Womens Sweat Lodge

Women’s Healing/Teaching Lodge                                                  

are held each 2nd Tuesday of the month @ 7p.m.


Each month women join together in the sacred hoop of sisterhood. Which means, for this time, they come together in a space of unconditional love. They give themselves and each other permission to be exactly who they are...warts and all. All conditioning and dogma is left at the door as we find our authentic selves. Release of the mind, detox of the body and rejuvenation of the soul occur in the arms of Grandmother Willow. For some the experience of the sweat lodge is a once in a lifetime experience, for others their first journey into a world of unlimited potential…. Yours… well come and see! The lodge is held by Antelope Medicine Woman, initiated Shaman and Lodge Keeper, with teachings rooted in the Tao. Each month’s focus is determined by the women who come to participate.

Things to know/bring

Water – begin to hydrate 3 days prior. Recommend 3 liters at day and some electrolytes

Clean and sober 3 days prior – this includes casual drinking/other. (If you have a substance abuse issues, please contact Jacqueline at least a week prior)

These lodges are for women only  (14 yrs and up. Under 14 may attend Gaia Girls lodges)

Lodge Clothes – change into Sarong, Towel, Swimsuit. Think sauna. Wear suitable clothing to stand around the fire in the season that it is.

Towels – one to dry and if you want one to put on the lodge floor.

Potluck to share – simple finger foods, veggies, fruit, juice, chocolate.

Open Heart – ready to be, learn, share, grow!

Donation – suggested is $20 or a suitable gift of energy exchange such as wood.

The day of lodge, eat light. Not a lot of meat, fat, or carbs. Very light after lunch, the emptier the better. Please follow your intuition if you need to maintain blood sugar or take meds.

Problems with heat – though recommended to stay and merge with heat, no one is ever made to stay in the lodge if their desire is to leave. We do have you stay near the door and finish the process.

Confidentiality – who comes to the lodge and what happens at the lodge does not leave the space!

To RSVP or other questions, please contact Jacqueline Kennedy @ 208.353.0604  or jacqueline@reikiehc.com



LOOKING FOR CO ED LODGE?

John and Jacqueline will be offering Co-ed Lodges starting in 2012. 

Watch for the info!!!

Also we recommend these Shaman:

 Co-ed Lodges Firewalks, and Men's teachings conducted by Wytomi 208.867.2380

Co-ed lodges conducted by Waholo 208.850.8910

Sacred Sweat Lodge*

A very ancient ritual practiced in different forms by indigenous peoples in all areas of the world, the sacred or ceremonial sweat lodge is available today as an opportunity for release, reconnection, relaxation, and renewal of body, mind and spirit.

Through singing and drumming around the fire, one connects with the energies and the elements of the natural world. With sacred smudge, one is blessed, cleansed and protected. Kneeling and entering the woven willow lodge, one bows and speaks a word of gratitude to earth mother and all the helpful energies of nature present in this sacred place. Sitting upon the earth, singing as each participant joins the circle, and as the rocks are brought in, time begins to stand still.

Blessed water over heated rocks creates a loving enclosure of steam and heat. Through three or four rounds, as sweat pours from the body, toxins, worries and fears are released and transformed. Gradually, the endless chatter of busy minds and over-extended brains slows down and dissipates. With the gift of silence one can begin to hear the quiet voice within, a voice which gently, lovingly speaks the Truths of Spirit – that we are all the beloved children of the Great Spirit Beingness and that love, joy, peace, light and abundant, enthusiastic life are freely available to each one of us. Soon the breath opens up and the heart is full of light. Now joy and love can break free, no longer boxed in by daily routines and the complexity and stress of modern life.

Emerging from the lodge after a round of thanksgiving, it is as if one is reborn. There is time to rest, to breathe with earth and sky and the feelings of health and vitality that now course through the body. Celebrating the abundance of all life, a potluck meal is shared. This completes the lodge experience as once more in a sacred circle, all join hands to bless both the food and those who contributed to bringing it to the table.

Community lodges may provide an opportunity to re-establish connection with your own guides and helpers; angels, animal totems, ancestors or masters. If interested specifically in a journey lodge, contact Jacqueline Kennedy, 208.353.0604, for availability and price of private or personal lodges.


Personal lodges offered:

• Grieving Lodges - the loss of a loved one or relationship
• Rites of Passage - Women's Bloodtime, Motherhood, Marriage, etc
• Sisterhood - select a ceremony for you and your freinds to unite in purpose and focus.
• Soul Retrieval
• Animal Healer/Totem
• Angel
• Mother Earth