Now open · Santa Monica
Cold, heat, light and hydration under one warm roof on Wilshire — built for people who live at full speed and would rather not run on empty.
Founding members
One session, any modality, no pressure — just come see how the room feels. Founding rates are held for a year for everyone who joins before we open the doors fully.
What's inside
Use one. Stack four. Our team helps you find the combination that fits your week — not a protocol you have to live up to.
Three minutes
Whole-body cold, down to −175°F. You walk out lighter, louder, awake.
Calms inflammation
Sharpens mood and focus
Speeds up recovery
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Two to five minutes
39°F water, one long exhale, and a nervous system that finally settles.
Trains your stress response
Eases sore legs
Pairs beautifully with the sauna
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Thirty to forty-five minutes
A private cedar room at 155°F, a cold eucalyptus towel, and nowhere to be.
Deep sweat, deep sleep
Loosens tight everything
Quiet, phone-optional
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Fifteen minutes
630 to 850nm across the whole body. Warm, bright, oddly restful.
Skin that looks rested
Calmer joints
Mood lift, no caffeine
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Twenty to thirty minutes
Normatec boots, a recliner, and legs that stop aching before you leave.
Moves fluid out of tired legs
Great after long days on your feet
Read, nap, answer nothing
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Forty-five to sixty minutes
Hydration and nutrients, chosen with a nurse, delivered under a warm blanket.
Energy that lasts past lunch
Immunity through the busy months
Heated eye mask included
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Ninety minutes plus
The slow one. A long, quiet drip for people rebuilding their baseline.
Cellular energy
Mental clarity
Best as a short series
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Starts with a consult
A plan built with a clinician, at your pace, with someone checking in.
Screening first, always
Adjusted as you go
No shortcuts sold here
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The Full Flight
Most people arrive for one thing and leave having done four. The order matters less than the hour you give yourself — but this is the one our regulars keep coming back to.
01
Compression
Boots on, feet up. Twenty minutes to arrive properly.
02
Red Light
Warm light, whole body. The part where your shoulders drop.
03
Infrared Sauna
Your own cedar room, a cold towel, and a real sweat.
04
Cold
Plunge or chamber. Three minutes that reset everything above them.
Add an IV to any flight. Sessions are booked back to back so nothing feels rushed — tell the front desk how much time you have and they'll shape it around you.
Your first visit
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In their words
Arctic Elevation guests, in their own words, from our other studios. Santa Monica reviews are just getting started.
“Literally my favorite place to go when I need a bit of self care. The staff is amazing. The vibe is amazing and it smells wonderful.”
Ann N. · Google
“The atmosphere is serene and calming, even when it's busy. The staff are lovely and no hard sales whatsoever. They let the results do all the sales work.”
Shannon M. · Google
“I did the whole flight — compression, red light, sauna, cryo. Best night's sleep I've had in years.”
Sophia C. · Google
Why we exist
“The services we offer today are the exact treatments I used to heal my body.”
David Kostroub · Founder
Years of pain, and a healthcare system that kept running out of answers. What David built instead is a room where the tools are serious and the welcome isn't clinical — water, tea, a blanket, and someone who explains everything before you're asked to decide anything.
Read our story@arcticelevation.santamonica
Built for the people who live life at full speed — and know recovery is part of performing at your best.
For a lot of ambitious women, exhaustion gets so normal we stop calling it exhaustion. We just call it life.
You don't have to wait until you're completely depleted to prioritise recovery.
Constantly being in go mode takes a toll. This is where you put it down for an hour.
Good questions
With a conversation. Tell the front desk what your week looks like and how you've been feeling, and they'll suggest one or two things — usually compression and red light, because they're warm and easy and you can talk through the rest while you're in them.
The equipment is serious. The room isn't. Expect tea or coconut water, a blanket, low light, music, and a private space to leave your things. Several of our regulars come to read.
Thirty minutes for a single session. An hour and a half if you want the Full Flight. Infusions run forty-five to sixty minutes, and NAD+ takes longer — we'll tell you honestly when you book.
Nothing. Towels, robes, water and slippers are here. Wear whatever you'd wear to a workout, and bring a swimsuit if you plan to plunge.
No. Most people here are not. They're parents, nurses, founders, people on their feet all day, people recovering from something, and people who just sleep badly.
Yes — street parking on Wilshire and the surrounding blocks, plus a lot behind the building. Give yourself five extra minutes on Saturdays.
Find us
Between Santa Monica and mid-Wilshire, twelve minutes from the beach. Closed Mondays — that's when the studio gets its own reset.
Phone
Call or text — we answer both
Tue–Fri
10 AM – 7 PM
Sat–Sun
9 AM – 4 PM
Monday
Closed
Founding members · Santa Monica
Leave your details and we'll reach out to set up your first visit — no charge, no obligation, no hard sell. That's not how we do it.
