Sauna: The Power of Deep Heat

Sauna culture is having a moment — and this book documents it honestly. Emma O'Kelly surveys the new wave of communal saunas spreading across the UK and beyond: tech-free spaces built in wild settings, designed for gathering, storytelling, and connecting with nature. It traces the full arc from Finnish tradition to contemporary community sauna movements, with Maija Astikainen's photographs doing most of the heavy lifting and Mikkel Aaland (author of Sweat) writing the foreword.

• Author: Emma O'Kelly, with photography by Maija Astikainen and foreword by Mikkel Aaland
• Format: Hardcover, 256 pages, fully illustrated
• Dimensions: 9.7 x 7.5 in
• Published: October 3, 2023

Every purchase helps build a public sauna in the U.S.

Amazon was typically our first stop for a book until an author friend told us how little actually makes it back to the people who write them. You may pay more here, but more of it goes back to people doing good things.