Montauk Salt Cave Inspired By Couple's Wish To Help Their Son

Montauk, NY - Montauk couple Shannon and Peter Coppola were at a loss when their son Oliver struggled to breathe — but their journey to find answers has led to a new salt cave spa that's delighting clients.

Oliver, Shannon Coppola said, had breathing issues since birth. Although he was treated for asthma, allergies, and reflux, had his adenoid removed, and tried a number of medications, "nothing seemed to work."

Until they found what felt like a miracle.

"We took him to a salt room in Clifton, New Jersey and he slept through the night for the very first time at four-and-a-half years old. His cough disappeared. My husband and I decided to build one in Montauk, not a salt room but a cave to help not only our son, but everyone."

The Montauk Salt Cave is located at 552 Westlake Drive in Montauk.

The couple's vision is pure and simple, Coppola said: "To help people."

Treatments and courses offered at the salt cave include salt therapy/halotherapy, reiki, yoga, kundalini, crystal singing bowls, and massage.

Although the Montauk Salt Cave is the first in New York, the treatment is not new; medicinal benefits attributed to salt caves, from breathing ionized air, have been documented for centuries, according to honeycolony.com. According to HoneyColony, a popular cave was created 150 years ago, "by a Polish physician who noted that salt miners didn’t suffer from lung diseases. . . This mine is still in use today, as is another salt mine in Bochnia, Poland, which has been active since 1248."

The caves help those with allergies, neurological and rheumatoid issues, and locomotor system dysfunctions, honeycolony.com states.

Aside from helping to alleviate medical concerns, the salt caves also help individuals to relax and soak in the ambiance.

Salt caves have been gaining popularity across the country and world, and now, the healing has begun on the East End.

Coppola credits Dr. Margaret Smiechowski who owns Salt Cave Builder, Inc. who "helped to create this dream."

For additional information, call 631-668-7258.