Meet Benz Tangkunboriboon, founder of Capybara Bathing Singapore, and discover the vision behind Singapore's modern communal bathhouse.

Cold water has long existed at the edge of discomfort and restoration. Across cultures and centuries, people have immersed themselves in icy rivers, plunge pools, and frozen lakes — not simply to awaken the body, but to reconnect with presence through contrast itself. This journal explores the history, ritual, and evolving practice of cold plunging at Capybara Bathing Singapore.

Cold water has long existed at the edge of discomfort and restoration. Across cultures and centuries, people have immersed themselves in icy rivers, plunge pools, and frozen lakes — not simply to awaken the body, but to reconnect with presence through contrast itself. This journal explores the history, ritual, and evolving practice of cold plunging at Capybara Bathing Singapore.

Today we speak with Sally Anderson, the artist behind the works held across both Capybara flagships. Her paintings sit quietly within the space, not as decoration, but as atmosphere.

For Meiyan, ritual is not separate from her work - it is the work. As Capybara Bathing Singapore's Studio Manager and a facilitator of both sound bathing and Aufguss, her practice sits at the intersection of movement, music, heat, and stillness.

Healing Heat of Sauna. There’s a reason humans have sought out heat for thousands of years. Across cultures and continents, the sauna has been a space of ritual, renewal, and resilience. A place where fire and water meet, and the body remembers how to let go.