What is Bliss Stone Spa?
What is Stone Spa (Ganbanyoku in Japanese)?
Stone Spa (Ganbanyoku In Japanese) or rock bathing - uses a special stone to heat your body from the inside out.
These magma stones are unique in that they naturally release far infrared rays and negative ions to help the body perspire and "detoxify."
Unlike regular saunas, our stones are kept between 42° to 44° C with the humidity at about 62 to 65%, providing a comfortable temperature that is both safe and enjoyable for people of all ages.
Although the spa goer will perspire more than they do in a sauna or steam bath, there is no odour, saltiness or stickiness. It is not recommended to shower for at least two hours after the treatment since the sweat acts as a natural coating for the skin resulting in silky hair and smooth skin. Stone bed heats through your body evenly and gently unlike sauna, which heat your body from outside skin.
The Stone Spa - Ganbanyoku experience is totally chemical free and offers a “green” alternative to detoxifying the body.
It relieves stress and leaves the entire body warm for a couple of hours. The process is like bathing but without the water that is STONE SPA.
Various Features of Stone Spa
Far Infrared Rays
Far infrared rays are released from the magma stone beds. These are invisible rays of natural sunlight that have the longest wavelength.
They are commonly known as "Growth Rays" and have the ability to penetrate deeply (up to 1.5 inches) into the hypodermic layer of a person's skin and into the joints and muscles.
They gently elevate the body’s surface temperature and activate major bodily functions.
Benefits of Far Infrared Heat Therapy include:
- Burns Calories and controls weight
- Anti-Aging
- Strengthens the Immune and Cardiovascular Systems
- Provides pain relief
- Detoxification of harmful metals from the body
Negative Ions
Negative Ions are also released from the magma stone beds and are commonly found around the vicinity of forests, coastal areas, and waterfalls with high levels of clean air.
Benefits of Negative Ions include:
Counteracts negative effects of environmental pollution and helps prevent respiratory-related illnesses: Negative Ions increase the flow of oxygen to the brain; resulting in higher alertness, decreased drowsiness, and more mental energy
Natural anti-depressant:
A higher level of negative ions has been proven to be as effective against SAD (Seasonal Affective Depression) as antidepressants, such as Prozac and Zolof, and without the side effects
Strengthens the immune system:
High levels of negative ions promote production of globulin in the blood, resulting in stronger resistance to illness.
More on Benefits
Stimulating Natural Metabolism and Weight Control
As you relax in the gentle heat, your body is actually hard at work without notice producing sweat, pumping blood, and burning calories. According to The Journal of the American Medical Association, "in a single Far Infrared session you may burn as many calories as you would rowing or jogging for 30 minutes". Saunas have traditionally been used by European beauticians to help eliminate cellulite.
Since the radiant heat from the Far Infrared Stone beds warms three times as deeply as conventional saunas, it is significantly more effective at reducing cellulite without sauna’s unbearable heat.
Weight loss occurs because body fat becomes water soluble at 100 degrees Fahrenheit and the body can sweat out fats, toxins, and heavy metal that it otherwise can't dispose of.
Most people who have attempted weight loss by many diets without success, will be pleased with their results from the FIR( Far-Infra-Red) treatments. Often times, the inability to lose weight is associated with chemical toxicity.
People can burn approximately 600 to 2,400 calories in a 60 minute treatment which is equal to the energy expended in a 6 to 9 mile run. This is excellent for people who don't exercise yet want an effective weight control and fitness maintenance program.
Negative ions, which are emitted from the bedrock, cause a surface activation effect that makes water clusters smaller. The infrared rays also emitted from the bedrock create a vibration like effect which helps to keep water clusters small and helps with causing good quality sweat to be released.
Rock Bathing treatments utilize this small water cluster effect in order to get more oxygen running through your blood. This increased oxygen helps your body's organs to activate your metabolism that helps you achieve weight loss.
Furthermore, when the body is heated up by a degree or so, it stimulates the autonomic nervous systems and immune system which activates hormone production.
Our treatment's ability to produce sebum from the sebaceous glands is what makes the skin so soft.
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