I was able to take 50 saunas in 12 days, and multiple sauna rounds with each sauna session. "So how many rounds do you usually take?" I'd ask. And the Finns generally would give me a puzzled look. "I don't keep count." It was … [Read More...]
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Heart stopping good news: Sauna use reduces risk of cardiovascular disease
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Sauna Talk: Daniel interviews Glenn, just back from Finland after 50 saunas in 12 days
Daniel has a great media mind. He's a great interviewer and a curious person, who helped unpack Glenn's sauna marathon in Finland. The trip was a balance of planning and spontaneity. A lot of planning through connections made, then emails and … [Read More...]
Sauna happiness revisited (this time from Finland)
When the World Happiness Report was released in March 2019, claiming Finland as the happiest place in the world, I wrote this post lightly suggesting that Finland's top ranking was because of sauna. However, half way into my sauna tour of Finland, … [Read More...]
12 days in Finland: How many saunas can one person take?
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“Sauna Days” contest winners, describe their sauna weekend from the Larsmont Cottage sauna bench
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Why ice baths are so zen
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Is an infrared light bulb closet any different than goat yoga or a tanning bed?
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Ben Hugus, Ursa Minor Brewing, discusses his Sauna Beer and the goodness of sauna from Duluth, Minnesota
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Review: first ever “Sauna Days” provided guests plenty of resonating Nordic experiences
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