Aufguss, Sound Healing, & Sauna Rituals

Trained in both the UK and Germany-based sauna traditions, she is certified through the Anada Wellness Sauna Foundation program and the Deutsche Sauna Akademie Sauna Meister course (via Ritual Heat), which focused specifically on sauna science, ritual design, and guest experience and was hosted under the guidance of sauna leaders Dr. Karsten Gröning, Nate Daubert, Alycia Wong, and Grace Edmunds. She’s also trained with Alonzo Solórzano, the director of Aufguss at BATHHOUSE NYC. Sarah was trained in sound healing through Samer Ghadry of the Tone Center Brooklyn.

Sarah recently ranked fourth place in the 2026 US National Aufguss competition in the Show Teams category for her sauna adaption of Heated Rivalry. 

Today, Sarah works as a freelance and guest Aufguss master across the Northeastern United States, bringing sauna rituals to bathhouses, wellness spaces, festivals, and cultural events. 

Where has Sarah hosted sauna rituals?

• DRYYP Sauna in New Haven, CT

• Hideout Sauna Club in Stamford, CT

• KOS Sauna in Saratoga Springs, NY

• Culture of Bathe-thing Sauna Village in Brooklyn, NYC

• cityWell in Brooklyn, NYC

• Great Northern Festival in Minneapolis, MN

• First-ever Vermont Sauna Festival in Burlington, VT

• Elemental Wellness Club in Westlake, OH

• Soul Water Sauna in Edinburgh, Scotland

Are you looking for a guest Aufgussmaster to host rituals in your space?

Sarah is available as freelance Aufgussmaster and has travelled across the US and UK hosting rituals. 

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Private sauna rituals and sound healing sessions

Do you have a  sauna at your home? Sarah is available for private sauna rituals and sound healing sessions. Submit the inquiry form below and Sarah will connect with you over email.

True Nature Retreat

Thermal Retreat with Kathryn Flaschner of The Truth Is

From October 15 - 18, Badii is co-hosting a retreat in upstate New York alongside Kathryn Flaschner from The Truth Is podcast.

Reconnection to self is the prerequisite for aligned action in a world and system that was not designed with everyone in mind — and that, for many, is no longer working as promised. In 2025 alone, more than 455,000 women exited the U.S. workforce, not because of a lack of ambition or capability, but because the cost to their well-being, values, and sense of self was too high.  That data point reflects a broader truth: many people are quietly stepping back from systems that demand too much and give too little.

This retreat is not about serenity for its own sake or ambition for its own sake. It is about creating the conditions to return to yourself — so you can move forward with clarity, integrity, and agency.

What we’re gathering for:

• To slow down and hear what’s true

• To acknowledge what’s no longer working

• To name the gap between who we are and the life we’re living

• To rekindle self-trust

• To experience community as a corrective to isolation

• To leave with a grounded sense of where you are and what comes next

The Business of Sweat Lab

A collaboration with Nell Waters of Sweat temples

The Business of Sweat is a unique online lab designed to help orient you to this industry so you can find your own direction. With a love for form, somatics, and action, Nell Waters and Sarah Spoto the present a side of bathing culture in the U.S. not discussed elsewhere.

Mark your calendars for Tuesdays from September 22nd - November 10th 1pm - 2:30pm EST

You can expect:

• Market analysis of the industry today

• Guidance on investor relations and having those conversations

• Simple brand exercises to immediately impact your visibility

• Insightful ideas for making your space successful in the eyes of guests

• Spotlighting your superpowers

• Kinship and accountability

• Support in developing your cultural thesis

Upcoming Sauna Events