Welcome! Slow Sauna & Wellness is made up of a rambunctious and vibrant little family in the heart of the Qu’Appelle Valley, Lumsden, SK. Wife and husband duo Aimee and Samer, along with their energetic three sons, moved to Lumsden in 2021 and have been loving the valley life ever since. Moving from Toronto, ON, they were looking for a simple, connected, intentional, and nature-filled life closer to family. Samer and Aimee’s relationship with sauna started out simply—like many, a post-workout enjoyment. From the YMCA change rooms to the luxurious Nordic spas of Ontario and Quebec, they fell in love with the healing power of heat, water, and relaxation. It wasn’t until moving back to Saskatchewan that sauna became something bigger. After much research and gentle nudges from Aimee, together they decided to build their own sauna at home. What started as a way to find relaxation and health benefits became a timeless tradition of family connection and ritual. Over time, sauna became less about sweating and more about being. Aimee’s personal journey as a nurse practitioner, soon-to-be yoga teacher, and mother of three is integral to their Slow Sauna & Wellness story. Using the tradition of sauna to nurture her family’s well-being—disconnecting to reconnect and slowing life down to feel more alive—is part of Slow Sauna’s essence. As important as sauna is to Slow Sauna & Wellness, the context of slowing down in this fast-paced modern world is just as vital. Aimee’s twenty years of experience in health care and seeing the impact of current health trends have driven her sense that something isn’t aligning with how we are living. Through living her own fast-paced and overcommitted life and becoming a mother, she’s been consistently drawn to simplifying, softening, slowing down, and finding joy and playfulness in daily life. Thanks to attending the West Coast Sauna Summit in January 2025, Samer and Aimee decided they wanted to bring this beautiful ancient tradition forward to their community. They joined the summit as sauna enthusiasts and left inspired to create something more. There are 5.5 million people in Finland and 3.5 million saunas—every household has a sauna, and every town and city has a public sauna. Sauna is not just something to do once a year or on special occasions; it’s something to come back to as often as possible. Sauna becomes part of life. Aimee and Samer want to pour back into Lumsden and Saskatchewan, nourishing all the good that already exists so it can continue to grow and flourish. With gratitude & joy, Aimee & Samer