And, for most of us, Sauna Days has never left. Sauna is like that trusted friend we meet for coffee, or our pet cat or dog who seems to be there to comfort us, right when we need it.
I’d like to credit the source for: “sauna meets us wherever we are.”
Sauna build book
Well, I did it. The 4th edition of Sauna Build Start to Finish is being printed! I put careful attention towards all the nuances of building a kick ass sauna. And, as I think about it, one of the virtues of really good sauna is that it need not have to be complicated in order to be wonderful.
Sauna build workshop
I’ve got my tool belt back on and could not be happier! Where all my previous 12 or so saunas were built on sight, at a local garden center, or in my driveway, at 62, I finally have a proper workshop! Several have asked me to document this build, and I will do that. Likely on the SaunaTimes Facebook page and/or the SaunaTimes YouTube channel. It will be good to engage, share, and help others along their journey. And maybe you can relate to that building buzz, where we count wall studs at night (instead of sheep).
Sauna Talking
We welcome Adam from Thermé USA, who led this panel discussion with three public sauna operators from North America. Let’s step into the January Culture of Bathing gathering for this panel discussion which was recorded for this special episode of Sauna Talk. Link is here.
Saunapreneurship
From drop-off rentals to public hot rooms, marginal thinking to spiritual sweat equity, SaunaTimes welcomes back Wade Litt, Ph.D. with a view into considerations for running a sauna business. Read here.
Sauna stove makers
if you are like me, and believe that “every sauna has its own soul” and that the heart of a sauna is its heater/stove, well I think you will agree. It’s more than metal. The five pillars of choosing the right sauna stove add up to 66% the product and 34% the people behind it. And here’s why “the maker matters.”
Sauna equipment tariffs?
Imported Baltic sauna equipment was already pricey. Tariffs will likely make it worse. Let’s take a look at the price differences for the same equipment in Finland vs. the US (pre tariff) here.
Sauna Days
I’ll be meeting up with about a dozen mobile saunas and a couple hundred thermal enthusiasts at this year’s Sauna Days. I’m excited for the depth and breath of the speakers and presenters. I will be capturing a few for those not able to attend for Sauna Talk podcasts. Mostly, I will be the bench and in and out of the lake. I will be living that moment with whoever is there with me.
That, to me, is good sauna.
Freedom of flow, no rules, spontaneous combustion of good conversation and thermal goodness abound. That’s what Sauna Days is all about Charlie Brown!
Sauna travel
I’ll be stuffing my backpack with copies of my book, and heading off to the British Sauna Summit in a couple weeks. Then, off to Norway and Finland. Stay tuned for some check ins from across the big pond.
We don’t have to travel far to go on our own sauna journey. In some cases, it’s steps out our back door to embark on our own thermal retreat. And with this, I hope you are digging sauna wherever you are.
For good heat knows no borders.