Etymology. Originally borrowed from the early Proto-Germanic *stakna-whose descendants include English stack, the word sauna is an ancient Finnish word referring to the traditional Finnish bath and to the bathhouse itself.

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Venik and venik massage / platza techniques What is venik? An essential part of Russian bath is venik – leafy, fragrant bundle of leafy birch or oak tree twigs.Venik in Russian bath plays a great role as regards warming up of the body and its massage.

Etymology. Originally borrowed from the early Proto-Germanic *stakna-whose descendants include English stack, the word sauna is an ancient Finnish word referring to the traditional Finnish bath and to the bathhouse itself.

At Russian banya there are special bath brooms (ве́ник) that are used.These brooms or veniks are bundles of twigs and leafy branches bound together from some kind of tree—usually they are from birch or oak trees.

A Platza (Yiddish for shoulders or back) is a potent Russian healing tool enjoyed in an inferno of a room known as a Schvitz or Banya. This is a traditional Russian …

Venik and venik massage / platza techniques What is venik? An essential part of Russian bath is venik – leafy, fragrant bundle of leafy birch or oak tree twigs.Venik in Russian bath plays a great role as regards warming up of the body and its massage.

At Russian banya there are special bath brooms (ве́ник) that are used.These brooms or veniks are bundles of twigs and leafy branches bound together from some kind of tree—usually they are from birch or oak trees.

A Platza (Yiddish for shoulders or back) is a potent Russian healing tool enjoyed in an inferno of a room known as a Schvitz or Banya. This is a traditional Russian …

Russian-Bath.com reviews Russian bathhouses in New York, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and NJ as well as gives an overview of Russian Bath traditions.