Fire Within

03/15/2026

.... an ode to winter 2025/26, though we have a feeling you still have some noise to make. Gracias for gifting us with your bluebird skies and your surprise smatterings of white stuff. Your restraint made us appreciate you that much more. Thank you for supporting us in ushering our inaugural season of bringing mobile sauna to the Western Slope of Colorado, slowly but surely community-building, with quiet moments in her wooden womb clocked, one piece of tinder at a time ...

What has been a highlight of your winter? How will you honor the upcoming equinox?

Join us at Montrose Recreation District Tue March 17 for a communal session; so much better for ya than beer. Pre-book online at www.firewithinsauna.com 🔥



Grand Mesa Nordic Council

Audio/video: Fire Within

03/13/2026

Head's up: Yard sale + Communal sauna in Paonia on Equinox Weekend! 3/20 + 21

This isn't your typical yard sale ... lots of valuable finds. We will be in downtown Paonia next weekend at the times below, pairing our outdoor sale with optional communal sessions in a locally crafted, wood-fired mobile sauna (Fire Within).

Save this post and check back next week for address, or DM us now, and we will provide the residential address.

Fri March 20 from 3-6PM
Sat March 21 from 9am-2pm

Sauna sits are $10 during yard-sale hours; must bring a towel to sit on, water for drinking, and sauna attire. Spend 100$ or more at the sale and enjoy a free communal sauna session during sale hours.

Sale items include the following. Please DM if you'd like to discuss pricing and early purchase on any listed items:

1996 BMW motorcycle that comes with cargo boxes; just needs a fuel pump

Hydroponic tower growing system

Brand new skate skis

Wooden furniture for bedroom and dining

Truck toppers

Adult bike and kiddo bike

Fly-fishing rods and gear

Building materials and tools

See you soon!

03/13/2026

Traditionally, in Finnish and other societies, sauna was used for a variety of daily-life tasks and big moments:

Births, deaths, bathing, laundry, smoking meat, soap- and moonshine-making, weddings ...

A sauna routine is often reduced to a health hack; more deeply, it connects us to a lineage and a history.

Sage sauna-keepers and historians shared these and other stories in a highly recommended discussion during National Sauna Week, titled Women of the Sauna. Give the replay a listen ... soak in the wisdom.

https://www.nationalsaunaweek.com/post/women-of-the-sauna-keepers-healers-and-future-builders

Thank you, wise ones, for affirming why sauna nourishes on a cellular and ancestral level. Why and how it heals🔥

KAMU SAUNA
Finlandia Foundation National, Inc.lamminmaki

03/11/2026

03/11/2026

Our sauna community is growing ... come try it out yourself this Thursday eve at Montrose Recreation District. Prebook online and secure your seat at www.firewithinsauna.com🔥

03/09/2026

What's a community sauna session like? Come try it this Thursday at Montrose Recreation District. Book ahead online at www.firewithinsauna.com🔥

03/03/2026

Amplify your experience with a mobile sauna in tow, whether it's après-ski, a unique staff retreat, a community-building block party, or all things mushy (i.e. weddings, anniversaries, showers) ... our flame is yours to fan.

What does a sauna rental look like? We deliver to your private location along the Western Slope, orient you to safe fire-tending, and provide enough wood for typical use during your rental period. We can also offer concierge fire-tending service at an additional fee.

Folks rent for several hours, overnight, or a whole week/end. Tell us what you're envisioning, and we'll check the calendar.

Private rentals allow for a customized experience; you get to choose who enjoys. Our locally crafted sauna sits 6-8 people, so parties larger than this can rotate in and out during your event.

Tempted? Our March calendar is booking ... we are here to chat 🔥





Grand Mesa Nordic Council
Western Slope Life

03/03/2026

Our mobile sauna will be the life of your next party (or gathering, celebration, anniversary, milestone ...) 🔥

03/02/2026

What's it like to rent our mobile sauna for your private event? DM us with your vision; roaming along the Western Slope now ... 🔥

02/24/2026

Apres-ski? Nuttin' better than a mobile sauna ... March calendar now open for private rentals + events 🔥 Spring break, equinox, winter's end ... lots to celebrate and many reasons to gather and refresh! More details at www.firewithinsauna.com; or you can DM us here.

02/22/2026

Hot (lukewarm) off the press.

One version of our origin story, for your pleasure.

https://shoutoutcolorado.com/meet-aubrey-ridd/

In the spirit of ShoutOut Colorado, reply here with your own answer to their third question, including tags for those local spots that you love. Our faves in the story, spoiler alert:

Arrowhead Nordic Ski & Hike
Cafe Sol
Grand Mesa Nordic Council
Taco Del Gnar
The Kissflower

PC: Jess Bidwell Photography

02/20/2026