Unique Contrast Therapy Protocol by Certified Thermalist® 
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Unique Contrast Therapy Protocol by Certified Thermalist® 

Contrast Therapy protocol, by Certified Thermalist and creator of Element Outdoor Sauna. This blog is about a specific protocol and the layout. This protocol is used by those who frequent Element Outdoor Sauna and by those new to Element Outdoor Sauna in Toronto.

The dry barrel sauna and the ice bath are outdoors on a private rooftop space on the Danforth in Toronto. Open all year round, in all weather.

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How to Prepare for a Contrast Therapy Session
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How to Prepare for a Contrast Therapy Session

Contrast Therapy | Tips before you head into a session. Certified Thermalist Blog written for you. Helping you understand the value of sauna and cold and how we need to prepare ourselves before a session. How do you prepare for the sauna? How do you prepare for the ice bath? Be smart about how you gear up for an awesome thermal session, contrast therapy session. Wellness toronto blog.

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The 20 minute recovery ritual that improves sleep
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The 20 minute recovery ritual that improves sleep

Best 20 minutes you can do. Certified Thermalist® blog, owner of Element Outdoor Sauna in Toronto. Using Heat - the sauna smartly can help save your life. But you have to use it smartly.

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Contrast Therapy: Is it better than ice bathing alone?
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Contrast Therapy: Is it better than ice bathing alone?

Contrast Therapy: Is it better to do just cold immersion? Certified Thermalist® and Thermoregulatory system expert helps to answer the question that so many people ask. What is better? Cold only or Contrast Therapy? Using our Thermal system wisely and understanding Thermogenesis is key. Denise is owner of Element Outdoor Sauna, east end Toronto sauna space, a great place to train for Contrast Therapy use.

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Heat Waves to Frigid Temperatures: How humans should be able to adjust.
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Heat Waves to Frigid Temperatures: How humans should be able to adjust.

Humans need contrast therapy - all year long. We have to train our thermal system and thermal receptors for our health and well being. In this blog, we talk about weather and how we function within it, and what you can do to expedite nervous system health and calm by using contrast therapy. Contrast therapy blog written by Certified Thermalist® and contrast therapy expert, Denise Tompkins, owner Element Outdoor Sauna, Toronto;s east end outdoor sauna space, located on the Danforth.

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Nervous System Health: Why contrast therapy is needed
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Nervous System Health: Why contrast therapy is needed

Nervous system health is crucial to the human body. There is no avoiding the need to be calm. In this contrast therapy blog, written by Certified Thermalist® and contrast therapy expert, owner of Element Outdoor Sauna., located east end of Toronto, Denise dives deeper into hormetic stresses and will provide some exercises you can do today, at home. There isn;t a quick one fix to our nervous system health, but obtaining control of Vagal tone/ vagus nerve using contrast therapy is doable.

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Stress, Stop the Madness
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Stress, Stop the Madness

Second blog of importance. STRESS. We must discuss distress so we can understand EUSTRESS which we discuss HORMESIS. Easy to understand blog about why we use contrast therapy. Written by Certified Thermalist®, Toronto based - owner of Element Outdoor Sauna. This is part one of two parts about how stress (bad) has major implications of human health today. BUT we can use HORMETIC STRESS to combat, to make humans feel amazing. Contrast therapy blog written by an expert in the field.

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