A wellness weekend
Making a splash with a Wham!
Friday afternoon found me with the house to myself (and the cats, of course) for a weekend. I had big plans of not putting off prepping for my upcoming classes, working in the yard, and catching up on “And Just Like That.” So the first thing I did after work on Friday was put off prep and headed out for a float.
I booked the wellness package at the place I float (a.k.a. isolation tank) that included the two newest services: halotherapy and hot/cold plunge. I decided to float first and save the other services for Sunday when I’d had some time to decompress from the stress of the week. I’m glad that I waited.
Halotherapy is also known as a salt room. You go into the room, in this case a small glass box with cool lighting, and spend 15 minutes trying to not open your eyes while breathing in the air that is flowing with a salt cloud of two tablespoons of pulverized medical-grade salt.
The first thing that will happen, the kindly employee explained, is that your nose will start to burn. Then you will breathe through your mouth, you might cough, sneeze, or if you have any congestion, bring something up. Please use the tissues provided.
He left and I stripped down to underwear and took my place in the salt booth. The whooshing of the fan started pumping the salt in. My…
