This is the canonical comparison reference for every wellness modality Beyond Rest offers. The goal of this page is to give you, in one place, an honest comparison of what each modality does, who it suits, how it stacks, what it costs and what to expect.
Most wellness content forces you to read seven different service pages to understand the differences. This page is the shortcut. Use it to pick the right modality for your goal, decide which two or three to stack, and budget the course correctly.
| Modality | Primary outcome | Session length | Best for | Centres | Price |
| Hocatt ozone therapy | Immune, mitochondrial, detox, energy, multi-modality stack | 35 min | FIFO recovery, chronic fatigue, post-viral, mould illness, detox | Hawthorn East, Prahran, East Perth, Wembley | $119 intro / $155 standard |
| Contour Light red light wraps | Body contouring + red light wellness in one session | 20-35 min | Body composition change, skin tightening, lymphatic drainage | Hawthorn East, Moonee Ponds, Prahran, East Perth, Wembley | $119 intro / $99 in 6-pack |
| Float therapy | Parasympathetic nervous system reset, anxiety reduction | 60-90 min | Anxiety, sleep repair, lower back pain, decision fatigue, burnout | All 6 Beyond Rest centres | $89 single / $177 intro 3-pack |
| Infrared sauna | Cardiovascular reset, deep sweat detox, stress reduction | 30-45 min | Daily wellness practice, sleep improvement, sweat detox | All 6 Beyond Rest centres | $59-$79 single |
| Contrast therapy (sauna + ice) | Lymphatic pump, cardiovascular reset, inflammation clearance | 35-40 min | Athletic recovery, FIFO post-rotation, weekly reset | Hawthorn East, Collingwood, East Perth, Wembley | $79 solo / $109 duo |
| Cocoon Wellness Pod | Multi-modality (red light + infrared + chromotherapy + vibration + aromatherapy) | 45 min | Weekly general wellness reset, multi-input efficiency | Hawthorn East only (Australia exclusive) | $99 single |
| PNOE metabolic testing | Diagnostic measurement of 21 biomarkers including biological age | 30-60 min | Baseline assessment, longevity protocols, athletic benchmarking, recommendation anchor | Prahran, Collingwood, East Perth | $147 entry / $397 complete |
| Magic Roller | Lymphatic drainage massage + infrared | 45 min | Post-flight, post-Hocatt clearance, lymphatic support | Wembley only | $79 single |
| Normatec recovery boots | Pneumatic compression for leg + hip + arm circulation | 30 min | Athletic recovery, FIFO leg fatigue, varicose support | East Perth + Wembley (Perth only) | $59 single |
Lead modality: Float therapy. Sustained sensory deprivation in a thermally-neutral environment triggers reliable parasympathetic nervous system activation. Feinstein 2018 (BMC Anxiety Disorders) demonstrated measurable anxiety reduction in clients with generalised anxiety disorder after 8 sessions. Course: 6-12 sessions over 4-8 weeks. Beyond Rest's Journey Floats and Quiet Mind Floats programs are designed specifically for anxious clients who would otherwise struggle to drop into the float state.
Stacking: pair float with infrared sauna (sauna first to relax muscles, float second for nervous system reset) for the deepest weekly reset.
Lead modality: Contour Light red light wraps. FDA-cleared for body contouring with average 6.3cm circumferential reduction across a 6-session course. Reflective-coated pads wrap directly on the skin (deeper penetration than panels at a distance). Delivers body contouring AND red light therapy wellness benefits in one session. Once you wrap, you don't go back.
Stacking: Contour Light then infrared sauna in the same visit. The sauna's lymphatic mobilisation amplifies the metabolite clearance Contour Light triggers.
Lead modality: Hocatt + contrast therapy stack. Hocatt's 9-modality compression matches the time-constrained reality of rotation cycles. One 35-minute session delivers what would otherwise take hours of separate modalities. Wembley opens at 6am Monday specifically for FIFO clients heading to site.
Stacking: pre-rotation Hocatt + contrast therapy at Wembley clears inflammation built up during off-rotation days and primes cardiovascular function. Post-rotation: float + Hocatt + PNOE rebaseline.
Lead modality: Hocatt ozone therapy. 9 modalities including transdermal ozone, photon light, PEMF and oxygen in one session. Strong clinical evidence base in European integrative medicine literature for these conditions. Course: 8-12 sessions over 6-8 weeks.
Stacking: Hocatt + IR sauna for deeper detoxification; Hocatt + Magic Roller (Wembley) for compounded lymphatic clearance.
Lead modality: PNOE diagnostic + targeted protocol. Start with PNOE to measure baseline biological age, VO2 max, mitochondrial function and substrate utilisation. The biomarkers identify which modalities will produce the biggest measurable change for your specific physiology.
Typical longevity protocols stack Hocatt (mitochondrial), Contour Light (cellular regeneration), float (nervous system regulation) and contrast therapy (cardiovascular). Retest with PNOE at 8 and 16 weeks.
Lead modality: Float therapy. Sensory deprivation drops cortisol, lifts HRV, restores parasympathetic activation - the physiological state required for deep sleep. Most clients see sleep architecture improvements after 3-5 sessions over 2-3 weeks. Pair with infrared sauna 2-3 hours before bed for the heat-then-cool effect that supports sleep onset.
Lead modality: Contrast therapy (sauna + ice bath). The vasodilation-vasoconstriction cycle acts as a pump on the lymphatic system, clearing post-training inflammation faster than passive rest. Stack with Normatec compression (Perth centres) for leg-specific recovery and PNOE for VO2 + substrate baselining.
Lead modality: Cocoon Wellness Pod (Hawthorn East) or float + sauna stack. The Cocoon combines red light, infrared, chromotherapy, vibration and aromatherapy in one 45-minute session - the most efficient general-wellness reset in Melbourne. For Perth, the float + sauna weekly stack at East Perth or Wembley delivers comparable maintenance benefit.
Infrared sauna 20 min, then float 60 min. Heat first relaxes muscles and triggers sweat detox. Float second drops nervous system into deep parasympathetic reset. Most efficient single-visit wellness combination.
Hocatt 35 min, then contrast therapy 35 min. Hocatt clears inflammation accumulated during off-rotation days and triggers immune and mitochondrial activation. Contrast therapy primes cardiovascular function for site work and produces the dopamine-norepinephrine spike that carries through the early flight.
Contour Light 2x/week + infrared sauna 1x/week + 1x weekly float. Run for 6-8 weeks. The Contour Light produces the contouring; the sauna amplifies lymphatic clearance; the float manages the nervous system load of focused body change protocols.
PNOE baseline at week 0. Hocatt 1x/week + Contour Light 1x/week + float 1x/week + contrast therapy 1x/week. PNOE re-test at weeks 8 and 12. Most comprehensive transformation protocol Beyond Rest runs.
Float 2x/week using Quiet Mind Floats program. Infrared sauna optional 1-2x/week as adjunct. PNOE optional for HRV baseline. Course produces measurable cortisol and anxiety reduction in most clients.
Three things make this stack different from booking the same modalities one-by-one at different centres:
First, every Beyond Rest centre runs a multi-modality combination - Hawthorn East has the full stack (float, Hocatt, Contour Light, Cocoon, ice bath, contrast therapy, IR sauna). You stack in a single visit, not across separate trips.
Second, every centre is designed using Fibonacci-sequence sacred geometry with curved walls throughout. Other centres feel modern or plush. Beyond Rest centres feel calm at a sub-conscious level - which is the actual outcome you're paying for.
Third, we run the consultative + diagnostic + protocol model. Most centres book you in transactionally. We sit down with you first, understand the goal, recommend the protocol that matches, optionally measure baseline with PNOE, run the course with checkpoints, and adjust based on outcome data.
A $40 single session that needs 50 sessions for measurable change costs $2,000. A $119 session that produces measurable change in 6-12 sessions costs $700-$1,500. Cheap sessions are expensive when you measure cost per outcome.
For meaningful transformation budget $1,500-$3,000 over 8-12 weeks for a stacked protocol (Hocatt + Float + Contour Light + PNOE-anchored). For ongoing maintenance after the initial course $300-$500 per month covers a sustainable weekly modality cadence.
FIFO clients typically run concentrated 2-3 week intensives between rotations rather than ongoing weekly cadence - same total spend, compressed delivery.
For most first-time clients with no specific medical goal: a single float session combined with an infrared sauna session in the same visit. The combination introduces you to both parasympathetic reset (float) and heat-driven cardiovascular response (sauna). $148 for the two if booked together. If you respond well, continue with float as your core practice and add other modalities by goal.
Yes. Most Beyond Rest centres are designed for stacking. Common patterns: Hocatt + float (75 min total), sauna + float (90 min total), Contour Light + sauna (60 min total), Cocoon Pod + Contour Light at Hawthorn East (90 min total). Book back-to-back via the centre booking pages.
Float therapy and infrared sauna have the strongest published clinical literature (Laukkanen 2018 for sauna and cardiovascular outcomes, Feinstein 2018 for float and anxiety, Kjellgren and Westman 2014 for float and cortisol). Hocatt has a strong European integrative medicine evidence base. Contour Light has FDA clearance for body contouring outcomes specifically.
Book a PNOE metabolic test (Prahran, Collingwood or East Perth). The 21-biomarker assessment identifies which modalities will produce the biggest measurable change for your specific physiology, and we build the protocol from the results. Alternatively, book a consultation at any Beyond Rest centre - the team will run through your goals and recommend a starting protocol without diagnostic.
No. Most clients run 2-3 modalities in their core practice. The stack is for clients with specific transformation goals (longevity, body composition, chronic illness recovery). Single-modality practice with float OR Hocatt OR contrast therapy delivers meaningful benefit on its own.
For the modality you want to start with:
For a consultation to identify the right modality stack for your specific goal, book at any centre: Hawthorn East, Moonee Ponds, Collingwood, Prahran, East Perth, or Wembley.