Mobile sauna to a party near you
October 19, 2010
If it’s possible, you do it. Creating an ‘up north’ authentic sauna vibe where ever you need it, whenever you need it.
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Sauna: your best hair tonic
October 14, 2010
“I like saunas, but they dry out my hair”. I hear this sometimes. Here’s the simple solution: wet your hair before you go into a sauna: wood burning sauna, backyard sauna, Finnish sauna, health club sauna, but I can’t vouch
Sauna for the ages
August 5, 2010
Saunas are great for all ages. In sauna, age doesn’t matter. I opened the sauna door at my cabin sauna last evening to a full house. Calling out our ages, we began to take inventory. On the sauna bench ages
Make your own "vihta" – a bundle of birch branches
July 16, 2010
I’ve been taking saunas for 20 years and finally have made my own Vihta (a bundle of birch branches to soak in warm water and gently slap against the skin to help stimulate blood flow and opening of the pours
Do I really need a changing room?
May 10, 2010
If I had a stick of firewood for every time i’ve been asked this question, I could keep my wood burning sauna stove on idle most of the winter: 1. Double doors. Why do grocery stores all have a double
All the Sauna Tips & Rules You Need to Know
March 20, 2010
I share a bunch of sauna tips and rules you need to know to be a great sauna host and steward of sauna, and The Chicago Tribune weighs in with 5 simple sauna rules for you.
Finnish Embassy, Washington DC
March 19, 2010
Here’s a link to yesterday’s article in the Washington Post. For those not registered I copied, pasted here: At Finnish Embassy, the heat is on Kari Mokko, press secretary and spokesman of the Embassy of Finland. (Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post)
Sauna and revolving doors
March 19, 2010
Seth Godin is one of my favorite current writers. He applies metaphors in a way that makes me smile. He’s from my home town, Buffalo NY, and I like to think he has gained insight and wisdom from our common
Backyard sauna: first outdoor shower of the season
March 15, 2010
March 14, 2010. Who would believe it? Ah, outdoor shower: welcome back, and about a few weeks early to boot! I laid out my garden hose in the spring sun, softening it up, then hooked it up to my backyard
The Sauna Is… by Bernard Hillila – book review
February 27, 2010
A few excerpts from his 1979 book: Time: “The sauna was not built for saving time, but for spending it well.” Honesty: “Perhaps the setting is conducive to honesty and getting at the bare facts of an issue: rank and
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