Traditions · By KUUME
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Good for A visit with sauna, mizuburo and open-air rest.
Japanese Sauna Cycle
About 14 min · 1 round
You’ll need: Sauna · Cold water · Dry place to rest
Move through a contemporary Japanese sauna cycle, respecting the venue’s bathing etiquette.
Your rhythm
- Round 1
- Sauna
- Cold plunge
- Fresh air
Text and timer · English
Preview the plan
A look inside the ritual
Prepare on dry land
- Breathing
- Slow nasal breathing · guided
Sauna Defining
- Temperature range
- 80–100 °C
- Intensity
- Strong
- Humidity
- Dry
- Bench
- Any
- Breathing
- Slow nasal breathing · guided
Cold bath (mizuburo) Defining
- Temperature range
- 15–18 °C
- Cooling
- Cold
Last break
- Breathing
- Longer exhale · guided
What makes this session different?About this ritual: the idea, the guidance and the music
Sauna, mizuburo and a full open-air rest.
- The idea
- One full cycle: sauna, cold bath and a long rest, ideally in the open air (gaikiyoku).
- Origin
- Contemporary Japanese sauna practice, as described by the Japan National Tourism Organization.
- Voice
- Your own pace in the heat and the cold, then plenty of room to rest.
Safety & practicalPreparation, your phone and the safety guide
You need a sauna, a cold bath (mizuburo) and somewhere to rest outdoors. Wash first and rinse before the cold bath.
- Your phone stays outside the heat. For sound, put a speaker by the door.
- Water only if it feels right. Come out whenever you want: the rest begins by itself, or tap “I’m out”.
- Pause, skip or end at any time.
