
- 02First round — 12 minutes at 80°C
- 03Cold plunge and rest wrapped in wool
- 04Second round with steam infusion
- 05Birch whisking in the third round
- 06Long horizontal rest with mineral water
$160
75 minutes
The full ritual
Let the spa plan your day.
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