Thermalist® Recovery System
Science-backed contrast therapy programmes for your venue.
For contrast therapy studios, spas, clinics and clubs
Apply as a venueTurn your thermal space into a structured recovery destination
The Thermalist® Recovery System gives your venue licensed, science-backed contrast therapy programmes, led by your own team as trained Thermalist® Guides. Your guests get a structured session they can book, and a reason to come back.
Retention
A structured session gives members a reason to come back.
Revenue
A guided session can be priced as its own booking or as a premium tier.
Word of mouth
A session people talk about after they leave.
Utilisation
Your sauna and cold plunge in use at set times every week.
Most wellness venues have the equipment. Few have the system.
% Without Thermalist®
Guests use the sauna and cold plunge once or twice, don't know how to sequence it, and don't come back specifically for recovery. No differentiation. No ritual. No retention driver.
+ With Thermalist®
Guests follow a guided programme. They understand the sequence, feel the effect, and come back. It becomes a habit, and your venue becomes known for structured recovery.
Everything to go live
Programmes, training, music and marketing material, ready for your venue.
Licensed recovery programmes
The Thermalist® Method and Thermalist® Connect: structured contrast therapy sessions, tested at Thermalist® workshops in Denmark and Sweden.
Training for your team
At least two of your team train as Thermalist® Guides, online first and then in person with Dr. Søberg. They learn to lead the session safely and the same way every time.
For founding partners, Dr. Søberg offers an optional launch day at your venue to train your team and set the system up from day one.
Two ways to guide
Every programme runs in two formats. Your Guide leads in their own voice with the track carrying the timing, or Dr. Søberg's recorded voice guides the session while your Guide holds the room.
Who is this for?
Designed for venues already investing in recovery
Thermalist® venues aren't starting from scratch. They already have a sauna and a cold plunge, and want their guests to get more out of them.
WHO?
Contrast therapy studios, spas, clinics, gyms and fitness clubs
A sauna and a cold plunge that each hold at least four people, sound in both, and floor space next to them.
"Cold awakens, heat relaxes, breath regulates, and meditation integrates. Together, they create a balanced arc that supports both physiological resilience and mental clarity. These programs are well put together."
"AMAZING. Actually I cried a bit in second round but felt amazing. I had the stress relief I needed. The Thermalist Method is really in practice giving the science of health and it shows."
"The whole training and program, the way Dr. Søberg has put together these programs is understated. So much value and my customers feel it!"
For founding partners, Dr. Søberg offers an optional launch day at your venue to train your team and set the system up from day one.
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What's included
What you get
A licence gives your venue:
- The Thermalist® Method and Thermalist® Connect, with new releases twice a year
- Guide training for at least two of your team
- Session tracks with music licensed by Thermalist®
- Ready-made marketing material, plus images and wording for your own website
- Safety screening material to use with your guests
- Calls every other month with Dr. Søberg and other Thermalist® venues
Price. Venues small and large are welcome. Your licence is priced to the size of your venue, and Guide training for your team is priced together with it. You get your price once we have talked through your venue.
Read more about the Thermalist® Method and the Guide training
Rated five stars in both formats at Thermalist® workshops
Two programmes.
Every venue starts with the Thermalist® Method, the adaptation programme that takes beginners safely from new to adapted. Thermalist® Connect is the second programme. Both run in two formats: your Thermalist® Guides lead the session in their own voice, or Dr. Søberg's recorded voice guides it while your Guide holds the room.
FOUNDED BY DR. SUSANNA SØBERG
Designed for long-term outcomes
Developed through more than 15 years of scientific research and practical work in human physiology, metabolism, nervous system regulation and Nordic contrast therapy, the Thermalist® Recovery System is built around long-term outcomes, not momentary exposure.
After years of training more than 300 Thermalist® Guides in more than 25 countries, the first two programmes, the Thermalist® Method and Thermalist® Connect, are live. They have been structured, tested and refined to give a session that is safe, consistent and worth coming back for.
As a scientist, Dr. Søberg keeps the short and long-term outcomes for the people in the room at the centre of how the system develops.
Frequently Asked Questions
The equipment is half of it. Structure, sequence and guidance are what turn a sauna and a plunge into a habit guests come back for.
At least two of your team train as Thermalist® Guides for each location. Every session is led by a Guide, in their own voice or alongside Dr. Søberg's recorded guidance. Venues run at least two Thermalist® Method sessions a week.
Your licence is priced to the size of your venue, so a small studio and a large spa each pay what fits them. Guide training for your team is priced together with the licence. You get your price once we have talked through your venue.
You apply, we talk through your venue, your space and your goals, and if it's a good fit you get a proposal with your price.
The sessions are built to give guests a reason to come back, and to give you a session you can price on its own. How well it works depends on how it's run, which is why your team trains with Dr. Søberg before the first session.
The application takes about six minutes. We then set up a call to talk through your venue, your goals and your timeline. If it's a good fit, you get a proposal with your price and a plan for training your team.
As soon as your Guides have finished their training.
How it works
Step 1. Apply: Tell us about your venue and your thermal area.
Step 2. Talk: We talk through your venue and make sure it's the right fit. You get your price.
Step 3. Train your team: At least two of your team train as Thermalist® Guides and get the session tracks and marketing material.
Step 4. Set up your sessions: Put the sessions on your timetable and tell your guests.
Step 5. Launch: Your Guides lead the first sessions.
Step 6. Ongoing support: New releases, and calls every other month with Dr. Søberg.
Apply for the Thermalist® Recovery System
Venues small and large are welcome. If you have a sauna and a cold plunge and want to give your guests a structured session, we'd like to hear from you.
What our Thermalist® venues are saying
Staff confidence and easy operational implementation
"The programs are extremely practical and easy to learn and implement. Its clear structure and scientific foundation make it an excellent framework for guiding participants through a safe, focused, and effective experience."
"After offering these sessions, I can say it has added a great product to my business. I think the programs are perfectly integrating science and an immersive experience."
"The delivered guided experiences - both by my staff and the sound experience is what my members return for. The framework has created consistency across sessions, staff, and member experience."