Available Dates
2024
Sept 21st Autumn Equinox
Oct 12th
Nov 2nd
Nov 23rd
Dec 7th
Location
Filston Farm, Shoreham, Kent
Start time
9:00 am
Finish time
4:00 pm
Cost
£150
Bookings
Please book your place through eventbrite
Preparatory Consultation:
A preparatory consultation is required before attending your first sweat lodge with Maya Medicine which can be arranged either online or in person at triyoga Shoreditch
The cost of the preparatory consultation is £150 for 60 minutes
IN PERSON
triyoga Shoreditch
Wednesdays 3.00 – 9.00pm
Book here
or call 020 3362 0677
ONLINE CONSULTATIONS
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The sweat lodge is a purification ceremony; it relieves stress, cleanses toxins from the body, helps process emotions, releases negativity and revitalizes the life force. It also helps to cut through obstacles obstructing one’s spiritual path. The lodge is responsible for expelling the cold and harmful winds from the body and reinstating warmth and vital energy flow.
In the Mayan highland tradition of Chiapas, it was originally employed to heal mother and child after childbirth and is often referred to as The Womb of the Earth as its medicine is nurturing and maternal, drawing us closer to earth and the female principle in nature. It is an integral part of Maya medicine, used for the treatment and prevention of disease and works alongside regular one to one sessions over time to help build the proper foundations of the healing process.
Essentially it is a natural steam bath, made by driving pliant willow into the ground and covered with blankets. Hot volcanic basalt stones are heated on a fire outside then placed in a hole in the centre and dowsed with water and herbs. The medicinal steam and the healing power of the elements help one to open and cleanse.
Each ceremony has a distinct theme or teaching which is explored through the different rounds with prayer, song, meditation, story telling, visualization and purifying practices. The lodge ends when all the rocks from the fire are used up which may take up to five hours.
Further reading:
Death and Rebirth: The Transformative Power of the Sweat Lodge