A cedar barrel sauna on the clifftop, towels on two chairs and a cold tub beside it

Guided experience

Sauna

In the day, 10am to 12:20pm

In the day
10am to 12:20pm
Pillar
Sleep and recovery

What is sauna?

What the sauna session is, in Belle’s words, 40 to 60 words

Note for BelleNo sourced description of the sauna exists yet. The transcript lists sauna as a guided experience and infrared sauna as self-led, and whether La maréa brings its own sauna is open (plan/11 item 19).

Note for BelleWho guides it follows the contrast therapy question: the live partners page credits Kristian Ryan of Third Spaces, the Encounter Bay guide credits Jaimi Baker of PEAQ Performance (plan/11 item 60).

  1. Guests stepping between the barrel sauna and the cold tub on the clifftop
  2. A cedar barrel sauna on the clifftop with cold tubs and chairs beside it

In Belle’s example day at Beresford Estate

10am to 12:20pm

Inside the contrast therapy station of the morning rotation

Premium wellness rotations (40 minutes per rotation, 10 min changeovers, in 3 small groups of 4 guests)

  • Individual restorative massage therapy
  • Contrast therapy experience (sauna, breathwork & cold plunge)
  • Lifestyle wellness workshop: The Foundations of High Performance Wellbeing: Build lifestyle habits for energy, focus & burnout prevention
See an example of the full day

Why it matters

Sleep and recovery

Sleep optimisation, relaxation and use of recovery modalities such as a sauna, contrast therapy & massage

Discover more

Sauna & Heat Therapy

  • Regular infrared/Finnish sauna bathing benefits cardiovascular and rheumatological health, and exercise recovery. (Hussain & Cohen, 2018)
  • Lowers cardiovascular events and mortality; improves vascular function, blood pressure, and stress. (Laukkanen et al., 2018; Hussain & Cohen, 2018)
  • Improves self-reported well-being and sleep. (Laukkanen et al., 2024)
  • Supports recovery and relaxation via autonomic mechanisms. (Ferreira et al., 2022)

More experiences

All experiences
  1. A guest resting under a towel in a treatment room with an oval window
    Massage
  2. Guests with towels beside the barrel sauna on the clifftop, the sea behind them
    Contrast therapy
  3. Guests watching the chef at the kitchen bench
    Chef-led pasta making masterclass
  4. Floury hands shaping dough on a wooden board, parsley in the foreground
    Pizza and pasta making
  5. A group sharing lunch around the long table, seen from above
    Chef curated Mediterranean dining
  6. A yoga class in a side stretch, arms raised against the bright sea light
    Yoga
  7. A row of guests bending to the side in a yoga class by the windows
    Pilates
  8. Guests lying side by side in the sun, eyes closed after breathwork
    Meditation and mindfulness
  9. Crystal singing bowls glowing on a patterned rug, a practitioner striking one with a mallet
    Sound healing
  10. Hands reaching across a table to build bowls from carrot, edamame, cabbage and nori
    Gut health nutrition workshop
  11. A hand writing in a notebook, a candle glowing beyond
    Lifestyle wellness and nutrition consultations
  12. Two women walk a track under tall gums towards the sea This is a placeholder for a forest bathing photo
    Forest bathing

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