Breathing Easy

Fair Lawn's Salt Breeze halotherapy clinic is open for business.

I’ve had Himalayan salt lamps in my home for years—to help purify the air and alleviate seasonal allergies—so when I heard about a “salt therapy” (a.k.a. halotherapy) place opening in Fair Lawn, I jumped at the chance to try it.

Upon my arrival at Salt Breeze, I was escorted to the main room (there’s a special room for kids too), where I sank into a supercomfortable zero-gravity recliner and wrapped myself neck to toes in a soft, fluffy white blanket. The lights were dimmed and a halogenerator began blowing micro particles of purified Himalayan salt into the air while relaxing music played and color-changing lights illuminated the walls. (The floor is covered with salt too; go barefoot or slip on a pair of booties.) At some point during the 45-minute session, I fell asleep. And when I woke up, my nasal passages were clear and my lungs were “open.”

The theory is that the inhaled salt aerosols are transported deep into the lungs and other parts of the respiratory tract, where they neutralize and “brush off” any impurities. (That’s the abridged explanation.) The result: better breathing, improved lung function and relief from ailments.

Salt Breeze, 5-05 Saddle River Rd., Fair Lawn, 201.254.9492; saltbreezenj.com