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THE STORY

Founders Ben and Will met in 2015, as gym trainers both driven by the push for physical challenge.

They tested what the body could handle; hauling ice into bathtubs, visiting sweat lodges, and exploring the extremes of nature. In the process, they discovered that contrast therapy sped up recovery, cleared their heads, and helped them stay grounded.

They each opened their own coaching gyms, building tight-knit communities. They watched people train hard, and recognised how work, family, and life pressures shaped the way clients showed up for themselves. They saw the opportunity to support recovery just as much as performance. As their own lives evolved from single men pushing their limits, to fathers and business owners seeking balance, they personally relied on contrast rituals to stay steady through it all.

In 2022, they came together to create Vikasati, a space to bring those resilience rituals to others. Nature, community, and intentional practice came together, helping people show up clearer, stronger, and more present for everything that matters to them.

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THE SPACE

Vikasati is an open-air bathhouse that embraces the elements. Cold and heat. Connection and introspection. Mineral-rich pools and mindful movement. Fresh air and open sky; sunlight by day, stars by night, rain when it comes.

The bathhouse draws on traditional methods of recovery and renewal, reimagined through a modern, low-tox lens. Ben and Will’s personal standards for holistic health are built into every detail, with everything designed to work the way the body does; simply, naturally, and with purpose.

THE Philosophy

Vikasati is built on the belief that balance isn’t something you add, it’s something you return to.

Modern life has replaced movement with convenience, silence with noise, and recovery with routine stress.

The bathhouse is a shared practice of contrast and community; a place to move, pause, and remember what our bodies already know. When we return to the elements, and to each other, we live better for it.

 

Our mission is to redefine how we live well. Vikasati embraces the elements to help people who want more from life create space to build capacity for the things that matter most.

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