I just had to share this because it’s so incredibly rare. I did a double take the first time I saw it. Sauna is pronounced incorrectly in the U.S. so often, that when you say it right people often don’t know even what you’re talking about.
“Had a great SOW-nah last night.”
“I’m sorry, come again?”
“SOW-nahs. They’re great.”
“What?”
“SAH-nah.”
“Oh, yes, I love those.”
It’s 102 in Minneapolis, MN today and I’ve mentioned to several people that I’ll be taking a sauna later, in case they’d like to join me.
“What? Are you crazy? It’s 102 today!”
Exactly. It’s 102. Just as some runners use saunas to train for hot weather running, I use saunas to tolerate hot weather in general. It works remarkably well.
When you’re first introduced to the sauna, your inclination is to head for the hills when the steam comes barreling toward you. After a few sessions you start to realize that, not only is it quite tolerable, but it actually feels gooooooooood! When the steam hits, you learn to just let it in.
And so it is when I walk out of my 73 degree air conditioned house into 102 degrees…
I just let it in.
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