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READY TO CREATE YOUR ADVENTURE?
Our team has carefully curated a weekend full of activities to choose from all designed to empower you on your outdoor journey. This is a great opportunity to try new activities, enjoy ones you already love, and create a weekend you will remember forever. Leave inspired to go on more adventures! We are thrilled that you are interested in joining us at this Escape. Please keep in mind that we have created this schedule a year in advance of the event and some changes may be necessary prior the Escape.

HOW TO CREATE YOUR SCHEDULE

  1. We recommend choosing one more active class per day (rock climbing, mountain biking, paddling, long hike) and one of the less active classes / workshops per day to pace your self for the weekend.
  2. Please do not sign up for the same class/workshop more than once to ensure all participants have the chance to try different activities. 
  3. If you are interested in a class that is full please sign up for the waitlist. We do have the ability to increase capacity in some classes if there is enough interest.
  4. Please do not double book time slots.
Following these guidelines will help ensure that you don’t overdo it and that everyone will get to have a weekend full of different experiences.

PLEASE NOTE: You need to be registered to sign up for classes and create your schedule. Click here to register!
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Saturday, May 11 • 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Gather House Sauna and Cold Plunge

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Welcome to the thousands of years old tradition and wellness practice of authentic sauna and
thermal contrast therapy. With staggering proven benefits not only to mental health, but also to
whole health, Halina and Gather House is a firm believer that traditional sauna is essential for addressing the main
issues of our time – from detoxing environmental toxins, boosting immunity and cardiovascular
health to addressing inflammation and chronic post-viral disease to relieving stress and
balancing the traumatized nervous system – sauna is the medicine we need in this age and
Halina is honored to be bringing forth out of previous obscurity this very rich wellness ritual to be
shared with her community.

Required: Please wear your bathing suit and have sandals or shoes that are easy to take on and off. In addition, please bring a towel to sit on in the sauna.
Guides & Staff
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Halina Kowalski-Thompson

Guest, Gather Sauna House
Halina Kowalski-Thompson is a licensed professional counselor and therapist turnedsaunapreneur! Halina has spent the last 15 years as a clinical-researcher in the PortlandVeterans Administration Hospital studying and applying novel treatments for PTSD andcognitive disorders. She is... Read More →

Saturday May 11, 2024 5:30pm - 6:30pm PDT
  Community Activity