A field guide to saunapreneurship—from drop-off rentals to public hot rooms, marginal thinking to spiritual sweat equity. – Wade Litt, Ph.D. So you want to start a mobile sauna business? That’s great! You, too, can live the easy, lucrative life
By Tom Carlson, Photos by Gather Sauna House Inspired by Löyly Spa in Portland, Oregon over 10 years ago, Halina Kowalski became obsessed with starting her own sauna venture. She envisioned a similar permanent brick-and-mortar location south of Portland in
By Tom Carlson Every month we take a deep dive into the story of one awesome sauna business from our Public Sauna Map. We call this the Public Sauna of the Month feature. Wherever you may travel, we hope the
On a recent trip that unexpectedly became a sauna marathon, field correspondent Tom Carlson discovered Sauna Camp. It made such an impression we bumped the prior plan for January’s Public Sauna of the Month to give the honor to this
December’s Public Sauna of the Month brings us to Steven’s Point, Wisconsin, where Nicole Terrill introduced field correspondent Tom Carlson to her amazing creation, Nordic Night Sauna. Start with “Why?” Nicole carefully studied the “why” of sauna for years before
Announcing Sauna Times’ Public Sauna of the Month for October: The Banya House, just south of the Twin Cities in Minnesota, USA. Owners Dan and Anya work hard to provide guests with an authentic Slavic banya experience, including a relaxing body massage with Veniks (described in more
Please welcome Tom who takes us through the Everett House in Portland, Oregon. Welcome Tom as we follow along the SaunaTimes public sauna map. As it has for decades the Everett House Community and Healing Center provides an oasis to Portlanders –
Born and raised in Minnesota, Katie Usem is no stranger to sauna culture. However, when Katie was growing up, the idea of going into a hot, dark box wasn’t her idea of fun. It wasn’t until later in life when
Welcome Tom, Public Sauna Map manager and correspondent to SaunaTimes as he report’s on May’s public sauna of the month, Sauna Du Nord. So many sauna owners start their business because they love sauna and want to share it with
We are pleased to share our visit with Klim and Alex, founders of Kelo Spa & Steam, who are bringing serious heat to Boston Massachusetts. Kelo Spa opens in March 2023, so get ready! Let’s welcome Klim and Alex to
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