It’s Sauna season and I thought this show might be a great introduction to the cultural traditions of Sauna from the far north of Scandinavia and it’s migration to the Upper Midwest of North America.
I’ve put together a beautiful introduction to Sauna from many voices sharing their traditions, stories & folklore. Enjoy!
In this episode:
- Ancient SAUNA traditions in Finland – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A14HICz1rkk
- The Finnish Sauna Explained. Part 1: The Fundamentals – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiYAXRK81JE
- Mystical Shamanic Sauna Experience in the Wild – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZO8GXbSDfLI
- Aaron Hautala & Finnish Saunas – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1LU9FdNzIQ
- Making It: Sauna Traditions – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKusrQcQpsY
“My sauna cabin is primitive, one step removed from the first excavations in the hillsides of Finland. I wanted it that way for I felt it must be close to the earth, so much a part of the natural environment that simple values would not be lost… Simplicity is the keynote, but when steam rises from the stones and the sprays of steam and give off their fragrance, the sauna comes into its own.”
Sigurd Olson, Runes of the North
“Blessed are the pure in heart,for they shall see nothing dirty in an unclothed body.”
Bernhard Hillila, The Sauna Is
“Implacable dry heat interrupted by waves of löyly is the essence of sauna”
Michael Nordskog, The Opposite of Cold
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