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THERMACULTURE Sauna Skool

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4 contributions to THERMACULTURE Sauna Skool
New Steam Standard?
Just caught this video from a recent Sauna Day customer showing the steam room and saunas at @Roshelle Ritzenthaler’s new Madison hot spot. So many things to discuss here but the Hammam style steam room really jumped out at me… anyone seen anything like this before in North America? Wow, suddenly really looking forward to my next college reunion in Madison! https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPRofw3EaEN/?igsh=MTk3Y2kybHY5NzVrNA==
New Steam Standard?
1 like • Oct 1
Ha! 😂😂 Thank you so much! Would love to have you all! We dial in our steam room at a lower temp (~100F), have a central hot “belly stone” that feels super amazing to layout on, and cool water basins around the edges to continuously rinse off in. Add in the Hammam Kits that we’re sourcing from Adagir, Morocco—and it’s like a self applied Hammam scrub down. People are super comfortable in this space—sometimes too comfortable, gets a lil crowded 😅 …and a few others wish we had a HOT steam room like more tradition US steam rooms. But I’m happy with how it turned out—just wish I would’ve splurged on the marine speaker system in there…maybe someday.
Sauna Skool Summer Reading
I had the honor of presenting at Finn Fest last week with my good friend from Sauna Times Glenn Auerbach as well as the GOAT himself, Mikkel Aaland, whose book Sweat inspired my approach to thermic bathing and career. We geeked out on all things sauna and contrast therapy and I left the conference buzzing with content ideas for Sauna Skool. What books/movies are on your summer A-list for Sauna Skool nerds?
Sauna Skool Summer Reading
1 like • Aug 16
@John Pederson that would be amazing!!
1 like • Aug 16
Love this, just added a couple new titles to my bookshop cart! One sauna related and one not. The first is The Architecture of Bathing—I love diving into different chapters when I get a free moment. The second is Let Them…because Im looking for strategies to personally deal with all the criticism I’m getting now that Saunaday is finally open—too hot/cold, not hot/cold enough, not accessible/not luxurious enough, no hot tubs (?)…some sauna enthusiasts can be hard to please, and I’m seeking my sanity! 😅
Welcome new members!
Welcome to our 5 new members this week: @Alex Goldfarb I’ve known Alex for almost 10 years now. One of my favorite people in the world. Stoked to have you here brother! (Alex has a funny story about how we met.) @Roshelle Ritzenthaler is starting Madison’s first bathhouse! I can’t wait to check out Sauna Day and hear more from about the project and community! @Ben Dykstra Ben, @Lynn Smith and I are building an app for Uber Sauna Nerds! More on this to come! @Tina Lewis welcome Tina!
1 like • Jul 30
Thank you!!! Stoked to be a part of this like-minded community! 🫠
Sauna High?
Just posted this on Instagram… How do you describe the state change YOU experience after sauna and cold plunging?
0 likes • Jul 30
Love this conversation, and it’s timely for us…working on a little chalkboard sign for the front of our bathhouse because we’re directly on well used bike path (LOVE!) but I’ve seen a couple of saunabathers almost get clipped 😅…was thinking something like “take caution, blissed-out sauna bathers crossing”
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Roshelle Ritzenthaler
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I recently opened my dream thermal bathhouse in Madison, Wisconsin called Saunaday. Bathing culture obsessed.

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Joined Jul 29, 2025
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