Heat and Cold

Sauna rounds with a cold finish

Nordic tradition, thriving on the east coast

Three rounds: fifteen minutes of proper heat, then cold water, then rest. Repeat. Between the heat and the cold lives a state of deep, wrung-out calm that people cross the world for. A growing number of coastal saunas between Brisbane and Sydney do this properly.

1. 1Fifteen minutes in the sauna, breathing slow
2. 2Cold plunge or cold shower, one minute
3. 3Rest wrapped up for ten minutes
4. 4Repeat three times, hydrate throughout