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Step into a sanctuary designed for an immersive experience in traditional Nordic hydrotherapy.
This trusted sequence has been used for millennia.
A typical cycle lasts between 20 and 45 minutes, depending on your experience and comfort level.
With practice, you’ll notice your tolerance increase as you try different lengths of exposure in each stage.
Here’s how it works.
Prepare and Detoxify
Begin your cycle in a sauna or hot pool for 10-15 minutes. Allow the heat to raise your body temperature, opening your pores and promoting deep sweating.
The heat increases blood circulation and loosens muscles, preparing your body for the cold plunge. Sweating helps detoxify, flushing out impurities and excess fluids.
Refresh and Energize
Quickly transition to a cold pool plunge or cold bucket douse for 1-5 minutes. The sudden change in temperature will cause an immediate cooling of your body.
This cold shock stimulates your nervous system, reduces inflammation, and increases alertness. It constricts blood vessels, which helps flush out lactic acid and other toxins released during the heat phase.
Rebalance and Recover
Rest in one of our quiet, comfortable relaxation spaces for 10-15 minutes. Focus on deep nasal breathing and allow your body to stabilize.
Relaxation allows your heart rate and circulation to normalize, consolidating the benefits of the heat and cold phases. It also promotes mental clarity and a sense of well-being, preparing you for the next cycle.
Deepen the Benefits
Begin another cycle of heat, cold, and relaxation, repeating the process 2-3 times as desired.
Each cycle enhances the effects on your body and mind, deepening detoxification, improving circulation, and further relieving tension. Repeating the process trains your body to better regulate temperature and stress, building resilience over time.
Reawaken and Rehydrate
Conclude your session with a final moment of rest. Slowly return to an active state, and drink plenty of water to rehydrate.
Rising gradually helps you avoid feeling lightheaded as your body temperature normalizes. Hydration restores the fluids lost during sweating, ensuring you leave refreshed, balanced, and energized.
Try out one of these Nordic cycles and note the change in effects. Or create your own and share with the community.
Customize your cycle and share with the community.
Discover your ideal wellness rhythm by exploring different cycles—experiment with varying times and sequences of our amenities. Record how each cycle leaves you feeling, and share your insights with our spa community.
What to expect at the spa.
Bring your swimsuit and a water bottle —everything else is provided. A book, notepad, or anything that encourages quiet reflection is welcome in our relaxation areas.
Ample parking is available in front of and around the Signal Hill Centre complex. You’ll find plenty of space in the lot, so you can relax the moment you arrive.
Leave your shoes in the boot room, and our team will check you in at the front desk. They’ll guide you on what to expect for your spa session, so you can begin your relaxation from the start.
We welcome every body. Choose from men’s, women’s, or universal change rooms, each with private areas, lockers, and all standard amenities. This space is designed to help you immerse into relaxation.
For your 2-hour visit, our team can suggest a hot-cold-relax cycle to suit your goals. Or, you can explore freely to find what feels best. You set the rhythm, making each visit uniquely yours.
Embrace the silence as you move between our hot pool, cold pool, saunas, cold buckets, and relaxation spaces. There are 8 silent zones for you to explore, each designed to deepen your relaxation.
Gather by the fireplace in the Zen Community Room to share reflections and connect with other guests, if that feels right for you. Relax, chat, or simply enjoy the ambiance as you wind down.
Wind down with a choice of non-alcoholic drinks—tea, kombucha, cold-pressed juice, sparkling wine, and more—before stepping back into the world. Let this final moment ease your transition.
Clear nordic spa is located north of Richmond Road SW near Westhills.
5629 Signal Hill Centre SW
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