

THE SAUNA BLOG - A HUB FOR KNOWLEDGE
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Welcome to our first Sauna Tramuntana blog post! Sauna Tramuntana is being run by us, Kiki and Jonathan. Coming from Norway we grew up in a Nordic sauna culture where sauna bathing always were part of our lives. In the winter mountains after skiing we sat in the sauna followed by bathing in the snow. In those days few knew that the use of sauna would explode and change the sauna culture around the world.
And this is a shift that finally is coming to the Mediterranean.
We love sauna
With Sauna Tramuntana we are bringing the Scandinavian sauna culture to Mallorca. In a humble way with the intention of merging with the different international traditions that are present on this melting pot of an island.
While doing this work we want to play an active role in sharing knowledge.
The last 5-10 years the use of sauna has exploded. Why that is requires a blog post in itself but the more interesting question is not the "why sauna" but the "why sauna now". Because hot exposure has been around for ages.
Maybe we need it more than ever?
Sauna has taken off in concert with a wave of other health and wellness technologies such as yoga, breathwork, cold plunge and different solutions for caring about body, mind and soul. A lot of people are now really taking control of their own life by doing something about the different kind of stress factors they experience today.
And with this increasing usage of sauna a growing amount of science is now propelling this development. That said you don´t really need the science to know that sauna is good for you. You just feel it.
From the second you step into the sauna the sensations starts. When you open the door and take a deep breath of fresh air the sensations changes. After the first cold plunge (yes cold exposure increases that good feeling) you feel amazing. Shortly after you have ended the session the endorphins kick in and that lovely buzz hangs out with you for hours. Clear minded and energized throughout the day. And when going to bed you just sleep soo good.
The question then is how much longer does the health benefits last? This and many more aspects of both hot and cold exposure is something we want to share both online and when meeting or guiding our customers.
More than a sauna
In addition to this we also want to underline that sauna can be a vehicle. We will write more about this on a later stage, but when setting up and working on the still active Lilleborg Elvebadstue (a drop-in sauna in Oslo) we made it as a non profit. A model based on voluntary work where the money earned are going to social initiatives in the expanded neighbourhood of the sauna. As comedian Dave Chappelle beautifully said "I can´t change the world, but I can make my corner look pretty good".
We truly believe local focus is the way forward.
And we want Sauna Tramuntana to be more than a sauna. We will therefore keep an eye open regarding projects on the island that we want to support. Until then, we are super excited to finally be ready to spread sauna life around Mallorca.
So stay tuned for our future blog posts and feel free to get in touch if you either want to know more or collaborate.
Let´s spread the heat!