I-Art of the Finnish Sauna: Imikhuba, Isimilo, Nokuzijwayeza Kwembulunga yonke (Kusuka ku-Harvard Design Magazine)
I-sauna yaseFinland ingaphezu nje kokugeza; isisekelo samasiko esisukela eminyakeni eyizi-2,000, egxilile ekuhlonipheni umphakathi nemvelo. Emgogodleni wayo kunemithetho engabhaliwe: hlala uthule, sebenzisa ithawula ukuvikela amabhentshi, futhi ugweme ukufafaza amanzi ematsheni ngaphandle kwemvume. I-löyly-steam ephuma emanzini ematsheni ashisayo-ingcwele, kanti abaholi bendabuko basebenzisa amagatsha e-birch (vihtas) ukuze bakhuthaze kancane ukujikeleza. I-post-sauna, ukucwiliswa emanzini ayiqhwa noma iqhwa okulandelwa ijusi yamajikijolo kuqeda isiko, ukulinganisa ukushisa nokubanda ukuze kumiswe kabusha ngokomzimba nangokwengqondo.
Namuhla, leli siko liya emhlabeni wonke. E-New York, ama-banyas aseRussia anezela ukubhucungwa kwesitimu seqabunga le-oki; eJapane, ama-onsen-sauna hybrids ahlanganisa amanzi amaminerali nokushisa okomile. I-SkySauna yase-Helsinki kanye ne-saunas yezimayini engaphansi komhlaba yase-Sweden iphinda icabange lesi sikhala, ihlanganisa umklamo nesiko. Nokho ingqikithi isalokhu: ukwehla emhlabeni wokujaha njalo. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi usendlini yasemaphandleni yase-Finnish noma indawo ye-spa emaphakathi nedolobha, yamukela indlela yesi-Finnish: hlonipha isikhala, jabulela umusi, futhi uvumele isiko likuxhume kokuthile okungaphelelwa yisikhathi.