A new salt wellness center that combines ancient ways of healing with modern technology has opened its doors in the St. Matthews neighborhood of Louisville.
Bodhi Salt Center, created by wellness entrepreneurs Anna Shulgina and Dasha Grankina, brings wellness treatments from around the world to Kentucky.
Physical And Mental Well-Being
Bodhi Salt Center offers guests unique wellness experiences, including private salt rooms, steam cedar barrels, and a kids’ club that offers activities in English and Russian in a specialized salt room.
“In 2023, my son Gary and I faced unexpected health challenges after relocating to Louisville. Allergies and related side symptoms pushed me to seek alternative treatments, such as salt caves,” said Bodhi Salt Co-founder and Co-Partner Anna Shulgina. “With a desire and need for expanded offerings, the seed was planted to create a center that combined the therapeutic qualities of salt caves with advanced methods of preventive health and longevity support.”
After enrolling Gary in the Russian School of Mathematics in Oldham County, Anna met future business partner Dasha Grankina.
At the time, Grankina was the school’s principal, in addition to being a certified yoga and pranayama trainer.
“Holistic health has always been my passion, both personally and as a certified yoga and pranayama instructor,” said Grankina. “Through my years of teaching, I realized the profound impact of comprehensive, non-invasive wellness practices. Partnering with Anna, we’ve created Bodhi Salt – a sanctuary where the community can truly flourish by embracing natural healing.”
The name Bodhi Salt comes from Sanskrit – “Bodhi” means awakening or realization – which reflects Shulgina and Grankina’s mission to help clients achieve harmony and heightened health awareness.
“At Bodhi Salt, we combine natural healing methods with cutting-edge treatments to create a sanctuary where physical and mental well-being are in perfect balance,” said Shulgina. “Our center is a place of rejuvenation where visitors can continuously find and return to their personal ‘place of strength.”
Wellness For Adults And Children
Bodhi Salt’s luxurious, unpretentious, 2,400-sq.ft. setting is unlike anywhere else in Kentucky.
Treatments include:
- Eastern-European-style salt rooms thoughtfully designed for mental and physical well-being. There are two salt rooms – one for adults and one for children. In the children’s salt room, offerings include storytime, craft & playtime, homework heroes, and study together workshops.
- Exclusive, affordable wellness treatments such as Steam Cedar Barrels from Siberia. Bodhi Salt is the only place in Kentucky that has the barrels. They help guests experience the deep cleansing power of steam from a natural cedar barrel to detox, promote skin health, and relieve stress.
- Shirodhara, which is a traditional Ayurvedic treatment with roots in India. Shirodhara is designed to soothe the nervous system, release stored emotions, and rejuvenate the spirit.
- Yoga classes in the adult salt room will be offered many times per week. Grankina, a respected yogi who has been practicing since she was 16, will lead the yoga offerings.
- The “Chill Out Zone” can be used before and after services; there is a shower & changing area; and a lobby with retail items for women and men including lotion, bath gel, etc. The products were exclusively designed for Bodhi Salt Center.
- For a truly relaxing experience, guests will be supplied a robe, slippers, teas, and water for use during their time at Bodhi Salt.
Bodhi Salt Center opened December 12 on 4802 Sherburn Lane, which is behind Mall St. Matthews.
Hours are Tuesday-Friday 7 AM-7 PM, Saturday 7 AM-5 PM, and Sunday 10 AM-4 PM.
More information is available by calling 502.252.1030, e-mailing info@bodhisaltcenter.com or visiting https://www.bodhisaltcenter.com/, Instagram and Facebook.
