Picture this:
You walk into a new wellness center and are greeted by an empty room lit by a warm light that changes to match the color of your mood. You're biometric data is scanned by an AI machine to detect your stress level and any imbalances. The machine then prescribes a custom treatment experience, and you enter the spa.
You begin with a sensory deprivation tank infused with epsom salts to lower your blood pressure, relax your muscles, relieve pain, and improve your creativity.
You leave the float tank and walk down a warm hallway. You hear sounds of nature, birds chirping, the sound of a waterfall, and as you walk the ground under your feet changes to be a soft, mossy, surface that follows the curves of a sloping meadow.
You step into a massive room with a large swimming pool. The room is warm and is lit up by a towering LED wall depicting a scenic waterfall that looks and sounds like it's splashing into the pool. You spend the suggested 30 minutes in the pool with other spa goers, swimming around, lounging like a mermaid on the elevated "boulder beds" jutting up from the water.
A storm spa with thunderstorm room in Milan, Italy.
You exit the pool and step into a hot / cold shower with infrared light to further detoxify, soothe inflammation, and enhance your body's immune response.
Stepping out of the shower, you slip into an ultra-soft and cozy robe and slippers, and head to the Himalayan salt room, relaxing into a zero-gravity chair while the AI-controlled room performs an aromatherapy treatment.
Saltana Himalayan Salt Cave
Feeling completely relaxed and at ease, you make your way to the ancient healing room to join other spa-goers for a reiki healing session combined with a sound bath and crystal healing ceremony.
Sounds dreamy, doesn't it?
The newest wellness spas are implementing immersive experiences using the healing properties of light, sound, water, aromatherapy, touch therapy, hot and cold therapy, ancient rituals, and group settings to facilitate wellbeing.
They combine the latest biohacking technology and innovation with the oldest known healing practices.
Meow Wolf is set to open a spa called Submersive in 2026 that merges immersive art, neorscience, and social bathing.
Submersive, a immersive wellness spa by Meow Wolf coming 2026
We're super excited about the future of wellbeing, and hope these immersive wellness spas continue to pop up, making them more accessible to curious humans everywhere.
Thanks for reading, and stay curious.