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How it works

Contrast therapy

Key Features

Breathwork

Calms nervous system, balances hormones, stimulates amygdala.

Hot Immersion

Relaxes the muscles, widens blood vessels and raises the pulse.

Cold Immersion

Reduces inflammation, increases dopamine, boosts nervous system.

Post plunge

Hydrate, eat well and use your breath as a tool to re-centre.

Growth Starts with a Challenge

Create Lasting Change

Contrast therapy is the intentional alteration of heat and cold in a controlled setting.

This evidence-based practice resets the body’s nervous system and activates it’s natural ability to react, accelerating recovery and building resilience.

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Breathwork

Designed for rest, energy or balance.

Our breathwork sessions use the world’s most well evidenced techniques, focusing on specific muscles, rhythms and holds. These can release trauma, unblock pathways and create an intermittent hypoxic state. We implement curated beats and unique isochronic tones to help you drop deeper than ever.

This combination produces stem cells, stimulates the amygdala and intensifies the experience.

Start with intention. This is where reconditioning begins.

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Rapid shifts in temperature train your blood vessels: improving flow, recovery, and overall vitality.
Cold exposure activates your immune system, increasing white blood cell production and enhancing your body's natural defenses against illness.
The controlled stress of cold exposure builds mental resilience, improves focus, and enhances cognitive function through increased norepinephrine.
Regular cold exposure helps regulate cortisol levels and activates the parasympathetic nervous system, leading to reduced stress and anxiety.
Cold therapy helps regulate circadian rhythms and promotes deeper, more restorative sleep by naturally lowering core body temperature.
Morning cold exposure triggers a natural release of adrenaline and dopamine, providing sustained energy and mental clarity throughout the day.
Lasting change

The Full Reset Experience

Our classes are designed to help you feel the impact from just one session. Our memberships and courses produce lasting change. Our contrast social club connect you with the community.

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Our PhilosophyThe Experience
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FAQs

Reset is a contrast therapy and breathwork studio, located just two minutes from Highbury & Islington. We combine a 35-person sauna, cold plunges and guided breathwork to help you recharge, recover, and reset your mind and body.

We also host Secret Sauna Society events for those looking to socialise and connect with people in a unique and energising space, far better than the ordinary night out.
Increased blood flow and cardiovascular health, muscle recovery, strengthened immunity, hormone balance, cognitive function, regulated stress response, skin and gut health are only the start of a long list of incredible benefits.
Not at all, our sessions are designed for all levels.

If you are new to this, we recommend trying one of our guided sessions, where our trained facilitators will guide you safely through each phase.
All you need to bring is swimwear. Sliders and personal water bottles are optional.

We provide everything else, including towels, optional gowns for rental, infused waters and herbal teas. Changing rooms are fully equipped with luxury self-care products and Dyson hair styling tools.
Absolutely. Many members come solo, our sessions are designed for both reconnecting with yourself and if you feel like it, connecting with others.
Yes, contrast therapy is considered safe if practised correctly. Make sure to always listen to your body, if something doesn’t feel quite right please don’t ignore it. A member of our team will always be there to support you.

If you have certain medical conditions (e.g., heart issues, high blood pressure, Raynaud's disease), we recommend consulting your doctor first before booking.
Contrast therapy is not pregnancy safe. We also recommend consulting your doctor if you are less than 6 weeks post-partum and would like to visit us.

Please speak to a member of our team to discuss safely practising contrast therapy whilst breast-feeding.
Yes, it's completely safe and many women actually find the sauna helps with cramps and relaxation. There’s more information on women’s cycles and contrast therapy in the female changing rooms.
Yes! Gradual exposure to the Sauna and cold plunge can offer great benefits to older people, supporting mobility, circulation, inflammation, as well as promoting deep relaxation.

We will need GP clearance if health concerns exist.
That depends on your goals. Many find two or three times a week is ideal for recovery, but if you are seeking the maximum long term health benefits, we recommend doing 4 or more sessions per week.
We have eight ice baths set between 0 and 12 degrees, you can choose your level of challenge.
Yes. We offer private group bookings and corporate wellness packages - perfect for teams seeking stress relief, recovery, or a healthy social experience.

Please contact us by email - contact@resetsauna.com.
We recommend not eating a heavy meal just before. A light snack is fine.
Yes, we recommend booking online to secure your place in advance, especially if booking within peak hours.
We'll do our best to accommodate you, but once a session has started, especially if it’s a guided session, entry may not be possible. Please arrive 15 minutes early.
Intro offers cannot be shared, however credits purchased within a package can be, noting the purchaser must also be present for the sessions.
• Arrive 15 minutes early.
• Come with an intention (recovery, stress release, mental clarity, reconditioning etc).
• Remember to use your breath as a tool, as a place of focus and grounding.
• Stay hydrated.
• Allow integration after your session, try not to go straight to your phone.