Sans brought its approach to hydration and recovery to New York City with a private wellness retreat designed to help guests briefly disconnect from their schedules.

The brand hosted the one-hour experience at SAINT NYC in NoMad on Oct. 22. Inside a private wellness suite, attendees moved through a guided contrast-therapy session featuring a cedar dry sauna, ice bath and rain shower.

I attended the retreat to experience the routine firsthand. Before the session began, the team walked me through the different stages and explained how to move between the heated sauna and cold water at a manageable pace.

The cedar sauna offered a quiet place to decompress before the more intimidating portion of the experience: the ice bath.…