Aufguss explained
Aufguss is a sauna ritual lasting about 15 minutes. It's a multi-sensory experience inside the sauna.
The Aufguss master works with water to circulate heat throughout the sauna with a towel. The core elements of an Aufguss are heat, essential oils and music.
Show Aufguss brings theatre to the sauna experience
Show/performance Aufguss allows you to be immersed in a story created by a Aufguss or Sauna Master, who is free to use their imagination, passion, and creative influences such as music, lighting and infusions to take their guests on a journey filled with theatre, seriously impressive towel techniques and often unexpected surprises.
Over the course of 10-15 minutes, different scents erupt from the sauna stones. The resulting steam and aromas are captured by a towel or fan and skilfully circulated by the sauna master and its heat delivered – caressingly or shockingly – over the bathers on the surrounding benches. As the steam condenses on the skin, it gives bathers a quick but pleasurable heat sensation. The heat, aroma and drama build throughout the performance for a wellness experience that is as electrifying as it is relaxing.
On the continent where the World Championships have been enjoyed for over a decade, some performance saunas have been built to accommodate up to 200 bathers. Rebelling against a trend for wellness experiences that are individual or private, Aufguss revives a past where the sensorial and social are combined for healing and wellbeing.
For an experience usually associated with relaxation, themes in performance Aufguss can be surprisingly heavy hitting. Last years’ winners at the World Championships in Germany regaled bathers with the tale of Nobel, another conveyed the architectural wonder of Florence, Italy.