Saturday, January 17th
Guided Ritual with Peter – $30
The Mysteries of the Stars & the Sauna | Using the vastness of the night sky and the enveloping heat of sauna to rekindle curiosity, awe, and a sense of wonderment.
4-5pm, 60 minutes
Community Steam – $20
Held as part of the multi‑day Dark Skies gathering, this community steam session provides shared sauna time designed to support rest, warmth, and presence. The experience is unstructured, allowing guests to move freely between heat, fresh air, and rest, following their own rhythm throughout the evening.
5-6pm, 60 minutes
6-7pm, 60 minutes
Guided Ritual with Peter – $30
Finnish Sauna Mythology & Folklore: An introduction to traditional sauna beliefs, stories, and the ancestral reverence for the sauna as a sacred space of transformation and care.
7-8pm, 60 minutes
Sunday, January 18th
Guided Ritual with Peter – $30
The Nervous System & Sauna | Learning how sauna activates and balances the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems, supporting resilience, rest, and restoration.
4-5pm, 60 minutes
Community Steam – $20
Held as part of the multi‑day Dark Skies gathering, this community steam session provides shared sauna time designed to support rest, warmth, and presence. The experience is unstructured, allowing guests to move freely between heat, fresh air, and rest, following their own rhythm throughout the evening.
5-6pm, 60 minutes
6-7pm, 60 minutes
Guided Ritual with Peter – $30
Sauna as a “Third Place” | Exploring the community sauna as a gathering space beyond home and work, inspired by sociologist Ray Oldenburg’s concept of the “Third Place.”
7-8pm, 60 minutes
Monday, January 19th
Community Steam – $20
Held as part of the multi‑day Dark Skies gathering, this community steam session provides shared sauna time designed to support rest, warmth, and presence. The experience is unstructured, allowing guests to move freely between heat, fresh air, and rest, following their own rhythm throughout the evening.
4-5pm, 60 minutes
5-6pm, 60 minutes
6-7pm, 60 minutes
7-8pm, 60 minutes
Tuesday, January 20th
Community Steam – $20
Held as part of the multi‑day Dark Skies gathering, this community steam session provides shared sauna time designed to support rest, warmth, and presence. The experience is unstructured, allowing guests to move freely between heat, fresh air, and rest, following their own rhythm throughout the evening.
4-5pm, 60 minutes
5-6pm, 60 minutes
6-7pm, 60 minutes
7-8pm, 60 minutes
Wednesday, January 21st
Community Steam – $20
Held as part of the multi‑day Dark Skies gathering, this community steam session provides shared sauna time designed to support rest, warmth, and presence. The experience is unstructured, allowing guests to move freely between heat, fresh air, and rest, following their own rhythm throughout the evening.
4-5pm, 60 minutes
5-6pm, 60 minutes
6-7pm, 60 minutes
Guided Ritual: Herbal Sauna Ritual with Kassidy from Hot Island Sauna – $30
The evening includes a sampling of restorative herbal tea blends and hands‑on preparation of a custom herbal body scrub to take into the sauna. The session is designed to leave skin feeling smooth, refreshed, and gently scented.
7-8pm, 60 minutes
Thursday, January 22nd
Community Steam – $20
Held as part of the multi‑day Dark Skies gathering, this community steam session provides shared sauna time designed to support rest, warmth, and presence. The experience is unstructured, allowing guests to move freely between heat, fresh air, and rest, following their own rhythm throughout the evening.
4-5pm, 60 minutes
5-6pm, 60 minutes
6-7pm, 60 minutes
Guided Ritual: Stories of Stones with Aly from Superior Saunas – $30
Participants are welcome to read original work or share a favorite piece, respond to writing prompts, and attend as listeners. There is no expectation of performance or polish. Like stones gathered in a circle, each presence adds weight and meaning simply by being there.
7-8pm, 60 minutes
Friday, January 23rd
Community Steam – $20
Held as part of the multi‑day Dark Skies gathering, this community steam session provides shared sauna time designed to support rest, warmth, and presence. The experience is unstructured, allowing guests to move freely between heat, fresh air, and rest, following their own rhythm throughout the evening.
4-5pm, 60 minutes
5-6pm, 60 minutes
6-7pm, 60 minutes
Guided Ritual: Scents of Winter with Aly from Superior Saunas – $30
Using natural winter botanicals—such as evergreens and locally sourced herbs—we will explores how scent, heat, and darkness work together to deepen presence.
7-8pm, 60 minutes
Saturday, January 24th
Guided Ritual: Celestial Glow with Vincent from Superior Saunas – $30
4-5pm, 60 minutes
Community Steam – $20
Held as part of the multi‑day Dark Skies gathering, this community steam session provides shared sauna time designed to support rest, warmth, and presence. The experience is unstructured, allowing guests to move freely between heat, fresh air, and rest, following their own rhythm throughout the evening.
5-6pm, 60 minutes
6-7pm, 60 minutes
Guided Ritual: Birch and Breath with Vincent and Aly from Superior Saunas – $60
Step into the heat of the sauna beneath Bayfield’s dark winter sky for Birch & Breath, a co-led sauna meditation with Aly and Vincent. This immersive session introduces meditation combined with venik platza (traditional eastern european-style sauna massage), paired with intentional breath-work and restorative heat.
7-8pm, 60 minutes
Sunday, January 25th
Guided Ritual: Celestial Glow with Vincent from Superior Saunas – $30
Through this immersive session, guests move from “fight or flight” into “rest and digest,” finding stillness in the body and clarity in the mind. Heat, breath, and starlight converge to create a grounding, expansive experience—leaving you refreshed, centered, and glowing from the inside out.
9-10am, 60 minutes
Community Steam – $20
Held as part of the multi‑day Dark Skies gathering, this community steam session provides shared sauna time designed to support rest, warmth, and presence. The experience is unstructured, allowing guests to move freely between heat, fresh air, and rest, following their own rhythm throughout the evening.
10-11am, 60 minutes
11-noon (final session), 60 minutes
