NORDIC RESET 2027
Dive Deep Into Finnish Sauna Culture
28 January - 5** February 2027
Sisu & Steam. Avanto* Awakening.
(*Avanto - Ice Hole in Finnish
** for full programme)
Tune into your potential, and draw inspiration from the Nordic nature and lifestyle.
Location: Finland 🇫🇮
Dates: 28 Jan - 5 Feb 2027
Add ons available before or after the trip.
Who is it for?
This is an immersive experience for saunapreneurs, well-being founders and operators, contrast therapy practitioners and everyone who wants to take their well-being practice to a new level.
You will experience different style of saunas and learn skills to enhance sauna experience to unlock the full potential of the power of deep heat and cold. There will be workshops on Sauna Culture, Design & Build, Rituals with local experts.
A Typical day
Morning activation - Daoist flow, breathwork,
Light Nordic breakfast
Sauna Workshops: Sauna culture, Design and Rituals
Lunch
Saunas & activities
Dinner & Social
Escape your surroundings, experience something extraordinary.
SAUNAS & ACTIVITIES
We plan to take you to over 20 public sauna venues including the award-winning ART SAUNA at Serlachius Museum, RAJAPORTTI, a UNESCO heritage site, Finland's oldest public sauna and RAUHANIEMI Folk Spa with sauna ritual in Sauna Temple. Tampare’s best Smoke Sauna in Niemi-Kappe, a newly open floating sauna _FLOU, Sauna resturant KUUMA, the new beach sauna inspired by Rajaportti, rooftop sauna and other local public and private saunas.
SAUNA, YOGA, BREATHWORK, COLD PLUNGE Optional Snow Shoe Hiking, Frosty Forest Bathing. Life Drawing and local peat treatments on request.
AVANTO ADVENTURE - FROM ABOVE TO BELOW THE ICE
AVANTO ADVENTURE - FROM ABOVE TO BELOW THE ICE
SMOKE SAUNA workshop
There are three communal saunas on site. The smoke sauna is very special - built in traditional 19th-century style from the trees that fell in a 2001 storm called Janika. Two additional saunas in the adjacent red house are only a short walk to the the lake. The Old Sauna (Wanhasauna) is a traditional Finnish lakeside sauna. The stove of the sauna is heated beforehand and does not require more heating while bathing. The New Sauna has a continuously heated wooden-stove.
THE TEAM
WENDY LIU
Co-founder, Board Member of British Sauna Society,
Architect, Yoga Teacher, Artist, Adventurer, Freediver
My favourite time is to relax under the ice and enjoy its tranquillity and calmness.
Join us in this journey and I will tell you more. I have over 700 hours of yoga teacher training with renowned yoga studios in London.
As a trained RIBA Architect and designer, I adore precision and am deeply interested in structure and anatomy, creating spaces and discovering the universe within our bodies.
I am one of the co-founders of the British Sauna Society and I lead the Arts and Culture program. I trained with the International Bath Academy and practice sauna whisking rituals. I love to share my love of nature, water, sauna, ice & many more. I love wild swimming in nature and freedivering around the world especially under the ice. I am passionate about sharing my experiences and creating a healing space in the best interests of your well-being.
MIKA
MESKANEN
Traditional Sauna Guide, Breathwork Coach, Experience Designer
Co-founder & Chair of British Sauna Society,
board member International Sauna Association
A Finn living in London, the only Sauna Masters Guild member outside
Finland. I have dedicated my sauna life to seeking and sharing authentic
experiences, building communities and fostering international
collaboration. Also trained with the International Bath Academy and
currently training with the Association of Traditional Sauna Healers in Finland.
I hold an MA from the Aalto Media Lab, work as a user experience designer
and researcher in the tech world, and adventure and competitive freediver,
love yoga and breathwork.
I am an Oxygen Advantage practitioner trained by PATRICK MCKEOWN.
Nik Torrens
Retreat Facilitator
We are honour to have Nik facilitating our retreat for the love of Löyly. He is half British and half Finnish, bridging the best of both cultures and the sauna world. Board member and Treasurer of the British Sauna Society.
Testimonials
"Wendy and Mika’s yoga and sauna retreat on the spring equinox is a pilgrimage of art, light, fire and ice where you find yourself caught momentarily in time between worlds. Their retreats are balanced beautifully between relaxing in the heart of nature and experiencing the history and culture of Finnish saunas. And to top it all Wendy & Mika are the kindest hosts you can ask for and will make your trip an unforgettable experience."
- Alexandra Dao
'I couldn't have asked for better guides for my first trip to Finnland last year. Wendy and Mika were amazing hosts, offering a truly unique sauna adventure with their expert local knowledge and extensive sauna network. 56 saunas in 7 days!'
- Tom de Wilton
( Co-founder of Saunaverse)
Hello sauna enthusiasts :) what an incredible week in the Winter Wonderland of Tampere with Wendy & Mika of SaunaWave/British Sauna Society. Visiting the sauna capital of Finland with them is an absolute MUST for all serious sauna therapists, sauna builders and general löyly lovers. Visiting the absolute best of the best saunas, experiencing THE perfect löyly, magical smoke saunas, and deeply connecting with our own inner elements. Mika is, of course, a native expert and Wendy a fantastic retreat guide, sharing daoist flow and Chinese philosophy, supported by Nik as generous facilitator. I’ll be joining them on the next trip for sure! The next one is July and there will be not one but two sauna festivals. You’d be mad to miss it. Feeling so galvanised and inspired, I just had to share this feeling! Love, light and sauna magic 🪄 🔥❤️
- Jesse Devlin @ Sauna Corner
‘This was an incredible experience, a total immersion in sauna culture led by guides full of passion and experience! Wendy and Mika organized a 5 star experience for a very reasonable price. It was jammed packed with visits to the best saunas, sauna rituals, yoga, breath work and great food! This is a retreat will leave you feeling relaxed and in tune, and it’s a in a stunning location - not to be missed! Treat yourself’
- Bronwyn Connolly @ Wild Wellness Sauna