Whidbey Island Living

Ep 12 Between Fire and Ice: Reimagining Wellness on Whidbey Island

• Reid Schwartz

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Reid Schwartz is not just a real estate broker; he’s a dedicated leader and active participant in the Whidbey Island community. A Navy veteran and 30-year island resident, Reid brings a unique perspective and deep-rooted passion to his work. As a proud Rotarian and a founding board member of North Whidbey Hearts and Hammers, he’s committed to making a difference in the lives of those around him. He also serves as the organization’s Public Relations Director, always on the lookout for volunteers eager to give back.

Whether it’s helping clients buy or sell their homes, connecting locals with community resources, or creating opportunities for neighbors to support one another, Reid is driven by a desire to make Whidbey Island a better place. He’s always looking for creative ways to help—whether it’s growing local businesses or offering a hand to those in need. For Reid, it’s about more than just real estate; it’s about building a stronger, more connected community through kindness, collaboration, and service.


Reid can be reached:
Phone: (360) 929-4808
Email: reid@reidschwartz.com
Website: reidschwartz.com

Speaker 1:

I'm Reed Schwartz, with PXP Realty and Whidbey Island Living, and today we are in Freeland to check out this really cool trailer. Hey guys, how's it going? Hey, reed, how's it going? Good, good, kyle and.

Speaker 2:

Jamie. So this is our mobile sauna. We are Good Medicine Whidbey Island and, yeah, this is going to be our mobile sauna service that we're offering on the island.

Speaker 1:

So for people that don't know what a sauna is, tell people what's it going to be like inside.

Speaker 2:

It's going to be between 150 and 200 degrees Fahrenheit. We have some stones on top of our stove, throw some water and get that nice steam, that lool loop as they call it in finland, low loop yep, we're gonna have an authentic finnish sauna experience here on south would be island okay so you come out, you're like medium rare, maybe well done uh, yeah, well done well done, yeah, and are you guys gonna have a cold plunge as well?

Speaker 1:

that's gonna be part of the fun is? We're going to be rolling this beautiful, authentic Finnish sauna down to local beaches so that people can experience the between 48 and 54 degree Salish sea water, and it's going to be great. What gave you the inspiration to come up with this idea?

Speaker 2:

So a couple years ago, jamie, myself and a good friend of ours, jeremy, we started a cold clench group here at Robinson Beach. So on Sunday mornings we have what we used to refer to as Splash Church and we'd go in there and we tried to hover around 11 minutes in the water year round, rain or shine, snow, sleet, hail, whatever. And as we were in the water freezing, I think we thought, wow, how great would that be if we had