Latvian Pirts Latvian pirts is a an ancient Latvian tradition of body cleansing and promotion of well-being. It differs from other culture bathhouses with very rich application of plants and other natural materials and it’s unique procedures and rituals. Pirts is well known in Latvian culture and therefore huge part of citizens tend to have […]
Mexican Temazcal At a first glance, the procedure and environment of mexican temazcal is quite similar to sauna. Heating element- hot vulcanic stones, steam is being produced by adding water with different herbs on hot stones, rubbing your skin with different plants and between sessions the participants drink water, tea or water enriched with herbs. […]
Russian Banya For centuries sauna has been a part of culture for many nations, but Russian banya for Russians is something special. It always has been a special place where purification happens not only on physical level but also on the spiritual level. Let’s take a deeper insight on what Russian banya is and why […]
Turkish Hammam Turkish baths are specific. Visitors lie down on priorly heated marble and hammam master scrubs and massages your skin. After peeling with scrub your body is therefore covered with aromatic foam that gives a pleasant massage. For centuries, the turkish bath has been a magical, religious and hygienic ritual and these […]
What is Sauna? Sauna is a small wooden room or even a building specially designed to experience dry or wet heat sessions. The origin of this word can be found in finnish history books, by meaning, that Finland is the country that can be proud of inventing sauna! In early days, such rooms […]
