Spa Förena

Our local landscape is filled with spa, health amenities, and well being centres. I have personally visited a whole host of spas in neighboring cities—anywhere from 30 minutes to 2 hours away—and have been blown away by the retreat-like feel that the grounds provide.

Immersed in a lush landscape of greenery and water, Spa Förena is not but thirty minutes away in Saint Bruno. At the edge of the waters, Spa Förena is everything from thermotherapy, aesthetic care, and traditional massages to lymphatic drainage, Lomi Lomi massages, and Salt Crystal Scrub treatments, and so much more.

A restaurant that’s open to the public and grounds that are simply jaw-dropping, I truly felt like I had escaped and renewed despite the fact that I was only there for a couple of hours.

Each moment is spent truly in a space of self-care. Whether immersed in silence on an inward journey or taking part in the iconic ritual of thermotherapy (which is done in silence too!).

Thermotherapy has so many benefits to the mind and body. Of course, the obvious greats are that you feel completely relaxed and revitalized, but it’s so much more than that. Eliminating fatigue with thermal shock, you’ll feel the release of endorphins, the well-being hormone, and your memory will be improved for more mental alertness. Reinforcing the immune system, thermotherapy boosts your metabolism and supports digestion. Thermotherapy is also known for its relief of mild depression and anxiety.

A whole host of other physiological benefits, you’ll increase lung capacity, relieve chronic muscle pain, and eliminate toxins through the skin. I mean, if all of that isn’t enough to get you to try thermotherapy, you could start small with cold showers and cold dips, but trust me, the spa surroundings definitely set the tone for the therapeutic healing to begin.

From gastronomy and culinary traditions from around the world to hot shell massges and reflexology, Spa Förena blew my mind with the beauty of the environment, the expertise of the professionals, and the absolutely incredible feeling I had that resonated within for weeks afterward.

Try it out for yourself whenever you have a couple of hours or book it for a special occasion – it’s the perfect backdrop for a couple’s anniversary or besties who need some time away.

Photography by Patricia Brochu