What is in Kevin Love's wellness room?

Love has shown his recovery setup in a widely covered Architectural Digest tour, which included red light therapy panels, an infrared sauna, a hyperbaric chamber, a vibration bed and a dedicated meditation station. This Burst adapts the parts that translate to a home setup: red light, breath work, meditation and a sauna.

How do you set up a home wellness room?

The core kit covered in this Burst is a red light therapy panel (or simply a warm, dim, quiet space), an infrared sauna if you have one, and a dedicated seated spot for breath work and meditation. Love has described his setup as being as much for his mind as his body.

How long is a home wellness room recovery session?

This Burst runs about 77 minutes across four steps: red light, breathing, meditation and sauna. Individual steps can be done separately if you do not have the full setup.

The Wellness Room Reset

Quality: Exceptional· 100%Effort: Manageable· 01h 17m

Inspired by Kevin Love

Wrecked after travel?

Bring it all down with a recovery block. Use warmth to help your body get still and unclench, then controlled breathing until the wired post-travel buzz fades and your mind starts to quieten down. About 75 minutes in one calm, dimly lit space.

The runsheet

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Red light
Red light therapy
Red light panels predominate Love's wellness room, where he treats recovery as a daily ritual. Lie under a panel and let the warmth and low light start the wind-down. No panel at home? A warm, dimly lit room and taking some time to be still can carry the intent.
12 min activitySetup 6 min · Reset 6 min · 24 min all-in
Bearmore’s thoughts on doing red light therapy before breath work
This works well because warm tissues and even nerves create better conditions for deeper, smoother breath work.
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Slow breathing
Breath work
After a 2017 in-game panic attack, Love became open about the breathing and meditation he leans on. A few slow, even rounds here pull you out of that wired, racing-heart feeling. Keep the exhale a little longer than the inhale.
6 min activitySetup 1 min · Reset 1 min · 8 min all-in
Bearmore’s thoughts on doing breath work before meditation (compassion)
These go especially well together because regulated breath settles the system, freeing room for warm, caring feelings to surface.
3
Meditation
Meditation (compassion)
Love's room has a dedicated meditation spot, and he has used the Headspace app as part of his routine. Close sitting quietly, letting attention rest on some goodwill toward yourself after a hard day on the body. Any guided track you trust works.
12 min activitySetup 1 min · Reset 1 min · 14 min all-in
Bearmore’s thoughts on doing meditation (compassion) before sauna
This can be a good pairing because the heat may magnifies any calmer feeling, letting compassionate thoughts drift in and out easily.
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Infrared sauna
Sauna
Love's room includes an infrared sauna he uses to bring down inflammation, saying if you keep "killing your body, it is going to keep affecting your mind." Sit in the heat and let the muscles let go. Step out the moment it stops feeling good.
12 min activitySetup 8 min · Reset 11 min · 31 min all-in
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The breakdown

Burst evaluation

QualityExceptional· 100%

Sequencing100%

Logistics100%

DifficultyManageable· 0

Total activity77m / 149mManageable

Physical18m / 29mGentle

Mental stillness24m / 29mGentle

Introspective12m / 29mGentle

Creative0m / 59mGentle

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Wellbeing focus

The relative wellbeing focus of this Burst.

HighEmotional

HighPhysical

MedSelf

MedSocial

LowIntellectual

About this Burst

Kevin Love is an American professional basketball player and five-time NBA All-Star who won a championship with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016. Off the court he is known for his mental-health advocacy. His 2018 essay "Everyone Is Going Through Something" described an in-game panic attack and his decision to start therapy, and was widely credited with helping athletes talk openly about anxiety. He has since spoken about using breath work and meditation, and founded the Kevin Love Fund.

A resetSteady the stressFamous facesAt homeAnytimeUnder 2 hours

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The Wellness Room Reset1h 17m · free in the app1h 17m · 4 activities · Exceptional 100%