Introduction to Lithuanian bath

Date: 2019-10-28, 17:00
Organizer : Lithuanian Bath Academy

Location: Sofiebadet
Map: Sofiegade 15 A, Copenhagen

We completed 4 hour course in Copenhagen for people, who are familiar with saunasm but want to get some experience of Lithuanian bathing tradition. 

Teaching students in real hot steam bath environment

Testing whisks...

You will be acquainted with the essential details of the Lithuanian Pirtis (traditional steam-bath sauna). There will be presentations and Q and As and you will also participate in sweat bath ritual.

Creating good steam atmosphere in Sofiebadet sauna.

What is next?

...you can simply enjoy your sauna, but having new experience and inspiration.

Also, you will have possibility to continue your studies, improving your skills of bath master.:

• Light wgisking (2nd part of Level I course)
• Level II. Master of Family Bath
• Level III. Individual bathing procedure
• Level IV. Group Bathing Rituals

Training includs 2 practical knowledge tests (after finishing II and IV levels of studies). 

Themes covered

Our studies always consist of themes. Please read the full list of themes. During this first day we will cover:

Steam bath basics

•  Whisking techniques
•  Self whisking
•  Bodywork of the back
•  Holistic whisking
•  Healthy steam bath procedure

Themes covered

• Holistic whisking

  A practical theme to learn and test the work of a sauna master. The first steps towards a new profession take place in a safe environment, in a good sauna, with the help of an experienced trainer. This topic is usually taught in the form of a sauna evening (a practical session in the sauna), during which the teacher introduces and demonstrates the main points of practical work in the steam room and the students try it out in practice. In this way, they have the opportunity to test themselves as future sauna practitioners and get a better idea of the level at which they would like to learn the sauna trade.

  
  A student washes clients body in a steam room for the first time.

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• Self whisking

  Important theme and one of major aspects of sauna education that is very often neglected by even prominent bath mastership teachers. Yet it is even more complex then whisking other person.

  This theme covers

  • initial warming of the feet
  • enhancing blood circulation
  • self massage with whisks
  • self whisking of shoulders, sides, back
  • ergonomics of self whisking
  • different postures: sitting, laying
• Steam bath basics

  Theoretical theme. Contens:

  • Definition of steam bath
  • Purpose of bath procedure
  • Body reaction to heat
  • Quality factors of healthy bath
  • Correct heating and cooling
  • Safe behaviour in sauna
  • Eating and drinking in bath
  • Most comon mistakes

  This theme belongs to  Healthy steam bath ABC seminar and opens the whole course of bath mastership studies.

Birutė Masiliauskienė - Lithuanian bath master, international bath instructor
Rimas Kavaliauskas - Lithuanian bath master, whisking master