Massachusetts: Here Is Where You Can Find Salt Caves
If you are interested in entering into a cave that encourages total relaxation, this is a mesmerizing option. In fact, did you know Massachusetts has five salt caves or rooms in the state?
“Salt rooms deliver a dry salt therapy experience, where the air inside the room exposes you to microscopic salt particles,” the Cleveland Clinic states.
Salt caves look as fascinating as they sound. The Cleveland Clinic goes on to explain that there are two different types of these therapeutic rooms. “Active” salt is where machines break down the salt particles that become absorbable. In contrast, passive salt rooms place large amounts of salt within the room. It is usually rock, Himalayan, or sea salt.
Health Benefits
Spending time in a salt cave can have many health benefits. For example, stress reduction is at the top of the list with its soothing and calming effects. In addition, it improves your breathing, is good for your skin, and it can heal infections. Those are some of the reasons people seek out salt rooms.
Four Elements Spa describes salt therapy (HaloTherapy) as “a simple and natural therapeutic treatment in which salt vapors are used to treat respiratory ailments, skin irritation, and overall mental wellness in a climate-controlled environment.” How will you feel upon completing your time in a salt cave or room? Expect that you may “stabilize your mood, and return to the world with a more relaxed and centered self,” Enisde’s Salt Therapy states.
So, where can you go in Massachusetts to try out one of these salt caves or salt rooms immediately? Here are five in state.
Four Elements Salon and Spa
632 State Road
Westport, MA
Cave
The Salted Soul Salt Cave
340 Great Road
Acton, MA
Cave
Just Breathe A Salt Room
45 E Main St.
Westborough, MA
Room
Scituate Salt Cave
164 Front St.
Scituate, MA
Cave
Enisde’s Salt Therapy
1372 Main St.
Palmer, MA
Room
Massachusetts: Local Street Art Is Getting National Exposure
A New Bedford, Massachusetts street art display is now getting national attention by being published in a book by Simon & Schuster.
On the Wall Posters: Street Art is described as a one-of-a-kind collection of posters, all from local artists. This book showcases 30 graffiti and street mural-inspired wall posters. Furthermore, it is all from the local mural art project, Superflat NB.
Founded in 2017, Superflat NB works directly with New Bedford’s residents and other artists around the world. Together, they are creating transformative public art. The collection of posters they will be publishing into a colorful book will bring these art pieces to life. In fact, you can now insert them right into your home.
What Superflat means
Japanese contemporary artist, “Takashi Murakami coined the term to express spatial compression and the blending of high and low art in his own work.” Superflat NB explains via their website. “Surperflat NB will provide access to the arts by directly engaging New Bedford’s youth, artists, and its residents in the ideation and creation of transformative public art through the traditions of mural-making,” they conclude. Their aim is to revitalize the city of New Bedford by inspiring youth with this creative outlet. In addition, their murals will bring national artists’ work into the community.
Book Introduction
“Today, street art is used worldwide for self-expression and to add character to unexpected places,” the book quotes. What can you expect to find when you crack open this poster book? On The Wall Posters: Street Art explains it as “wildstyle graffiti tags and colorful B-boy characters, to pop-art, stencil-style mural and more.”
Here, we will look at three pieces featured in this Massachusetts street art book that will now receive national distribution.
The book is available for pre-order now. It will be officially released on September 19, 2023. In the meantime, you preview the images and find more information on their Simon & Schuster page.
Jeff Gorra is a Boston-based writer who has been with Beasley Media Group since the beginning of 2023. He writes about restaurants and food, as well as sports and rock music. His experience also includes show hosting and in-depth creative writing in rock and reggae dub music. Jeff’s an avid surfer, New York Giants, and Pearl Jam fan, however, if you make unforgettable pizza, he is sure to find you.
