“As a Sauna Heritage Artist and cultural guide, I create immersive, multisensory sauna rituals, treatments, and workshops that connect groups and individuals to the rich cultural traditions and mythology of Finland. My work blends artistic expression with authentic sauna practices, offering transformative experiences that honor the profound heritage of sauna culture.
I also provide educational sessions for sauna practitioners and healers, equipping them with the knowledge and skills to carry forward these traditions with creativity and understanding of the philosophical principles of the tradition.
Whether you’re seeking a personal journey, a group experience, or professional training, I am here to help you explore the deeper meaning, wellness benefits, and artistry of the Finnish sauna.”
Your Guide to the Heart of Finnish Sauna Heritage
Sauna-Akka is the Sauna Heritage Artist, Laura Foon. She creates multisensory art in the form of immersive sauna rituals and treatments, to engage participants on a deeper level—physically, emotionally, and culturally to the intangible cultural sauna heritage of Finland.
The goal of sauna heritage cultural immersion is to offer participants a way to experience the sauna as it has been practiced through generations—not just as a place for relaxation but as a holistic cultural experience that encompasses wellness, spirituality, connection to nature, and communal bonding. This immersion may foster a sense of reverence for sauna’s role in cultural identity and history, helping people connect with the traditions and values surrounding it.
Sauna-Akka is an artist, a sauna healer, who respects and preserves sauna culture, while also reimagining it in an artistic, multisensory way. Her sauna practices have both reverence for tradition and the innovation involved in bringing that heritage to life for others.
Sauna rituals for cultural immersion
Sauna heritage cultural immersion refers to an experience that deeply immerses participants in the traditional, historical, and cultural practices of sauna. This type of immersion aims to connect people not only to the physical aspects of sauna but to its deeper cultural and historical roots, including customs, stories and rituals associated with sauna traditions.
In a sauna heritage cultural immersion, participants engage in traditional practices like löyly , nature-based rituals and treatments, or even specific sauna etiquette that reflects the heritage of the sauna’s origin. The experience also includes sensory elements like sauna vihtas(whisks), other herbal healing treatments, sound work and healing touch.
Welcome to a journey to the essence of the Finnish sauna heritage with me.
Sauna-Akka, perinnesaunottaja Laura Foon tutkii itämerensuomalaista perinnettä käytännöllisestä ja lahjatalouden periaatteisiin pohjautuvista lähtökohdista. Mielikin metsä on Sauna-Akan koti, josta hän ammentaa työhönsä saunottajana. Tätä aarreaittaa hän haluaa avata myös kaikille muille kiinnostuneille Mielikin metsän tarinoissa.