Before the Plunge, There was Kombucha 

Tality Wellness began with something fermented. The company started as Tality Kombucha, brewing in a modest facility on Vancouver’s North Shore. Its early focus was on quality and sustainability, using organic whole ingredients and traditional methods. Every batch held a commitment to simplicity and substance, steering clear of concentrates or shortcuts.

Peter Chen, the founder, discovered kombucha almost by accident. After climbing up the Chief in Squamish on a hot day, he turned down a warm beer and instead tried a homemade brew offered by a friend. Despite its odd smell and tart edge, it struck a chord. He began experimenting with fermentation and eventually turned a UBC business plan (he was a student at the time) into a growing kombucha label with a loyal following.

From Fermentation to Wellness

In 2022, Tality shifted its energy beyond the bottle. The first Tality Wellness location opened in North Vancouver at the kombucha brewery itself. It marked the beginning of a physical, immersive wellness experience rooted in the same values of the kombucha brand; presence, care and community.

Tality Wellness has quickly expanded and now operates four locations across British Columbia. Two in North Vancouver, one in Mount Pleasant and one in Kelowna. Each space is run by local owners who align with the original ethos. These are not polished outposts of a wellness chain, but are expressions of people, place and ritual.

The expansion has remained steady and thoughtful. Reviews speak to consistency and care. Every location holds a near-perfect rating online. The brand’s presence on social media reflects both its aesthetic and its community. People come for the hot and cold, but they also come to be part of something. 

Step into Steam and Simplicity

Each location offers a circuit that blends sauna heat with ice bath immersion. It follows a simple rhythm of heat, cold and return. Kombucha remains central to the wellness experience. Unlimited Tality Kombucha flows from the tap, bridging the original product with the expanded vision. Visitors receive towels and robes on arrival and move through cedar-lined heat and steel-rimmed plunge tubs. 

Tality offers different ways in. Shared sessions open space for conversation and spontaneous connection. Private and guided bookings provide more structure for those seeking solitude or support. Some arrive in silence. Others come to connect. All come to reset. The rhythm is personal. The atmosphere invites presence, however it looks.

Pricing varies by location but ensures it makes the spa experience attainable starting at forty-five dollars for a single communal session. Passes and memberships are available. 

Each Tality Wellness reflects its own rhythm. Beyond the core ritual, locations offer something more. Run clubs, networking nights and seasonal gatherings. Small moments that fold community into the practice.

The Design and Architecture of a Ritual 

Tality Wellness spaces carry an intentional rawness. Hamish Calder, who owns the Mount Pleasant location, describes it as such. “The aesthetic is bold, playful, even a little loud, and draws inspiration from the industrial vibrancy of the neighbourhood,” he says. Instead of the hushed tones of a spa, the rooms play with volume and contrast. “There’s a purposeful contrast between the raw, exposed-concrete walls and piping, and the warmth of the cedar accents and turfed patio. All designed to evoke the principles of contrast therapy.”

Lighting adds to the mood. In the Shipyards sauna, LED strips wrap beneath benches, casting soft shadows. Even the kombucha taps feel like part of the architecture. At the original Dominion Street site, guests move through a tunnel past fermentation tanks to enter the spa. The path is physical but also symbolic.

“Design is incredibly important to us. We didn’t create a tranquil, quiet space because we don’t want people to be quiet,” Calder says. “While relaxation is certainly a part of the experience we offer, our focus is just as much, if not more, on fostering social connection.”

Space for Solitude and Connection 

Tality Wellness feels like a natural extension of the kombucha brand. One that brings its core values off the label and into physical space. What began with fermentation and intention now lives in steam, cedar, and cold water. The transition from bottle to ritual feels considered, not opportunistic.

Hot and cold therapy may be trending, but this doesn’t feel fleeting. The practice has weight. The design has presence. And the experience carries the same clarity that defined Tality from the start.

In a region shaped by forest, sea and mountain, it feels right that a brand born here would take its cues from the natural world. Tality grows from place and intention, shaped by what surrounds it. The spaces reflect that same balance, offering solitude when needed, but always holding room for connection. This is not a spa built on silence. It’s one that welcomes presence, conversation and the slow return to shared experience.