Sauna | Celebrating Sobriety | Somatic Movement
The Retreat and Sauna and Sobriety are pleased to invite you to our first event of this kind on Sunday, March 16, 5:30 – 9:00P at MidCity Kitchen. Entry is $40 in advance and will sell out at 45 people. No worries if you can't make the entire timeframe—even 2-3 hrs is a great window to show up and join in community.
The event is open to alumni of The Retreat and anyone who identifies as someone in long-term sobriety. With this common ground, programming and connection will be centered on sober journeys.
A sauna by Lutsauna will be firing at 175 degrees+, and cold immersion will be available via onsite sauna buckets. DeAnna Loux of The Retreat will be guiding two 25-minute sessions focused on somatic movement.
We'll be inside for the program and community circle at MidCity Kitchen in St. Paul, and venturing out to their deck and lot area for sauna. Founder Sam West describes the venue as a welcoming space where food, community, and creativity come together, offering shared use commercial kitchen, event, and co-working space for entrepreneurs, chefs, creatives, and artists. We were there in November with our S&S crew and many connected to The Retreat experienced the evening with us!
This event has been created in partnership with the Retreat and it is co-hosted by The Retreat Alumni Association, committed to providing a positive, safe and spiritual environment to help you get the most out of your spiritual growth and recover; and Sauna and Sobriety (S&S). S&S cofounders Natalie Lang will be heading up the nourishing eats; and Jen Veralle will be pouring the refreshing NA beverages including Sauna Water, and Vince LaPelusa will be steeping and serving Fresh Steeps all event long!
The event is open to alumni of The Retreat and anyone who identifies as someone in long-term sobriety. With this common ground, programming and connection will be centered on sober journeys.
A sauna by Lutsauna will be firing at 175 degrees+, and cold immersion will be available via onsite sauna buckets. DeAnna Loux of The Retreat will be guiding two 25-minute sessions focused on somatic movement.
We'll be inside for the program and community circle at MidCity Kitchen in St. Paul, and venturing out to their deck and lot area for sauna. Founder Sam West describes the venue as a welcoming space where food, community, and creativity come together, offering shared use commercial kitchen, event, and co-working space for entrepreneurs, chefs, creatives, and artists. We were there in November with our S&S crew and many connected to The Retreat experienced the evening with us!
This event has been created in partnership with the Retreat and it is co-hosted by The Retreat Alumni Association, committed to providing a positive, safe and spiritual environment to help you get the most out of your spiritual growth and recover; and Sauna and Sobriety (S&S). S&S cofounders Natalie Lang will be heading up the nourishing eats; and Jen Veralle will be pouring the refreshing NA beverages including Sauna Water, and Vince LaPelusa will be steeping and serving Fresh Steeps all event long!
OUR COLLABORATORS:
Travis Heppner, Alumni & Marketing Coordinator at The Retreat has passionately served in many roles including Admissions since 2021 and is an alum of The Retreat. He is a strong believer that connection and service are important to working a spiritual program of sobriety, recovery and really a design for living. By living a life in recovery, he models to alumni that staying connected with The Retreat and recovery community is vital to the mission of carrying the message of hope to others in addition to working a 12-step program.
DeAnna Loux, DLoux Yoga founder, is a 200 RYT and certified Trauma-Informed yoga instructor with a strong passion for the practices of yoga, meditation and breath work. As a long-standing member of the recovery community, the journey to sobriety has offered many modules of care and healing from the 12-steps of AA to yoga and the spiritual principles practiced both on and off of the mat. She will be leading a gentle somatic practice for those interested. IG @dlouxyoga
SAUNA AND SOBRIETY COFOUNDERS:
Natalie Lang, Sauna and Sobriety cofounder, is an advocate for sobriety, has a love for bringing groups together and a passion to uplift others in their healing journey. She works her own 12-step program for emotional sobriety and is grateful to bring her own experience, strength and hope into a setting where intentional [sober] community building takes precedent… while still having a really good time! FB @natalielang
Jen Veralle (formerly Gilhoi), Sauna and Sobriety cofounder, is an advocate for nonalcoholic options in social spaces and creating environments that don’t centralize alcohol. Through her personal brand jengilhoi.com and TEDx Talk she seeks to change the narrative around drinking culture. Cofounder of Zero Proof Collective, she will be serving crafted, elevated nonalcoholic beverages at the event, intended to surprise and delight! IG @jenveralle
- - - EVENT DETAILS - - -
LOCATION ::
MidCity Kitchen
693 Raymond Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55114
PARKING :: free parking lot and free on-street parking all around MidCity Kitchen
BRING :: Towel and swimsuit. A blanket for sound bowl meditation. Your personal water bottle (for extra hydration) is recommended.
COST :: $40/per person
SCHEDULE ::
5:30 Event begins, one sauna by Lutsauna running throughout the event
6:00 FIRST movement session; yoga (25min)
6:00: food and drinks available now throughout the event, enjoy complimentary serve yourself eats; ZPC-served NA cocktails and NA beer; Fresh Steeps tea
6:30: Leaders share their stories, The Retreat and S&S connection. Opening circle/dropping in “what brought you here, what is bringing you back?”; option to opt out for smaller group shares
7:30 SECOND movement session: meditation and breath work (25min)
9:00: Event end
Please Note:
1. This is a substance-free and adult event; open to ages 16+ when accompanied by an adult. A specific waiver will need to be signed.
2. Photographer Nik Linde will be taking pictures at the event. Let us know upon check-in if you prefer not to be photographed.
Travis Heppner, Alumni & Marketing Coordinator at The Retreat has passionately served in many roles including Admissions since 2021 and is an alum of The Retreat. He is a strong believer that connection and service are important to working a spiritual program of sobriety, recovery and really a design for living. By living a life in recovery, he models to alumni that staying connected with The Retreat and recovery community is vital to the mission of carrying the message of hope to others in addition to working a 12-step program.
DeAnna Loux, DLoux Yoga founder, is a 200 RYT and certified Trauma-Informed yoga instructor with a strong passion for the practices of yoga, meditation and breath work. As a long-standing member of the recovery community, the journey to sobriety has offered many modules of care and healing from the 12-steps of AA to yoga and the spiritual principles practiced both on and off of the mat. She will be leading a gentle somatic practice for those interested. IG @dlouxyoga
SAUNA AND SOBRIETY COFOUNDERS:
Natalie Lang, Sauna and Sobriety cofounder, is an advocate for sobriety, has a love for bringing groups together and a passion to uplift others in their healing journey. She works her own 12-step program for emotional sobriety and is grateful to bring her own experience, strength and hope into a setting where intentional [sober] community building takes precedent… while still having a really good time! FB @natalielang
Jen Veralle (formerly Gilhoi), Sauna and Sobriety cofounder, is an advocate for nonalcoholic options in social spaces and creating environments that don’t centralize alcohol. Through her personal brand jengilhoi.com and TEDx Talk she seeks to change the narrative around drinking culture. Cofounder of Zero Proof Collective, she will be serving crafted, elevated nonalcoholic beverages at the event, intended to surprise and delight! IG @jenveralle
- - - EVENT DETAILS - - -
LOCATION ::
MidCity Kitchen
693 Raymond Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55114
PARKING :: free parking lot and free on-street parking all around MidCity Kitchen
BRING :: Towel and swimsuit. A blanket for sound bowl meditation. Your personal water bottle (for extra hydration) is recommended.
COST :: $40/per person
SCHEDULE ::
5:30 Event begins, one sauna by Lutsauna running throughout the event
6:00 FIRST movement session; yoga (25min)
6:00: food and drinks available now throughout the event, enjoy complimentary serve yourself eats; ZPC-served NA cocktails and NA beer; Fresh Steeps tea
6:30: Leaders share their stories, The Retreat and S&S connection. Opening circle/dropping in “what brought you here, what is bringing you back?”; option to opt out for smaller group shares
7:30 SECOND movement session: meditation and breath work (25min)
9:00: Event end
Please Note:
1. This is a substance-free and adult event; open to ages 16+ when accompanied by an adult. A specific waiver will need to be signed.
2. Photographer Nik Linde will be taking pictures at the event. Let us know upon check-in if you prefer not to be photographed.
Join us for sauna, celebrating sobriety, and somatic movement at MidCity Kitchen
We look forward to hosting you!
IMPORTANT: all ticket sales are final.
If you are unable to attend EMAIL US at [email protected]
24 hours in advance and you can apply your ticket to a future event.
OUR MISSION: Sauna and Sobriety, founded in May 2023, exists to introduce sauna to new audiences as a holistic experience that includes a collective welcome and somatic healing practices, conversation in community, and a supportive alcohol-free environment. Our events invite people in who might have anxiety, hesitation, or disinterest in our typical adult social experiences, and delivers a healthy social experience that makes connection and healing possible.
We recognize sobriety is a lifelong journey to be done in community and that we all have something to learn and gain from one another in this space. We seek to create a space for the sober necessary to the sober curious and everyone in between who wants to experience a substance-free event. We address all forms of sobriety ranging from being substance-free to emotional sobriety.
— Jen Veralle and Natalie Lang, founders; in collaboration with Paige LaBreche
saunaandsobriety.com
IG @saunaandsobriety
We recognize sobriety is a lifelong journey to be done in community and that we all have something to learn and gain from one another in this space. We seek to create a space for the sober necessary to the sober curious and everyone in between who wants to experience a substance-free event. We address all forms of sobriety ranging from being substance-free to emotional sobriety.
— Jen Veralle and Natalie Lang, founders; in collaboration with Paige LaBreche
saunaandsobriety.com
IG @saunaandsobriety
