It rained all day Thursday, then turned bitter cold overnight. We awoke Friday morning to a hard covering of ice everywhere. Driveway, sidewalks, treacherous conditions, but some battled it by going to work or shopping. Never left the house, all …
Read MoreHow I went on a wellness retreat without leaving my property
As sauna becomes more and more popular, more and more sauna enthusiasts are recognizing that sauna is more than a hot room. In addition to 10-15 minutes sitting on a bench in a 160 -200 degree f. sauna hot room, …
You know that feeling when we mistakenly step into a freezing cold shower? “yowwwwwwwwwww!!!!” and we jump back in terror “Omg, that’s so coooolllllld!!!” Well, here’s a little secret: we sauna enthusiasts seek out that feeling. We are like crack …
Read MoreWith sauna, the cool down is as important as the heat up
In 2014, we reported that the AUTHENTIC sauna cat is finally out of the bag, Thanks to the 2016 study announcing that sauna may reduce risk of dementia and Alzheimers, we are seeing major media “catch up” to what we have known …
Read MoreTime magazine: “Why Saunas Are Ridiculously Good for You”
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.” “I notice my door sticks, condensation builds.” “I love the feeling of my hair freezing.” …
The outdoor backyard authentic sauna experience is being enjoyed RIGHT now by many hundreds of people. How do I know this to be true? I have helped hundreds of people build their own authentic backyard saunas. But that’s not important. …
Those of us who own our own saunas understand how awesome it is to sauna when we want (and how we want and with who we want). Because we can sauna when we want, we have taken saunas at all …
Read MoreWith our own saunas, we sauna when we want (and settle into times that work for us).
As we sit cooling between sauna rounds in nature, we look out at the sky and the trees and are filled with calm. There is beauty in asymmetry, a clump of trees off to the right or a cluster of …
As we settle into our first sauna round on the sauna bench, or before we even step into the sauna for round one, many sauna enthusiasts benefit from dumping some fresh water over our heads, ruffling our fingers through our …
Guest post series continues. Please welcome Rudy Dewatine from Bodyfatgenius.com. Enter Rudy: For many years, saunas have been seen as keys to obtaining a healthy lifestyle. Saunas are a great way to de-stress and have also been seen in the health …