What is Aufguss? If you’ve come across the word and had no idea what it meant, you’re not alone. It’s not a well-known term outside of sauna culture — but once you’ve experienced one, it’s hard to forget. At its…
I’d been curious about the social sauna sessions at Wild Scottish Sauna Eden Springs Fife for a while — but I’d never booked one before, and this time I didn’t have anyone to go with. So I just went alone.…
The first time I went to an outdoor sauna, I massively overthought it. I was going with a wild swimming group for a sea dip and sauna session, and as soon as I decided to go I was already wondering:…
A wild sauna is a wood-fired sauna placed in a natural setting — beside the sea, overlooking a loch, or set among trees. Instead of a spa or gym, you’re somewhere open, often right beside the water you’ll cool off…
It was a misty morning in Granton and as we walked down towards the promenade, I wasn’t convinced. Pebble beach, warehouses, not much else in sight. I had a brief moment of thinking, oh no. But then we got closer.…
I arrived just before 08:45, early enough to have a quiet wander around the Balmalcolm Den before anyone else showed up. It was a bright, sunny morning and everything was still. I’d booked onto Viking Heat Retreat’s Run, Coffee, Recovery…
It was a grey Sunday morning in February. I was tired, it was cold, and I had no real idea what I was walking into. I’d been hearing more and more about wild saunas in Scotland — the heat, the…