Svetlana S. (SEI) about Sauna

The body needs to move, to feel alive. Back when I was younger, I would go to the bathhouse. My mother would come and ask, “Are you still alive in there?” But I needed time: to slowly toss more steam, sweat, scrub, breathe. Everything should be done unhurriedly, to enjoy it. Prepare the little birch broom so it gives off a scent, wash slowly. When you enter the steam room — a shiver runs through you, a kind of chill, and then you warm up, heat up, and it’s warm, peaceful, wonderful.