Guided Sauna Ritual
A Guided Sauna Ritual is a two-hour immersive sauna experience where heat, steam and natural elements come together in a deeply relaxing journey. Your sauna practitioner guides you into a calm, unhurried state using heat, air, water and traditional elements of Finnish sauna culture.
The ritual may include different birch whisks, plants, herbs, salt and honey. A peat treatment can also be included upon request. The experience incorporates traditional incantations, whisking and various techniques using steam, water and air, all designed to help both body and mind relax.
The ritual also includes floating in a cool-water pool and a warming herbal tea, helping you settle even more deeply into a state of rest and relaxation.
Deep Yet Gentle
Although the ritual lasts two hours, the experience does not need to be intense or demanding. Your sauna practitioner adjusts the heat, steam and intensity of the treatment according to your experience, preferences and comfort.
Even if you are not accustomed to sauna, the ritual can be a deeply relaxing, comfortable and safe experience.
The Guided Sauna Ritual can be booked for one or two people.
Swimwear or Nude?
You are welcome to take part nude, partly in swimwear or fully in swimwear. We recommend avoiding very covering swimwear, however, as the heat of the sauna, birch whisks, honey, salt and other natural materials work best when they can be applied directly to the skin.
Your personal comfort and privacy are always respected throughout the ritual. Towels or birch whisks can be used to cover the body whenever needed, according to the situation and your preferences.
Rauni Treatment Sauna
Guided Sauna Rituals take place in Rauni, our dedicated treatment sauna located within the sauna grounds. In front of the sauna there is a small outdoor area where you can cool down and relax between stages of the experience.
Guests also have access to a changing room, shower and traditional outdoor toilet.
The price does not include access to the smoke sauna or hot tubs. If you would like to combine your ritual with a smoke sauna experience or one of our public sauna sessions, admission can be purchased separately.
Our Sauna Practitioners
Guided Sauna Rituals are provided by Sipoonjoen Perinnesauna practitioners Laura Foon, Joonas Vaarala and Saara Mäntykoski. Our practitioners have extensive experience in traditional sauna practices, bodywork and creating attentive, holistic sauna experiences.
If you prefer a female sauna practitioner, we recommend booking your ritual in connection with our Tuesday women’s sauna session.