For lower respiratory and sinus support, dry-salt therapy in the Himalayan salt cave should be considered. Wet-salt therapy is beneficial to the upper respiratory tract: nose, mouth, and throat. The salty environment isn’t conducive to bacteria, helps break up mucous, and may ease breathing in the upper respiratory tract. You may have experienced wet-salt therapy if you’ve ever used a neti pot or saline rinse. Over time, the salt minerals will deposit on the ends of the twigs and branches when drops of water drip from the ends, leaving an active and growing salt crystal formation that will get bigger over time, much like a frozen waterfall. People travel from all over to come to these land-locked towns to breath in the salty air. Spa and resort towns exists across Europe where these outdoor structures resemble castle or fortress walls. Graduation towers can be found in relatively few salt caves around the US. It’s just like breathing in the salty ocean air when you’re at the beach. The more surface area, the more evaporation into the air. It’s a simple concept using branches and twigs to break up the salt water brine flowing over it. Graduation towers have existed as far back as the 1400’s. The amethyst cave must be closed exclusively for your massage, so please inquire for availability and scheduling. You can add-on this service to any massage at the additional private amethyst cave reservation price. Reservations must be made in advance as we shut the cave down special just for your massage. To be underground, surrounded by nature with ancient crystals and growing mineral formations was a special experience that we’ve recreated at Flow Motion so you can feel it too.Ī massage or one of our energy healing sessions in the Amethyst Crystal cave is the most unique massage in Whatcom County! The tranquil sounds of the graduation tower combined with several tons of amethyst crystal and Himalayan salt surround you with nature for the most blissful massage experience.Īmethyst cave add-on pricing is available with any of our massage or energy healing services. Flow Motion owner Alyssa Springs belonged to several caving clubs over the years across the country as well as the National Speleological Society. In salt therapy centers, “cave” is common in name and decor. This was the main spark for the vision of what was to become the amethyst cave with walls covered in amethyst clusters around the graduation tower. While visiting over a dozen salt caves on a research trip across the country, one cave in Pennsylvania had a Himalayan salt room with amethyst cathedrals in it called the amethyst room. Since the goal in the amethyst cave is respiratory support, the room is air temperature. You sit or lay on the floor of these rooms that are heated to various temperatures. Korean spas have multiple go-at-your-own-pace rooms that are covered in various stones, gems, or natural elements: salt rooms, clay, charcoal, jade, and even gold. The wet-salt therapy is distributed via a salt-waterfall called a graduation tower in the amethyst cave.

For therapeutic benefit, Flow Motion has separate wet-salt therapy and dry-salt therapy caves.

It’s a combined concept of a salt-therapy center and a Korean spa. Many people ask where the idea for this therapeutic room came from. Amethyst, an excellent conductor of infrared wavelengths, is boosted by the infrared heated floor, supplying its own healing benefits.

The moving water from the graduation tower brings nature indoors where we can enjoy it year-round.Ĭhromotherapy, or color therapy, from the soft white and soft purple light have therapeutic benefits relating to mental relaxation and restoration of the crown chakra, movement toward light and pure consciousness, peace, and purified joy.Īll gemstones and minerals have a unique frequency or vibration. Negative ions can be found in nature: forests, oceans, and waterfalls. Perfect for meditation and relaxation, acoustic therapy from the waterfall boosts well-being, encourages sound sleep, and helps your brain create a more peaceful pace of thought. Eye pillows and other amenities are available for purchase at the front counter. The therapeutic benefits of the wet-salt therapy from the salt-waterfall, known as a graduation tower, can best be enjoyed seated comfortably in our reclining chairs with your feet on our soft infrared-heated cork floors. Artistically created stalactites help create a cave-like feel where the earth surrounds you and the softly illuminated rare white Himalayan salt walls reveal the brilliant sparkle of the amethyst. The amethyst cave seats four people and is covered in amethyst crystal clusters of varying lavender, lilac, violet, and deep purple hues hailing from Brazil and Uruguay.

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