When buzz around a documentary titled “Smoke Sauna Sisterhood” floated into our awareness, we made immediate plans to attend opening night at the Hot Docs Cinema in Toronto.

From the opening scene, the film created a portal that moved the audience from the darkened theatre into the intimate setting of a traditional Estonian Smoke Sauna.

At the threshold between land and sea, the raw energy of the Atlantic Ocean meets the sheltered waters of Peggy’s Cove in Nova Scotia. This stunning landscape is now home to a new meeting place, The Hydrothermal Spa At Oceanstone Seaside Resort.