SaltWonder Himalayan Salt Cave

On Monday, February 22nd, I had the opportunity to try out SaltWonder, a man made Himalayan Salt Cave with YVR (Vancouver) Bloggers.  SaltWonder is in North Vancouver.

Salt caves are a very popular health  treatment in Europe and has just been starting up in North America a few years ago.  They are said to help with many ailments including “Chronic bronchitis, sinusitis,  breathlessness, chest tightness, cough (particularly at night or after exercise),  mucus plugs, wheezing, colds and respiratory allergies,  mucosal edema,  bronchitis, adenoids, rhinitis, tonsillitis, pharyngitis, pneumonia after acute stage,  bronchiectatic disease, respiratory infections, influenza, rhinosinusopathy, smoker’s cough (secondary smoke related symptoms), frequent acute disorders of respiratory tract,
multi chemical sensitivity syndrome,  allergies to industrial and household pollutants,  eczema, psoriasis, and neurodermatitis…”

I certainly can’t speak for all of these claims but I can speak about my experience.  There were 8 bloggers and we were escorted into the beautiful man made salt cave room by the owner, Nuca Stoica.  We all took a lounge chair and were instructed to just relax and not talk.  If you talk, you won’t breath in many of the salt particles in the air.

I picked a chair by the relaxing sound of a water feature.  After laying back, it did not take me long to get into a deep relaxation.  In fact, I think I dosed off to sleep for a short time.  Once the 45 minute treatment was over we all gathered around, still in the salt cave for a photo shoot and to talk about the experience.  I was sitting on the floor, piled with salt and a woman sitting next to me asked if she could use my leg as a pillow.  LOL!  That is how relaxed she was.

After the photo shoot and conversation, we were given a tour of the facility.  We got to sit in

Salt Nebulization Room

the salt nebulization room for a few minutes.  It is a room much smaller than the one we were in before and had a fine mist going in it.  It was quite pleasant.  We also saw a small room with a pile of salt called the Crystal Salt Bed.  In there, you lie directly on the salt for maximum exposure.

I was just getting over a cold when I went to SaltWonder and I do believe it aided me in getting rid of the stuffy nose I still had.  That night, I slept and breathed better than I had in days! I also met some wonderful bloggers.

I would like to thank Ricky of YVR Bloggers for setting this experience up for us and Nuca for inviting us.  I would definitely love to experience the power of salt again.

Be sure to check out the SaltWonder Website: https://www.saltwonder.ca/ to learn more and to book an appointment.  If you don’t live in the Vancouver area, be sure to Google “Salt Therapy” to see if there is a facility near you.

(c) All Photos courtesy of Alan Katowitz Photography