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Thermal Spa Experience at Banya
The Parenie Ritual
Destress and invigorate with our signature treatment
The Parenie Ritual is an age-old wellness tradition at the heart of our thermal spa experience, enhancing the benefits of hot and cold alternations.
Performed in a traditional Russian sauna, this invigorating thermal massage uses leafy and fragrant bundles of birch, oak, and eucalyptus twigs, followed by an ice bath.
DISCOVER A SOCIAL SPA ADVENTURE
Thermal Spa Cycle
Enjoy at your own pace in a Public or Private Banya setting – from shorter 90-Min thermal sauna and ice bath sessions to classic 2-3h spa packages and custom private spa experiences.
Warm up in the intense heat and social atmosphere of the traditional Russian steam sauna – stimulating your heart rate and opening up your pores as you sweat profusely under a traditional Banya felt hat.
Experience the tingle of our ice bath and feel the instant euphoric hit of a cold bucket shower that feels like an ice fountain – allowing sharp temperature contrast to boost your dopamine and awaken the senses. Beat stress by getting out of your comfort zone.
Post cold water therapy, give your body the chance to settle and recover in our rest cafe lounge – complete with private booths and traditional food and drink just like in classic Russian bath houses in Eastern Europe.
Channel your inner Wim Hof and continue your journey through the Banya thermal experience – testing the limits and feeling the benefits of the extremes of hot and cold and the thermal Parenie Ritual – interspersed with treatments like Honey & Salt Scrub and Deep Tissue Massage.
Thermal Spa Experience
Benefits of Hot and Cold Contrast Therapy
1
Heat Shock Proteins and Immune System Boost
The Banya thermal spa experience of extreme hot and cold exposure helps to produce heat shock proteins, which support a healthy immune system. Studies have even shown that these proteins help to reduce the body’s long-term stress response and decrease inflammation – helping with muscle and joint pain and even reducing the symptoms of depression and anxiety.
2
Cardiovascular Health and Circulation
By heating the body to a high temperature and then cooling it down, a traditional Russian Banya experience causes the heart to beat faster in the steam sauna before slowing right down in the ice bath. This process strengthens the heart muscles, stimulates blood vessels and can help protect against certain serious cardiovascular health conditions.
Please consult your doctor if you have chronic cardiovascular conditions before using hot and cold therapy.
3
Stress Relief
Stress causes an increase of norepinephrine (adrenaline), epinephrine and dopamine in the brain and body. Deliberate cold exposure has the same impact – but without the worry or anxiety, meaning it helps train the body to learn to combat and control stress in a calm, relaxing environment – maintaining mental clarity in the process. By improving mental resilience through these thermal rituals, we can also increase mental acuity and the ability to focus.
4
Sleep Improvement and Jetlag Recovery
Jetlag disrupts the body’s natural circadian rhythms – which impacts sleep patterns. Changing your core body temperature through intense cold exposure helps to reset these rhythms, promoting restful sleep. The intense cold of the ice bath or bucket shower also helps release adrenaline and stress hormones that help combat unwanted travel tiredness or lethargy – while the increased oxygen levels in the blood help to reduce the aches and pains that can follow a long flight.
5
Mental Clarity
Intense heat therapy helps promote a feeling of mental calm and relaxation, and can even help ease conditions such as depression and anxiety. Heat exposure helps produce endorphins and hermetic stress hormones (sometimes called ‘good stress’) which help to decrease the body’s stress sensitivity and increase tolerance to everyday stress.
Outside of that, the ritualistic nature of the Banya and the self-reflective process allow for an almost meditative experience that roots you in time and place, away from everyday stress.
6
Post-Workout and Injury Recovery
Hot and cold contrast reduces your lactic acid build-up and the increased levels of oxygen in the blood, caused by the increase of heart rate in the steam sauna room, help muscles recover quicker and muscle injuries heal faster.
7
Boosting Metabolism
Cold water therapy and exposure helps to convert white fat cells into more metabolically and thermogenically active beige and brown fat cells – allowing us to burn more calories.
8
Weight Loss and Detoxing
The intense steam and heat opens the pores on the skin – helping expel toxins and dead skin cells and reducing the signs of ageing. In turn – studies have shown that Banya and sauna also promote healthy blood flow and oxygenation, which can help maintain a healthy weight (when combined with a healthy diet and regular exercise).
9
Respiratory Conditions and Colds
Steam and aromatherapy treatments help open up the sinuses and promote healthy breathing and vascular elasticity. In addition, the heat on the skin and the increase in body temperature can help to simulate a ‘fever’ – which provides your immune system with a strength workout that will pay dividends when called on for real.
BOOK HOXTON TODAY!
Embark on a thermal spa experience, wellness, and cultural journey at Banya No.1 – Hoxton. Book your visit today and experience the traditional Russian bathhouse in London in the social spa or private spa setting.
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Facilities & Services at Our Thermal Spa
Traditional Steam Saunas
Ice Bath & Bucket Showers
Massage & Hot Stone Rooms
Rest & Relaxation Areas
Nourishing Food & Drinks
Experience options
CHOOSE YOUR BANYA SESSION
Explore the Public Banya, where you can enjoy communal use of the traditional steam room and other facilities, or opt for the Private Banya, offering exclusive access to the Spa Suite Taiga, perfect for groups of up to 10 guests.
