Well, I have returned from my salt cave experience. While sitting and waiting for our turn inside, a lady came in saying she goes daily into the salt cave, and her asthma has gone away completely. She no longer needs her pills or nebulizer and swears by this place. Hmmm...
They gave us a mandatory tour, showed us their salt rooms with vibrating/massage chairs, and with pure oxygen placed in your face. The next room was a salt room with a massage table, where they provide personal massages. They also have a room where they put bags on your arms, legs and stomach, then inflate with air, which works as a body compression, like compression socks many wear. This is to improve circulation. Ok, I can buy this theory. We were asked to place our electronic devices in a locker, which reduces stress in itself.
Our time began for a 50 minute session.we were invited to take our shoes and socks off before entering the cave, which I did.
The room is very dark and quiet, with very relaxing with tranquil, zen type of music playing softly. The floors were heated, with 4" of rock salt you're stepping on. It felt like being barefoot walking in sand. The air was thick with scented smell, like sage, and high humidity.
To me, it was extremely relaxing. You have a choice to sit in a zero-gravity chair, or they provide blankets so you can lay right on the warm salt.
My lungs wanted to force me to cough, but instead I used some deep breathing exercises, just to clear my lungs a bit better. They claim the thickness in the air allows your body to remove the toxins from your body, but this seems like snake oil to me. I will guarantee all that once I left, my blood pressure was much lower than when I entered.
After the treatment, they start pushing packages on you, such as unlimited cave room visits, for $139 a month, with a year contract. Or, the special, 2 oxyroom visits, one massage and unlimited cave visits for $179 a month. All this talk just Increased my blood pressure!
So, this one visit with a senior discount was $34. Being a new customer, they provide 5 visits into the salt cave for $99, which equates to 4 additional salt room visits for $64, which I chose just because of the relaxation I experienced. Also, not being newbies, we won't have the high pressure salesman afterwards increasing my blood pressure! Here are some pics of the facility.
