Sauna Treatments and Traditions with Terhen

The Upper Bench 027: Terhi and Anna from Terhen join us to discuss Finnish sauna treatments and traditions, and the difference between how men and women approach sauna. https://www.TheUpperBench.com https://terhen.fi/en/frontpage Hosts Eero Kilpi (Saunner), Sam Wacha (Saunner), Christopher (Risto) Rice (also a Saunner) Theme Music: Conga Se Menne "Guess Who's Coming to Sauna" TIMESTAMPS (00:00:00) Introductions (00:02:10) Motivation to start a sauna business (00:04:17) Women’s role in classic and modern sauna (00:07:19) Sauna therapy, and a balancing act (00:12:05) Sauna and nature (00:14:17) Sauna treatments and lifestyle (00:18:15) Ice cold foot bath, alternative temperature treatments, those new to sauna (00:21:16) Sauna and healing (00:22:11) Where are your customers from? (00:24:01) Finnish sauna culture, more than the hot room! (00:27:40) Wellness comes second (00:28:44) Community around sauna (00:30:24) Salt and honey scrub (00:33:35) Sauna and happiness (00:34:50) More women involved with sauna (00:40:48) What’s your favorite sauna in Helsinki and in Finland (00:43:12) Terhi’s book, Terhen sauna Instagram (00:44:33) Sauna bathers at work (00:46:13) Closing thoughts