These Wellness Trends Take Self Care Where It’s Never Been Before

Spend some quality alone time in the sauna without having to travel to Scandinavia. While it looks more like a sleeping bag than a spa, this makes sauna use possible for anyone with space to lie down. It stores easily under a bed and can be used on any flat heat-resistant surface. With 8 heat settings, sauna lovers can turn up the heat to sweat out as much of their stress and toxins as they’d like within the maximum 1-hour timer setting. 

For a new way to experience kickboxing at home, trash the old punching bag and try out the Liteboxer. This machine was designed to withstand even the toughest of jabs and makes repetitive punching workouts feel more like a carnival game. It is aptly named because it lights up to show where to punch next and tracks progress, coordination and hit power for a customized progressive workout experience. It’s also worth noting that there’s a free VR app version of Liteboxer that can be useful while traveling, but doesn’t have the same powerful experience of actually hitting that punch panel.

This light was designed to make it more natural to fall in and out of a dream state at night with automatic dimming and brightening. The technology is simple to use—just flip it over to turn it on, twist it to turn brightness up or down and wiggle it to create the most dim light for midnight runs to the baby or to get a glass of water. The accompanying app is where wake times are set and other lamps are connected. Connect several together and control them with one lamp for a mood lighting experience.

Gua sha has been a treatment in folk and traditional Chinese medicine for centuries, maybe even millennia. It’s said that a smooth stone, usually jade, draws out toxins when pulled across the skin. The jade facial roller became an overnight phenomenon in 2020 and that wellness trend has now evolved into the gua sha facial. Wildling created a gua sha inspired facial ritual fit for an empress with a meteoric bian stone tool and botanical oils and tonics designed to smooth, sculpt, firm and brighten.

Tempo Studio is not actually a mirror but it still won the title of “Best Overall Workout Mirror” in our review of fitness mirrors. Confused? Don’t be. It’s a 42-inch touch screen set vertically on an easel stand to act like a smart mirror—with a built-in cabinet below to store weights. Tempo has unique 3D sensing technology to give game-changing real-time feedback on form. This is the home gym that will keep you honest so that you can get the most out of every workout. The technology also counts your actual reps so there isn't any cheating. Users need to stand at least six feet away from the mirror and the stand takes up space as well, so keep that in mind when deciding to purchase. The Tempo Move option, however, connects to any TV for rooms that need to be more flexible. Weight lifting is its main focus, but boxing, yoga and HIIT workouts are also available. The price may be hefty, but they offer a 30-day free trial to experience the value first-hand.

This may be the wellness trend that replaces your current throw blanket. Cult favorite brand Gravity Blanket has created a super soft robe with a removable three-pound weight stashed in the collar to gently promote tension release in the shoulders and neck. Whether binge-watching a show or cranking through a tough deadline, anyone who spends a lot of time sitting down could probably benefit from one of these.