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Sweat Lodge (Inipi)
(Native American Style)
| For more information on upcoming Sweat Lodge Ceremonies, Please contact: | |
| Dr David Ahrend + Ellie Cronlund (info) | |
For a Schedule of Upcoming Sweat Lodge Events and for more info.,
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Fall 2005  A nearly completed Sweat Lodge frame in Fall 2005. 32 saplings tied together L to R: Dan, Annderie, Doc, & Doug |
Spring 2006  Our Lodge Facilitators / Elders in Spring 2006 after completion of the Lodge L->R: Manin, Dan, Doc, Elly (Annderie), Doug |
A Native American Sweat Lodge Ceremony
For a wonderful recount of a Sweat Lodge experience in Northern Mexico,
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This article by Kim Kroonenburg describes a personal Temescal or sweat lodge experience in Northern Mexico.
Spring 2006  Digging a pit to contain the red hot lava stones |
Spring 2006  Additional work inside of the lodge frame. |
Spring 2006  Securing the carpet pieces to contruct a lodge door The lodge is canvassed with cotton/wool blankets and carpet |
Spring 2006  Looking out fromt the inside of the recently completed lodge |
 Vince and Dan with 7 of the recently acquired lava stones that will be used in Lodge. |
 Zack sitting with the lava stones Many just arrived by RV from Arizona. Shown sitting below the Medicine Wheel. |
Spring 2006  Erecting the sacred fire to heat the lava stones |
Spring 2006  An hour or so later, the stones are heating up. |
Fall 2005 Dan standing behind a recently created Medicine Wheel at the Lodge altar |
Spring 2006 The Medicine Wheel up close: the four cardinal directions evident. |
Spring 2006  The lodge fire beginning to mature. Lodge community fire in background |
Spring 2006  The smaller community fire beside the lodge. Lumber benches recently notched in place |
Spring 2006  Zack playing with a fire staff on a boulder |
Spring 2006  Abram's Creek directly behind the lodge 4 foot deep swim holes abound. |
Spring 2006  Congregating beside lodge |
Spring 2006  Playing with Poi on the lodge trail |
Lodge Construction Begins in Fall 2005
Fall 2005  Burning out a tree stump in the Lodge area |
Fall 2005  Gathering saplings in the West for the Lodge frame |
Fall 2005  Moving fallen tree sections to make a bench |
Fall 2005  The Lodge bench at completion |
Fall 2005  The newly prepared Lodge area as seen from a high hilltop in the West. Beutiful swimholes and cascades abound behind Lodge. |
Fall 2005  Placing the cut saplings in the 4 cardinal directions. This foreground fire circle is for super heating the "grandfather" stones from Arizona. |
Fall 2005  The Lodge frame at the start |
Fall 2005  The Lodge frame taking shape |
Fall 2005  Bruce tying saplings together to form the frame All sapling cross points are tied together. |
Fall 2005  The group creating a Lodge. There are 16 footprints (4 per cardinal direction) |
Fall 2005  The nearly completed frame (main door East facing). Stone at center marks future heated stone pit. The frame will soon be covered in blankets and tarps. |
Spring 2006  The fully constructed sweat lodge with it's first fire maturing. Frame now covered in blankets / tarps / carpeting. |
Spring 2006  A mature fire with stones ready for lodge. The stones will heat for 5 hours or more to turn red hot. The spiritual cleansing ceremony begins soon. |
Spring 2006  The lodge awaiting it's next round of stones, known as grandfathers and grandmothers (The stones are also known as the ancients). |
Spring 2006 Peaceful Spirit Lodge Facilitators L to R: Doc, Doug, Manin, Dan (Elly not shown) |
Beyond the Lodge
Spring 2006 Putting up Tipi #1 in 2006 tying together the tri-pod poles |
Spring 2006 Raising the tri-pod 24 feet into the air |
Spring 2006 Coming together |
Spring 2006 Tri-pod complete |
Spring 2006 The other 12 poles added |
Spring 2006 Looking up from the inside |
Spring 2006 A nearly completed tipi Still awaiting tie down. |
Spring 2006 Manin heading off to her Stargate Portals workshop |
Spring 2006 Erecting a copper portal (pyramid) for the Portals workshop |
Spring 2006 The copper pyramid in view of the lodge |
Spring 2006 Manin leading workshop attendees in the Portals seminar. |
Spring 2006 The copper pyramid in view of the sweat lodge |
Spring 2006 Some rock towers (cairns) erected behind the lodge |
Spring 2006 Even a slight touch can cause these cairnes to collapse |
Spring 2006 Elly spinning fire (staff) close to the lodge |
Spring 2006 Zack with fire staff with nearly full moon |
Spring 2006  Doug and Manin below cabin #2 |
Spring 2006  Hanging out with the Buddha |
Spring 2006 Our Community fire at the lodge |
Spring 2006 Hanging out at Cabin #1 |
Spring 2006 A local family that attended Lodge |
Spring 2006 Our first of season community bon-fire (small) |