Authentic Finnish sauna interior with aged cedar wood

Close the door.
Let everything go.

Every Thursday: why heat heals, where to find it,
and five minutes of stillness.

Every Thursday · 5 min read · Free forever

What's inside each letter

Short enough to read. Useful enough to keep.

The Main Thing

One idea worth your attention. Protocols, science, or stories that change how you think about heat.

The Gear Pick

We're all suckers for gadgets. Here's the gear that actually works.

A Place Worth Visiting

Beautiful saunas around the world. Fuel for the wanderlust.

The Permission Slip

A moment of stillness. The whole point, really.

From the archive

Places worth the journey

Every week, we uncover spaces that understand what this is really about.

Loyly in Helsinki

Helsinki

Loyly

Architectural icon on the Baltic

KOK in Oslo

Oslo

KOK

Floating saunas on the fjord

Icebergs in Sydney

Sydney

Icebergs

Waves crash over the pool

Aqua Dome in Austria

Austria

Aqua Dome

Floating bowls in the Alps

“The sauna is the poor man's pharmacy.”

— Finnish proverb

Some traditions survive for a reason.

Step inside

Step inside.

Every Thursday: the science of heat, places worth the journey,

and a few minutes of calm before the weekend.

Free. Every Thursday. 5-minute read.