This is awesome Trish. I hope some of my students in Vermont will be able to come down.
Lewis On Jul 24, 2:41 am, Trish Casimira <trishcasim...@aol.com> wrote: > Hello Friends > > I have just returned from the Sundance ceremony > (http://www.kunsikeya.com/sundance_2009.htm) and have completed > > my year long training in the Lakota Inipi ceremony. It was a wonderful > celebration. I invite you to > > participate in the Inipi/sweat lodge ceremony here in Wendell. Details are > below. > > There will be a sweat lodge this Sunday, 7/26 in Wendell. Next month the lodge > > will be on Sunday 8/23. > > **Please call to let me know you are coming. The lodge holds 12 people. If > there > > are more than 12 we will run a second sweat. > > Please come between 11-noon, we will go into the lodge at 1. If you are new to > > lodge it is important to come early. We create sacred space, so come early > even > > if you a long time lodge attendee. > > **WE NEED FIRE TENDERS! If you are interested please call me, or come by 10am > to > > learn. This is the most sacred of positions at the sweat lodge. It is an > amazing > > experience, if you feel you might like to try it, follow that intuition. > > There is never a charge for this ceremony, but there are always costs. If you > > are able to help there will be a donation basket, suggested donation is $15. > > The Lodge is at Deva Skydancer’s, 41 Farley Rd., Wendell, MA (there are > twinkle > > lights and a butterfly flag at the driveway. > > Plea > se come an hour early to prepare for the ceremony. We will go into the lodge > > as soon as the stone people are ready. Supplies for prayer ties are here, if > you > > have any to donate feel free to bring. If you need directions please call > > 978-544-1155, (I don't check email enough) on the day of the lodge you can > call > > Deva 978-544-1155 > > Protocol > > The sweat lodge is a ceremony of prayer and purification. It is a time for you > > to go back to the womb of the mother for rebirth, and to speak with Creator. > You > > will receive the blessing that is intended and appropriate for you. > > • Please hydrate with water all day before a lodge. > > • In order to avoid dehydration it is best to refrain from alcohol the day > > before and after. > > • Bring 2 towels, a bottle of water, 2-3 stones (cantaloupe size, not from a > > river or water source), > > • Dry change of clothes > > • Any special item you wish to place on the sacred mound to be charged. > > • A dish of food to share after the ceremony > > • It is customary to bring either; a tobacco offering, sage, or cloth for > > prayer ties. In our current world, a money offering is also appreciated to > cover > > the cost of wood and other supplies (the cost to run a lodge is about > $60-$75). > > But no gift is required, the sweat lodge ceremony > is a gift to the community, so > > please come. > > • Come at least one hour before the lodge is scheduled to start. During this > > time we connect, talk about the lodge, make prayer ties and get focused. > > This lodge is mixed gender and clothing optional. Please plan to wear a towel > in > > and out of the lodge to respect those friends who are modest. If you wish to > > wear clothing, make sure there are no zippers that can get hot, wear cotton > or a > > bathing suit. Also bring a change of clothes for after the lodge. > > Women on their moon-time are welcome, I can see no reason for separation; the > > lodge is for unity and healing. All power is honored here. But please plan to > > wear clothing. > > After the lodge we will share a community meal and create a sharing circle to > > discus the effect of the lodge. This ceremony is to purify and to build > > community. The time of ending will depend on how the sharing circle goes. Feel > > free to leave when you need to. > > Mitakuye Oyasin, > > Trish > > 978-544-1155 > > Warm Blessings, > > Trish > > 978-544-1155 in Wendell Mass > > 413-772-0023 in Greenfield Mass > > To view my work please visithttp://www.SoulJourneying.com > > and http://the7thelement.org > > Interested in an amazing nutritional support program? > > http://www.HypnoCleanse.com > > =0 > A --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CulturalandTraditionalHealthandHealing" group. To post to this group, send email to culturalandtraditionalhealthandhealing@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to culturalandtraditionalhealthandhealing+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.ca/group/culturalandtraditionalhealthandhealing?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
