Once again, it was a great honor for us to participate in designing the layout for Carita Harju’s latest book. In addition, Hanna and Ida got to join the book launch celebrations at Lapland Hotel Bulevardi on Monday, October 25th, to hear about the creation of the book and to taste wonderful Lapland delicacies.
Carita’s book Hyvää oloa saunomalla – Saunafulness (Well-being Through Sauna – Saunafulness) introduces a completely new wellness method related to the Finnish sauna. The book provides new information about the sauna, alternative ways to enjoy the sauna experience, sauna tips, and inspiration. Did you know that regular sauna bathing, for instance, benefits the heart, blood vessels, brain, and skin? The book presents the known health benefits of the sauna and provides easy exercises to perform both in and alongside the sauna experience.
The Saunafulness method helps you relax and create a deep connection between your body and mind. Saunafulness deepens and complements the wellness and health benefits of the sauna. The book provides easy exercises to perform in the sauna and during the sauna ritual.
Saunafulness includes, among other things:
- Relaxation and mind management
- Versatile skin and beauty care
- Mindfulness and meditation
- Relaxing and restorative exercises
- Pampering of the senses
- Me-time without distractions
Carita is the founder of the Sauna from Finland association and has also worked as an international sauna experience expert for over ten years. She has previously published two sauna-themed books: Sauna – the way of Finnish life (2016; in Finnish, English, German, and Chinese) and Soul of Sauna (2020; in Japanese and Hungarian).
Hanna and Carita already share a long history of collaboration. It all began back in 2005 when Hanna completed her engineering thesis for a project supporting Central Finnish graphic and communication industry companies, which Carita was managing at the time. Since then, they have collaborated over the years on numerous different projects, including Carita’s previous books, where Hanna was involved as both a photographer and layout designer.
Over the years, you almost learn to read each other’s minds, making the collaboration seamless, fast, and efficient. This is exactly what we aim for with Aidia’s sustainable marketing: we value and pursue long-term partnerships, which makes working more efficient and profitable for all parties, eliminating the need to constantly reinvent the wheel.
Thank you, Carita, for letting us be involved once again in visualizing your latest book!
The book can be ordered from sources such as the Viisas Elämä online store. It makes an excellent Christmas gift idea for anyone interested in well-being—perhaps paired with a soapstone Guasha comb from Hukka Design! The book includes several Saunafulness exercises that utilize the Guasha comb, among other techniques.
