When is the time to leave the sauna?
May 9, 2021
A: “The time to leave the sauna is when the idea of a nice cold lake plunge is about the best idea you’ve ever heard.” My buddy Clint gave me this line a couple decades ago. This answer has not
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Appreciation of the slow chill
February 2, 2021
Guest post series continues. Please welcome back Kev, a Chicago area resident and lämpömassa enthusiast. We first met Kev during a mutual tour of Chicago Sweatlodge. Link here. Then, Kev chimed in about his Morzh tent sauna here. Today we
when going from hot to cold, many take a low bench layover
January 10, 2021
After about 10-15 minutes on the sauna bench, we start to take inventory of our situation. And a low bench layover may soon be in our future. Sweat is surely flowing. We throw another good shot of water on the
Sauna music in the time of corona
December 30, 2020
With social saunas on the back burner, we are all taking lots of solo saunas. And for many, sauna music in the time of corona is our friend on the sauna bench, or before and after our sauna sessions. We’d
7 steps for awesome operation of your Kuuma wood burning sauna stove
December 2, 2020
I have taken well over 6,000 saunas, and most have begun with me firing up the Kuuma wood burning sauna stove. So, call me a “dedicated enthusiast.” I purchased my first Kuuma sauna stove in 1989. My cabin sauna, built
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.
“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 not been able to sauna for months now (because facilities are closed). Those of us
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 room door and very well sealed walls. And this is partially true. We want to
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 benches. And 90% of the time, at point of construction, we realize that things are
Your own sauna is fabulous with and without young children
January 24, 2020
Those of us raising small children are able to escape into our own backyards to enjoy the authentic sauna experience – with and without our children. Sauna with young children In Finland, on islands in Northern Minnesota, and countless other
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