• community sauna sessions

  (Sauna with others at one of our pop up locations.)

• private sauna sessions

  (Sauna with your crew at your desired location. A sauna guide will stay to tend fire and loosely facilitate)
  insider tip - book all six seats of a community sauna session to have a private session without the delivery/set up fees of the sauna coming to you

• rentals

  (We drop off and pick up a quality sauna experience for you to enjoy on your own time.)
  
  All community sessions are booked on the website and all private/rental requests are made possible by inquiring via email.

Kindled has two wood-fired saunas that each seat six people or two per bench. There is one upper bench (this will be the hot seat!) and two lower benches.

The sauna is dry until water is poured over the rocks to create steam.

At our community sauna sessions you can expect to sauna alongside up to 5 other people. Maybe you will know them and maybe you won’t. Connect with others as you wish - experiencing the heat together can foster some really great conversations! Move through the thermic cycle the way it feels best for your body. Experience hot sauna, cool water or air, rest, rehydrate and repeat. There is no rigid structure. A sauna guide will be present to answer any questions, tend the fire and be of support if desired.

When I (Jaclyn, the owner) was a teenager I went to a German sauna village and experienced all types of saunas and pools with people of every age and every gender completely butt naked!! While plenty of cultures around the world sauna naked, we are in the midwest and you know, public decency and such.

Wear whatever you feel comfortable getting sweaty/wet in. Some folks wear bathing suits while others choose light athletic type of clothing. Have something dry to change into afterwards or hustle home in your swim suit. Some folks bring a robe for afterwards. Some folks like sauna hats. You do you.
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Renters- you can wear as little clothing as you want in the sauna on your own time - but you have to sit on a towel!

It is advised to remove glasses, jewelry, tech because they could either become hot enough to be damaged or become hot enough to burn your skin.

Arrive well hydrated and bring a full water bottle.

Check with your healthcare provider and do some of your own sauna research if you’re not sure sauna is right for you.

Come with an open mind of what the experience might be for you. Know others might be brand new to this or seasoned sauna goers.

Cold is part of the thermic cycle: hot, cold, rest, rehydrate, repeat. Although, all community sauna sessions will have some sort of cold element, sometimes that can look a little different.

Most often times there are two cold plunge tanks set up. These are nothing fancy - they are filled up with hose water and drained/refilled as made possible by the location. Folks use these at their own discretion knowing they aren’t refilled/sanitized between each and every sauna goer. You can choose to plunge all the way in, dip hands/feet, splash face, etc. Cold plunging is most certainly not required!

Some alternatives to cold plunges based sometimes on logistics and all the time on personal preference include cold water dump buckets, a spray with the hose, some chill time in the open air.

Maybe there will be a day where a fancy, clean, organized booking calendar will be available for this but Kindled is run by a nurse and a mom who has a wonky schedule. For now, please email kindledcommunitysauna@gmail.com for all private session and rental requests.