Healing With Salt in Connecticut’s First Himalayan Salt Cave
Hartford’s first Himalayan Salt Cave in “Elements,” a brand new, full-service spa. Inspired by the natural salt caves of Europe, long-used for heal-
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ing, the cave and spa are the creation of owner Sarah Howes, who has designed a full spa menu featuring vichy shower treatments, soaking tub cures, holistic skin and body services, and a complete massage-therapy menu, in addition to salt therapy in the Himalayan Salt Cave. Dr. Margaret Smiechowski, aka world-renowned cave builder, placed solid salt onto the walls and ceiling of the chamber, and finely ground salt on the floor creating a unique and healthy under- ground environment.
What can salt therapy do for you? Alchemists have referred to salt as “the fifth element”—besides
water, earth, air and fire—because salt’s qualities were comparable only to ether, the actual fifth element. These ionized minerals help the body maintain homeostasis; internal stability. Without this proper chemical and ionic balance in the body, the immune system is compromised, resulting in susceptibly to asthma, dizziness, migraines, nervousness, anxiety, heart issues, respiratory ailments, hormonal imbalances, skin disorders & lack of oxygenation of cells. Treating these ailments in an ionized salt cave environment is known as halotherapy. The cave reproduces the unique microclimate found in Europe’s
and Asia’s natural salt caves. This form of therapy has been found to be extremely effective in treating a variety of disorders/diseases such as:
• Allergic Rhinopathy or Hay Fever • Asthma, Chronic Bronchitis • Chronic ear-nose-throat illnesses • Circadian Dysrhythmia (Jet Lag) • General depression and anxiety • Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) • Viral Infections
• Coughs, Colds, Sinusitis • Cystic Fibrosis • Ear Infections • Psoriasis • Smoker’s cough • COPD
hat’s pink, weighs 90,000 pounds, and was delivered to 945 Farmington Avenue in West Hartford recently? Hima- layan salt, which now covers the walls and floor of West
The electro-smog of positively charged ions disturbs the bal- ance between positively and negatively charged ion particles in and around our bodies. Only thirty seconds on a cell phone is enough to open up our blood-brain-barrier, a natural barrier that protects our brain from toxins, for eight hours. (
www.himalayancrystalsalt.com) The Salt Cave’s neutralizing effects on man-made pollution and
general healing properties are well known in allopathic medicine as well as in naturopathic medicine. A hospital just outside of Krakow, Poland was carved out of an expansive salt deposit, from seven hundred and forty feet below ground, and specifically designed for asthmatics and those with lung disorders and chronic allergies. The birth of salt rooms throughout Europe and the United States is the result of recognition of these healing effects experienced in salt chambers.
Salt is anti-bacterial, mucolytic & anti-inflammatory and this is
why halotherapy was practiced by monks, who practiced meditation in the salt caves of the Himalayas to cure respiratory and skin ail- ments, as well as mental lethargy. Salt caves, man-made and natural alike, create an environment which promotes general wellness and healing, making it the perfect therapy for everyone, especially be- cause there are no known contraindications for this form of therapy. In addition, the Himalayan Pink Salt crystals that form Elements’ salt room contain the full spectrum of 84 minerals and trace ele- ments, just like Mother Earth intended; unrefined, unprocessed raw salt that our bodies and minds inherently understand and welcome as much as a walk on the beach. Our subconscious mind instinc- tively wants to return to the specific vibrational salinity of the ocean to recharge and regenerate. “It was only two hundred and fifty years ago, with the advent of industrialization, that we initiated our disconnection from nature and her ways. Fortunately, we are witnessing a trend to return back to natural, holistic methods for living and caring for our body, including a shift back to utilizing natural salts in this process.” Ex- cerpted from the book Water and Salt by Peter Ferreria
As a complement to the salt cave and spa, Elements offers medita- tion in the salt cave as well as spa parties and salt parties, Tequila and wine tastings, crystal bowl healings, and a full range of retail from salt to skin care, lamps, candles, bath preparations and more. Salt Cave sessions are 45 minutes for $45. Call to book your Halo- therapy, 860-231-8011.
www.5elements4u.com. See ad on page 31.
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