Skilled sauna masters are invited to the New York City event to compete for a coveted spot on Team USA at the Aufguss WM Finals taking place in Verona, Italy. The inaugural USA national competition for sauna Aufguss masters will take place at the Bathhouse, Williamsburg, NYC, June 23-24, 2025. Aufguss transforms a sauna session into a performance, where skilled sauna masters use heat, scent, music, and theatrical storytelling to create an immersive wellness experience. Origin

Sauna Aufguss events in Canada and US will determine the top sauna masters who will go on to represent Team USA at the Aufguss WM World Championships in Verona, Italy. For the first time, in 2025, the United States and Canada will host national Aufguss WM competitions , bringing the high-energy, theatrical sauna ritual to North American audiences in a competitive format. The events are set to take place at Bathhouse in Williamsburg, New York City, on June 23-24, and at Therm

A combination of heat, sweat, and showmanship Even in Las Vegas, the last place I expected to find a show was in the spa. But thanks to the aufguss sauna ritual at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas , that’s precisely what I got. When I entered the sauna event room at Lapis Spa & Wellness , a dozen other people were already seated on natural wood tiered seats. Like an arena, we all faced a video screen; ours flickered with a scene from a babbling brook with dragonflies and hummingbi