But it wasn’t until I moved to Russia in my early twenties that I really fell in love with saunas—or, as it’s called in Russian, banya (баня). So, when my local infrared sauna studio in ...

Space The banya is the slavic cousin of the Finnish sauna and Turkish hammam. The Bath House comprises a Public (shared) and Private Banya (for groups of up to 8 people). Both banyas have a log ...

The hat is an essential part of the Banya experience – everyone wears them to protect their heads from the intense heat of the sauna and regulate body temperature. I was also met with the sound ...