Today’s episode comes to you from the recent West Coast Sauna Summit, outside Vancouver BC Canada, where I had the honour of interviewing Mikkel Aaland, the Godfather of Sweat, live in front of a packed room of thermal enthusiasts. It’s
Today on the global sauna bench, we Sauna Talk with Mikkel Aaland from inside and just back from war torn Ukraine. Introduction from Minnesota Before we dive into this episode, I’d like to paint a picture of where I am
Anyone lucky enough to own a hard copy of the out of print 1978 book Sweat is well familiar with Mikkel Aaland’s experiences of the various sweat bathing practices and traditions from all over the World. Traveling with Mikkel Throughout
What’s your favorite sweat bath? “The one I just took, and the one I’m going to take next.” Into sweat bathing and all the variations underneath. Defining what a sweat bath is: Some kind of a chamber where the air
I spent the better part of a week in Oslo immersed in sauna research, sauna culture, sauna people, and a whole lot of time on the bench with like minded thermal enthusiasts. First came the 1st International Heat Therapy Research
For this special July 4 edition of Sauna Talk, Glenn reflects from island cabin country near the Superior National Forest in northeast Minnesota, looking out across open water and thinking about sauna in America: where it came from, what it
There’s something illuminating about a sauna village. A sauna village is essentially a cluster or community of saunas (often in a natural or retreat-like setting) where people gather to enjoy varied sauna experiences, connect with others, and immerse themselves in
Welcome to this episode of Sauna Talk recorded on multiple sauna benches at the Culture of Bathing Sauna Village in New York City. I’ll keep this introduction brief as we turn the microphone over to four pillars behind the second
Every four years, the global sauna community comes together for the International Sauna Congress. In 2026, Norway hosts the gathering, with events in Oslo from September 24–26. ISC26 is warmly hosted by the Norwegian Sauna Association (Norges Badstulaug). The first
A Sauna Talk from the British Sauna Summit, Tuesday, 20 May 2025 Hilton London Canary Wharf. Last year, Sauna Summit 2024 and 1.0, about 120 of us gathered rooftop at in Hackney. The spirit was both well organized like a
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