• Group Sauna Rituals

    in Bristol, Bath and Somerset

    Bespoke guided sauna experiences - for life's celebrations, thresholds and gatherings of friends, family and teams.

    - last chance for December 2026 -

  • Gather your people to meet in the heat

    There's a good reason that they're saying that sauna is the new pub. And a guided sauna adds a whole new layer, with potential to make the experience deeper, more collective and special.

    Whether you're planning a birthday party, coming together as a family, meeting with your creative crew or marking a rite of passage, a sauna ritual gives rhythm and structure while making space for depth and connection as well as feeling really good.

    You'll leave not just relaxed but having truly been together. Hangover-free and ready for a good chat or a meal together afterwards to assimilate, share and land.

    "Emilie, the sauna master, took me through a whole hour and it was incredible. The best wellness experience I've ever had and I've done A LOT!"


    — Sasha

  • What's included:

    What happens during a group sauna ritual?

    What happens will be guided by what your group needs, and why you're meeting. Emilie will work with you to put together a session that supports the right balance of conversation and relaxation, high vibes or deep rest to suit the occasion.

    Aromatic steams

    Using herbal infusions and moved through the space in waves of warmth - no essential oils, these are made from fresh and dried herbs and chosen to reflect the season and reason for your gathering.

    Embodied Awareness

    To help you settle in, let go, release and revive. That may be through mindfulness, cues to feel the body, simple movement or breathing.

    Guided contrast

    This doesn't need to be high contrast. You'll be guided as a group with options to cool down and re-visit the heat in a way that honours your individual needs and experiences.

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    Sauna Training

    Guiding Sauna since 2024

    Sauna Master training - 2025

    Guided 200+ people through rituals

    Has taught thousands of people movement and embodiment practices.

    Sauna svend Emilie Joy Rowell outside a sauna wearing her handmade woolen sauna hat.

    Emilie's experience

    Emilie's half Danish and has been sauna-ing since she was a teenager and guiding others since 2024.

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    Certified Embodiment Coach

    Emilie has been facilitating movement, somatic workshops, and wellbeing experiences for over 18 years, bringing together formal sauna master training with a trauma-aware, embodied approach.

    Alongside guiding public sauna rituals and working with creative studios and organisations, she has extensive experience hosting bespoke hen parties, milestone birthdays, and private wellbeing gatherings.

    She knows how to read the room and will meet your group with warmth, humour, and zero awkwardness so groups made up of old friends, family members, or mixed personalities feel instantly at ease.

  • A group in sauna hats, swimmers and towels listen to a drum playing at a sauna ritual.


    “⁠I went in not knowing what to expect exactly, but it was even better than I ever thought. So refreshing. It definitely helped me to feel alive and safe in my body. The scent of bushes was amazing, adding a sense of aromatherapy. Honestly it was an incredible, full immersive, compassionate space.”

    — Dee

    (Ritual at Wildcat Sauna, Frome)

    HorsA black horsebox sauna with blue sky and fluffy clouds both overhead and reflected in it's window.

    "Emilie offers a welcoming presence and a gentle invitation to shift the energy and re-centre the mind. Combining embodiment practices with sauna therapy, Emilie creates a safe space to feel seen, held and gently supported in the heat. Her sessions are tender and soothing and a must-try for seasoned sauna bathers and sauna-newbies alike!"

    - Jesse Devlin

    (Inferno Wellness Warrior)

    Two saunas glow against a dark winter sky. A bare tree's braches are lit with a string of lightbulbs.

    "We had an amazing time! Thank you so much."

    "Emilie's gentle guidance in the sauna will bathe you in inner sunshine and embodied tenderness."

    - Kelly

  • "Emilie creates an amazing, safe, easy space in the sauna where I'm sure it could be quite possible for people to get overwhelmed by the heat and what's happening.

    If you're thinking of having her into work with you on your retreat or your workshop or your corporate event, whatever it might be, I would 1000% recommend her.

    Thank you, Emilie"

    - Judith Quin

    (vocal coach, retreat attendee)

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    Tell me about your plans.

    I normally reply within 2 work days (I'm not always at my desk).

    - Emilie

    Name *
    Email *
    Phone *
    Type of gathering (e.g. birthday, team day, hens)
    When? (exact or roug idea is fine)
    Location *
    This helps me work out a suitable venue
    Select an option
    How many people are you expecting?

  • Workplace Wellbeing

    Find out more about embodiment coaching, workshops and courses for work and educational settings.

    Sauna Events

    Emilie's guided sauna calendar at brilliant saunas in Bristol and Somerset.

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