For eons, the female persuasion has appreciated the warm radiant glow of candles. Recently, many of us caveman descendent males have also tuned into the vibe. Whatever your gender, a couple candles glowing in the sauna changing room provide a beautiful soft light, help
Escape: to slip or get away, as from confinement or restraint; gain or regain liberty. (in our busy lives) Connect: to have as an accompanying or associated feature; to connect oneself with a group of like-minded persons; to associate mentally or emotionally: (by
Those of us who have our own saunas know what it’s like to both: host saunas with invited guests. take saunas on our own. In this ADD age, sometimes we may invite a couple people to sauna and then for a myriad
Thanks to Scott at Tylo/Helo Inc. for sharing more information about winter ice swimming. Nice little list (in English even) titled the “ABC of Winterswimming” put out by an outfit in Tampere, Finland. Copy/pasted with(out) permission. 1. Listen to
Finlanders jump through holes cut through the ice with no more emotion than Americans collecting their lunch at the McDonalds drive through window. Some even swim around leisurely in the ice cold water. But 91% of Americans think jumping into a freezing lake is absolute insanity. Thanks to this weekend’s antics, we are happy to be amongst the 9% who think it is wonderful.
While on recent Temazcal assignment in Tulum, Mexico,, I stumbled upon many outdoor showers at most beachside hotels. The primary purpose of these outdoor showers, of course, is for a fresh water rinse off after swimming in the crystal clear
The famous quote by Albert Einstein: “Creativity is Contagious, pass it on” relates to: Sauna Building in the backyard Collaborating on a sauna design can bring people together. Examples include a mobile sauna in Minneapolis and a cottage sauna on
Saunatimes had the pleasure to be on assignment these last couple weeks, traveling into the heart of Mayan country to experience and report back to you about Temazcal. Per Wikipedia: What is a Temascal? A temazcal [temasˈkal] is a type
in an age of global warming and el nino, we are feeling less and less of intense sub zero bone chilling days and nights. We remember the hard freeze, where we’d safely stow all our backyard gear for the long
This question came up today in email correspondence with a Finnish friend across the big pond. We each were playfully boasting about each of our cabin saunas – Yukka’s in Finland and my sauna in Northern Minnesota. This friendly competition
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