SWEAT LODGE
When we open our hearts to ourselves, we find our beauty.
When we open our hearts to spirit, we walk in beauty.
Indigenous people from across the world have been using purification lodges (sweatlodges) for thousands of years to maintain their health and well being on all levels. The lodge structure is created from saplings gathered with care and respect and fashioned into a dome shaped hut. It is covered by either blankets or skins and has a flap as a door. The lodge symbolizes the Earth's womb, introspection and the feminine. The door to the lodge always faces the fire which represents the spark of life, our connection to spirit and the masculine. The water pourer or dance chief guides the ceremony, while the fire keeper provides the heated rocks and caretakes over the people in the lodge.
When a person sits in a sweatlodge ceremony, they are provided with an opportunity to let go of what's not working in their life and to become more recepive to discovering what will work. The ceremonial ritual combined with pouring water on heated rocks, increases a person's vibration, which shakes loose and frees up slow moving energy. It purifies and balances the physical, emotional, spiritual, mental and energetic levels of a person. Opening up to spirit provides the space for change by rebalancing the energy that the person is releasing and letting go of. Although it has a structure, the ceremony, the theme, and the participants are always different, therefore each sweat lodge ceremony is a unique experience unto itself. Once the ceremony is complete, exiting the lodge symbolizes a person's rebirth into a new reality. By participating in regular sweat lodges, you give yourself the benefit of maintaining a healthy and happy state of mind and being. Our sweatlodge ceremonies follow these same time honoured ancient traditions. We are honoured to be able to offer monthly sweat lodges to anyone who would like to participate in something as profound and cleansing as this beautiful experience.