Sauna-Master Retreat – Sauna Wings

Experience connection

Grow your aufguss skills together
Connect with other international aufgussmasters
Grow your awareness of your body

Sauna Master Retreat

Join us for the second SaunaMaster Retreat. This 4-day experience is designed for both men and women to expand your understanding of movement, presence, and creative expression in Aufguss.

You’ll dive deep into the connection between body, mind, and spirit, and explore how to express your individuality through your personal style.

At the same time, we’ll take a detailed look at what actually happens to the body in the heat, how it responds, how to support it, and how to optimize your performance, especially in high-demand settings like competitions. You’ll also learn essential tools for injury prevention and body longevity, so you can continue doing what you love for years to come.

Your Retreat Guides

Barbora Brožová

Four years ago, Aufguss transformed my life. It became more than work, it’s my passion and a space where I can fully express myself while creating moments of connection and presence. With my Physical Therapy background, I now share that knowledge with others.

Sigrid van Rijswijk

Aufguss crossed my path, and I embraced it fully. It has become my true passion, a place where my creativity flows not only as an Aufguss Master but also as a trainer, coach and show performer.

Hendrik Bißlich

What began as a side job in a sauna in 2018 quickly became a true passion. Through Aufguss, I found a powerful mix of movement, music, scent, and emotion. I now share my knowledge to support growth, connection, and the next generation within Aufguss.

Steve Lewis

Over 20 years in elite sport have shaped my approach to medicine and longevity. Working as a Premier League club doctor, I understand demands of the body under pressure. Through sauna and Latvian rituals, I blend tradition and science to support health, resilience, and performance in the heat.

Job Verheijen

Hospitality has always been a second passion to me, having worked in a cocktail-bar of a resort, now I challenge myself in the kitchen to provide healthy food & drinks. I also contribute my skills behind-the-scenes as business manager.

Is this for you?

This retreat is for all sauna masters, whether you are just beginning or already experienced and growing into higher performance.

It is for those who want to build a long-term, sustainable career in this profession.

If you work in the sauna regularly, feel the physical demands of this job, or want to refine your professionalism beyond technique alone, you belong here.

This is not just about learning new tricks.
It is about building strength, awareness, longevity and new connections with other saunamasters.

What This Retreat Represents

The Sauna Master Retreat represents community, responsibility and care.

Our work is beautiful but it is also physically, mentally and energetically demanding. Heat, repetition, competitions and constant output can slowly drain the body if we don’t understand how to care for it properly.

This retreat exists to raise awareness about health and longevity in the sauna world.

We share practical knowledge about:

• injury prevention

• recovery and regeneration

• hydration and recharging

• understanding how your body functions under heat and performance stress

Because passion alone is not enough.

If your body breaks down, your career becomes limited.

What you will walk away with

You will leave with a better understanding of your body, how it moves, where it compensates, and how to support it intelligently.

You will gain tips & tricks that you can immediately apply to prevent injuries, improve recovery, elevate your performance level and sustain your energy over time.

During towel practice, you will develop stronger body awareness and learn how to combine your personal style with efficient movements. Instead of fighting your body, you will learn to work with it.

You will understand how to translate that foundation into a powerful session, how to structure your performance, work intentionally with music, and consciously switch between slowness and power, elegance and explosiveness.

You will not only improve your technique.
You will improve your control, precision and sustainability.

Most importantly, you will leave with a mindset shift:

From short-term performance
to long-term mastery.

What we have prepared for you

Home in Päwesin

From October 29th to the morning of November 2nd, this charming place will be our home, a place where time slows down, where you can unwind, recharge, connect and simply be.

Kristall Wohlfühltherme Ludwigsfelde

Kristall Therme will welcome us into its newly build massive event sauna. where we will take over and provide lovely sessions together. Barbora, Sigrid & Hendrick will perform a special aufguss to show how each guide brings their own style, and how this may work together.

Aufguss Workshop

Guided by Barbora, Sigrid and Hendrik, you’ll explore the art of graceful, elegant, yet powerful movement, while deepening your body awareness. Their combined approach brings together different feminine and masculine energies in a dynamic and integrative way of learning. Explore new creative flow within and gain greater confidence in your style.

Lets Talk about... With Steve

Passionate about the health of sauna masters, Steve Lewis is dedicated to making our work in the heat safer and more sustainable. He’ll share science-based insights into thermal medicine, optimizing Aufguss performance, and how to prevent injury and illness when working in high-heat environments. This is where ancient practice meets modern knowledge, and we’re all very excited to learn from him.

Towel Jam

In this workshop, we’ll explore different music styles and let your unique waving style adapt to each one. As the rhythm changes, your expression can become playful, slow, strong, or soft. With breath, awareness, and presence, we’ll let the music guide and inspire us. It’s all about feeling, expressing, and enjoying the moment.

Opening Ceremony

We’ll begin this retreat with an opening circle and a guided meditation focused on body awareness. This is a space to slow down, connect with your body, and offer it kindness. As we open our hearts and soften into presence, we invite energy to flow more freely, a foundation not only for healing, but even for something as physical as towel waving.

Breathwork & Movement

We begin the day in motion, with breath, stretch, and flow. This morning practice blends conscious movement and breathwork to awaken your energy and start the day fresh!

Delicious Gatherings

Enjoy nourishing meals that feed not only your body but also your spirit, shared with a beautiful community of SaunaMasters. Job Verheijen will make fresh meals that fit the schedule of the day, finished with home-made lemonades & refreshing snacks. (vegans options available)

Are you Ready to say Yes to yourself ?

Confirm your reservation by paying the advance (280€)

Cancel with full refund up to two months before the retreat

Feel free to ask me (Barbora) any questions before signup, send an email or a direct message via instagram:

Past Reviews

I really enjoyed the retreat. The cosy, warm, and fuzzy atmosphere made it easy to relax and feel at home from the start. Steve’s lecture on health and sauna was insightful and gave me new perspectives to take with me.

With the gentle morning movements, shared moments, and smart structure of the days, it was a truly lovely experience and a beautiful way to reset, both body and mind.

From the very beginning, the atmosphere felt welcoming and open. Everyone was kind, approachable, and attentive, making sure we felt comfortable and supported throughout the experience. I really liked that they cooked for us themselves and set the table. They spent the whole day with us, we ate together, worked together, everything. The accommodation was very cozy and felt like home. Whenever we had any questions, they answered them. We received pre-recorded videos for the towel-waving techniques so we could practice at home as well. They also gave a lot of individual help with towel-waving. It was a great experience working together like a small family.

So much inspiration and so many new things that I brought from the retreat, it's priceless. I loved every bit of it, including the amazing food and hospitality & of course, all about the sauna and waving. We even had the chance to visit Kristall in Ludwigsfelde and learn more in-depth how to work in the sauna. Everyone who is thinking about joining one of the retreats, just go for it!

Photos from last edition

Retreat Location

Are you flying in?

Berlin Airport (2:00 hours) two trains and a bus

Let us know your travel plans, perhaps we could find a carpool

Reserve your spot

We currently have 13 Places left

Feel free to ask me (Barbora) any questions before signup, send an email or a direct message via instagram:

Confirm your reservation by paying the advance (280€)

Cancel with full refund up to two months before the retreat