Group of women around fire at Thermaculture Nordic Spa Experience at Wild Roses Festival

The Experience

Between the workshops, dancing, and music of Wild Roses Festival, there’s a place to pause.

Wash off the festival dust in a warm shower. Step into a wood-fired sauna and feel the heat sink into your muscles. Plunge into cold water and catch your breath. Rest by the fire. Do it all again.

Every round of heat and cold is a return - to the body, to nature, to each other.

Come as strangers, leave as friends.

Woman in a Thermaculture Cold Plunge at Wild Roses Festival

Every Session Includes Access To

  • Five wood-fired saunas
  • Five cold plunges
  • Heated private shower
  • Open-air cold shower
  • Fire integration circle
  • Dedicated resting and stretching areas
  • A welcoming, community-centred atmosphere
  • Flexible departure

Feel free to linger and enjoy the space for as long as you'd like, provided there's room. If the next session is full, you're welcome to stay and continue relaxing. We simply ask that you be mindful of incoming guests and make room in the saunas and fire integration circle when needed. If the fire circle is full, there are other cozy spaces available to rest and unwind.

EXPERIENCE OPTIONS

Community-Supported Sliding Scale

We believe these experiences should be accessible to our whole community. Our sliding-scale pricing offers three options based on your current financial circumstances. All tiers provide the same experience.

Supported - For those with limited financial resources who would benefit from community-supported access.

Fair - For those with sufficient financial resources who are able to pay the fair value of their experience.

Rebalancing - For those with more than enough financial resources who wish to contribute extra to help make these experiences accessible to others.

Choose the tier that best reflects your current circumstances. Each choice helps us build a more accessible and supportive community.

Our team includes experienced sauna guides, wellness practitioners, bodyworkers, and somatically-informed facilitators dedicated to creating a welcoming, restorative, and intentional environment.

A woman smiling in sauna

THE FREEDOM PASS

Your Freedom Pass gives you unlimited access during Community Nordic Spa Hours, allowing you to come and go as you please, subject to capacity.

Your pass also includes one guaranteed, pre-booked session to secure your spot. Choose between:

  • Community Nordic Spa Session (75–90 minutes) – Included with your Freedom Pass.
  • Enhanced Ritual Session (90 minutes) – Upgrade your included booking for a more immersive, guided sauna experience.


Available Community Nordic Spa Hours

  • Thursday – Approximately 4 hours
  • Friday – Approximately 15 hours
  • Saturday – Approximately 16 hours
  • Sunday – Approximately 7 hours

Outside of your reserved session, you're welcome to drop in as often as you'd like during Community Nordic Spa Hours, without booking each visit in advance.

Please note: Enhanced Ritual Sessions are offered at specific scheduled times and must be booked in advance, even with a Freedom Pass.

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2. Freedom Pass + 1  Enhanced Ritual Session

Unlimited Community Nordic Spa access + one Enhanced Ritual Session

Enjoy everything included in the Freedom Pass, plus one 90-minute Enhanced Ritual Session at a scheduled time of your choice.

Your pass includes unlimited come-and-go access during Community Nordic Spa Hours throughout the weekend, along with one guaranteed booking for an Enhanced Ritual Session.

Choose your preferred Enhanced Ritual time slot when booking. You can still enjoy the community sauna and cold plunge space before and after your ritual during Community Nordic Spa Hours.

$144/ $155/ $166

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Women inside a Thermaculture Whisking Tent getting a Thermaculture whisking wellness service at Wild Roses Festival

3. Enhanced Ritual Session

90 minutes

Immerse yourself in an elevated sauna experience with guided one-on-one and group whisking rituals, Boreal Forest Mineral Exfoliation, seasonal refreshments, fresh fruit, and integrative ceremonial practices designed to deeply restore body and mind.

These guided experiences offer an opportunity to slow down, connect with your senses, and experience the sauna as a restorative ritual.

Available during select time slots throughout the weekend. Choose your preferred time when booking.

$88

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4. Community Nordic Spa Session

A welcoming wood-fired sauna and cold plunge experience designed for relaxation, restoration, and connection within the Wild Roses community.

Flexible Community Pricing

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REPEAT

For the deepest benefits, we recommend completing 2-3 full cycles.
Allow your body and mind to reset, restore, and recharge through the rhythm of heat, cold, and rest.

Woman receiving a Thermaculture Whisking Session at Wild Roses Festival

Optional Add-Ons

Enhance your sauna experience with a few extras:

  • Cacao - A warming, grounding addition to your festival experience.
  • Sauna Whisks - Use at your own pace during your session and take home to continue the ritual.
  • Towel & Robe Rental - Stay warm and comfortable between sauna rounds.
  • 1:1 Whisking Session - Book a personalized whisking experience onsite with one of our facilitators.
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🌿 The Art of Sauna Bathing – Embracing Tradition

Is nakedness allowed?

Nudity is welcomed inside the sauna and throughout the Thermaculture space.

Why sauna nude?

For centuries, cultures around the world have gathered to sweat, cleanse, restore, and connect in their most natural state.

• Hygiene - Fabric can trap sweat and bacteria, while bare skin supports a cleaner sauna experience.
• Deeper sweating - Unrestricted sweating allows the body to naturally regulate and release heat more effectively.
• Enhanced heat absorption - Direct skin exposure can help support circulation, relaxation, and the full thermal experience.
• Cleaner cold plunges - Swimwear and fabrics may introduce soaps, oils, detergents, and sweat into the water.
• A time-honoured tradition - Across many Nordic and global sauna cultures, communal bathing without clothing has been practiced for generations.

That said, please do what feels most comfortable for you. Many guests choose to wear swimwear or wrap in a towel or robe outside the sauna spaces. Wild Roses and Thermaculture is a welcoming and safe environment where you are invited to explore the experience at your own comfort level.

Can I sauna if I'm pregnant?

In Nordic cultures, many women continue sauna bathing throughout pregnancy as part of their wellness and relaxation practices. Every body and pregnancy is different, so we encourage you to move slowly, listen to your body, and participate only in ways that feel supportive for you. If saunaing while pregnant, we recommend shorter heat sessions, gentle cooling, hydration, and rest between cycles.

Sauna before or after eating?

✔Sauna before eating– Your body works hard while digesting food, so it’s best to allow your body to digest before adding another stressor. 

What is whisking?

WHISKING RITUALS

Thermaculture offers traditional one-on-one whisking treatments inspired by Nordic sauna rituals.

We also offer sauna whisks available for pre-purchase before the festival. These can be found under add-ons in the booking portal. Our team will prepare the whisks and guide you in how to use them throughout your sauna experience. Whisks can be reused for about 5 sauna sessions. Take your whisk home or pass on to another sister.

Whisking can be experienced as a personal ritual, shared between friends, or offered as an act of care and connection within the sauna space.

One-on-one whisking treatments can be booked onsite at the festival through the Thermaculture front desk. Limited spots available.

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These immersive treatments use bundles of birch branches and leaves, known as whisks, to gently stimulate the body through rhythmic tapping, brushing, and aromatic steam.

The act of whisking helps gently exfoliate the skin, stimulate circulation, open pores, release fascia, and support deep relaxation. As the branches warm within the sauna, their natural oils are released into the air, creating a grounding aromatherapy experience that many guests find calming and restorative for the nervous system.

Interested in learning more? Read our blog on traditional sauna whisking rituals.

FAQ'S

What to bring

Please bring:

  • Water bottle
  • Seating towel
  • Extra dry towel
  • Robe or sarong
  • Bathing suit or whatever feels comfortable within festival guidelines

Schedule

→ Click Here for the Schedule 

Arrival & Session Flow

Please arrive 10 minutes before your session to check in and settle into the space.

You can choose a social sauna or the silent sauna. You can roam freely between saunas as you wish. 

Sessions are approximately 60-75 minutes, with the option to stay longer whenever space allows. If the following session is fully booked, we kindly ask guests to transition into the lounge, stretching, and grounding areas and help keep the saunas and fire integration circle available for incoming guests to fully enjoy their experience.

Even during busy sessions, there will always be space available to rest, stretch, connect, and integrate within our lounge and outdoor grounding areas.

Private Sauna Sessions

Looking for a more intimate space?
Reserve a private sauna for you and your guests.

How to book: 
1. Book at least 4-8 sauna tickets for the same time slot. 

2.Email us to confirm your reservation
(hello@thermaculture.ca)

Enjoy uninterrupted heat, deep relaxation and your own sanctuary.

Can I stay longer?

We welcome you to stay and enjoy our sanctuary space for as long as you need and as long as space allows.

We simply ask that all guests remain mindful of the shared experience and the other women around them. During busier periods, if the saunas have reached capacity or the fire pit seating is full, we warmly invite you to relax in our stretching and integration area while you continue to rest, reconnect, and enjoy the space.

WHAT IS A FREEDOM NORDIC SPA ACCESS ADD ON?

Unlimited Community Nordic Spa Session access for the full festival weekend

Come and go as you please during our Community Nordic Spa Hours throughout the weekend. 

Drop in whenever it feels right to rinse off, take a warm shower, cold plunge, meet new friends, or melt into the sauna. Stay for a quick reset or settle in and make a ritual of it.

Your Freedom Pass includes one guaranteed booked session, which can be either:

  • A Community Nordic Spa Pass
  • A Enhanced Ritual Session

How it works: 

Step one: Book a guaranteed session (choose either a Community Nordic Spa Pass or an Enhanced pass)

Step two: During the booking process under add ons - choose the freedom pass. If you are booking a Community Nordic Spa Pass rather than a Enhanced Ritual Session, we recommend reserving your first session in advance whenever possible so you can arrive for your first session alongside a group and receive a guided introduction to the spa experience together.

Step three:  

You’ll receive a wristband upon arrival. After that, come and go as you please throughout community hours, based on availability.

Please note:

The freedom pass does not offer access to the Enhanced hours. If you would like to enjoy a Enhanced Session, please be sure to book it as your guaranteed session. 

HOW DO I BOOK AN ENHANCED RITUAL SESSION?

Please view our enhanced ritual schedule and continue to book and select your desired time spot via the "book now" button under the Enhanced Ritual Session section above.

TICKET TRANSFER & REFUND POLICY

- Tickets are non-refundable. 

- You must have a ticket to [ Wild Roses Festival ]

- You may transfer your ticket to someone else anytime - just have them check in using your name 

- Self-changes to a different date/time can be made 1 hour prior to your session.

HOW TO CHANGE YOUR RESERVATION

  1. Head to the page where you purchased your tickets.
  2. Click the ‘Manage Tickets’ button on the event page.
  3. Enter your email address.
  4. You will receive an email with a link to manage your orders.
  5. Click the link to resend your tickets or reschedule.

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