Opening soon at Bleyduin, Heemstede · Nederlands
A cosy community sauna by the water in Heemstede, near Haarlem. Heat, rest, and nowhere else to be.
coorie
Pronounced like ‘cookie’ but with an ‘r’-coorie [ku:ri] is a beautiful old Scottish word that means to nestle in, get cozy, and find comfort in togetherness.
To nestle. To lean in close. To feel held.
That's the whole idea. A small hot room for ten or twelve, a cold reset a few steps from the door, a lovely relaxing area afterwards, and people who came for the same reason you did.
The ritual
A session is about one hour and goes round in a circle.
Most people go round three times. cooling temperature follows the seasons
1. Arrive
10 min
Phone in the cabin. Change into your swimwear, bring your towel, land in this welcoming space. Nothing starts until you've stopped.
2. Heat
12 to 15 min
Our sustainable electric stove is heated for your comfort. Water on the stones (Löyly is pronounced roughly as lowloo (or löy-ly) when you want it. Step out when your body is ready for a break, everyone is different.
3. Cold
do what you need
We are doing this very seasonally, a gently cold misting shower in the autumn/winter, the contrast happens amongst the seasonal surroundings.
4. Rest
15 min
Wrap up, tea, sit by the fire or the water. Talk or don't. This part is often underestimated. The benefits can be huge, don’t rush to get back in, enjoy… Then round again…
Notes from the build
Progress on site: For a while now it's felt like I've been stuck behind a computer setting up. A few really positive steps have been made on site. I cleared some of the area (farewell oud kippenhok) where our beautiful sauna will live and built a garden storage box all by myself (very proud). The changing facilities have also been ordered.
Electricity has been extended ready for our lovely electric sauna to be plugged in outdoors. Water supply is next ready for the cooling misting showers and drench bucket
Testing out one of the changing rooms at home. They are nice and roomy!
Coorie Blue Bakfiets, you may see me about Haarlem and Heemstede getting prepped for the sauna opening
A sauna in Heemstede, on the Haarlem side
Bleyduin 46
Leidsevaartweg, Heemstede
By the water, between Haarlem and the dunes. Come by bike if you can, there's room to lock it up by the gate. Exact directions and parking notes go here once the entrance is finished.
What to bring
Swimwear
Two towels, one for the bench and one for after
Something warm to put on afterwards
A water bottle
Tea is on us.
Be there when the stove gets cosy…
One email when we open, and an occasional note from the build before that.
Questions before then: hello@thesocialimpactconsultancy.com or Instagram.