a space to connect
Communal contrast therapy
to optimise your life
In our community-focused space, we guide our guests on a journey of self-discovery, personal growth, and meaningful connection within themselves and others.
The
Experience
Contrast therapy involves oscillating between intense heat and cold exposure to activate the body’s natural stress and relaxation responses.
At arc, our unique classes combine holistic practices with sound healing techniques to gently usher you from a mind-centered state into deep body awareness, facilitating somatic healing and resetting your nervous system.
Our sessions
Our sessions range from energising, upregulating experiences that boost vitality, to calming, downregulating classes that promote relaxation and restoration.
Guided Classes
Embark on one of our nine classes, each guided by experienced facilitators. Whether you're aiming for Peak Performance or a Sleep Reset, there's a class for you.
Free Flow
A self-governed session accompanied with personal guidance with ice baths, sound therapy, aromatherapy, towel waving, and mood-based music to usher you through the space at your own pace.
Evening Social
Step into a transformative sauna party, blending the refreshing power of contrast therapy with immersive soundscapes, aromatherapy, and a relaxed lounge space. With guided ice baths, DJs, and the organic energy of like-minded kindred spirits, this is wellness reimagined as connection and celebration.
Any questions?
Swimwear
You are required to bring your own swimwear.
Towel
Arc provides you with towels; one for the sauna and ice bath experience, and one for showering after.
Flip-flops or Sandals
You are welcome to bring comfortable slip-on shoes for easy movement between areas and to maintain hygiene, though optional.
Water Bottle
Staying hydrated is crucial, especially with the heat of the sauna and the cold of the ice baths. You will be provided with cups in the space, but you are also welcome and encouraged to bring your own reusable water bottle that isn’t composed of glass.
We also recommend bringing or purchasing electrolytes to maintain hydration and mineral balance after sweating.
Mindset
Be open to experiencing the contrasting extremes of heat and cold therapy, embracing the state shifting experience the centre provides. Our aim is for you to feel safe as you explore every facet of yourself, the experience, and the surrounding community.
Expect to leave feeling connected, detoxified, and recharged!
A large, communal sauna experience will involve intense heat to promote detoxification, relaxation, improved circulation, and improved memory. At arc we offer guided sauna sessions, including a variety of wellness practices such as meditation, breathwork, stretching, aromatherapy, somatic therapy, sound therapy, to name a few. We also offer evening sessions to connect, vibe, and party with. We want this to be a space where people feel unity, comfort, and openness.
Since the sauna holds 60 people, expect a communal and social atmosphere where may chat or enjoy quiet reflection, depending on the environment of the center.
Cold exposure therapy in the ice baths, often done after the sauna can be an uncomfortable experience to start, but this is where the growth opportunity lies. We understand the physiological process that occurs with this therapy and will offer guidance and support if you need to flow through the experience and feel amazing on the other side. The transition between hot and cold provides an incredible reset and is amplified in community.
This is where we connect, let go, begin and end. In the center lies a monolithic altar that initiates and completes our journey together, working with traditional elements. It’s is our anchor and safety point where we join and shift states together.
A place where we begin our journey together, open the space, and close the container. It is also a beautiful space to connect, hydrate, and let go, and let in. Our lounge offers intentionally curated herbal teas or filtered and structured water to help you stay hydrated and nourished during your visit.
We offer a range of classes, from uplifting and energising sessions to calming and restorative practices, growth mindset workshops, self-guided cycles, and evening "sweat and connect" socials.
There may be additional services or activities available, like meditation, sound healing, or group exercises, depending on the center's offerings.
Minus Level 2, 1 Crossrail Place (next to Barry’s and Everyman Cinema), Canary Wharf, London, E14 5AR.