Thermae Retreat

Overview

• Type of facility: Thermae Retreat is a holistic day spa and wellness retreat in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, now merged with sister space ThePEMS (about 5 minutes away). The business models itself on traditional Northern European sauna retreats (Finnish-style) and combines spa treatments with energy and integrative healing modalities.
• Overall atmosphere and experience: Quiet, restorative, and community-oriented. The retreat emphasizes inner transformation — physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual — through steam, heat, contrast therapy, energetic work, and therapeutic body treatments. The space is described as a “home away from home” with retreat guides and communal areas designed to support stillness and healing.

Features & Amenities

• Sauna types: Hot stone Finnish barrel-style saunas and infrared saunas with chromotherapy (light therapy)
• Contrast therapy: Cold bucket ice water pour and an ice-cold plunge tub (available to add to sessions)
• Shower & scrub stations: Indoor/outdoor showers with salt bowls for personal salt scrubs
• Outdoor garden: Multiple relaxing areas (Shambala Shala is used for sound baths and group ceremonies)
• Meditation spaces: Zen-inspired meditation room for quiet practice
• Creative space: An “art barn” and art table for creative activities
• Common areas: Beautifully appointed communal lounges to relax and integrate the experience
• Memberships: Sauna and sound membership options available for regular access and special pricing

Services

• Signature Thermae Experience: Customizable sauna-led retreat combining heat, cold exposure, chromotherapy, salt scrubs, and access to gardens/meditation spaces
• Massage & bodywork: Swedish, Deep Tissue, Hot Stone, Hot Salt, Table Thai, Reflexology, Prenatal, Lymphatic Drainage, NeuroCranial Restructuring (NCR), and more
• Facials & skin care: Full body scrubs, facials, dermaplaning, microdermabrasion, detoxing and hydrating clays using high-grade, vegan, non-toxic products
• Energetic & alternative healing: Reiki, crystalline healing transmission, crystalline sound alchemy, chakra alignment, craniosacral therapy, neurocranial restructuring
• Sound healing & ceremonies: Sound baths (private, couples, groups) and group ceremonies in the garden shala
• Ayurvedic therapies: Abhyanga, topical Basti (Kati Basti, Prushtha Basti), warm oil therapies targeting back/middle/heart areas
• Special combined offerings: Energy massage with sound/tuning forks, crystalline clearing massage, and multi-modality packages

Pricing

• Sound Bath: 45-minute private $109; Couples $129; Group (up to 4) $149; 5+ group $35 per person
• Energy Massage with sound and tuning forks: 60 min $139; 90 min $169; 120 min $199 (+ deep release add-on $35)
• Crystalline Healing Transmission: 30 min $89; 60 min $144
• Crystalline Sound Alchemy: 75 min $199
• Crystalline Clearing Massage: 90 min $209 (+ add deep tissue $25)
• Chakra Alignment: 60 min $149
• Reiki: 45 min private/couples $149; group pricing available
• Craniosacral Therapy: 30 min $79; 60 min $149; Four-hands 60 min $289
• Ayurvedic Kati/Prushtha Basti & targeted treatments: ranges from ~$145–$175+ depending on area and length

(These are representative prices listed on the site for energetic and specialty therapies; many services offer variable durations and add-ons.)

Location & Hours

• Primary contact & reservations: Phone bookings are preferred at 954-604-7930 (the site emphasizes phone-first booking to guide clients to the right experience)
• Merged location: Thermae Retreat has merged operations with ThePEMS at 112 Rose Drive (approx. 5 minutes from former location). Follow-up bookings and services are offered at ThePEMS as well.
• Operating hours: No single set of public operating hours is listed; many practitioners work by appointment and have individual schedules (examples shown for therapists). Guests are instructed to call to schedule.

Notes

• Holistic, community-driven model: The retreat leans into sauna-as-community traditions and frames the sauna house as a place for sharing and mutual healing.
• Integrative approach: Combines traditional sauna and contrast therapy benefits (detox, circulation, recovery) with energy work, sound healing, Ayurvedic treatments, and skillful bodywork for whole-person transformation.
• High-quality, clean products and practitioners: Emphasis on vegan, non-toxic products and a roster of experienced therapists, estheticians, and energy healers.
• Customization & guidance: Initial consultations by phone help tailor sessions (relaxing, detoxing, spiritual, or combined journeys). Memberships and add-ons (cold plunge, reiki, sound baths) allow clients to deepen consistency.

Overall, Thermae Retreat positions itself as a high-touch, community-focused wellness retreat that centers saunas and whole-bod…