A sauna, pronounced SOW-nah, (also sweathouse,
sudatory, steambath) is a small room or house
designed as a place to experience dry or wet heat sessions,
or an establishment with one or more of these and auxiliary
facilities. These facilities derive from the
Finnish sauna. The word sauna is also used
metaphorically to describe an unusually hot or humid
environment. A Personal sauna therefore, would be one
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A sauna session is usually a social affair in which the participants disrobe and sit or recline in temperatures of over 80 °C (176 °F). This induces relaxation and promotes sweating, this is sometimes known as a Sauna Party !
