A timber-lined dry sauna looking out over the grounds, used daily as part of the water circuit.
The sauna is timber-lined, heated by a stone-filled stove, and has a window that looks out over the grounds rather than a wall. It sits alongside the cold plunge, the steam bath, the jacuzzi and the pool as part of what we call the water circuit.
Most guests use the circuit daily, and that regularity is deliberate — it is written into the protocol rather than left as an amenity to get round to. A typical pattern is heat, then cold plunge, then rest, repeated two or three times, but your protocol may say otherwise.
Sessions are self-directed once your medical team has set the pattern. Staff are on the grounds and water is always within reach.
Heat is a cardiovascular load. If you have a cardiac condition, low or unstable blood pressure, are pregnant, or take medication affecting heart rate or fluid balance, your physician here will set limits or leave the sauna out. Alcohol and heat do not go together, and neither do heat and an empty stomach.
Contrast therapy in particular — moving between heat and cold — is something we ask guests to build up to rather than start at full intensity.
Mountains of Hope holds a Colombian IPS medical facility licence. Everything here, including the water circuit, sits inside a protocol set by our medical team.
Book a consultation if you would like to discuss whether any of this is appropriate for you.