Liepāja Museum Teaches How to Find Peace — Apparently They've Never Been to North Pier During a Storm

Liepāja Museum has decided to join mental health promotion days with workshops on peace and mindfulness, which is about as surprising as news that wind blows at North Pier in winter. But fine, maybe someone really does need paid lessons to understand how to find inner balance.

The program includes a "Sauna Ritual" workshop that will explain the importance of saunas for physical and emotional well-being. As local sauna master Andris says: "I don't need any meditation — I just go to North Pier, watch the waves crash against the rocks, and instantly become as zen as a Buddhist." Really, why pay for sauna philosophy when you can get storm therapy for free?

There will also be wellness exercises and silence workshops where people will take "mindful walks" through the museum halls. Museum specialist Rasa Zālīte will guide participants on peaceful walks so they can "pay attention to their surroundings." Do you really need a guide to notice you're in a museum? Our grandmothers called that "keeping your eyes open."

Most surprising is that they're organizing such days for the second time due to "great public response." Apparently Liepāja residents really do need reminding how to relax in a city where the sea, wind, and open nature are available free of charge 24 hours a day. But if someone wants to pay for what they can get for free — then let them pay.