Saunatimes catches up with Mihkel and Triin, Estonians now in Perth, Austrialia. An Estonian mobile sauna build with careful design, planning, and pandemic building. Mihkel created a mobile sauna with really great leil, löyly (loosely translated: steam). Let’s welcome Mihkel:
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,
Simple Assembly. Barrel saunas are a clever design. They require no major tools for cutting or assembly. Barrel saunas are “built” on site by placing the milled 2×4 cedar boards along the circumference of the two circular end walls, then
It was a perfectly rainy early June afternoon for this Sauna Talk session at my cabin. We road tripped together to experience National Sauna Day in Embarrass, MN. What better way to get right into nature, and all get on the same
Heat isn’t heat Have you ever cooked with a cast iron pan vs. a thin teflon pan? All quality restaurants use thick heavy cast iron pans. The food cooks evenly. The heat is more controlled. “The food tastes better.” Those
Loyly is an integral part of the authentic sauna experience. Many consider Loyly a spiritual experience. And as we look under the metaphysical hood, here’s what happens when we toss water on sauna rocks: The water spoon or container
There is a lot of chatter about “dry” sauna, “wet” sauna, and the IRS style stern signage in public saunas: “Do NOT toss water on sauna rocks” What we know: Water in the hot room An authentic sauna is meant
Every visit to the Doctor starts with the vitals: height, weight, blood pressure, pulse. “Are you a marathon runner?” Sonja the nurse asked, unwrapping the velcro band from my arm. “No, why do you ask?” “Your blood pressure is 98/60
There is a small yet enthusiastic faction of the Twin City Sauna Club that gathered this past week by the shores of a crystal clear lake outside Spooner, WI. While experiencing an extra biting cold Northwest wind, the sauna flow
Gary Porter wrote this excellent piece on the traditional Finnish sauna experience in today’s Milwaukee Journal Sentinel newspaper. Gary summarizes the Finnish history of sauna, and helps the reader locate places to visit of historical interest. Gary accurately describing the
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