Over this past week, I took an hour off from my daily schedule and took a delectable sauna bath. In fact, every time I achieve something I consider to be difficult, I will reward myself with a sauna bath. To me, it’s unlike any other kind of indulgence. A sauna bath is like the gift that keeps on giving.
When I get in my sauna for a bath, I immediately feel like I am in another place. It’s not like your average bathtub session, where you soak in water and feel your fingers and toes get prune-y within the hour. In a sauna bath, you are in an enclosed room and the steam that touches your skin makes you feel refreshed and because you are constantly wiping away your sweat, you don’t have to feel soggy either.
I even made my daily home sauna bath into an aromatic encounter. I added some lavender oils to the hot coals along with the water so that the steam that rose up out of it smelled wonderful. It took aromatherapy to a whole different level. Not only did my nose open up, the scent of lavender evokes good memories of my childhood when I used to play under the lavender trees in my backyard. You see, a sauna bath is not just a way to cleanse yourself; it is truly an experience.