Author of the books The Finnish Way and Everyday Sisu, Katja Pantzar will be joining us live from Finland to talk about her new release The Power of Hot and Cold: From Sauna to Sea: The Finnish Way to a Happy, Healthy Life.

“The sauna was recently ranked as the no.1 global wellness trend by the Global Wellness Summit. Cold-water swimming is a growing trend and is being proposed as a cure for all manner of things, from improving mental health to boosting immunity. But what exactly is hot and cold therapy & why is it important for physical and mental health?”

To pre-order The Power of Hot and Cold Hardcover which comes out February 25th, click here

Katja Pantzar is a Helsinki-based writer, journalist, editor, speaker and moderator who grew up in Canada with stints in New Zealand and the UK. She is the author of The Finnish Way (Penguin Random House/2018), a bestselling non-fiction book about Nordic well-being, winter swimming, and sisu (resilience) that has been translated into 24 languages. Her follow-up book, Everyday Sisu (Penguin Random House/2022), explores through research-based knowledge how we can better take care of each other and our planet with sisu, that unique form of fortitude and courage. Her newest book,The Power of Hot and Cold: From Sauna to Sea (Hachette UK/US publication February 2025), a unique collaboration with sauna expert Carita Harju, is the first international English-language title on Finnish contrast therapy – the age-old tradition of combining sauna with cold-water dips – written from an inclusive perspective.

Katja’s work has been featured in media ranging from Le Figaro, Le Monde, and El País, to Vogue US, the Washington Post, and the New York Review of Books.

Sunday, February 16th | noon | Free with registration | virtual event

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