What is Thalasso Therapy

The Gurney family built Gurney’s Inn in 1926. When Nick Monte visited Gurney’s in 1956 he fell in love with the magnificent panoramic ocean view and soon after he purchased the inn. In 1979, he completed the International Health and Beauty Spa. Our Spa, built in the European tradition, is the only true Thalasso Center in the continental United States. Thalasso Therapy comes from the Greek word for “sea”, and refers to a variety of treatments that use sea water and seaweed, each designed to tone, moisturize and revitalize the body and skin, and in many cases to improve circulation.

A Thalasso program includes hydro massage in specially designed hydrotherapy tubs filled with filtered sea water, exercise in heated sea water pools, body treatments using seaweed products, massage, relaxation, good nutrition, and exercise outside in the sea air.

Sea water has remarkable properties. Sea water contains 120 chemical compounds in the form of salts and dissolved gases. It is very rich in vitamins, minerals and trace elements in very similar proportions to the human blood plasma. It also contains microorganisms that produce antibiotic, antiviral and antibacterial substances. Sea water is heated to 82 degrees in our indoor pool, and 94 degrees in our hydrotherapy baths to optimize exchanges with the body. Heated sea water allows minerals and trace elements to pass through the barrier of the skin. The ions that penetrate into the body will selectively wander and fix themselves in the organs where they are most needed. The body recharges itself with minerals and trace elements, therefore detoxifying and rebalancing all body functions.

Seaweed, the crop of the sea, has an even greater concentration of sea water minerals, and provides a virtual pharmacy of beneficial elements to be used for our body wraps. Seaweed products used in our Spa are created by Spa Technologies, using the rich seaweeds harvested off the coast of Brittany in France. The special properties of seaweed help the elasticity of skin tissue, increase circulation, stimulate metabolism, and promote detoxification.
The sea air, rich in negative ions and sea minerals plays a very special part in a Thalasso Therapy program. Beach walking at the edge of the sea promotes the inhalation of the minerals, which are then absorbed through the lungs directly into the blood stream. The high concentration of negative ions, which is so characteristic of a healthy climate, contributes to the vitalization of the body.

Another important element of Thalasso Therapy is aquatic exercise. Exercise in our heated sea water pool allows for movement and flexibility not available on land. The increase in hydrostatic pressure against the body increases circulation, stimulates the kidneys and promotes digestion.

The effect of Thalasso Therapy is profound. Thalasso Therapy treatments have a beneficial effect on the skin, cellular exchanges, the respiratory system and the body as a whole with a better oxygenation, increased elimination of toxins and a revitalization of the mind and body. The different orientations allow you to find a program to fit your needs focusing on wellness, relaxation and well-being, beauty, slimming and body shaping. Thalasso Therapy is effective in treating people with circulatory conditions such as hypertension & arteriosclerosis; chronic respiratory conditions such as asthma and bronchitis, fatigue, stress and forms of chronic inflammation such as arthritis.

Experience the living and healing water of the only authentic Thalasso Therapy Center in the continental United States.. Let us design a Thalasso program for you. To experience the unique balance created by the healing properties of the sea, try our Marine Kur Treatment, Sea Water Hydrotherapy Massage or a Sea water Hydrotherapy Bath, which combine many of the elements of Thalasso Therapy.

Candice Monte, BS MS
Spa Director

290 Old Montauk Highway ~ Montauk, NY 11954