Sauna Events

What to Expect

Aufguss rituals, sound baths, storytelling and more
Unique sauna experiences led by facilitators and practitioners
Warm, welcoming sessions for curious first-timers and regulars alike
Your event ticket includes sauna and cold plunge access

Meet our Event Practitioners

We work with experienced practioners. who bring skill, care and presence to every session. Each practitioner works independently, bringing their own specialism and approach.

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Allow the Now

Guppy Fishe (@guppyfishe)
Hackney Wick

2nd & 4th Tuesday of the month, 6.30–8pm

Semi-guided rounds of sauna, cold plunge and rest with music, a live Tibetan singing bowl sound bath, and breath and meditation techniques. A full sensory journey to bring you into deep presence.

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Aromatherapy Journey

Romi Gaughan (@irisandmewellbeing)
Hackney Wick

Monthly Wednesdays, 7.30–9pm

A deeply restorative sauna experience guided by Romi's signature essential oil blends and nourishing body scrubs. Move through cycles of heat and cold with soothing music and invigorating Aufguss rituals.

A group of smiling bathers in swimwear and sauna hats sitting on the benches of a large wooden sauna

Aufguss with Chris

Chris Bradshaw (@saunaiceman)
Hackney Wick & Walthamstow

Hackney Wick: 1st & 3rd Sunday of the month, 7.30–9.30pm
Walthamstow: 2nd Friday of the month, 8–9.30pm

Chris is our homegrown Aufguss master, and has been coming to the Baths since the very beginning. Expect homemade signature ice balls, inventive essential oil blends, eclectic music and an intense, communal heat journey.

Oliver Wessely smiling in swim shorts and a felt sauna hat, holding a large red fan and a brass incense burner outside a sauna at night

Aufguss with Oliver

Oliver Wessely (@saunagus_uk)
Camberwell & Walthamstow

Camberwell: 1st Friday of the month, 8–9.30pm
Walthamstow: 4th Friday of the month, 8–9.30pm

A sensory evening of heat, aroma, words and music across three rounds of Aufguss, with essential oil ice spheres, natural skin treatments and top quality towel waving. Oliver learned his craft in saunas across the UK, the Baltic states and central Europe.

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Boxercise and Sauna

Richard Puplampu (@peakperformancehealth)
Camberwell

Last Saturday of the month, 9.30–11.30am

A high-energy, non-contact boxing fitness class in the park, open to all fitness levels. Afterwards, recover with an hour of sauna and cold plunge on the last Saturday of every month.

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Common Yoga and Sauna

Sophie Dundon (@flowwsophhh)
Camberwell

Monthly Saturdays, 10am–12.30pm

An hour of outdoor yoga in the park, or in our yurt if it's wet, with meditation, breathwork and flowing movement. Then move freely between sauna and cold immersion at your own pace for an hour and a half.

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Guided Women’s Banya

Sasha Lapina (@ceremonial.banya)
Camberwell & Hackney Wick

Hackney Wick: 3rd Thursday of the month, 6.30–8pm
Camberwell: 1st Thursday of the month, 6–7.30pm

Sasha grew up attending banya every Sunday in Russia's Ural Mountains. She guides three steam cycles with breathwork, salt scrubs, herbal infusions and oak or birch whisking, in a small, intimate session for women and non-binary people.

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London Irish Sauna

CSB
Hackney Wick

Last Thursday of the month, 8–9.30pm

A monthly sauna gathering for people with a connection to Ireland (though open to everyone), on the last Thursday of the month. It's all about building community and having the craic through sauna.

A smiling mum in a green outfit holding her baby in the outdoor courtyard at Community Sauna Baths

Mamma Swim

Mamma Swim CIC (@mammaswim)
Hackney Wick

Every Tuesday, 11am–1.30pm

A weekly sauna meet-up for mums with babies and toddlers aged 0 to 24 months. While the group looks after each other's little ones, mums take turns in the sauna in small groups.

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Men’s Sauna

Rory, Marc and Joe (@rorybradshaw__)
Hackney Wick

One Monday a month, 8–9.30pm

A monthly Monday evening in the Lunar Lodge for people who identify as male or non-binary to connect, unwind and look after themselves. Sit in comfortable silence or get chatting: come as you are.

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Mindfulness and Movement

Tom English (@ferus.animi.terra.nova)
Hackney Wick

Monthly Saturdays, 2.30–4pm

Guided sessions exploring mindfulness, breathwork and meditation through the changing sensations of heat and cold in our Lunar Lodge sauna. Tom English blends simple nervous-system techniques with reflection and gentle movement, and no experience is needed.

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Mothers Recharge

Harieth (@playwithsisi)
Camberwell

Every Thursday, 12–1.30pm

A weekly sauna and cold plunge meet-up every Thursday lunchtime for mothers who need a moment to themselves. It's not just for mums: all women are warmly welcomed, whatever stage of life you're in.

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Queer Heat Collective

CSB & Treacles
Camberwell

Last Tuesday of the month, 8–9.30pm

A relaxed, celebratory sauna space for the full spectrum of the queer community across all genders, sexualities, bodies and expressions. Designed by queer people, for queer people, in our Camberwell private sauna.

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Queer Poetry Sauna

Gayathiri Kamalakanthan (@unembarrassable)
Hackney Wick

2nd Monday of the month, 6–7.30pm

Immerse yourself in the words of trans and queer poets, guided by award-winning facilitator Gayathiri Kamalakanthan. There's space for meditation, reflection and discussion, and no poetry experience is needed.

Kerry smiling in a bikini, sitting in a warmly lit wooden sauna

Reset Ritual

Kerry Flower (@together.we.breathe)
Camberwell

2nd Friday of the month, 12–1.30pm

A calming 90-minute session combining mindful movement, breathwork, scent and self-massage with sauna and cold plunge. Move between heat and cold in your own rhythm to quiet a busy mind.

Kat in a headscarf and blue linen dress pressing a bundle of oak leaves onto a bather inside a dark wooden sauna

Ritual Garden: Herbs, Folklore and Sauna

Kat Cosgrove (@saunaportals)
Camberwell

3rd Thursday of the month, 8–9.30pm

A multi-sensory journey of traditional leaf whisking, aromatherapy, folklore and storytelling. Forager Kat blends Lithuanian pirtis techniques with the plant wisdom of London and the South-East.

Sauna for Addiction Recovery

Will & Freddie
Stratford & Walthamstow

Camberwell: every Monday, 12–1.30pm
Stratford: every Friday, 11am–12.30pm
Walthamstow: every Tuesday, 11am–12.30pm
Walthamstow (women): every Monday, 11am–12.30pm

Weekly drop-in sessions for anyone looking to change their relationship with drugs and alcohol, or with a history of addiction. A chance to relax and connect in a held, supportive space, free or by donation.

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Sauna Live Sessions

Live Musicians & DJs
Walthamstow

Every Friday, 6–7.30pm

Every Friday from 6pm, your sauna session is soundtracked by a live musician or DJ, from classical harp to steel pans and modular synths. The small extra on the ticket goes directly to the musician.

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Sauna Sound Bath

Shaun Wood (@gotobalm)
Camberwell, Hackney Wick & Walthamstow

Hackney Wick: 1st Thursday of the month, 8–9.30pm, and 3rd Sunday, 12–1.30pm
Walthamstow: 2nd & 4th Sunday of the month, 10–11.30am
Camberwell: 1st Sunday of the month, 12–1.30pm

Lie back in the heat as waves of sound from live singing bowls guide you into a deep meditative state. Over a series of sound baths performed inside the sauna, it gets easier and easier to drop into calm.

Tanja smiling in a spotted swimsuit, sitting cross-legged on a sauna bench and holding a large frame drum

Sauna, Stories and Soul

Tanja Mickwitz (@tanjamickwitz)
Walthamstow

Selected Fridays, 8–9.30pm

A bathing experience woven with stories and folklore, guiding you into fairytale landscapes and your own quiet reflection. Part entertainment, part ritual, and open to everyone.

Woman in a black swimsuit sitting cross-legged on a sauna bench, stretching one arm over her head

Sauna, Stretch and Soma

Kate McQuilken (@aelkemi_of_soma)
Hackney Wick

1st Monday of the month, 6.30–8pm

Slow, guided stretches in the warmth of the sauna, short dips in the cold plunge, and body-based meditation. Designed to help you release tension and reconnect with your body.

Close-up of a hand dripping essential oil onto a coconut bowl of crushed ice, ready for an Aufguss ice bomb

Saunasthesia

William Dougherty & Omar Rivera (@saunasthesia)
Walthamstow

Selected Thursdays, 6–7.30pm

A multi-sensory experience where temperature, sound and scent synchronise in a HiFi-equipped blackout sauna. Part listening room, part Aufguss ceremony, with all profits going to our social prescribing programme.

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Silver Stories

Silver Alieu Fofanah (@silver_alieu)
Camberwell

2nd Wednesday of the month, 8–9.30pm

A guided storytelling experience in the heat, where tales lived, inherited and reimagined help you slow down and drift somewhere new. Each session blends story, sound and reflection into a shared journey.

Hand-drawn 'Sing + Sauna, 8–9.30' sign on a sauna's glass door, with a singing sauna-hat character

Sing and Sauna

Jen Baker (@singwithjenbaker)
Walthamstow

4th Thursday of the month, 8–9.30pm

We settle into the heat with gentle breathing and somatic practice, then learn and sing soulful songs that resonate through the body, with breaks to plunge in between. No pressure, no performance and no singing experience needed.

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Trans Sauna

Trans Sauna
Hackney Wick

Occasional Monday evenings, 6–9.30pm

An evening of warmth, care and community for people who are trans, non-binary or gender non-conforming, with the Hackney Wick site entirely to ourselves. Expect music, food, hot saunas, cold water barrels and chitchat.

People in workout clothes stretching on yoga mats in a bright studio with plants, a woman with a short dark ponytail in the foreground

Yoga and Sauna Sundays

Matilda, Kiara or Violetta
Hackney Wick

Every Sunday, 2–4.30pm

End your weekend with a gentle, all-levels yoga class in the Eastway Baths sunroom, led by a different teacher each week. Then head to the Lunar Lodge sauna for an hour and a half of heat, plunges and relaxation.