Experience Wellness with Sunlighten mPulse Infrared Sauna

Walk into the Day Spa at Eagle Harbor for an mPulse session and the first thing you notice is how little it resembles a locker-room sauna. The room is private, the wood-panel cabin is quiet, and a touchscreen control panel lets you dial in exactly the kind of heat you came for. At Pura Vida, we built our infrared program around the Sunlighten mPulse Infrared Sauna, a single cabin that layers near, mid, and far infrared light so one machine can cover cardio, detoxification, pain relief, relaxation, skin health, and weight-loss goals. Here is what an actual visit looks like, from check-in to the drive home.

Checking In and Getting Settled

Your session starts the same way any Day Spa visit does: a few quiet minutes to settle in before you change. Our private changing suite gives you a place to switch out of street clothes, and from there our team walks you into the sauna room and shows you the controls if it is your first time. The cabin itself is compact and private, built for one, so there is no sharing a bench with strangers or waiting for a shared sauna to clear out.

Choosing Your Program for the Day

Once you are settled, the mPulse’s real advantage shows up: you are not stuck with one generic heat setting. Each program blends the three infrared wavelengths differently to match a specific goal.

• Cardio raises your heart rate the way a brisk workout would, which is useful on a day when your joints need the benefit of exercise without the impact.
• Detox leans on far-infrared light to encourage a deeper sweat, which is the wavelength most associated with helping the body clear toxins through the skin.
• Pain relief uses gentle, penetrating heat to loosen tight muscles and ease everyday soreness, a popular pick after a long week on your feet.
• Relaxation is the slower, calmer setting guests reach for when the goal is simply to unwind and let tension go.
• Skin health relies on near-infrared light, which sits closest to the body’s surface and is associated with circulation and a healthier glow.
• Weight loss raises your core temperature to support the calorie burn of a session, best paired with a normal diet and exercise routine rather than used on its own.

Our team can help you pick a starting program at your first visit, and you are welcome to switch programs from one session to the next.

What to Wear and How to Prepare

Comfortable athletic wear or a swimsuit is the standard for an infrared session, the same guidance we give for our halotherapy salt cave. Skip a heavy meal right beforehand, and take off jewelry or anything metal that could get uncomfortably warm. If it is your first time in an infrared cabin, arriving a few minutes early gives you time to settle into the tranquility room before your session starts, rather than rushing straight from your car into the heat.

Staying Hydrated Before and After

Because you will sweat steadily through most programs, water is the one thing we ask every guest to plan around. Drinking a glass before your session and another once you are done helps you feel steady leaving the sauna room, and it supports the detox and circulation benefits the heat is designed to deliver. Guests doing a longer cardio or detox session sometimes bring a water bottle into the cabin with them.

Pairing Your Session with Massage or the Salt Cave

Because the mPulse sauna, the halotherapy salt cave, and our massage menu all live inside the same Eagle Harbor building, a lot of guests build a longer visit around more than one space. Booking a massage right after your sauna session is a favorite combination, since warm, loosened muscles tend to respond well to bodywork. Others alternate a sauna session with time in the salt cave for a broader relaxation and respiratory reset. Our front desk can help sequence a visit if you want to combine two or three spaces in one appointment.

After Your Session

Most guests spend a few minutes cooling down in the tranquility room before heading back out, rather than stepping straight from the heat into the parking lot. How often you come back is worth discussing with our team based on the goal you are working toward, whether that is a weekly relaxation habit or an occasional reset after a busy stretch.

Ready to try it for yourself? The full Day Spa menu, plus the rest of the Day Spa at Eagle Harbor, pairs neatly with an mPulse session, and our team can help you build a visit around it.