Advanced sauna ethnobotany

This is an advanced module for sauna practitioners, wellness instructors, and plant enthusiasts wishing to develop a more in-depth knowledge of plants used in Lithuanian pirtis. We explore the details of how various trees and herbs are selected, harvested, processed, and applied in sauna ceremonies and treatments—drawing from folk medicine, plant science, and field practice.

The course focuses on the cultural significance of and physiologic influence of plants within the sauna environment.

Themes required

You must have themes approval of those themes:

• Introduction to sauna plants