The Upper Bench The Upper Bench Sauna Podcast

The Upper Bench welcome Markus Raty to the show.


Find Markus
https://www.saunaist.com
https://www.instagram.com/thesaunaist

Hauliwood Vampires - Sauna Song
https://youtu.be/7nFqPpdW-SQ



TIMESTAMPS

{00:00:00} Introductions

{00:03:30} Markus’s electric sauna

{00:06:53} Markus’s story

{00:11:31} Childhood saunas and the Hotpert heater

{00:16:09} World’s hottest sauna?

{00:20:20} Soft vs sharp steam

{00:26:10} Lack of steam in North America?

{00:34:12} The dry sauna approach?

{00:40:04} Sauna in Toronto

{00:45:04} Differences between banya and sauna

{00:46:57} Generational learning in a sauna

{00:48:23} Kangas sauna and other sauna stories

{00:55:52} Sauna in the wild

{00:58:03} Sauna ambassador network

{01:03:55} Unlearn to learn sauna?

{01:09:12} Final thoughts and human happiness

The Upper Bench 032: Dr. Mark Timmerman joins us to share his experience of growing up with sauna and his current practice. He also fields our health questions about detoxing, inflammation, cold plunging, and more.



https://www.patreon.com/TheUpperBench



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

{00:04:14} Mark’s credentials

{00:05:50} Sauna and health as a discussion topic

{00:08:43} Inflammation and a good night’s sleep

{00:09:13} Sauna as a stress inducer

{00:10:34} Should various sauna practices be separated by gained health benefits

{00:17:04} Body’s response to heat

{00:21:08} And cold plunge (rheumatoid arthritis)

{00:22:52} Inflammation and depression (mood)

{00:24:05} Sauna and community (social aspects of sauna)

{00:25:26} (Sauna with dogs)

{00:30:18} Mark’s personal saunas

{00:34:08} How can you tell you are gaining health benefits

{00:35:04} Ideal sauna routine/ protocol

{00:41:48} Sauna and health risks

{00:44:57} Future paths of sauna medical research

{00:49:08} Would you sauna if it was unhealthy

{00:51:51} Sauna is like exercise (in certain aspects)

{00:52:56} Sauna and toxins

{00:57:43} Sauna and viral infections

{00:58:49} Bacteria inside a sauna

{01:00:47} Final words

{01:01:56} Does sauna cure something

Repost of Finlandia Foundation's Sauna Week presentation - Four Generations of Finnish Sauna



Panel: Eero Kilpi, Sam Wacha, Christopher (Risto) Rice, Lassi Liikkanen



Finlandia Foundation

https://finlandiafoundation.org



Other Sauna Week Videos

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLg...



Saunalogia

https://saunologia.fi



Screenshot of Slides

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Td8S...



TIMESTAMPS

{00:00:00} Introductions

{00:16:20} First Generation

{00:18:54} Second Generation

{00:27:40} Third Generation

{00:44:48} Fourth Generation

The Upper Bench 030: The Upper Bench's three hosts Sam, Eero, and Risto are joined by three sauna and inipi enthusiasts in North Dakota--Aaron, Bobby, and Neal. We discuss how to carefully learn from traditions and foster a vibrant local sauna and inipi community. Our apologies for the rough sound in this episode.



Dakota Media Access interview

https://reflect-dakotamediaaccess.cablecast.tv/CablecastPublicSite/show/10652



TIMESTAMPS

{00:00:00} Intro

{00:02:44} Meeting the panel

{00:04:22} The origins of sauna and inipi

{00:06:26} Similarities between sauna and inipi

{00:09:24} Differences between sauna and inipi

{00:10:50} Extras, like plants, etc used in the inipi tradition

{00:15:09} How often people use inipi

{00:17:24} Amount of rocks in inipi

{00:18:11} Splashing water in inipi

{00:19:29} Temperature in inipi

{00:20:20} Are inipis close to water?

{00:22:49} The sauna that was used while recording this episode

{00:24:28} Dakota Media Access radio interview

{00:26:00} Sauna and the outdoors

{00:27:24} Inipi and people, learning from others

{00:33:01} Sweat bathing, spirituality and communality

{00:34:07} Sauna stories for a robust practice

{00:37:32} A newbie’s perspective on sauna

{00:40:11} Spirituality revisited and mental positivity with sauna

{00:42:57} Wrap up

The Upper Bench 029: Lauren and Sean from Plunj join us to discuss the history and current state of sauna culture in Utah.



LINKS

Plunj - https://www.plunj.co



The Sauna Experience Video - https://vimeo.com/151736393

The Finnish Way book - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36722041-the-finnish-way



The Upper Bench website - https://www.theupperbench.com

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/upper.bench.podcast/

Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/TheUpperBench



TIMESTAMPS

{00:00:00} Introductions

{00:03:58} Sauna in Utah

{00:10:20} The Sauna Experience video

{00:11:12} Family histories

{00:14:14} Who brought sauna to Utah?

{00:15:00} Sauna tradition in Utah

{00:17:23} Utah style sauna

{00:20:10} Cold and hot

{00:22:36} The Finnish Way book

{00:28:21} Cold and hot while pregnant, Lauren’s experience

{00:29:16} Cold plunge culture

{00:32:03} Early steps as a business

{00:40:11} The ideal cold plunge water temperature

{00:41:20} Timing cold and hot exposure

{00:44:56} Super cold salinated water

{00:49:02} Food and drink

{00:50:36} Listening to your body

{00:52:16} Future plans for Plunj

{00:53:19} A vintage Utah sauna, it’s a VW and Finns in Utah!

The Upper Bench 028: Justin from Cedar and Stone joins us to share his experience of growing up with sauna, the history of sauna in Duluth, and starting a sauna company.



https://www.patreon.com/TheUpperBench



https://cedarandstonesauna.com



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) Intro

(00:05:29) Justin’s sauna company

(00:09:46) Justin’s background with sauna

(00:13:19) Sauna community and family

(00:15:41) “Story shock proteins”

(00:16:34) Sauna is more than a protocol

(00:19:39) Justin’s carpentry and work tasks

(00:22:51) Finns and the history of American sauna

(00:31:04) Americans appreciate quality sauna

(00:32:20) Duluth, Minnesota

(00:40:54) Other forms of thermal therapy

(00:47:35) Sauna as a place vs. practice

(00:52:19) Saunas and drains

(00:54:45) Floating saunas

(01:00:46) Wrap up