by Jim Servin
PURIST: Wave Social Wellness Club, as stated on your website, aims “to provide a space for clients to access longevity rather than the perfect anything.” What is the difference between the goals of longevity vs. perfection?
Lisa Zaloga, co-founder: Our vision at Wave has always been to create a space where guests can access long-term preventive and sustainable health. By changing the narrative around wellness as a means to the “perfect” body or a fight against the clock, we aim to offer treatments, classes and programming geared to keeping you doing what you love doing longer.
PURIST: Tell us about the new, exciting offerings at Wave Social Wellness.
LZ: Stephanie (Esposito, Wave Wellness co-founder) and I had always dreamed from the start of including all we are passionate about under one roof. Wave’s second location in Southampton has a 1,000-square-foot movement studio within, where in addition to heated and non-heated yoga, functional movement and fitness classes, we will be launching Wave Length Recovery classes, the first of its kind, a full-body stretch and recovery class performed on an infrared PEMF mat. This technology helps in muscle, bone, joint, brain and mitochondria function.
We are very excited about our 18-person infrared sauna and cold-plunge suite, where we will be offering guided experiences within for members. We also added a private Contrast suite, where guests can enjoy the benefits of hot and cold therapy, solo with a recliner or for up to three people. Our RecoveryTech suite is a wellness tech dream, offering biohacking opportunities with motion loungers, a full-body seven-wavelength relight device, leg compression, PEMF, neuro-acoustic sound therapy and, coming soon, AirWAVE, our mild hyperbaric chamber.
PURIST: A new location is an opportunity to expand and refine the Wave brand. How is the Southampton location accomplishing this?
LZ: This new expanded concept offers 4,000 square feet dedicated to restoration and longevity, with community and social experiences at the center. Our goal is to go beyond self-care to create “wellness better shared” through membership. Research has shown that one of the anchoring ingredients found in blue zones (a region in the world where people are claimed to have exceptionally long, healthy lives beyond the age of 80) is community. Locals, visitors and seasonal residents are all part of the fabric at Wave. We have the additional space in Southampton to really dive into social wellness through curated conversations, small group coaching, group classes and wave frequency treatments.
PURIST: What’s an ideal wellness treatment menu for summer readiness?
LZ: We recommend combining three powerful detoxifying treatments to get the lymph flowing and the body recharged: a 90-minute combination of lymphatic drainage with wood sculpting, followed by our 30-minute full-body compression, a 30-minute infrared sauna for detoxification with our castor oil-magnesium wrap, and finally, a cold plunge for tightening the skin.
PURIST: What developments can we look forward to in wellness, and how will those be found at Wave Social Wellness Club?
LZ: The introduction of hyperbaric oxygen therapy will be a game changer in the worlds of recovery and longevity. We are excited to debut the first cabin on the East End—more coming soon. With science-backed technologies ever evolving, Wave intends to stay ahead to keep our community well informed and healthy. wavewellnesshamptons.com/southampton