Hot air rises, and heat forms in layers of air. There is no one single temperature in a sauna. Because heat layers, there are different temperatures at different heights. Most saunas are too short, with benches too low, to get your body into the hot zone, where you are EVENLY heated from head to toe. Check out this thermal image, showing 8 degrees celsius in the lower part of a winter sauna

Foot bench is above the rocks, getting you into the heat pocket. This creates a better, more comfortable sweat. As well as a better heating of the entire body, activating more heat shock proteins. No more cold feet in the sauna, putting your body out of equilibrium. This is only possible in saunas that are tall enough. It is what the Finns call ‘the first law of lóyly’, and most North American saunas are made with ceilings too low to achieve this.

Ever sat in a Sauna counting the timer? Waiting for a breath of fresh air? It is because that sauna had no fresh air. The Finns do not build sauna this way. Most saunas either have poor ventilation or no ventilation (enter the stuffy gym sauna). We provide instructions to have a fresh air source coming in, while exhausting old CO2-ridden air out. This is crucial. Saunas are supposed to be healthy, and starving your body and brain of oxygen is not. Never count the clock again or feel like you are suffocating.

Our 8'x8'x9' minimum size ensures there is quality air, and comfortable heat for bathers. Every inch less, even for one bather, has an impact on the sauna experience. We want more air volume for the bathers to breathe in. And we want a further distance from the heater; To feel the convective heat (like a hot air bath), and not the harsh radiant heat from the heater