As sauna bathing becomes a staple of wellness culture, scientists are trying to clarify whether the practice offers ...

Svette Sauna opened at Owen Beach in 2025, with daily social and drop‑in steam sessions. Patrons alternate 180°F sauna stints with 54°F Puget Sound plunges for hot‑cold therapy. Reservations, drop‑ins ...

It was drizzling Saturday morning as a dozen people sat inside a small sauna in the parking lot of Owen Beach, inside Point Defiance Park in Tacoma. The camaraderie made the 180-degree temperatures ...

The room is damp, hot and black with soot. It smells of peat, autumn forest plus a hint of ham. There is no window, just a tiny light source dimly illuminating Eda Verooja’s face as she sits naked ...

An urban sauna is set to open up in a Leith park at the end of the month. Puffin Sauna, a converted horse trailer turned wood-fired sauna, will soon park up on Leith Links, giving locals a perfect ...

Rain pelts down as I lower myself, step by step into the pitch-black, ice-cold water, the night sky above. Just 30 seconds, I tell myself, shivering as my shoulders dip under the surface of the ...

Rain pelts down as I lower myself, step by step into the pitch-black, ice-cold water, the night sky above. Just 30 seconds, I tell myself, shivering as my shoulders dip under the surface of the ...

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Lagom is an idea rooted in balance. Roughly meaning “not too little, not too much, just the right amount,” it influences all aspects of Swedish culture and daily life, and is as quintessential as fika ...