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We’re honored you’d like to bring ALTÆR into your life more intimately. Here are some details that aren’t in the contract…
ALTÆR exists to hold space in Nature's most luxurious wild spa. Where Nature’s rhythms shape us back home to ourselves. Your purchase supports this mission.
We see Nature as our most devoted companion. The more we invite people outside to entrain with Nature’s rhythms, the more we return to our original blueprint :: our natural essence, our harmonized self.
When we remember who we are, we naturally want to protect what keeps us joyfully alive! We don’t just visit Nature, we get to be Nature’s most devoted companion. Pure Reciprocity.
We will continue guiding people into Nature’s most luxurious wild spa, where Nature shapes us back home by building a larger sauna. Purchasing Silky will help us do this in a sustainable way.
Silky Sifaka
Translated into English as “Angels of the Forest” is named after the endangered lemur of Madagascar. Kayla would be happy to share the full origin story if you’re interested. 🙂
Silky has been with ALTÆR Sauna for two robust seasons. Part of our mission is to amplify thoughtfully crafted outdoor sauna experiences beyond our immediate community.
ALTÆR Sauna has traveled to National Parks, state beaches, distilleries, luxury spas, breweries, private residences, city parks, and even Indigenous burial grounds, where Chief Massasoit is said to be laid to rest.
When Silky was being built, we intentionally gridded the space with high-vibrational words, offered gifts to its four directions, and prayed that each guest would leave harmonized.
Silky is equipped with a fourth-generation Finnish family stove, made to order in Minnesota. The interior is cedar. The exterior is a blend of corrugated metal, cedar wood, and Skatelite (recycled paper composite). We prioritized sourcing materials made or found in the United States and hired local artists, craftspeople, and inventors throughout the build.
A neighbor even invented a custom light for Silky — it shifts from blue to red as the sauna heats, visually reflecting the rising temperature within.
Lighting the Stove
Here is the official KUUMA Stove Operating Manual
Directions:
Start with a clean fire box. Pull the ash out of the firebox, down into the ash pan. Empty ash pan in metal bin with lid.
Logs. Lay 4-5 logs into the firebox. Lay them in parallel like you would stacking your woodpile. Ideally load firewood a bit higher on the sides, lower in the middle, creating a “U” or pocket. Sprinkle herbs from Earth as an offering to the flame, Sauna and the ones using the Sauna.
Paper. Light a crinkled sheet of newspaper or handmade birch fire starter into the ‘U’.
Kindling: Place kindling or smaller pieces of wood on top of #3, perpendicular to the larger foundational logs.
Leave everything alone for 8ish minutes: damper up, main door closed and ash pan open slightly for some air. Keep an eye on the flame. Once the flame has momentum, close the ash pan door. NEVER LEAVE ASH PAN DOOR OPEN AND UNATTENDED. WHEN SAUNA IS ROARING THE ASH PAN DOOR SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT OPEN. (dramatic all caps because this can overheat and ruin the stove. :) )
Tighten up. Make sure the ash pan and main door are tightly closed. Let the coals heat up.
Pull coals forward. Then toss 1-2 logs on top of roaring flames.
Damper down. When you see the coals becoming more red and leaning towards blue, then you’ve reached ideal Sauna. You can lower the damper, which will keep more heat in the stove rather than moving towards the stars. **The Damper is the middle lever on the stove. Call Kayla with ANY questions.
Included in the Sale
Kayla will teach you how to operate Silky Sifaka
New tempered glass window
Benches that were replaced in March 2026
New Wooden Stool
A box of new Sauna Rocks
2” Trailer ball
3 bags of kiln dried kindling wood
You are alchemizing with ALTÆR
for yourself, your community, and Earth.
Thank you.
Price: $18,000.00 As Is
Available after May 15th
*Request Contract If Interested thankyoualtaer@gmail.com or write to us on IG
