612 Sauna Coop Fat Heat--April 17, 2025

"Hi there! I'm Carly, your friendly neighborhood sauna host, and I'm thrilled to invite you to join us in an evening of liberation and connection with a "Fat Sauna” experience.

So, what is "Fat Sauna"? Imagine this: a sanctuary where your body is celebrated, not scrutinized—a defiant, steamy oasis where you can delve into the magic that is *you*. It's a space to connect with others who understand the challenges (and delights) of inhabiting a body too often villainized in traditional wellness modalities. By utilizing radical self-love practices of embodiment and community building, I aim to craft an experience that leaves you feeling joyful, warm, and fully accepted.

I have been using sauna as a tool of body liberation for myself for the past few years and have found it to be one of the most effective ways that I’ve been able to reacquaint myself to my body after a lifetime of feeling disconnected from it. Every inch, every dimple, every pore in my body reveals itself in sauna and reminds me of how incredible and capable my body truly is.

Together, we'll embrace the heat and shed that pesky self-doubt, dissolving society's toxic messages to unveil our pure power and resilience."

More Information:

• Each session is capped at 8 people with no overlap in between sessions.
• The sauna will be located in the main beach parking lot.
• Cold Plunges are abound steps away in Lake Nokomis.
• Restrooms are available either at the outdoor portable toilet or inside the park building depending on weather/building availability.
• The sauna is operated by a trained host. All you need to do is show up and enjoy!
• 10% of your ticket sale will be returned to Minneapolis Parks.
  Transportation:
• Parking is available in the Main Beach Lot. Please note: this is a pay lot.
• Parking lots are also available on the north end of the lake.
• Street parking is available nearby if you are ok with a short walk to the sauna.

What to bring:

- Bathing suit (required)- Water bottle & water - 2 Towels - one to sit on and one to use after your session. Your sitting towel should be long enough to place your feet on the towel as well. There are hooks in the hot room to hang your sitting towel between rounds. - Flip flops

Covid-19 Protocols:

612 Sauna Cooperative is committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for all members, guests, and staff. Our goal is to mitigate the potential for transmission of COVID-19 within our facility and our community. This will require cooperation of guests, members and staff to comply with protocols to keep the sauna safe.

• Stay home if you’re feeling sick or if you’ve been exposed.
• You must use your own towel and water, and a towel is required for sitting on the bench inside the hot room.
• Staff cleans and sanitizes equipment per disinfecting checklist between each reservation.

SAUNA COOPERATIVE CODE

The Sauna Cooperative Code has been identified to ensure that all guests have an enjoyable sauna and can be immersed in the health benefits of the activity, and can be summarized as follows:

At the 612 Sauna Cooperative, our intention is to support a welcoming, respectful, and inclusive space to enjoy the health and community benefits of sauna.

We are aware of ourselves, each other, and our surroundings to ensure a safe environment for all sauna guests. We are aware of our own health and safety, and we are also aware of the health of other guests.

We and our guests believe that everyone is equally worthy of love, respect, and dignity. We believe that differences of race, age, culture, religion, politics, sexual orientation, gender, gender variance, body shapes and sizes, nationalities, (and beyond) are simply part of being human and all are welcome here.

In short, we endeavor to treat each other as a family—one that loves and respects each other. Thank you for helping us create a safe and comfortable space for all.

SAUNA TIPS

Please arrive hydrated so you can enjoy the full benefits of your time on the bench.

Sauna promotes healthy blood flow by activation of the thermoregulatory system. Practicing full “rounds” will provide the full health benefits. A round consists of 10-20 mins in the hot room (your body will tell you when your time is up), followed by a cool-down period outside. Letting your body cool down between rounds by relaxing and cooling off at the rinse station will increase your circulation and provide the full physical and mental benefit of the experience. A typical sauna session consists of 3-4 rounds of this hot-cold treatment.

Learn more about the health benefits of Sauna here.

AND MORE

- The Sauna will be staffed by a trained host. If you have further questions about Sauna, The Forge or 612 Sauna Cooperative, please ask a member of the Stoker Team, or email us at [email protected].

- See you on the bench!

Host or Publisher 612 Sauna Cooperative