Mia Bjørka

VITAL festival

A close-up photo of a happy woman with blonde hair and blue eyes, taken outdoors on a sunny day, with an old red wooden house and green trees in the background.

Mia Bjørka – Banya Master

Mia Bjørka is the founder of Norse Banya Master and works at the intersection of sauna rituals, nature, and human connection.

Drawing inspiration from Nordic landscapes and Eastern European banya traditions, she creates immersive sauna experiences, where heat, breath, plants, and movement invite us to slow down, reconnect, and come home to ourselves.

Her work is rooted in the fundamental belief that, when we create the right conditions, the body already knows the way.

At VITAL, Mia invites you to experience Norse Banya rituals, where warmth, aromatic plants, and gentle whipping with branches blend together in a sensory journey that awakens presence, vitality, and deep restoration.