The business is important in that it harkens back to the hundreds of ancient and modern cities all around the world that were originally established at geographical locations emanating mineral hot springs from the Earth. For thousands of years, entire cilvilizations depended on Mother Earth - the sea elements, hot water springs and clays to heal the body, and with great success. Over time, hundreds of thousands of healings of a plethora of ailments and diseases have been spoken about or documented at such healings places around the world, including the hot springs of our native America.

The spa machine at Atlantispa that emulates Nature's water-based healing places is the Atlantispa SG-2000. The technology, manufacturing and marketing of the SG-2000 was developed as a collaborative effort between the Sebastian Kneipp Schule of Bad Wörishofen, Germany, and a Taiwanese manufacturer, Shianji. It can be described as a high tech, high output external-from-the-bathtub compressor unit that is attached by a vacuum hose appendage to a flexible mat inlaid with ceramic cells, which lies on the bottom of a deeper than average bathtub.

Regardless of what you may have seen or experienced before in bathing, this is the Rolls Royce of commercial personal spa machines. The compressor unit, which puts out an astonishing 12 gallons of safe, ozonated air per second through the hose and into the mat, has only a timer and ultrasonic bubble intensity controls.

Persons taking the spa lay bodily submerged in the tub along with a choice of an essential organic botanical oil mixed in the water. The Moya oils - and salts, are imported from Germany and are specifically made for use with the SG-2000 spa.

When the timer is engaged at 15 minutes - the standard spa time - at full bubble, the tub comes alive. One can see that great efforts were made to create a natural hot springs effect at a temperature of 104 degrees. In fact it could be better. Nothing was overlooked to recreate this most ancient of curative bath practices. A distinct aroma of the essential oil along with the clean ozonated, negative ionized air in the hot steam is reminiscent of the air at the crashing of a big ocean wave on the beach, at the bottom of a high waterfall or after a thunderstorm.

Upon entering the spa, one quickly takes note that this is no ordinary bathing experience. The ceramic laden mat, when heated at this temperature, which is just right to have a curative effect for the 98.6 degree human body, emits invisible far infrared rays that actually warm the interior of the body, quite like having the yolk of an egg cooked before the egg white. In this way it works quite like a sauna, only much better. Circulation increases steadily in the body as the body sweats out toxins while getting the equivalent of a 2 mile exercise jog. On average 300-400 calories are burned during the 15 minute spa.

Without the aid of soap, the body is thoroughly cleaned as toxins leave through open pores, thus achieving a beautifying effect on the body as cellulite without toxins in it have less chance of "sticking around." This is the surest way to true and safe dieting, and in accordance with the ancient thalassotherapy method.

As the spa switches off, one feels like having just had a great workout. Indeed, it is the proof that something went on during the spa - "an inner activity of sorts", amounting to greater circulation. Yet the body feels completely relaxed and massaged. Ozonated anions - negative ions - fill the air.

One feels renewed with a sense of youthfulness, fun and being healthy and clean. A holistic attitude towards cleanliness, detoxification, nutrition, and youthful activities and living often follows. Testimonies of healing after several spa experiences are heard. No longer does one need feel so much that sinking "seasonal depression disorder" during the winter when it's difficult to let the skin breath and to naturally sweat out toxins. After the spa, fluids are replenished by drinking ionized water from our Jupiter water ionizer. It's the perfect way to alkalinize and energize. Bathing and sweating in ionized water and rehydrating with alkaline water is called balneotherapy.

Do you suffer from obesity, smoking, second-hand smoke, frequent common colds, arthritis, asthma, skin problems, allergies, insomnia, nervous disorders, muscle aches, gout, swelling from inflammation, low blood circulation, penile dysfunction, frequent urination, painful bowel movements, lethargy, migraines, low matabolism, joint pain, bone aches, neuralgia, cold sores, respiratory problems, bruises, diabetes, hair loss, or just feeling lousy? It's time to make the change towards a healthy lifestyle and we think you'll agree that taking a thalassotherapy spa with the Atlantispa SG-2000 is the perfect way to get happy and enjoy all that life has to offer you. Remember, although we do not ever make claims that any of these illnesses are cured by the Atlantispa spa treatments, we do claim toxins can be removed by the spa treatments at Atlantispa, thus allowing the body a chance to safely heal itself via a better functioning immune system.