Sauna Talk with Glenn Auerbach of Sauna Times

Lewis was invited to talk about the following subjects:

• Trip to Germany – oh boy this was incredible. We get to hear about his visit to Therme Erding, the World’s largest spa, just outside Munich, Germany.
• History with Sauna, getting hooked and mental well-being – started martial arts and studied diet and exercise. Moved on to cold water therapy and breathing techniques, finally discovering sauna. All my adult life I’ve unknowingly been searching for powerful ways to reduce symptoms of stress, anxiety and Insomnia. I was later diagnosed with Aspergers and ADHD which made total sense. 
• The Cedar Sauna Company – I knew I needed my own sauna so I started a mobile sauna company to share sauna with the UK but then began to import and build barrels from Russia. I realised not to rely on imports so studied sauna construction. Company enquiries are flooding in and the company is going from strength to strength quite rapidly.
• Sauna in the UK – the scene is growing quickly. There is a huge rise in mobile sauna businesses and I manage a WhatsApp group with my friend, Sarah, which was created to help mobile sauna entrepreneurs set up and run their own businesses through sharing information with other business owners. In true British fashion, the UK seems to be moulding its own sauna culture taken from cultures all over the world including Russian, Finnish, Estonian, Lithuanian and German styles.
• What is good heat – manageable and breathable. A heat which initially seems mild but creeps up on you almost imperceptibly, sending your heart rate higher and higher until you have to leave. A cold plunge is essential and the thought of which helps me to keep with the heat a little longer.

Recurring Sauna Talk questions

• Mobile sauna anywhere in the world – someone already said outer space which would be serene but I’m gonna go with a winter riverside landscape with lots of people. Everyone would be invited to strip off and enjoy the sweat.
• Sauna with anyone – my late Grandfather, Edgar. He was a stoker for the British navy so I recon he would have taken to sauna quite easily. It would be so good to see him again.
• Favourite sauna moment – cold plunge, before or after. This is where the world goes quiet for me. My normally racing thoughts go quiet and it feels like pure serenity. Sauna helps me to spend longer meditating in the cold.

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