Calm Down
                       WELLNESS STUDIO
 

 

 

Calm Down wasn't created because wellness sounded like a good business idea. It was created because I needed these services myself.

 

My own wellness journey started with years of frustration, confusion and not feeling like myself.

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After the birth of my second son, my body felt completely foreign to me. I struggled with inflammation, constant pain, brain fog, memory issues, muscle loss and drastic changes to my skin. I worked out. I counted calories. I ate ridiculously clean — half a plate of broccoli was normal for me. I worked with a personal trainer. I did all the things I thought I was supposed to do.

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And still, I didn't feel better.

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Eventually, a suggestion from my trainer led me to a naturopathic doctor and started me down a very different path. Over the years, I uncovered mold exposure, heavy metal toxicity, gadolinium exposure from MRI contrast, gut issues and more — on top of fibromyalgia, arthritis and injuries from a car accident.

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It has not been a straight line from sick to healthy. Not even close.

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In fact, this year alone I've been re-exposed to mold twice, and between wildfire smoke and an absolutely brutal allergy season, my respiratory system has taken a beating.

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I still have days when my body reminds me just how much it has been through.

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And that's actually an important part of the Calm Down story.

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I didn't discover wellness because everything was going well.​

 

Infrared sauna was one of the first things I found that made a noticeable difference in how I felt. I fell in love with it — and with how I felt after using it.

 

Then came a summer when I couldn't access a sauna.

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My physical symptoms came roaring back. I was in pain, the weather was relentlessly rainy and cold, and mentally I went somewhere I had never been before. It scared the hell out of me.

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That experience changed something in me.

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I knew I wanted reliable access to the things that helped me feel better — but I also started thinking about all the other people who needed support and couldn't easily find it.

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Then I discovered float therapy.

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My first float relaxed me so deeply I remember wondering if I should even drive home yet.  It gave my body and my brain something I desperately needed: quiet.

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I kept exploring.

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When I couldn't shake a respiratory illness, I tried halotherapy. That experience opened my eyes to another completely different kind of wellness support and eventually became another piece of what I wanted Calm Down to offer.

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Cold plunge, contrast therapy, PEMF and BioCharger came into the picture for different reasons and at different times.

 

And that's when the bigger idea really clicked:

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We don't always need the same thing.

 

Sometimes I need warmth and quiet.

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Sometimes I need to float and shut the entire world out.

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Sometimes my breathing needs attention.

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Sometimes I need energy.

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Sometimes my body needs movement, cold, stillness — or simply an hour where nobody needs anything from me.

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That's why Calm Down isn't built around one type of wellness.

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It's also why I don't believe you should have to walk through the door already knowing exactly what service you need.

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CALM DOWN WAS BUILT FOR REAL LIFE.

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Today, my husband and sons use these services too. My boys are athletes, so what they want from Calm Down can look completely different from what I need. And the people who walk through our doors are just as varied.

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I see people dealing with stress and anxiety. People who aren't sleeping well. Athletes. Parents. Older adults. People navigating chronic health challenges. People struggling through seasonal changes. Women whose bodies suddenly seem to have changed the rules on them.

And people who aren't trying to "fix" anything at all — they just need a little time for themselves.

 

That's the Calm Down I wanted to create.

 

Not an intimidating wellness clinic.

 

Not an expensive day spa you save for once a year.

 

And definitely not a place where you need to understand every wellness trend before you walk through the door.

 

A comfortable, private space for everyday people to take care of themselves — physically and mentally — in whatever way makes sense for them.

 

I'm still on my own wellness journey. I don't have everything figured out, and I'm not going to pretend that I do.

 

But I've learned a hell of a lot along the way.

 

And I've created the kind of place I wish I'd had when I was trying to figure out where to start.

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Intentional wellness for everyday people.

 

That's Calm Down.

 

All my best,
Melanie