United Kingdom·January 23 2025
Therapeutic Thursday at Naburn Lock, York.
Get your weekly reset with Sauna In The Wild and optional yoga, hot seated yoga, breathwork, Tai Chi and/or sound bath.
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Overview
We’re thrilled to partner with Tea by the Lock and a talented group of facilitators to bring you a weekly wellbeing morning in York! This unique event combines the healing power of sauna with a variety of optional wellness activities, giving you the flexibility to design a morning that’s perfect for your needs. Sauna runs every hour on the hour at 7, 8, 9 and 10am. Elevate your sauna experience by pairing it with one (or more!) of these optional activities: 🌅 8:00 AM – Chi Gong: Start your day with grounding movements as the sun rises. 🌬️ 9:00 AM – Breathwork: Reset and energize with focused breathing techniques. 🧘♀️ 10:00 AM – Yoga: Stretch, strengthen, and flow into relaxation. 🔥 11:00 AM – Seated Hot Yoga: Experience deep stretches and mindfulness in the warmth of the sauna. 🎶 12:00 PM – Sound Bath in the Sauna: Immerse yourself in the soothing vibrations of sound for ultimate calm. The sauna will run throughout the morning, so you can choose to take part in any of these activities before or after your sauna session—or simply enjoy the sauna on its own. Cold Immersion Pods For those who love the invigorating sensation of cold immersion, we’ve got you covered! While the River Ouse is nearby, its water quality can vary, especially after rain. That’s why we’re providing clean, refreshing immersion pods to ensure your experience is both safe and revitalizing. End with Refreshments After your session, head over to Tea by the Lock to enjoy delicious refreshments in a peaceful riverside setting. Join us on this beautiful journey, where relaxation, rejuvenation, and nature unite. 💧🔥
Highlights
Physical Health
Sauna bathing, yoga, tai chi, breathwork, and sound healing provide numerous physical health benefits by supporting the body's natural ability to heal and maintain balance. Regular sauna use improves circulation, detoxifies the body through sweat, and eases muscle tension, promoting recovery and cardiovascular health. Yoga and tai chi enhance strength, flexibility, and balance while supporting joint health and reducing the risk of injury through controlled, mindful movements. Breathwork optimizes oxygen delivery, enhances lung capacity, and reduces inflammation, contributing to overall vitality. Sound healing can aid in reducing physical pain and tension by stimulating relaxation and encouraging the body's natural repair processes. Together, these practices create a synergistic approach to improving physical health, building resilience, and fostering longevity.
Mental Health
Engaging in practices like sauna bathing, yoga, tai chi, breathwork, and sound healing offers profound mental health benefits by promoting relaxation, reducing stress, and fostering a deep sense of inner balance. Saunas help alleviate anxiety by stimulating the release of endorphins and promoting better sleep, while yoga and tai chi enhance mindfulness, flexibility, and emotional resilience through gentle movement and focused breathing. Breathwork serves as a powerful tool to regulate the nervous system, calming the mind and increasing mental clarity. Similarly, sound healing uses vibrational frequencies to reduce tension, improve focus, and create a meditative state that soothes the mind and body. Together, these practices cultivate mental well-being, providing a holistic approach to nurturing emotional health and resilience.
Community
Feel the connections as you share the space and activities with like-minded individuals, all seeking health, relaxation, rejuvenation, and a moment of tranquility. In between moments stories are shared, laughter is exchanged, and bonds are formed. 🌍🤝 Many friendships have been made at our events.
Hosts
Our experienced sauna hosts will be guiding the sauna and be on hand to offer assistance and knowledge while you’re here.
Sam
Meet Sam, your guide to ultimate relaxation. With a calming presence, Sam ensures every guest feels safe and comfortable. His easy-going nature and adventurous spirit make the entire journey enjoyable. Beyond sauna expertise, Sam is also trained in Yogic breathing and leads tai Chi sessions for us. Sometimes Sam plays his handpans which bring an extra element to the process. Join Sam for a journey of relaxation, guided by a wellness expert and spirited adventurer.
Nicky
Nicky brings a calming presence and an intuitive understanding of safety and comfort to every sauna session. Her expertise in managing the fire, balancing steam temperatures, and holding the sauna space ensures that each experience is perfectly tailored. With Nicky at the helm, you’re in the best hands to enjoy the warmth, relaxation, and rejuvenation that our sauna offers.
Yoga by Claire
Claire brings a rich depth of experience to her yoga practice, shaped by her travels across Asia. She is a certified Usui Reiki Energy Practitioner and trained in Himalayan Sound Healing in Nepal. Passionate about the connection between mind, body, soul, and nature, Claire integrates movement, breathwork, and ceremony into her teaching. Her sessions are designed to ground, inspire, and foster growth, creating a welcoming space for release, celebration, and community.
Schedule
Have a look at our schedule below!
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Wild Sauna on a Trailer Will be running throughout, hosted by Nicky.
🕒 Climb into our sauna trailer and feel the nice gentle warmth. As your core temperature rises and you begin to sweat, we take a refreshing break to cool off. 🌬️💦
After cooling for a few minutes, we dive back into the sauna. 🔄 We repeat this for an hour.🌡️💪
Your safety and comfort are our priority, as our experienced team carefully monitors the heat. ❄️😌
In just one hour, you'll experience three or four invigorating sauna rounds, interspersed with two or three revitalizing breaks. ♨️✨
Optional Chi Gong at Sunrise with Sam
Chi Gong is a graceful martial art that blends slow, flowing movements with focused breathing and mindfulness, promoting balance, flexibility, and inner calm while fostering a deep connection between body and mind.
Optional Breathwork with Sam
Breathwork is a powerful practice that uses intentional breathing patterns to calm the mind, energize the body, and promote emotional release, fostering clarity, balance, and overall well-being.
Optional Yoga with Claire.
Optional seated hot yoga with Claire.
Pairing yoga with a sauna session combines mindful movement and deep stretching with the sauna's soothing heat, enhancing flexibility, detoxification, and relaxation for a holistic rejuvenation of body and mind.
Optional sound healing in the sauna
Sound healing in the sauna combines soothing vibrations with the enveloping warmth, creating a deeply meditative experience that harmonizes the body, calms the mind, and encourages profound relaxation.
Tickets
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7AM [Dawn Session]
The pre-dawn low light paints the world in soft, muted hues, where shadows linger like whispers and the air feels alive with quiet anticipation- then you step in the sauna!
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8AM Sauna
While the world whirls in chaos, here's to finding peace.
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8.10-8.50 AM Sunrise Tai Chi With Sam
Tai Chi is a graceful martial art that blends slow, flowing movements with focused breathing and mindfulness, promoting balance, flexibility, and inner calm while fostering a deep connection between body and mind.
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9AM Sauna
Time to chill!
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9.10-9.50 AM Breathwork With Sam
Breathwork is a powerful practice of consciously controlling your breathing to calm the mind, energize the body, and unlock deeper emotional and physical well-being.
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10AM Sauna
A cozy haven of utter relaxation.
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10.10-10.50 AM Yoga With Claire
Pairing yoga with a sauna session combines mindful movement and deep stretching with the sauna's soothing heat, enhancing flexibility, detoxification, and relaxation for a holistic rejuvenation of body and mind
FROM$12.61/pp
11 AM Seated Sound Bath
A seated sound bath in the sauna's milder heat wraps you in gentle warmth as resonant tones wash over, creating a serene cocoon where the body relaxes and the mind drifts into peaceful stillness.
FROM$25.22/pp
12 Noon Seated Hot Yoga With Claire
Seated hot yoga in the sauna merges the soothing heat with deep, intentional poses, allowing every stretch and breath to flow effortlessly as the warmth encourages a profound sense of release and presence
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Gallery
Right on the river!
In a lovely secluded spot...
Through the gate, down the track, by the lock you will find a gorgeous peaceful little quiet corner . We are woking with Tea By The Lock to bring this unique experience to Naburn Lock Near York. The sauna is located in the car park. The dipping spot is a short walk down the river bank and into the Ouse!
Trip Tips
Bring 2 towels, one to sit on and one to get dried with.
For comfort and hygiene please bring a towel to sit on.
Bring a bottle of water
You will sweat a lot and so bring some water... with maybe a crunch of sea salt in for hydration.
Wear swimming cozzie underneath
To save time when you get here just wear your cozzie underneath.
River shoes.
We are right by the river and you may wish to dip so bring river shoes if you have sensitve feet!
Be gentle and don't go out of your depth
If you do decide to have a dip , please be gentle on yourself, go in slowly and incrementally. Then when you are up to your waist slowly submerge. There is no need to go out of your depth. You go in the sea at your own risk.
Wrap Up Warm!
Bring plenty of baggy clothes to get back into once you are finished. Maybe a changing robe for modesty!
Head torch or torch
If you are attending a session before or after dark it might be helpful for you to bring a head torch or torch. We do have lights, but it is best to have your own personal torch if you have one!
FAQs
What Should I Do in a Sauna?
We recommend simply doing the sauna what traditional sauna-ers have long done: nothing. Just sit there. Let your mind go. Do some reflecting while your thinking is still sharp; meditate when your mind starts going blank. Just be.
We will have a guided meditation and breathwork if the feeling is right.
It is also Ok to chat- this is your session and gift to yourself.
What Should I Do After I Sauna?
During your sauna session, you’ll lose a lot of water through your sweat — up to four cups during a twenty-minute session! Be sure to rehydrate with plenty of water afterward. Supplement with electrolytes as needed.
We would also recommend to just go easy on yourself. You will be in a state of high vibration and relaxation. You want to be in that state as long as possible so stay away from stressful or negative situations, people or media.
What Should I Bring?
Bottle of water. Towl. Bag for putting clothes in while you are in the sauna. Dress in something loose and comfy with bathing costume underneath. We are just in bathing costume in the sauna then in and out of the sea (if you wish). Afterwards it's a case of getting back into your clothes again a bit wet, so consider a dressing gown/towel/ dry robe for modesty.
I do not want to go in the sea
That is absolutely fine there is no pressure at all to go in the sea! You can stay in the sauna as long as is comfortable and just take breaks out in the air.
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