There is a new, exciting place in Lee’s Summit to find this experience. It is beem® Light Sauna.
“We opened on October 1st and to date, have nearly 190 clients, some that come in every day,” noted owner Brian Greenwald. “We are so excited to be here and see the smiles on our clients’ faces after each session. We have plans to open two more locations in the next three to four years, branching out in Liberty and then Parkville. There is already another beem® open in Overland Park, and more to come in JOCO in the next few years as well.”
So, what is this concept and why did he decide to forage into this new career? His is a storied path, beginning when he moved to the Kansas City area in 1999 with his wife, Lisa. He took a job alongside Gary Lezak as the number two meteorologist at KSHB, doing on-air weather and reporting as needed.
“After 17 years, I wanted a change, so bought my first franchise, The Cleaning Authority, and located it in downtown Lee's Summit. Now 20 years later, it is one of the largest home cleaning companies in eastern Jackson County. We service nearly 500 houses and have a staff of nearly 35. My office has won numerous awards from our franchisor for customer service and retention and that's been our number one priority from day one. We had two offices at one time, but after covid scaled back to just the one office and that will remain our main focus.”
With a strong management in place, he wanted to find something new to do so in early 2023 he started researching new ventures and found beem® Light Sauna, out of Charlotte, NC.
He expressed that the health and wellness industry, like house cleaning, will always grow, and if clients love the service and you take good care of them, they will continue with the service, just like with house cleaning. He naturally chose Lee’s Summit as his starting location as he has an established clientele.
General Manager, Sydney Sorkin, has a history in the sauna industry and mirrors his passion. She shared that sauna therapy has been around for centuries as a great tool for health and wellness. Infrared sauna therapy has only existed since the mid to late 1960s. Rapid growth in industry and technology led to the realization that infrared panels could be created, to specifically have light wavelengths penetrate the body and heat from the inside out, bringing amazing health benefits.
People can target their specific health and wellness needs, whether it’s simply stress relief, workout recovery, detoxification, etc.
“We offer private suites for individual and couples’ appointments for light therapy and four individual sauna suites, two ‘social’ sauna suites, and two red light therapy rooms. Each wavelength of light therapy offers specific benefits, based on a person’s health and wellness goals,” she continued. “Infrared sauna therapy is provided in 40-minute sessions. The gentle heat feels very different from traditional saunas, as the light heats you up from the inside out, rather than heating the air. Clients can stay longer than they would in a traditional sauna and take in the many benefits!”
Benefits included are remove toxins, reduce stress, ignite metabolism, relieve pain, boost immunity and renew skin.
Chromotherapy gives clients the chance to choose the color for each session. Studies show that different colored lights provide different benefits. Also, red light therapy targets the dermis and epidermis of the skin and helps skin issues like eczema, psoriasis, acne and sunburn, inflammation, stress relief and injury recovery.
“The best light therapy is easily determined, once we have an idea of a client’s health and wellness goals,” she explained. “We discuss heat intolerance and any additional possible contraindications. If a person is averse to heat and/or has schedule constraints, our red-light beds provide wonderful 15-minute healing sessions. If a person recently had surgery and healing a wound or injury, they may want to use the red-light bed as well.”
The spa has private suites, each set up for the guests' relaxation. Saunas have blue tooth systems and I-pads, with Netflix or Spotify, so clients can watch their favorite show or just relax with some quiet music. Guests enjoy towels, including an ice-cold peppermint towel to help refresh their face at the end of their session.
They look forward to collaborating with more in the health and wellness spaces in Lee’s Summit in 2025, to encourage people to live healthier, happier lives.
“We love seeing our clients emerge from the saunas feeling refreshed and rejuvenated,” she noted.
Visit beemlightsauna.com/Lee-Summit
Your Light Therapy session time will vary by service. Enjoy a private 40-minute infrared sauna session, a 15-minute red light therapy session, or both. En-suite entertainment features surround sound for streaming music, shows, meditation apps, and podcasts. Unwind with their complimentary mint towels Infused with essential oils to cool you during your session.
“We love seeing our clients emerge from the saunas feeling refreshed and rejuvenated."