Maybe you’ve sweated with us in the Wildflower — at a pop-up, a festival, or parked in your own driveway. I’m Alisa, the Sauna Wolf, and this is Howl at the Moon.
Alisa Cardenas
Wood-fired heat, parked wherever your people gather.
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Retreats, reunions, wherever the heat belongs.
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Once a year I take a small group somewhere the water runs deeper. This year, that’s Iceland — and there are still a few rooms.
Seven days moving between hot springs and cold air, with an intentionally small group. November 2–8, 2026.
A quick hello from me about what this trip actually is — why bathing, why Iceland, why a small group who’d never met.
The rhythm of the week — the oldest bathing pools, the newest lagoons, and the long, lamplit evenings in between.
Steaming natural pools, sleek modern lagoons, and a wild river soak — a different bath almost every day.
Heat, then cold air or cold water, then rest. The pattern your body remembers long after you’re home.
Dinner is the other soak. Long, candlelit, chef-cooked meals where the day softens into conversation.
No hotel lobbies, no strangers down the hall. Just our group, a wood-fired sauna, and water out the window.
A private lakefront home, ours for the week, far from any city glow.
Yes — there’s a sauna here too. Of course there is.
Fireside, lamplit, unhurried. The slow days are the ones people fall for.
Our week falls in the dark half of the moon, far from any city glow. I’d never promise the sky anything — but there’s no better position to be in, and no promises needed to make the week worth it.
A sauna host, a seasoned travel designer, and a private chef — hosting together.
AlisaYour Sauna Wolf — the bathing culture & the heat.
AnnaWandering Roots — the travel, so the week just flows.
AbbeyPrivate chef — the meals people talk about for years.You fly in. We handle the rest.
Iceland isn’t for everyone, and that’s alright. The Wildflower is right here in Grand Rapids all season long — book a session, rent it for your driveway, or bring it to your gathering.
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