Sauna Talk: Max Valadzko from the Backyard Belarus Banya Bench
November 18, 2020
Season 4 of Sauna Talk in the time of corona has been produced, like most all podcasts, via Zoom and teleconferencing. Yet this episode breaks
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Do you suffer from sauna building wake up calls in the middle of the night?
November 13, 2020
Here are a few tips and realizations to help you get a good nights sleep during your sauna building process: We all know how great
Sauna Talk: Mike Nordskog, author of “The Opposite of Cold”
November 2, 2020
As we celebrate the 10 year anniversary of sauna book “The Opposite of Cold”, we are pleased to visit with author Mike Nordskog, Mike was
Sharing sauna in the time of coronavirus
October 23, 2020
With sauna in the time of coronavirus, here’s how those of us with our own saunas are navigating sauna shutdowns during the global pandemic.
Sauna and cold plunge is also about living in the present moment
October 16, 2020
Let’s review the cycles of a good sauna session: Hot room: Settling into the soft light and silence (or some ambient sauna music), we are
Sauna Talk: Jesse Coomer wrote the books on cold exposure and breath work
October 10, 2020
Let’s welcome Jesse Coomer to Sauna Talk, the podcast about sauna, most often recorded on the sauna bench. Cold & Heat It’s interesting how many
Four studies that provide interesting conclusions about negative ions in the sauna
October 1, 2020
Guest post series continues. We are pleased to introduce Daniel Stroberger who will be bringing forth some technical insight regarding sauna. Daniel’s background and introduction
Good sauna vs. bad sauna: one simple way to tell the difference
September 22, 2020
Around the world, and in North America particularly, sauna is becoming exceedingly popular. As with anything that becomes popular, there becomes a race to the
Instead of buying a prefab sauna and calling it a day, he rolls up his sleeves and builds his own kick ass sauna
September 11, 2020
Guest Post series continues. Pleased to welcome Bob Leutmer to Saunatimes. Growing up In the late seventies and eighties my dad had a cabin on
Sauna Talk: Mikkel Aaland, author of Sweat and the Perfect Sweat documentary, offers us six decades of global insight
September 4, 2020
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
Calling All 3D Sauna Building Enthusiasts: Blueprints are Back on Google SketchUp!
August 31, 2020
A big thank you to sauna builder Terry from the Sequoia National Forest area in California. Terry is just now in the midst of his
Alma sauna builders helps connect people to nature through sauna
August 26, 2020
Guest post series continues. We are pleased to introduce Alma Saunas. Located in Portland, OR, the Alma posse are a collaborative duo. “With decades of
Love at first steam
August 1, 2020
the authentic sauna ladder For many, authentic sauna nirvana is achieved via a series of steps up the authentic sauna ladder to good heat. It
“I sauna every other day” confessions from a sauna junkie
July 27, 2020
Some folks have been taking saunas every day, as part of their wellness regimen (both physical and mental). Others, during the time of corona, have
Sauna Talk: The Sauna Twins from Finnmark Sauna in Great Britain
July 16, 2020
Today on the bench, we hear from kindred spirits from across the big pond: Jake and Max Newport. We had been planning this interview for
Sauna in the rain, Loraine: everyone should experience this at least once in their life
July 8, 2020
Not sure how summer rolls along where you live, but here in the Upper Midwest United States, it seems that at some point every summer,
Sauna Talk: Scott Carney, investigative journalist, helps uncover the Wedge, the Wim Hof Method, and the appreciation of ice and sauna
June 16, 2020
I first learned of Scott Carney as he was writing his 2016 book, What Doesn’t Kill Us, the story of Scott being commissioned by Playboy
What is the definition of sauna? Let’s start with that
June 8, 2020
Let’s revisit something significant. Consider that when: bicycling with a friend in Amsterdam, it is perfectly reasonable to say “hey, you wanna go for a
Shaving in the sauna: “it just glides”
June 7, 2020
In public saunas in Europe nobody would ever consider shaving in the sauna. But with your own sauna you can do what you want. And
Sauna Talk: Jess, Löyly Portland, discusses the new normal as a public sauna proprietor
May 30, 2020
Today on the bench, we are pleased to welcome Jessica Kelso, founder, owner, and proprietor of Löyly in Portland Oregon, which today comprises two public
It’s not what you think: good venting actually makes your sauna feel hotter
May 22, 2020
It makes sense to think that you want to keep you sauna hot room tight, with a minimal gap along the bottom of the hot
Designing your sauna: most of the time L benches look better on paper than in real life
May 11, 2020
I’m not sure what it is, but architects and casual sauna hot room designers are quick to lay out their hot rooms to include L
Saunatimes Mobile Sauna now available for lease in Minnesota
May 10, 2020
There’s a new way to enjoy the heat with your family and friends. How about having this 7’x12′ mobile sauna roll up to your driveway,
Electric or wood fired: choosing the right type of sauna heater that best fits your lifestyle
May 7, 2020
For many, the decision whether to go wood fired sauna or electric heated sauna comes down to a simple choice:
Dials or draft?
A mobile sauna build project that the most amateur builder can Finnish on their own
April 12, 2020
I picked up my $9,300 mobile sauna shell from Eric, Voyageur Custom Saunas. What a great time to bare down and build an awesome mobile
Sauna Share: your own kick ass sauna for a month, or two, or forever
April 10, 2020
I am almost done building my third mobile sauna. And this one is awesome! I have collaborated with Eric Bongard, who had been building ice
Scott Carney’s “The Wedge” helps explain why we love sauna and why it’s so good for us
April 10, 2020
Many of us are searching for the perfect term for how and why sauna is so good for our physical and mental wellbeing. The wedge is it!
Sauna Talk: Mindstrong Project trains professional athletes using sauna and cold therapy to help boost performance
April 3, 2020
“I have never been in an environment that has brought out more from me as a human than sauna and cold.” Harvey Martin, Founder, Mindstrong
Dr. Seheult details how sauna and cold plunge helps improve our immune systems and can help fight off Covid-19
April 2, 2020
We in the sauna community are trying to digest the interesting report from Dr. Rogert Seheult, MD. (Thanks Jeff P., Sara, and Mike, and a
Sauna in the time of corona
March 21, 2020
Gabriel Garcia Marquez navigated us through “Love in the Time of Cholera” and the feeling is similar in that we are currently navigating our way
Sauna Talk: Rod Buhrsmith discusses his love for and investment in sauna
March 20, 2020
March 17, 2020. Today on the bench was the day the coronavirus became front and center in the United States. We visit with Rod Buhrsmith
Your own backyard sauna: is now the time?
March 14, 2020
Your own backyard sauna. Is now the time? Your own backyard health and wellness retreat. Is now the time? Have you invested in “Sauna Build:
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