We did it!: The first Sauna at Full Bloom has been had.

On Christmas eve we lit up our recently completed sauna for its inaugural voyage and it didn’t disappoint.  With three different kinds of cedar, freshly sanded and soaked with jojoba/bees wax stain the smells were intoxicating.  It was 28 degrees outside so the contrasting worlds were amazing.  After about a half hour in the sauna a group of us led by two 10 year olds (Ocean and Sam) jumped in our freezing pond for a borage of sensation, a sense of being born again, then back in the sauna to warm up.  I can already feel how the sauna will be a community building, healing space for the residents of Full Bloom and our guests.  Check out the interior:

There is a marked difference to be in a structure like this one that has been truly handcrafted by fine wood craftsman who has gathered local wood, brought it to local mills and sanded each piece by hand.   This ain’t no pre-fab sauna!

Looking forward to the eventual addition of a deck space leading to a diving board over the pond.   But in the meantime I am thoroughly overjoyed by this recent addition to the Full Bloom matrix.

Till next time,

Ryan