
Does your sauna have a soul?
During my recent 50 saunas in 12 days tour of Finland, as I was catching up with my scorekeeping with Jarmo Lehtola, I ask: “So,
During my recent 50 saunas in 12 days tour of Finland, as I was catching up with my scorekeeping with Jarmo Lehtola, I ask: “So,
It started with sauna. And while many act like strict schoolteachers scolding its incorrect pronunciation, there is another Finnish word that may start to resonate
As we ease into an ice cold lake or backyard ice bath, our busy mind stops. The cold water forces us to calm, to slow
We are funny people here in the USA. We purchase free range organic eggs in plastic cartons. We take yoga, a centuries old wellness practice,
We sauna enthusiasts appreciate the solo sauna. Voices in our heads When we sauna alone, we understand that we cannot shut off the voice in
Most of us authentic sauna enthusiasts have appreciation for the Forgotten Sanctity of Sauna where “silence implies respect of holiness (although originally its purpose was to not
Anyone who has their own backyard or cabin sauna knows that guests are prone to leave a myriad of things behind. Sauna owners’ lost and
Every time I allow myself to start thinking about 218, I’m filled with calm and joy 218 is the Northern Minnesota area code. 218 is
QUESTION: “When should I leave the hot room?” ANSWER: “You should leave the hot room when the idea of jumping into an ice cold lake
This is the kind of thing we get when we sauna in temperature extremes: “It takes a couple extra sticks of firewood, that’s for sure.”
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