Little Himalaya Salt Rooms

General information

Little Himalaya is home to Warwickshire's first and only "salt cave", created to assist those with respiratory health issues, including Asthma, COPD, Emphysema, chest & lung infections and others.

For extensive information on salt therapy and our own salt cave, please visit our website at littlehimalaya.co.uk.

Salt Therapy, or Halotherapy, is the use of inhaled salt in minute quantities as a natural therapy of respiratory ailments.

It has long been known that salt displays strong anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties. A supplemental benefit of Salt Therapy has been found to be significant improvement of many common skin complaints.

What does salt therapy involve?

A pre-booked visit involves a 45 minute session sitting in our purpose made ‘Little Himalaya’ in an exceptionally relaxing atmosphere- no phones, no ipads.

The walls are lined with 100% natural Himalayan Salts blocks imported from Pakistan. These give off negative ions, not dissimilar is a bracing day at the sea side.

The room is filled with fresh air at the start of each session. A state-of –the- art Halogenerator (the most popular brand used in the USA salt caves) then injects an aerosol stream of miniscule particles of approx 0.5 microns into the atmosphere.

The Benefits of Salt Therapy

Salt therapy is similar, but much more intense to spending time in the salty sea air, which offers many more benefits than just relaxation on the beach. Ancient healers and philosophers recommended salt inhalation for the respiratory system and health problems.

Dry salt therapy originates from speleotherapy (cave therapy) and the Wieliczka salt cave in Poland, where workers exhibited fewer respiratory illnesses. There are thousands of salt rooms in Europe and beyond. The benefits of salt therapy are wide-ranging.

Salt levels affect our cell activity, energy and blood sugar levels.

A natural disinfectant, salt is antimicrobial, and antibacterial.

Salt comes is a vital ingredient of cell health; in its purest form it contains 84 elements and trace elements found in the human body.
The negatively charged ions in Himalayan salt are thought to improve our health and mood.

Inhaling particles may reduce inflammation and mucus in the lungs, improving respiratory conditions such as asthma, allergies, bronchitis, sinus congestion and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

Scientific studies show that people with asthma and other ailments breath easier after Halotherapy.

The calming and detoxifying effects of halotherapy can support the immune, nervous and lymphatic systems.

Additional benefits are reduced stress and headaches, increased energy, and better sleep patterns.

Salt ions purify the air and may increase lung capacity and reduce physical ailments for adults, children and athletes.

Treatments are recommended to help keep the body healthy during flu or allergy seasons.

Skin conditions can also be improved with Halotherapy (psoriasis, rashes, eczema, acne).

Pure mineral salts have natural moisturizing properties and support the skin’s water balance and barrier function by attracting moisture to the skin.

Minerals are necessary for cell function and detoxification, so mineral salts have strong rejuvenating properties.