For Riverbend runners, lifters and desk workers
Twenty minutes under medical-grade red and near-infrared light in a room that locks. No foam roller, no ice bath, no day off. Many walk out looser the same day.
First session $15, regular $35. Priced so you can try the room before you buy a pack.
Open six days a weekWhy people book
Twenty minutes in front of medical-grade red and near-infrared panels. No UV, almost no heat, nothing to wash off. Here is what people come for, and what they tell us afterward.
Twenty minutes of red and near-infrared light the day of a hard workout or the morning after. Which means many runners and lifters tell us their legs feel looser the same day. Which means tomorrow's session is not paid for by today's. That is why the 7 am slots go first.
Regular sessions are often used to support collagen and tone. Which means, after a few weeks of two or three visits, people tend to notice it in the mirror before anyone says anything. Which means it is the one part of the routine you do not put on or wash off.
Twenty minutes with the door locked and your phone in your bag. Which means the quietest part of your day is on the calendar instead of left to chance. Which means the nights tend to go better. Alex opened the studio partly because hers did.
Warmth without heat on the shoulder, knee or neck that has been bugging you. Which means the drive home is easier than the drive in. Which means you stop planning the day around the thing that hurts.
Most of what you notice builds over a few weeks of regular sessions, which is why your first one is $15. Try the room, see how you feel, and decide from there.
Alex Marin, owner
Try the room for $15Emberline Light Studio does not provide medical advice. Talk to your doctor before starting any new wellness routine.
Before your first visit
No. Tanning beds use UV light. Our panels use red and near-infrared wavelengths, which do not tan or burn. Nothing darkens and nothing peels.
The light only works on skin it can reach, so most people undress to underwear or a swimsuit. Your room is private and the door locks. For a targeted session, only that area needs to be uncovered.
Bright, and faintly warm, like standing near a sunny window. Most people put the eyewear on, close their eyes and are surprised when the timer goes off.
Sessions and prices
One session tells you whether you like the room. A few weeks tell you whether it is working. You should not have to buy a pack to find out. After the first, a full-body session is $35, a targeted session is $20, and regulars come on a pack or the membership.
20 minutes
$35per session
Twenty minutes under the full-body panels in your own room. Our most-booked session.
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10 minutes
$20per session
Ten minutes with a panel on one area: a shoulder, a knee, your face.
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20 minutes
$15intro
Your first full-body session at the intro price, with a walkthrough of the room and the eyewear.
Start with this onePacks from $150 and unlimited membership for $129 a month. See all prices.
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$129 a month, every session included, full-body or targeted. Four full-body sessions would cost $140, so the membership is cheaper from the fourth visit. Come twice a week and each one works out around $16. Cancel before the next billing date.
See membershipYour first visit
Nothing to learn before you come in. Tessa or Alex walks you through the room on your first visit.
Choose a session and a time. Walk-ins are welcome when a room is open.
Arrive five minutes early on your first visit. We show you the room, the panel and the eyewear, then leave you to it.
Undress to your comfort level, put the eyewear on and start the timer. When it ends, get dressed and go.
Tessa Nguyen, studio host
Answers the phone and gets your room ready.
The people at Emberline
In 2021 I went over the bars on a gravel ride and spent a winter rebuilding a shoulder. The physical therapy rebuilt it. The panel I bought for home is what got me through the evenings. I slept better on the nights I used it. I liked how my legs felt after long rides. And I never once skipped it, which is more than I can say for my stretching.
I opened Emberline in 2023 with two private rooms and medical-grade panels. I wanted a place where someone could try this properly, with a person who would answer their questions and a door they could close. Tessa has been here since the first month. Between us we know who wants the music off, who runs late on Tuesdays and who needs the eyewear explained twice. That is the whole business.
Alex Marin, owner
More about the studioReviews
Looser legs before the 9 am meeting
“I run at six, come here at seven and my legs don’t feel like concrete by lunch anymore.”
The shoulder stopped nagging on the drive home
“Desk job, old climbing injury. I do the ten-minute targeted session on the shoulder twice a week. The drive home is where I first noticed the difference.”
First visit, nothing felt rushed
“They showed me where to put my things and how the timer worked. I was out in twenty-five minutes and back the next week.”
Questions
Full-body and first sessions are twenty minutes. Targeted sessions are ten. Add five minutes on your first visit for the walkthrough.
Muscle recovery after training, sore or stiff joints, skin tone and texture, and sleep. Those are the reasons people book. We do not diagnose or treat anything, and we are not a substitute for your doctor.
Most studios, ours included, suggest two to three sessions a week for the first three or four weeks, then about once a week. That is what the packs and the membership are for.
It depends on what you came for and how often you come. Many people feel looser the same day after a hard workout. Skin changes, where people notice them, tend to take a few weeks of regular sessions.
Red light therapy is non-invasive and our panels are medical-grade LEDs with no UV. Keep the eyewear on while the panel is running. If you are pregnant, take medication that makes you sensitive to light, or have a medical condition, ask your doctor before booking.
Cancel or reschedule up to 24 hours before your session, online or by phone. Later cancellations and no-shows use the session or pack credit.
Behind the building at 408 Alder St. Enter Suite B from the courtyard. If you cannot find the door, call and Tessa will come get you.
Emberline · Riverbend