How a Sauna Master Spends Her Sundays
Regina Rocke has been teaching New Yorkers how to live more comfortably in their bodies for more than 20 years: She’s a certified personal trainer, a yoga and group fitness instructor, an ayurveda wellness counselor and a certified breathwork facilitator.
This spring, she added another offering to her wellness menu when she climbed aboard the Othership, a social ice bath and sauna studio. Ms. Rocke, 42, is among 16 guides at the studio, which plans to open a new location this month in the Flatiron district. Guides lead visitors, whom they call “journeyers,” through 75 minutes of cold plunges, sauna meditations, breathwork lessons and aromatherapy.
“I do this work because connecting to my body this way can be incredibly healing,” she said. “I enjoy leading people through the same experiences.”
Ms. Rocke lives in East Harlem with her fiancée, Kirsten Huber, 35, a graphic designer, and their two cats, Bossy and Buffy.
DOUGH FIRST, BREAD SECOND I have a morning routine I do not diverge from. Upon waking, at 6:30 or 7:30, I have a little snuggle session with Bossy. She usually comes and sits on me, makes dough on me, and I pet her and then she makes it clear she’s done. When she’s done, she’s done.
