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🔴 RED LIGHT THERAPY – WHAT CAN IT ACTUALLY HELP WITH?

You may have heard about Red Light Therapy for skin health, pain relief or muscle recovery.

But did you know that researchers are investigating its potential in a much wider range of health conditions?

Red Light Therapy, also known as Photobiomodulation (PBM), uses specific wavelengths of red and near-infrared light to influence cellular processes.

And the science behind it is growing. 🌿

🔬 WHERE RESEARCH HAS ALREADY SHOWN ENCOURAGING CLINICAL RESULTS:

🔴 Knee osteoarthritis – improvements in pain and physical function

🔴 Tendinopathies – potential relief from tendon-related pain

🔴 Fibromyalgia – improvements in fatigue and some symptoms

🔴 Muscle and neck pain – potential pain relief

🔴 Pattern hair loss – improvements in hair density

🔴 Certain oral pain conditions – reduction in pain

🔴 Oral mucositis – prevention of painful mouth inflammation during certain cancer treatments, using specialised clinical protocols

🧪 WHERE RESEARCH IS STILL EXPLORING THE POSSIBILITIES:

🔬 Alzheimer's disease and dementia

🔬 Parkinson's disease

🔬 Stroke rehabilitation

🔬 Traumatic brain injury

🔬 Diabetic wound healing

🔬 Plantar fasciitis

🔬 Other neurological and inflammatory conditions

Early findings in some of these areas are promising, but larger, high-quality studies are still needed.

💡 SO, IS RED LIGHT THERAPY A MIRACLE TREATMENT?

No. And I wouldn't want to describe it that way.

But it is a fascinating, non-invasive technology with a growing body of scientific research behind it.

Different conditions require different treatment approaches, and not every research result can be reproduced with a standard red light panel.

At Slovianka Studio in Wynnum, I offer red and near-infrared light sessions in a comfortable, welcoming environment.

Whether you're interested in skin health, managing everyday discomfort, or simply curious about the technology, you're welcome to get in touch.

📍 Slovianka Studio – Wynnum Arcade, Brisbane

🌐 www.slovianka.com.au

💬 Feel free to message me with questions!

Red Light Therapy is a complementary wellness service, not a replacement for medical diagnosis or treatment. Results vary, and some applications remain experimental.

When was the last time your sleep was so deep and uninterrupted that, when you woke up, it took you a while to figure out where you actually were?

Mine was this morning. When I woke up, I couldn't understand why I wasn't in a spaceship restaurant, drinking gin from a blue glass and travelling back home from planet Klarna.

It took a moment. 😁

Deep, uninterrupted sleep is an essential part of recovery — both physical and mental.

If good sleep feels beyond your reach, if you wake up tired, struggle to fall asleep, or find yourself wide awake again in the middle of the night, give red light therapy at Slovianka a go.

A relaxing afternoon session 2–3 times a week may help support better sleep and a healthier sleep-wake rhythm.

And I promise to make sure you're fully awake and dressed before you leave after your session. 😁

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A Cairns man has been arrested after sleepwalking through the C*D wearing his wife’s infrared LED therapy mask.

He told police he had taken Ambien, a sleeping medication that can cause sleepwalking in rare cases.

Speaking to a reporter through a closed door, he apologised to a woman who crossed the road to avoid him, but maintained that the collagen glow was undeniable.

Blue doesn't need red light therapy to sleep.
Although, as you can see, she has conducted some independent research. 😁

Some of us may be less naturally gifted. 😴

A study on female athletes tested something surprisingly simple: 30 minutes of whole-body red light in the evening, every day for two weeks.

After 14 days, the women receiving red light had better sleep quality and higher melatonin levels than the control group.

They also performed better in an endurance test.

One small study wouldn't normally be enough to get terribly excited about.

But this year we got something bigger.

A new systematic review and meta-analysis looked at five randomised controlled trials involving 240 people.

The conclusion was rather interesting:

Photobiomodulation significantly improved sleep quality compared with sham treatment.

That doesn't mean we have discovered a cure for insomnia.

It does mean that the connection between red and near-infrared light and sleep is no longer based on somebody saying they slept brilliantly after sitting under a red lamp.

It's being tested.

And so far, the results are encouraging.

Which gives me one more reason to like the fact that a session at Slovianka requires you to do absolutely nothing for 20–25 minutes.

Lie down.

Close your eyes.

I'll turn the lights on. 🔴

Red & Near-Infrared Light Therapy
Slovianka Studio | Wynnum Arcade

20–25 min sessions from $30
By appointment
slovianka.com.au

🌿 We seem to have a thing for nature around here.

Plants, herbs, natural ingredients, light… nature has always found its way into our little collective at Simply Great Health .

You may have already noticed Slovianka Atelier botanical reliefs quietly appearing on our walls around the shop.
Now you can take one home. 🌿

A small collection of hand-cast botanical reliefs, made from real Australian plants, is now available to purchase from the shelves at Simply Great Health in Wynnum Arcade.

Each one is individually made. Each captures a real plant. And no two are quite the same.

A little piece of nature for your home — or a small, locally handmade gift for someone else.

Come in and have a look. You might even spot their siblings on the walls while you're here. 😊

Slovianka × Slovianka Atelier
Light. Nature. Wonder.

Have you discovered Slovianka yet? 🌿
Tucked inside Wynnum Arcade is a little studio doing something you may have heard a lot about lately — Red & Near-Infrared Light Therapy.

Spring is here, Brisbane is warming up, and suddenly we're moving more.
More walking. Gardening. Running. Sport. Weekends outdoors.
And sometimes our bodies remind us that they've been a little quieter over winter. 😊

So if you've been curious about Red Light Therapy, this might be a good time to come in and find out what it's actually about.

Photobiomodulation (PBM), commonly known as Red Light Therapy, uses specific wavelengths of red and near-infrared light. It's being researched for a growing range of applications, including:

🌿 exercise recovery and muscle performance
🌿 muscle and joint soreness
🌿 recovery after physical activity
🌿 skin health and collagen support
🌿 hair growth

You don't need to be an athlete — or have a particular “condition” — to be curious about it.

At Slovianka Studio, you can come in, have a look at the equipment, ask me questions and find out whether Red Light Therapy might make sense for you.
Sessions start from $30, with no pressure to commit to a program.

We're right here in the heart of Wynnum — inside Wynnum Arcade.

You may have walked past us a hundred times without knowing we're here.
Yet. 😊

Slovianka Studio
Light. Nature. Wonder.

📍 Shop 5, 86 Edith Street,
Wynnum Arcade

Being a small local business owner, I face all sorts of challenges that have absolutely nothing to do with the services I offer.

One of the very real ones is this: even though Slovianka is right in the centre of Wynnum, its location inside Wynnum Arcade means that many people still simply don't know we're here.
Yet. 😊

Our little collective of independent businesses has grown around Simply Great Health to bring carefully selected health and wellbeing services to our local community — and we have absolutely no intention of hiding from you.

So, if exploring your neighbourhood is your thing, next time you're in Wynnum, come and see what’s hiding down that slightly mysterious Wynnum Arcade corridor.

We promise we're in there. 😊
And perhaps it's time we finally met.

Small studio. Big possibilities. ✨

Slovianka really is a small studio.

But somehow, more and more keeps fitting inside. 😁

Red and near-infrared light therapy.
Targeted and larger-area sessions.
HRV assessment and biofeedback.
And a growing list of things I’m researching, testing and quietly working on behind the scenes.

The idea has always been simple: I don’t want Slovianka to become a place with a huge menu of treatments just for the sake of having them.

I want it to be a small, thoughtful space where everything I introduce has a reason to be here.

And there is still plenty more to come.

Small studio. Big possibilities.

And today, as every Wednesday, I’ll be at Slovianka from 9am–1pm.

You’re very welcome to pop in, have a look around, ask me about Red Light Therapy — or, if the lights are free, stay for a walk-in session. 🔴

📍 Slovianka Studio, 5/86 Edith Street, Wynnum Arcade

Amongst the dozens of tasks that I'm attending to outside the studio — but that still very much count as working at Slovianka — there's one thing that seems particularly exciting at the moment.

Slovianka now has an official, real website. 😊

It's not fully developed yet and is still very much a work in progress — but what a journey it has been from purchasing the domain to actually being able to put the website online!

Considering just how bumpy that road turned out to be, this really does feel like a milestone for Slovianka — and a big step towards making it easier to find, explore and understand what I'm building here.

There is still plenty I want to add, change and develop. But it's there. It's live. It exists. ❤️

slovianka.com.au

🔴 RED LIGHT THERAPY AT SLOVIANKA
Simple pricing. Different light for different needs.

SINGLE SESSIONS

🎯 TARGETED RLT — $30
BO-300 · one focused area

☀️ HALF BODY RLT — $40
InfraHeal MAX · larger body coverage

✨ DUAL RLT — $55
BO-300 + InfraHeal MAX · two lamps, one appointment

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RLT PROGRAMS

For people who want to use Red Light Therapy regularly.

2× WEEKLY

4 sessions · 2 weeks
Targeted $110 · Half Body $150 · Dual $210

8 sessions · 4 weeks
Targeted $200 · Half Body $280 · Dual $400

3× WEEKLY

6 sessions · 2 weeks
Targeted $160 · Half Body $220 · Dual $300

12 sessions · 4 weeks
Targeted $300 · Half Body $400 · Dual $570

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WHAT'S WHAT? 🌿

🎯 TARGETED RLT · BO-300

For when you want to focus on one specific area — for example the face, knee, foot, shoulder, elbow or scalp.

Simple, focused and affordable.

☀️ HALF BODY RLT · INFRAHEAL MAX

Our larger InfraHeal MAX panel provides much broader coverage and uses seven wavelengths of red and near-infrared light, from 590 to 940 nm.

Choose this when you'd like to cover a larger area — such as the back, legs or torso — rather than one specific spot.

✨ DUAL RLT · TWO LAMPS

Why choose one when two make more sense?

InfraHeal MAX can cover a larger area while the BO-300 simultaneously focuses on another spot.

Back + knee · Legs + foot · Torso + shoulder · Half body + face

One appointment. Two lamps. More flexible coverage.

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WHY 2× OR 3× WEEKLY?

Many photobiomodulation protocols use repeated sessions over a period of time, rather than relying on a single exposure.

That's why I've created 2× and 3× weekly options — and made regular sessions a little more affordable.

No subscription. No complicated membership. Just choose the option that suits you.

Not sure which one? Just ask me. We can choose the most sensible option for what you'd like to focus on.

🌿 And yes — the diffuser, lovely smells and a few quiet minutes away from the world are included.

No surcharge for making the place nice. 😉

📍 Slovianka · Wynnum Arcade
5/86 Edith Street, Wynnum
0418 994 621

📩 Bookings: phone, text message or DM

Red Light Therapy / photobiomodulation is a non-invasive wellness modality. Individual responses vary. Please let me know about any relevant medical conditions or medications before your session.

Slovianka is out of the studio today! 🌿🔴

I’m at the Shire Clerk’s Cottage Market in Wynnum today — and I’ve brought a little bit of both sides of Slovianka with me. 😊

So if you’ve seen my posts about Red Light Therapy and wondered what it actually is, whether it might be useful for you, what a session looks like, or which type of session to choose — come and have a chat with me.

No appointment. No commitment. Just come over, say hello and ask me anything you’ve been wondering about. 🔴

You can also pick up information about RLT, take my card for later — and have a look at what’s happening on the slightly more colourful and eccentric Slovianka Atelier side of the table. 😁🎭

I’m here today — come and find me!