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Canada and the AmericasWebinar

Building a Movement for Community-Rooted Sauna

Wednesday, November 4 · 5 pm Mountain · Online · Free or by donation

Hosted by Becky Pelkonen and Jess Rastas of Löyly Floating Sauna

A free or by-donation session to meet Sauna for All, learn about the Charter, and connect with others growing community sauna across the Americas.

What to expect

• A short introduction to Sauna for All and the Charter
• Plans for the movement and what is coming next
• Time to say hello and hear from others
• Open conversation and questions
• How to sign the Charter and join the global community

Who should come: Anyone who cares about sauna in Canada and the Americas. Whether you run a sauna, are planning one or love going to one, you are welcome. Saunas, organisations and individuals can all sign the Charter, so this is a good place to start.

All time zones

4 pm Pacific · 5 pm Mountain · 6 pm Central · 7 pm Eastern · 8 pm Atlantic · 8:30 pm Newfoundland · 6 pm Mexico City · 7 pm Bogotá and Lima · 9 pm Santiago, Buenos Aires and São Paulo

AustraliaWebinar

Growing Australia’s Community Sauna Movement

Wednesday, November 11 · 5 pm Sydney time (AEDT) · Online

Hosted by Becky Pelkonen with the Australian Sauna Association

Meet Sauna for All and explore how shared global principles can support Australia’s growing grassroots community sauna movement.

We will explore

• What Sauna for All is and why it was created
• The principles behind public and community sauna
• How they can support Australia’s movement
• What signing the Charter involves and how to connect globally

Who should come: Whether you run a sauna, are planning one or care about community sauna in Australia, you are welcome.

All time zones

5 pm Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and Hobart · 4 pm Brisbane · 4:30 pm Adelaide · 3:30 pm Darwin · 2 pm Perth · 7 pm Auckland

UK and IrelandIn person

UK & Ireland Community Sauna Network Gathering

Monday, November 16 · Hackney Baths, London · In person

Hosted by the Community Sauna Network. Becky Pelkonen presents the Charter.

The first UK and Ireland-wide gathering of the Community Sauna Network. Operators come together to connect, learn, talk through shared issues and celebrate what we are building together. Becky will present the Charter in the UK for the first time.

The big four topics

• Social prescribing: sauna as medicine, in practice
• Accessibility: opening our doors to everyone
• Water hygiene and regulations: keeping it clean, safe and compliant
• Planning, licensing and architecture: from idea to open doors

Speakers include

• Polly Wilson, Community Sauna Baths. Led the work to get sauna recognised in the NHS social prescribing scheme. She will share how to launch a programme like this and what it has achieved, then host a smaller workshop.
• Will Behenna, Beach Access Project. Founder of the Beach Access Project, now leading the conversation on making sauna accessible to people with disabilities and medical or mental health conditions.
• Mike Shuff, Chair of PWTAG. Chairs the Pool Water Treatment Advisory Group, which sets the UK standard for pool water treatment. 30+ years in wet leisure. The person to ask about plunge pools, water safety and sauna regulation.
• Becky Pelkonen, Sauna for All. Presenting the Charter, a global movement to keep sauna safe, accessible, culturally stewarded and a common good as the industry grows.

Planning panel

Planning is one of the biggest hurdles to opening and growing a sauna. A panel of council, planning consultant and architect voices will cover every angle of an application.

Time to connect

Small-group workshops run between talks, on topics including scaling, year one successes, site operations, sauna maintenance, sauna events, sauna research and sauna building. The day closes with an evening of sauna and Aufguss.

Who should come: Community sauna operators across the UK and Ireland, and people planning to open one.

AustraliaWebinar

State of the Mobile Sauna Movement

Tuesday, November 24 · 6:30 pm Sydney time (AEDT) · Online · About 60 minutes

Hosted by the Australian Sauna Association

Mobile, wood-fired saunas on trailers transformed public bathing in the UK and are now appearing across Australia. Operators from Australia and the UK come together to talk plainly about the road ahead.

We will explore

• How the mobile sauna movement grew in the UK and is taking root in Australia
• The hurdles operators face: land access, insurance and council approvals
• Lessons from the UK: what worked, what did not, and what comes next
• Why Australia’s landscapes suit mobile sauna
• Open Q&A with the full panel

Who should come: Current and future operators, councils and landowners, venues, community builders and anyone who wants more sauna near them. A recording will be shared with everyone who registers.

All time zones

6:30 pm Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and Hobart · 5:30 pm Brisbane · 6 pm Adelaide · 5 pm Darwin · 3:30 pm Perth · 8:30 pm Auckland