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Completion of the "Dipl. Saunameister:in" course
The three-month course ended with the final phase from September 22-24, 2025 at the Keidel Therme Freiburg.
A big thank you goes to our instructors, Aufguss Roots, the DRK Freiburg and the Keidel Therme in Freiburg for providing the facilities.
Quality you can trust - eduQua:2021 certified
Our education and training department is certified according to the eduQua:2021 standard. This quality label stands for the highest standards in educational work and underlines our commitment to excellence, transparency and continuous development.
With this certification, we guarantee that our courses and further training programs meet the highest standards - for your personal and professional development in the sauna and wellness sector.
On February 14, 2025, an extraordinary general meeting was held to vote on the merger with the Swiss Sauna Association. We are very pleased to announce that the merger was approved!
With retroactive effect from January 1, 2025, the Swiss Sauna Association, which has been in existence for over 30 years and has over 100 members, is now officially integrated into the Swiss Sauna Federation. This merger marks a significant milestone on our journey to improve the quality and reach of the sauna industry in Switzerland.
We are excited about the possibilities this merger brings and look forward to continuing our mission with an even stronger community. Thank you to everyone who has supported us in this endeavor!
We wish all friends, members and sauna enthusiasts a happy new year 2025.
We hope you have had a good start to the new year.
The year 2025 will again bring a number of challenges and also many new developments.
Stay tuned to see what's coming.
Sincerely
Your Swiss Sauna Federation
On November 1-3, 2024, the training for the "int. Banya master" with levels I and II, which we carried out in cooperation with the Czech Banya Association. The practical exercises could be admired through the large window of the sauna.
After the training sessions on Friday and Saturday, our course participants performed banya ceremonies on the spa guests. Special infusions also took place in the other sauna cabins.
The enthusiasm of both the participants and the guests was immense. A lot was learned, practiced and knowledge in the field of Wenik massage was expanded many times over.
From October 16 to 18, 2024, the attendance phase of this year's certified sauna master course was held at the Fitnesspark National in Lucerne. During this time, the participants were not only confronted with an intensive repetition of the learning material, but also received comprehensive training in the use of essential oils. In addition, a whole day was dedicated to practical sauna training, led by Robert Heinevetter from Aufguss Roots. On the final day, the participants had to pass a written, oral and practical examination.
All 10 participants completed the course with great success and fulfilled all the necessary requirements.
On October 12 and 13, 2024, the qualification of the Sauna Herbal Cups took place in the Wellness World of Sportanlagen AG Wallisellen. You can find the results and pictures here.