Sweat Lodge is a native ceremony of purification. It has been known and practiced in many ancient traditions around the world. It is a powerful and life changing experience. It can take one into the depth of the Earth and the Divine Mystery of life. There are no words that can accurately describe this sacred experience.


At the Shamanic Psychotherapy School we don't follow a specific native tradition yet we embrace the wisdom of all of them and follow the guidance of Spirit. In this process we encourage the busy western minds to become empty to enter into the womb/heart of the Earth. During the Sweat Lodge Ceremony the body cleanses through sweating, the emotional issues are named and offered to Spirit to be carried away. One will surrender into the Earth’s womb as the primordial container of death and life. The Earth embraces it all in her darkness and the participant might experience the sense of emptiness and/or oneness with the Earth. Spiritual presences are welcomed to awake in one’s body/spirit, and provide a new energy and inspirational vision to one’s life. The first phase of the ceremony we call the dying part and the second is called rebirth.

The rituals are designed to explore the timeless mystery of dying and being born again, no one can tell how long it takes. We enter the lodge at dusk and leave when the ritual is finished.

To prepare for the sweat lodge you can reflect on your attachments so that you are ready to let them go. Those can be material attachments such as; possessions, money issues, body image. Emotional attachments such as; relationships, mental attachments, beliefs systems, social conventions, family patterns. Spiritual attachments such as; faith, guides, guru.

Location:

Northern Light Center : http://www.northernlightcentre.com/ (Collingwood area) with sleeping over

Fee: $130.00

What to bring: 2 towels, a flash light, light dinner, snacks , a plastic bag to put your clothes when you are in the lodge in case it rains. Do not wear any kind of jewelry or contact lenses in the sweat lodge. Also bring drum, shaker or other instruments if you have one and like to play. Dress according to weather. (We stay outside in the woods).
For sleeping over also bring: breakfast, sleeping bag or linens, pillow if you need one, personal clothes according to the weather and accessories.
See schedule for dates