Rituals
We have a variety of exciting rituals held in the saunas and steam baths at The Well every day.
These rituals are inspired by bathing traditions from around the world, allowing you to experience a world of wellness at the largest spa in the Nordics.
Aufguss
Aufguss is German and means 'to pour on.' In an aufguss session, the sauna master places ice balls infused with essential oils on the sauna stove and pours water over them. This evaporates into the sauna, increasing the humidity and temperature.
The sauna master then directs the hot and humid steam around the room using a towel with fanning techniques, often accompanied by music.
At The Well, aufguss sessions usually consist of three rounds where the sauna master places ice balls and pours water on the sauna stove. An aufguss typically lasts about 15 minutes.
Fullmoon Ritual
Once a month, when the full moon lights up the night sky, we invite you to a deeply spiritual ritual in our Forest Sauna – led by our experienced saunamaster Nicolas.
The Fullmoon Ritual is a 90-minute experience that combines heat, water, and moonlight, with a focus on calm, presence, and renewal. Using steam, essential oils, and simple breathing techniques, Nicolas guides you through a ritual designed to help you release what no longer serves you and welcome new energy – in tune with the rhythms of nature and the moon.
The ritual takes place in our Forest Sauna, surrounded by nature, and is perfect for anyone seeking a unique and meaningful experience for both body and mind.
Hamam
Hamam originates from the Middle East and the Ottoman Empire, and at The Well, you can experience this traditional bathing ritual in stunning surroundings.
Our signature Hammam experience includes dry brushing, a steam bath, a soap foam scrub with a light massage and a scalp treatment.
Rhassoul
Rhassoul is Moroccan ritual, and starts with a full body scrub using a coarse-grained salt scrub to exfoliate your skin. You then cover your entire body, face and hair with a clay mask. The clay is left to work on your skin for around 10 minutes while you are in the steam room, and is then rinsed off. The ritual concludes with a moisturising spray of orange blossom water. This spray is refreshing and can be used on both body and face.
The clay used for the Rhassoul ritual contains minerals such as calcium, magnesium and iron, and it nourishes and moisturises the skin.
The Rhassoul ritual is a group ritual where you scrub your own skin and apply the clay mask yourself. You carry out the ritual without a swimsuit.
12 places / approx. 30 minutes/ NOK 245 per person
The Well Spa Kit
We have developed our own spa kit with products from Scent of The Well Signature. The spa kit consists of the following:
- Face Mask 30ml
- Face Cream 30ml
- Face Peeling 30ml
- Hot and Cold Foot Bath (coarse salt with essential oils)
- Hot and Cold Hair Treatment 50ml
The spa kit costs 299 NOK and can be purchased at the reception and in the Wellness Bar.