Walk into virtually any downtown Toronto spa and you're likely to witness the following: Couples prudishly strapped into bathing suits struggling with tepid infrared saunas. Gaggles of bridal parties ...

I have always wanted to try a banya - a traditional Russian steam bath. What is the particularity of these types of spas, you ask? Besides the fact the steam rooms are much hotter than a regular sauna ...

The Korean-inspired bathhouse is not for the faint of heart. Split into wet (unclothed, single sex) and dry (clothed, unisex) areas, the 33,000-square-foot facility offers purifying jasmine-scented ...

The Greek physician Hippocrates may well have been the first sauna aficionado. One can imagine him, circa 400 BC, sitting in a tiny windowless room heated by hot rocks, sweat dripping down his brow, ...

Opening December 1 in Yaletown, Tevah Wellness will feature North America’s largest sauna, cold plunges and guided recovery circuits—cementing Vancouver’s status as a holistic wellness hotspot.

You don't have to travel all the way to Boston to get the "Cheers" experience. There's one right here by the Jersey Shore, but it may not be what you expect. Bear and Birch, a BYOB Russian banya and ...

Being thwacked with bunches of wet oak leaves by huge Russian bears might not sound relaxing, but it is. Banya No. 1, tucked away on a quiet street in London’s Clerkenwell, is a spa with a difference.