So, I wake up one recent morning with the following email: "I have a strange request. I realize you also live in South Minneapolis. Can you come over and sign your ebook for my husband?" I thought this was a great request! Even better, we came … [Read More...]
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Sauna build in Northwest Wisconsin has changed the whole cabin experience: everyone wants to hang out there
Guest post series continues. Please welcome John from Minneapolis by weekdays and Northwestern Wisconsin, near Hayward, by weekends. Welcome John: What compelled you to build your own sauna? I have been in love the authentic sauna experience since … [Read More...]
A poolside sauna in Eastern Canada provides a rich spectrum of hot, cold, relaxation and wellness retreat
Guest post series continues. Please welcome Troy V. from Rockwood, Ontario. Troy comes to Saunatimes with a good first world sauna problem: how to build an authentic sauna poolside, as part of his pool utility shed. So, let's dive right in and check … [Read More...]
Is Sauna the best way to metabolize stress?
Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is critical to good health. Mental and Physical health professionals, traditional or alternative, all categorically point to stress as a key and major contributor to health problems. Stress, well, you can Google it, … [Read More...]
Sauna Talk: John Pederson, founder, 612 Sauna Society and other Societal Ventures
We first heard John on Sauna Talk from the bench at my cabin sauna, as we were in Northern Minnesota to celebrate Sauna Day 2016. Then, we heard from John along with fellow 612 Sauna Society Steering Committee members through a separate Sauna Talk … [Read More...]
Hiki Hut mobile sauna brings the warmth to Duluth, Minnesota, alongside the largest freshwater lake in the World
Guest post series continues. Duluth, Minnesota is to North American Sauna as North Shore Hawaii is to surfing. And for good reason, Duluth, and Thunder Bay Ontario to the North, is home to many Finnish immigrants, attracted to the familiar chilly … [Read More...]
How I went on a wellness retreat without leaving my property
It rained all day Thursday, then turned bitter cold overnight. We awoke Friday morning to a hard covering of ice everywhere. Driveway, sidewalks, treacherous conditions, but some battled it by going to work or shopping. Never left the house, all … [Read More...]
They couldn’t find it in Canada, so they decided to build a German style sauna in their garden
Guest post series continues. Please welcome Michael from Muskoka,Ontario, Canada; about 150KM north of Toronto, and about 120 km south of the well known Algonquin Park. Enter Michael: What compelled you to build your own sauna First I went to the … [Read More...]
He tackles his sauna build with a full time job and two young children and the result is a lifetime of pride and enjoyment
Guest post series continues. We welcome Mike, from Northwest Minnesota, who has created his own authentic sauna backyard retreat. For those of us busy with full time jobs and demands like a spouse who also works full time and young children at … [Read More...]
Surfing without wetsuits is being made possible thanks to the authentic mobile sauna movement
Is it me or are more and more surfers in So. Cal. hitting the waves without wetsuits? After all, compared to, say, Minnesota lakes, the Pacific Ocean temperatures are not that frigid. Many surfers are getting more into to the benefits of cold … [Read More...]