Saunas are an invention that has been popular since the ancient cavemen days. The Romans used both climates in their baths while Native Americans chanted around theirs. The Russians even took the liberties to throw drugs and alcohol on hot rocks to create the effect of a vaporous euphoria. However it was used, the sauna bath has become somewhat of a cultural symbol--simultaneously an emblem of leisure and meditation.
If you wish, you can use your sauna as a hot oasis. Imagine coming home from your 9-5, just immediately undressing out of your stuffy pant suit and then getting into your bathing suit. After this, you would sashay over to your sauna, turn it on and pour some hot water over the rocks. The water will get the negative ions circulating and eventually, hot steam will emit from the stones. Finally, you can sit down on the comfortable wooden bench or if you wish, recline completely. Eventually, somewhere in your state of repose as the steam is settling on your body, your thoughts will wander to another world where "work" is a horribly disgusting word related to how donkeys mate. In this world, you are the queen of the universe. There are no taxes or hangnails. Everything is perfect.
The sauna bath tends to have this effect on anyone who has come in contact with the beauty of it. It is, simply put: other worldly. The sauna is more than just a bath; it is a luxurious experience that soothes your mind and relieves the aching muscles in your body. Today, people take sauna baths all over the world because it is a vital method to purify and detox the body while stimulating the immune system. Generally, the euphoria experienced during a sauna bath is best achieved when you are the only one in the room. Although peers and other people may create a lively sociable atmosphere, being by yourself really helps you to attain the singular state of mind--the sense that people discover when they meditate. This can be accomplished in your very own home sauna.
