If you ask anyone who has had a transformative spiritual experience – the kind that gifts a person clarity and perspective beyond the realm of the physical – where exactly they happened to have this ...

The Temazcal is a ritual sweat lodge historically used by indigenous people in mesoamerica. It was meant to facilitate moments of change; connect with underworld, water, and fertility spirits; cleanse ...

The warm embrace of this sacred site draws many from across the Dakotas, Minnesota and Canada for spiritual purification. It’s nestled between apartments and an industrial park on the corner of 39th ...

FLAGSTAFF — A woman who took part in an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony tells The Associated Press that the spiritual guru who led the event pushed participants too far in what was supposed to be a ...

Noella, Gina, and Emily took part in a cleansing ceremony and sat in a sweat lodge, which proved to be a very emotional experience for the women. In the episode, we couldn't see exactly what was going ...

ST. CLOUD — Native American ceremonies returned to the St. Cloud VA Health Care System in April after a 20-month lapse. The VA provided sweat lodge ceremonies beginning in 1990 but stopped in August ...

James Arthur Ray led a group of more than 50 followers into a cramped, sauna-like sweat lodge in Arizona last week by convincing them that his words would lead them to spiritual and financial wealth.

Sweating isn't "purifying," but there's a biological reason it feels so amazing. Here's what my experience in a Temazcal taught me. Our editors independently select these products. Making a purchase ...

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