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 Bend and she got to work in her head. Halina spent years mentally planning her ... Read more The post Gather Sauna House Betters Bend appeared first on SaunaTimes ..read more

Luca Schneider is little known as the founder and origin of aufguss. The date is not well known, but revisiting the moment is best recounted as follows: It was a typical day inside the recreation center sauna just outside Munich, Germany. A dozen or so sat quietly on the sauna bench. The dead quiet was ... Read more The post The origin of aufguss appeared first on SaunaTimes ..read more

Today on Sauna Talk we welcome Charlie from Community Sauna Baths in England. Who is Community Sauna Baths? Well, they are Community Interest Company, a CIC, who is dedicated to providing affordable sauna sessions to the communities they serve. Currently with four locations, including their flagship locale in Hackney, East London. Here is where we ... Read more The post Sauna Talk: Charlie, Community Sauna Baths in England appeared first on SaunaTimes ..read more

Air Mixing and ventilation setup with an electric heated sauna -Part One By Malcolm Reese   April 2024 Recap of Sauna Times February Post The SaunaTimes February Post reviewed the findings from the 1992 Finnish Ventilation Study and provided the necessary information needed to set up the correct ventilation system in an Electric Heated Finnish ... Read more The post Electric Heated Sauna Ventilation Setup appeared first on SaunaTimes ..read more

There’s a new sauna concept, pushed forth by SaunaTimes, built by Deep Wave Sauna Co., and powered by Kuuma: it’s called the Steam Lodge. Upon entering, the word “collaboration” waifs throughout the hot room. Dan, from The Banya House, brings greetings with veniks in hand. The “microclimate” is mild, not one to induce sweat immediately. ... Read more The post The SaunaTimes Steam Lodge built by Deep Wave, Powered by Kuuma appeared first on SaunaTimes ..read more

Let’s visit with Mark who shares his sauna building with place in mind in New Hampshire. Welcome Mark! “It is earth’s eye; looking into which the beholder measures the depth of his own nature.”  Henry David Thoreau, “The Ponds” I am sitting on a sauna bench by a hot stove, on a cold and clear ... Read more The post Sauna building with place in mind appeared first on SaunaTimes ..read more

Today on Sauna Talk, we welcome Tom Carlson, a sauna enthusiast and a SaunaTimes public sauna map supporter. Tom caught the sauna bug in Germany, and brought home his love and appreciation for good heat. And, like many of us, Tom recognizes how good sauna is like a candle that lights another candle. And with ... Read more The post Sauna Talk: Tom Carlson SaunaTimes public sauna map appeared first on SaunaTimes ..read more

Guest post series continues: please welcome David from Von Sauna, who brings his floating sauna to Lake Washington in Seattle. Welcome David! What compelled you to build your own sauna? My goal for the past few years was to bring the Norwegian floating sauna to the US. Inspired by the booming floating sauna scene in Oslo ... Read more The post Floating Sauna moors itself on Lake Washington in Seattle appeared first on SaunaTimes ..read more

Guest post series continues: please welcome David from Von Sauna, who brings his floating sauna to Lake Washington in Seattle. Welcome David! What compelled you to build your own sauna? My goal for the past few years was to bring the Norwegian floating sauna to the US. Inspired by the booming floating sauna scene in Oslo ... Read more The post Floating Sauna moors itself on Lake Washington in Seattle appeared first on SaunaTimes ..read more

Please welcome back Jeff to Saunatimes, who defies the impossibility of obeying the “Law of Löyly” within a seven foot tall sauna. Enter Jeff: I built our first sauna at our lake house in 2005 and built another at our home in 2016, a seven foot tall sauna. My son Ted recently resolved to build ... Read more The post Defying the impossibility of obeying the “Law of Löyly” within a seven foot tall sauna appeared first on SaunaTimes ..read more