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Sauna culture encompasses traditional bathing and wellness practices across cultures—including Turkish hammams, Russian banyas, and Korean jjimjilbangs—where nudity, heat, and community gathering are normalized social rituals.
In the Psycheverse
Psyche uses sauna culture as a lens for examining how different societies relate to the body, shame, and collective intimacy. The discussion reveals cultural programming around nudity and vulnerability, positioning these traditions as models for how communities can hold space for embodied presence without sexualization or judgment.
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