With my fiancé living in Europe for the last five years, I've spent a good amount of time getting to know European sauna ...

As someone who loves finding travel experiences that are unusual and communal, I was instantly intrigued when I learned that America’s largest sauna festival is coming to New York City this winter.

Standing naked beside a stranger in the women’s locker room at the Brooklyn YMCA, I have felt peace. In this level playing field—surrounded by God’s own variety of skin, bone, and hair—my inner critic ...