Wood Stove Heated Sauna

Upon reflection we definitely formed the opinion that it was the social aspect that seemed to be the key element. Being social people ourselves, we figured, why not. A wood fired sauna at Ranch 4 Saisons, what a point of difference!

Nordic Countries have used these types of saunas for centuries. Traditional saunas produce dry heat from a stove with a basket of hot stones on top. Just throwing a small amount of water onto the hot stones, creates a rush of intense heat and moisture to the air.

Saunas improve circulation, relieve internal congestion and promote elimination of toxins.

A sauna before another treatment will promote relaxation and improve the benefits of other body therapies and treatments.

The benefits : Winter warming Good after exercise Group social activity Very relaxing Body Detoxification

Using a wood stove, heating the sauna can become a pleasant and relaxing ritual. The enjoyment in the sauna is complete: the gentle heat, the right humidity and the crackling fire. Our wood burning sauna heater is a genuine Finnish product, warmly recommended to all sauna enthusiasts.

The Traditional use of Sauna
The hot room is heated by a stone-filled stove to 80°C - 100°C. The humidity is increased by throwing water on the stones. After being in the hot room for 10-20 minutes your pulse rate rises to 120-150/min, your skin temperature to about 40°C and you are sweating profusely.

Cooling is needed and it can be achieved in brisk water fall(in season)or by dipping in one of our Nordic river or simply by sitting outside . The most vigorous way of cooling is to dip in a hole cut in the ice or to roll yourself in a snowdrift. The hot-cold cycle is usually repeated at least twice, but real sauna fans can do it 3 to 6 times.

Sauna For what?
Sauna treatment incorporates aroma and sound therapy to provide a comprehensive and enjoyable approach to well being.

Why Sauna?
Basically it’s a more relaxing and efficient experience. You sweat up to 3 times more using half the temperature of a traditional the Far Infra red sauna. Or steam room.

Helping things like:

• Pain relief from sore muscles and joints
• Toxin Elimination

The skin is the body’s largest organ and is designed to aid in cleansing and purifying so sweating plays a crucial role in maintaining a healthy body.

The Sauna acts on water molecules within our cells, it makes them vibrate and break bonds, which hold toxins within the body. This makes it easier for the body to sweat out much higher levels of toxins.

Modern lives are often characterized by poor diets high in processed foods, sedentary lifestyles and exposure to environmental toxins, these need to be purged from the body to maintain well-being.

It’s Safe
Sports medicine, hospitals and burn specialists often use it to enhance the healing processes of the skin and healing of sprains and strains.Most people can easily sweat off up to 500gms or more in a session. This translates to more than 300kcal - the same as a 30-minute walk!

Which Treatment???
Sauna treatments are effective on their own or can be combined with massage treatments to produce a longer and deeper therapy…

How long for a treatment?
As with any form of exercise it is advisable to build up a tolerance over time according to your availability as many times as you wish. Once session a week is to enjoy.

Comparison to normal maple wood burning sauna to an Infrared sauna not to good.

Music / Sound therapy?
Music for relaxation and meditation can help make us cheerful, more balanced and reduces stress. Sound also exerts many positive influences on body and mind.