Finnish Sauna
Traditional dry heat, stoked to a true Nordic 190°. Löyly steam on request. The deep, honest heat that starts every ritual.
Baton Rouge · Contrast Therapy
Ember & Ice
Heat that opens you. Cold that wakes you. A recovery ritual built on the oldest medicine there is — temperature.
Why contrast?
Your body was built to swing between extremes.
For a thousand years, cultures from Finland to Japan have alternated deep heat with a shock of cold — not for punishment, but for the flood of calm that follows.
Heat dilates. Cold constricts. Move between them and your circulation is put through a workout no treadmill can give it — vessels open and close, blood rushes, and the nervous system resets from fight-or-flight into something quieter. You step out lighter than you walked in.
3×Heat / cold cycles per ritual
151°The swing, in degrees
45mStart to afterglow
The Method
One ritual. Four movements.
Walk the cycle below — each step shifts the room's temperature. This is exactly how a guided session at Ember & Ice unfolds.
The Stations
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Five ways to move your temperature.
Infrared Sauna
A gentler, deeper-penetrating radiant heat that warms the body before the air. Easier on the lungs — ideal for longer, meditative sits.
Cold Plunge
Filtered, chilled water held at a bracing 39°. The gasp, then the quiet. Where the nervous system learns to stay calm under pressure.
Guided Contrast
Our signature. A host walks you through three full heat-and-cold cycles with breath cues and timing — the whole ritual, done right your first time.
Recovery Lounge
Low light, warm tea, and nowhere to be. The in-between space where the afterglow settles and the ritual finishes its work on you.
Belong to it
Make the swing a habit.
Drop in whenever, or make it a ritual with a membership. Cancel anytime — no cold-shoulder contracts.
Drop-In
Come as you are, pay as you go.
$29/ session
- Any single station
- Recovery lounge included
- Towels & robe provided
- Book online, anytime
Most chosen
Kindle
For the two-to-three-times-a-week regular.
$119/ month
- 8 sessions each month
- Priority booking window
- Bring a guest once a month
- 10% off retail & add-ons
- Rollover up to 2 sessions
Furnace & Frost
Unlimited heat and cold, all yours.
$199/ month
- Unlimited sessions
- First pick of every time slot
- Two guest passes monthly
- 15% off retail & add-ons
- Freeze anytime, no fee
Never plunged before?
Your first time is meant to be guided.
The First Descent is a 75-minute walk-through with a host beside you — they set the heat, time your plunges, cue your breath, and make sure your very first swing between extremes feels less like a dare and more like a homecoming. No experience, no membership, no pressure.
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First-timer intro
$29
Guided 75-min contrast ritual
Usually $49 · New guests only
Usually $49 · New guests only
The afterglow
What people carry home.
I came in wired from a 60-hour week and left feeling like someone had wrung the stress out of me. The plunge is terrifying for about four seconds and then it's the clearest my head has been all month.
Kindle member · 8 months
As a nurse I'm on my feet all shift. The contrast cycle is the only thing that's touched the deep ache in my legs. The guided first session sold me — they actually teach you how to breathe through the cold.
Furnace & Frost member
The space feels more like a candlelit spa than a gym recovery room. Dark, warm, quiet. My partner and I do a Sunday-morning ritual here now and it's become the best hour of our week.
Weekend regulars
Do I need any experience?
None at all. If it's your first time, book the guided First Descent — a host stays with you the whole ritual, sets every temperature, and coaches your breathing so the cold feels manageable from the very first plunge.
Is the cold plunge safe?
For most healthy adults, yes — but cold and heat exposure carry real risks and aren't right for everyone. We ask every guest to complete a short health screening and sign a waiver before their first visit. If you're pregnant or have heart, blood-pressure, respiratory, or other medical conditions, please talk to your physician first. See our Terms & Waiver for the full list.
What should I bring?
Just a swimsuit and yourself. We provide towels, a robe, sandals, and everything else. Showers and changing rooms are on site. Arrive about ten minutes early for your first visit to get settled and complete your screening.
How long is a visit?
A single-station session runs 30–60 minutes; the full Guided Contrast ritual is about 75 minutes including lounge time. Come early, linger after — the recovery lounge is always included.
Can I cancel a membership?
Anytime. Memberships are month-to-month with no long-term contract — cancel or freeze from your account or by emailing us, effective at your next billing date. Unused rollover sessions on the Kindle plan stay valid for 30 days.
What's your cancellation policy for sessions?
Life happens — just give us 24 hours. Cancel or reschedule up to a day before and it's free. Later than that, or a no-show, forfeits the session (or a $20 fee for members). You can manage any booking right from the confirmation page.
Two temperatures. One you.
Heat. Cold. Repeat.
Book your first descent today. Your nervous system will thank you before you've even toweled off.
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