Repost of Finlandia Foundation's Sauna Week presentation - Four Generations of Finnish Sauna

Panel: Eero Kilpi, Sam Wacha, Christopher (Risto) Rice, Lassi Liikkanen

Finlandia Foundation

https://finlandiafoundation.org

Other Sauna Week Videos

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLg...

Saunalogia

https://saunologia.fi

Screenshot of Slides

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Td8S...

TIMESTAMPS

{00:00:00} Introductions

{00:16:20} First Generation

{00:18:54} Second Generation

{00:27:40} Third Generation

{00:44:48} Fourth Generation

The Upper Bench 030: The Upper Bench's three hosts Sam, Eero, and Risto are joined by three sauna and inipi enthusiasts in North Dakota--Aaron, Bobby, and Neal. We discuss how to carefully learn from traditions and foster a vibrant local sauna and inipi community. Our apologies for the rough sound in this episode.

Dakota Media Access interview

https://reflect-dakotamediaaccess.cablecast.tv/CablecastPublicSite/show/10652

TIMESTAMPS

{00:00:00} Intro

{00:02:44} Meeting the panel

{00:04:22} The origins of sauna and inipi

{00:06:26} Similarities between sauna and inipi

{00:09:24} Differences between sauna and inipi

{00:10:50} Extras, like plants, etc used in the inipi tradition

{00:15:09} How often people use inipi

{00:17:24} Amount of rocks in inipi

{00:18:11} Splashing water in inipi

{00:19:29} Temperature in inipi

{00:20:20} Are inipis close to water?

{00:22:49} The sauna that was used while recording this episode

{00:24:28} Dakota Media Access radio interview

{00:26:00} Sauna and the outdoors

{00:27:24} Inipi and people, learning from others

{00:33:01} Sweat bathing, spirituality and communality

{00:34:07} Sauna stories for a robust practice

{00:37:32} A newbie’s perspective on sauna

{00:40:11} Spirituality revisited and mental positivity with sauna

{00:42:57} Wrap up

The Upper Bench 029: Lauren and Sean from Plunj join us to discuss the history and current state of sauna culture in Utah.

LINKS

Plunj - https://www.plunj.co

The Sauna Experience Video - https://vimeo.com/151736393

The Finnish Way book - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36722041-the-finnish-way

The Upper Bench website - https://www.theupperbench.com

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/upper.bench.podcast/

Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/TheUpperBench

TIMESTAMPS

{00:00:00} Introductions

{00:03:58} Sauna in Utah

{00:10:20} The Sauna Experience video

{00:11:12} Family histories

{00:14:14} Who brought sauna to Utah?

{00:15:00} Sauna tradition in Utah

{00:17:23} Utah style sauna

{00:20:10} Cold and hot

{00:22:36} The Finnish Way book

{00:28:21} Cold and hot while pregnant, Lauren’s experience

{00:29:16} Cold plunge culture

{00:32:03} Early steps as a business

{00:40:11} The ideal cold plunge water temperature

{00:41:20} Timing cold and hot exposure

{00:44:56} Super cold salinated water

{00:49:02} Food and drink

{00:50:36} Listening to your body

{00:52:16} Future plans for Plunj

{00:53:19} A vintage Utah sauna, it’s a VW and Finns in Utah!

The Upper Bench 028: Justin from Cedar and Stone joins us to share his experience of growing up with sauna, the history of sauna in Duluth, and starting a sauna company.

https://www.patreon.com/TheUpperBench

https://cedarandstonesauna.com

Hosts Eero Kilpi (Saunner), Sam Wacha (Saunner), Christopher (Risto) Rice (also a Saunner)

Theme Music: Conga Se Menne "Guess Who's Coming to Sauna"

TIMESTAMPS

(00:05:29) Justin’s sauna company

(00:09:46) Justin’s background with sauna

(00:13:19) Sauna community and family

(00:15:41) “Story shock proteins”

(00:16:34) Sauna is more than a protocol

(00:19:39) Justin’s carpentry and work tasks

(00:22:51) Finns and the history of American sauna

(00:31:04) Americans appreciate quality sauna

(00:32:20) Duluth, Minnesota

(00:40:54) Other forms of thermal therapy

(00:47:35) Sauna as a place vs. practice

(00:52:19) Saunas and drains

(00:54:45) Floating saunas

(01:00:46) Wrap up

The Upper Bench 027: Terhi and Anna from Terhen join us to discuss Finnish sauna treatments and traditions, and the difference between how men and women approach sauna.

https://www.TheUpperBench.com

https://terhen.fi/en/frontpage

Hosts Eero Kilpi (Saunner), Sam Wacha (Saunner), Christopher (Risto) Rice (also a Saunner)

Theme Music: Conga Se Menne "Guess Who's Coming to Sauna"

TIMESTAMPS

(00:02:10) Motivation to start a sauna business

(00:04:17) Women’s role in classic and modern sauna

(00:07:19) Sauna therapy, and a balancing act

(00:12:05) Sauna and nature

(00:14:17) Sauna treatments and lifestyle

(00:18:15) Ice cold foot bath, alternative temperature treatments, those new to sauna

(00:21:16) Sauna and healing

(00:22:11) Where are your customers from?

(00:24:01) Finnish sauna culture, more than the hot room!

(00:27:40) Wellness comes second

(00:28:44) Community around sauna

(00:30:24) Salt and honey scrub

(00:33:35) Sauna and happiness

(00:34:50) More women involved with sauna

(00:40:48) What’s your favorite sauna in Helsinki and in Finland

(00:43:12) Terhi’s book, Terhen sauna Instagram

(00:44:33) Sauna bathers at work

(00:46:13) Closing thoughts

The Upper Bench 026: Random Show

Hosts Eero Kilpi (Saunner), Sam Wacha (Saunner), Christopher (Risto) Rice (also a Saunner)

Theme Music: Conga Se Menne "Guess Who's Coming to Sauna"

TIMESTAMPS

(00:01:30) Therme Introduction

(00:06:06) U.S. bathing culture and Therme’s role as an access point

(00:08:30) Ways to do sauna, health and fun

(00:10:27) Sauna and aufguss

(00:14:00) Authentic sauna vs infrared therapy

(00:16:35) Smoke sauna

(00:18:20) American consumer and sauna

(00:23:29) Therme's approach

(00:34:50) Finnish sauna experience vs North American

(00:42:52) Therme’s potential locations

The Upper Bench 024: Bryon MacWilliams joins us to discuss the Russian banya and his book With Light Steam.

The Upper Bench 023 Emma O'Kelly joins us to discuss her new book Sauna The Power of Deep Heat.

https://linktr.ee/saunabook

Hosts Eero Kilpi (North American Sauna Society), Sam Wacha (Saunner), Christopher (Risto) Rice (Sauna Digest)

Theme Music: Conga Se Menne "Guess Who's Coming to Sauna"

TIMESTAMPS

(00:02:57) Her first sauna

(00:04:35) What to look for in a good sauna

(00:06:59) Explaining sauna culture

(00:10:15) Is a bad sauna better than no sauna?

(00:15:00) Rise of steam in Japan

(00:18:20) Putting it all together

(00:22:04) Future sauna book ideas

(00:25:52) Stumbling blocks to entry

(00:29:36) Body image

(00:31:36) Tech free zone

(00:32:53) Personal sauna build

(00:35:02) Health benefits of sausage and beer

(00:41:03) Criteria of experiences for her book

(00:44:43) 50 saunas in 11 countries

(00:44:45) Finnish sauna in North America

(00:51:19) The importance of nature

(00:53:00) Sauna The Power of Deep Heat book

The Upper Bench 022 Juha Ruokangas joins us to share his love of sauna and give us a tour of his backyard garden sauna.

(00:01:13) Tour of Juha's sauna