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In this episode, you’ll hear our host, Justin Juntunen, connect with Mayor Emily Larson of Duluth, MN. They cover their shared love for sauna and the city of Duluth, and how connection, relationship, and sauna can impact the flourishing of your city.

03:15  How Mayor Larson’s leadership has impacted Cedar and Stone Nordic Sauna

08:15  A love letter to Duluth, Minnesota

11:10  Connecting  in the heat

19:15  Duluth Sauna History

24:00  Connecting with your local politicians as a small business owner

About Emily Larson

Emily Larson was elected Mayor of Duluth in November 2015 with 72% of the vote.  She was inaugurated on January 4th, 2016. Prior to becoming Mayor, Emily was President of the Duluth City Council, served as a commissioner on the Duluth Economic Development Authority and was the Council Conduit to Parks and Libraries.

Currently, Mayor Larson serves as a member of the Young Women’s Initiative of Minnesota, and sits on the Greater Minnesota Housing Fund Board.  As Mayor, her priorities include sustainable energy, increasing and improving our housing stock, addressing the opioid epidemic, developing a stable and reliable long-term streets funding plan, and continuing to grow Duluth’s robust and unique economy. 

Emily earned an undergraduate degree from the College of St. Scholastica, A master’s degree from the University of Minnesota Duluth and is a graduate of Intermedia Arts Creative Community Leadership Institute.

She is an active trail runner and full-time admirer of Lake Superior.  Emily is married to Doug Zaun and together they have two sons.

Follow Mayor Larson: 

Facebook: @emilylarsonduluthmayor

Twitter: @LarsonForDuluth

Instagram: @larsonforduluth

In this episode of Sauna Culture, you’ll hear Leigha and Travis share their process of co-founding Silvae Spiritus. They unpack the history and wellness benefits of forest bathing, the inspiration, beauty,  and challenge of transplanting from city life, and gush about all the wonders you can expect at their nature retreat center in MN. From sauna, to outdoor hot and cold tubs,  to forest bathing - transformation awaits you at Silvae Spiritus. 03:45 Leigha and Travis talk about putting down roots as they launch Silvae Spiritus

12:03 Being drawn to the forest

19:18 What is forest bathing? 

23:51 Why forest bathing? 

29:40  Creating space for transformation, connection, and evolution

About Silvae Spiritus

Leigha Horton and Travis Norman are the co-founders of Silvae Spriritus Nature and Forest Therapy, which has recently expanded to a Northwoods Nature Retreat featuring a wood-fired sauna and wood-fired hot tub, nestled on 30 acres of woods, meadows, and ponds in Finlayson, Minnesota.  There they guide Forest Bathing walks, sauna sessions, and host immersive Nature Retreats to reconnect us with ourselves, each other, and our living world.

Follow on Facebook and Instagram: @silvaespiritus

00:04:06:27  Annette’s journey to becoming a wellness entrepreneur

00:11:44:24  Vulnerability in wellness practices

00:19:40:20  Finding the wellness practice that works for you 

00:25:31:22  Sauna and community

00:44:41:10  Being a wellness entrepreneur

About Annette Scott

Annette has been teaching conscious movement and personal development since 2004. As a licensed massage therapist, yoga teacher, sauna lead and practitioner, doula, aromatherapist and Reiki practitioner - she creates intimate sacred and healing spaces for those who desire to (re)align their hearts and minds. Annette points the way for you to heal from whatever is holding you back from living in alignment with loving kindness and your dharma. She intuitively offers an organic space to "sync in and up" to whatever is present in your life at the moment. 

Annette’s offerings are based in mindfulness with a dynamic interplay of deep listening, radical respect and acceptance for oneself (and others) while establishing a conscious, compassionate presence. Expect an emphasis on breath and felt sensation. 

Her career has been spent integrating her love of healing toward wholeness through yoga, bodywork, Buddhist and Yogic philosophy, aromatherapy, energy work and functional and dynamic exercise. Conveying the beauty of presence and awareness, in its raw wholeness, her offerings serve to expand your horizon, and encourage anyone interested in their own growth to find new ways of self-discovery.