Galina Schell

Galina Schell

ceremonial sweat

A ceremonial space to slow down, soften, and remember your body.

Join us in community with heart-centered humans. We gather to slow down, sweat, breathe, and connect—to return to ourselves in the presence of others. This is a space of mystery, medicine, and belonging.

My love for this practice began in childhood, visiting the Banya on weekends with my parents—immersed in the ritual with friends, family, and other children.
Those days were a sacred space for connection, purification, and presence. My dad taught me the nuances and the magic of it all.

Years later, I realized I wanted to share this with my own community. So, my husband built a beautiful Banya on our land—a full-circle moment honoring my culture and creating a space for collective ritual, connection, and deep nourishment.

What a Ceremonial Sweat Is

A ceremonial sauna sweat is not just a physical practice— it’s a sacred reset.

Traditional BANYA Re-Imagined
A sacred ritual of cleansing and deep purification that goes across all systems and dimensions of human experiencing BODY, MIND, SOUL, and SPIRIT.

A meditative sweat experience

Weaving ancestral traditions, mindfulness, and somatic practices into one intentional journey.
You will be guided through multiple rounds of

Heat → Cold → Rest, 

 with pauses in between to lounge comfortably, connect, nourish, and integrate.

Receive care, love, and support as you move through this embodied practice.

It’s a place to:
  • release what no longer serves you
  • drop into your body
  • breathe through what is hard
  • remember what it feels like to be held
  • return to your own inner knowing
“I honestly don't have words to describe the experience. It was exactly what I needed. Galina led it in such a nurturing and safe way. The environment made it so easy to let go and relax. I loved moving between the hot sauna and cold cycle. I could feel the effect it was having on my body and mind. Galina used so many amazing tools to help us relax. It was was a sensory experience. So many different smells and tastes and sounds and heat variations. It was awesome!”
"This was more than just a sauna it was a reset that I’ve needed for quite some time.”
“Sitting in Communion with other women. Multiple rounds of Banya, getting hotter and hotter, and more intense with each round, An invitation to go deeper into my own self. Each round of sauna, releasing the held intensity of the moment.
“The Banya was hot, the energy powerful, and the music resonated deeply. Stepping out, lying in the snow, I felt an overwhelming sense of peace and contentment, surrounded by incredible women who made the experience even more meaningful.

What You Can Expect

Each sweat is guided with care, intention, and reverence.

You’ll be invited to:

  • move slowly and intentionally
  • breathe deeply
  • sit with what arises
  • witness yourself and be witnessed
  • rest into community

Who This Is For

This is for anyone longing for:

  • deeper belonging
  • a gentle reset for body and mind
  • a sacred container for release
  • a place to feel safe, seen, and held
If you’ve ever wanted to be part of a space filled with mystery, ceremony, and support—
this is it.
Come as you are.
Come with your whole heart. 
We’ll meet you there.
"Experiencing Galina's energy work- nurturing, potent, and so deeply supportive. She intuitively knew where to linger the herbal birch tree medicine and the touch on my physical body. It cleansed and shifted the energy.”
“My body felt really good yesterday and still is today! I think I released in more of an unconscious way cause I’m feeling lighter. Overall, I see movement in my system! Super cool!”