Transform intensity into aliveness
From the creators of the 612 Sauna Society
and the Great Northern Sauna Village
glow forth
with THERMACULTURE
- For individuals seeking a deeper, more effective wellness ritual that leaves them clearer, steadier, and more joyful.
- For teams and venues ready to move beyond aesthetics and build a culture of practice their staff can embody, sustain, and share.
We offer guided sessions, Sauna Skool, and professional training to turn heat and cold into real nervous-system literacy and lasting impact.
see you on the bench!
a real way to
Train steadiness under intensity
Thermaculture uses guided heat, cold, and rest to help you practice staying open when things get intense. Instead of bracing or pushing through, you practice regulation, breathe, and staying present and curious under stress.
The framework helps you discover the moment of choice before reaction and start living from there.
an authentic way to
Turn heat, cold, and rest into a practice
Thermic bathing works best when it’s practiced—not performed.
Through simple orientation—rounds, breath, pacing, and permission—you learn how to work with heat and cold in a way that’s repeatable, self‑directed, and grounded in your own nervous system—a practice you can return to, anywhere.
a repeatable way to
Leave clearer, calmer, and more alive
When the body meets intensity and is given relief and time, it reorganizes.
Most people leave a session feeling more spacious in their thinking, more settled in their body, and more capable of meeting whatever comes next with a steadiness that carries into daily life.
Why It Works
Your body already knows this rhythm
Thermaculture works because it follows a biological pattern humans have relied on for thousands of years: offer the body intensity, offer it relief, and give it time to reorganize.
When you move through heat → cold → rest with awareness, you’re not chasing an outcome—you’re training your nervous system to stay open, steady, and responsive under stress.
Over time, this rhythm helps shift you away from automatic fight‑or‑flight and toward flexibility, clarity, and choice.
This practice is for people who:
- Want to feel more alive, not just less stressed
- Are drawn to experiences that wake them up
- Value depth over spectacle
- Want steadiness that carries beyond the sauna
Step into a simple, trustworthy rhythm that helps you meet intensity with steadiness.
TRAINING & EDUCATION
Thermaculture extends beyond individual sessions.
We offer guide and staff training, venue partnerships, licensing and educational resources for those who want to deepen their understanding or bring this practice into their communities.
thermaculture to the people
Thermaculture grew out of years of building community sauna culture—first through the 612 Sauna Society, then the Great Northern Sauna Village.
Over time, it became clear to founder John Pederson that something deeper was happening. When people were introduced to heat, cold, and rest with care and orientation, the experience reliably opened a calmer, more expansive state.
He developed the Thermaculture practice framework to translate and sahre that discovery—not as a trend or aesthetic, but as a living practice rooted in nervous‑system care.