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Hot Yoga is gateway therapy to the authentic sauna experience.

Folks are accepting sweat as something other than ”ewwww.” Folks are understanding how the body reacts differently when warmed. Folks are starting to value the clean rinse. These are good building blocks to begin accepting and understanding the authentic sauna

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Sauna, then nap: a perfect way to prep for a night out

A rainy afternoon.  2.5 hour sauna session.  1.0 hour nap.  Wake up.  Get dressed.  Feel excellent and recharged for a social evening. Sauna is a great way to tee up for a nap: Muscles relaxed. Mind cleared. Body in equilibrium.

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Sauna rules are few, as confirmed by Finland sauna guide

The Guardian published this article yesterday, reporting on winter travel to Finland.  The journalist was escorted around by Ritva, a sauna guide “plucked from retirement by the tourist office.” The sauna guide confirmed that “golden sauna rules are: only ever

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Between sauna rounds? Go for the clean rinse.

Whether at a health club sauna, hotel sauna, backyard sauna, cabin sauna it’s important to completely cycle your sauna rounds. We have praised the virtues of three sauna rounds, yet a sauna round isn’t complete without a clean rinse and

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