A banya in Russian refers to a hot room or sauna. People swat branches on themselves or others to get even hotter. The spa also has a hot tub and steam room and a parlor with chess and billiards.

Black & Milk designed a back garden studio that incorporated all the elements of a banya – including a timber-clad sauna, a bucket shower and an outdoor plunge pool. “It’s very old tradition ...

I was watching as Edik and Irina, two distant relatives of mine, were preparing the banya (wet-steam sauna): sawing wood; making broom-like veniki from birch branches; feeding the fire ...

Black & Milk’s founders Olga Alexeeva and Toly Alekseev have seen a rise in requests for saunas and spas in the gardens or on the terraces of their UK projects, but it was Alexeeva’s own ...

As people prioritize wellness, they are finding ways to bring the spa experience home — starting with an outdoor sauna. As a result, the sauna market is surging. One report puts North American ...

I was in Moscow a couple of days ago and went to a real Russian sauna, known locally as a banya. Here is what I learned in three hours of sweaty insight into the Russian soul at over 100 degrees.

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 ...

Originating in Russia, the Banya is a bit like a sauna, but slightly cooler and the steam is much wetter, making it easier to stand and therefore more hydrating and detoxifying. It is also much ...

I’m in a banya — the eastern European equivalent of a sauna — deep in the bowels of a new, 50,000-square-foot spa experiencing a “steam massage”, also known as a parenie. I am crimson ...