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Mythical aura of sauna visited in the Milwaukee Journal.
An authentic sauna by Midwestern shores. Note the fabulous outside chill out zone - area to allow body to cool down between sauna rounds. Gary Porter wrote this excellent piece on the traditional...
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Microbursts: sauna therapy explored on a cold windy day.
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...
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Evidence that heating up in sauna helps keep blood pressure and pulse cooled...
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...
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Water and sauna best summarized as: “rinse-offs are a strictly an outside...
Outside my backyard sauna with outdoor shower and a misty garden all wet with rain. There is a lot of chatter about “dry” sauna, “wet” sauna, and the IRS style stern signage in public saunas: “Do NOT...
View ArticleThe chemistry of loyly: steam from water being tossed on sauna rocks
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...
View ArticleWood heat vs. electric heat explained once, and probably not for all
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...
View ArticleSauna Talk: Four Sauna enthusiasts are “drawn to the steam” for National...
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...
View Article10 things you may want to know about barrel saunas
👍 Simple Assembly. Barrel saunas are a clever design. They require no major tools for cutting for assembly. Barrel saunas are “built” on site by placing the milled 2×4 cedar boards along the...
View ArticleSauna is more than a hot room
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...
View ArticleEstonian mobile sauna build with the “best leil ever”
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...
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