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Bueno and his team combined several of these ideas in a home renovation in Austin, Texas. There is an outdoor Zen garden, flanked indoors by a meditation room on one side and the soaking tub of the primary bath on the other, with both facing a serene green space.“Soundbathing,” where you immerse yourself in soothing instrumental and natural sounds, has become popular at many professional spas. Now, companies are making versions for the home, or you can set one up yourself.
This article is part of AP’s Be Well coverage, focusing on wellness, fitness, diet and mental health.Create a low-tech soundbathing studio with some comfy pillows, yoga mats, essential oil scent and dimmed lights or candles and then either play or use recorded sounds of. You can find links to
This photo provided by Thermasol, shows a Total Wellness Package Steam Shower. (Thermasol via AP)This photo provided by Thermasol, shows a Total Wellness Package Steam Shower. (Thermasol via AP)
There are full-size beds available that use low frequency sound and vibrations, or you can find cushion-y mats with some of the same features, far less costly.
Traditional saunas use steam, but infrared light saunas are an easier-to-install alternative for indoors. Several makers offer single, two-or three-person versions made of wood or just an insulated fabric. Fancy ones come equipped with Bluetooth audio and color-changing lights.A voter checks the rolls during city legislature elections in Buenos Aires, Argentina Sunday, May 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Argentina’s President Javier Milei casts his ballot during city legislature elections in Buenos Aires, Argentina Sunday, May 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)Argentina’s President Javier Milei casts his ballot during city legislature elections in Buenos Aires, Argentina Sunday, May 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
“The Peronist party is far from dead with this result,” said Juan Cruz Díaz, a political analyst who runs the Cefeidas Group, a consultancy in Buenos Aires.But the main takeaway from Sunday’s vote, he said, “is the fight for dominance in the center-right and the strong victory over the PRO party.”