4 BECAUSE SALT CAVES ARE THE NEW SAUNAS

In the hierarchy of trendy wellness ingredients, pink Himalayan rock salt is the new charcoal—a purported cure-all said to promote relaxation and respiratory function while combatting skin conditions like acne and eczema. The salt cave at Hoame, a new meditation studio downtown, has a whole lot of it: more than five tons of pink Himalayan crystals lining the walls and piled on the floor like sand on a beach. The practice of lounging in a salt cave, also known as halotherapy, dates back to ancient Egypt and has recently been lauded by modern-day Cleopatras like Gwyneth Paltrow. The jury’s out on how well it works, but a few hours in a warm pink cave with a mug of tea and noisecancelling headphone: how bad could it be? 430 Adelaide St. W., 647-749-6036.