Hello friends,
Harbor Sauna here, reaching out with two big announcements:
A new sauna season: Launching tomorrow in Chicago 🎇
A new name: Trading Harbor Thermaculture for Harbor & Voyage ⛵️
⏳ Timely logistics first!
Harbor Sauna will be anchored weekly in three Chicago Parks beginning this Friday, February 13th – April 13th.
⚓️ Fridays: Smith Park (West Town) | 2PM – 7PM
⚓️ Saturdays: Montrose Harbor (Bird Sanctuary) | 10AM – 3PM
⚓️ Mondays: Pulaski Park (Noble Square) | 3PM – 8PM
⛵️ Bookings are officially LIVE at harborandvoyage.com
The story behind the rebrand:
Harbor Sauna hosted its first community session on January 11th last year at Montrose Harbor. It took a couple of months of heavy lifting to find a groove, then city permitting issues forced a pivot - a blessing in disguise.
It gave me the space to grow beyond what I initially imagined was possible. During that year, I completed training in:
Nordic cycle safety
Aufguss rituals & towel waving
Coaching in applied neurology & somatics
Yoga teaching
The common denominator is nervous system health and co-regulation, which is what I’d love to sprinkle into these newsletters along with the occasional business update.
Why ‘Harbor & Voyage’?
Harbor Thermaculture was born from a desire to build kinship and expand sauna culture in Chicago, after my personal healing journey was transformed through sauna. Over the past year, Harbor & Voyage became the metaphor for why I do this work.
The Harbor is the place you return to for safety, and that is found within you. The Harbor is about regulating the nervous system, accessing deeper layers of yourself, and fostering presence.
The Voyage is the adventure from that resonant place through the world in a more sovereign and authentic way, feeling more connected to others along your journey.
Thank you for being a part of this community and journeying with me.
Warmly,
Maria
If the world is cold, make it your business to build fires. - Horace Traubel