sweat lodge
noun
: a hut, lodge, or cavern heated by steam from water poured on hot stones and used especially by American Indians for ritual or therapeutic sweating
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These Mesoamerican sweat lodge sessions tout both health and therapeutic benefits.
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Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 30 Aug. 2023
Sometimes Rivers builds a sweat lodge, or brings drums, or learns a song.
—Serena Lin, AZCentral.com, 6 Aug. 2023
The multiday sacred ritual involves dancing, fasting, and praying, often within a sweat lodge made from natural materials.
—Mike Ives, BostonGlobe.com, 4 July 2023
The 48 villas built between the jungle and the beach are glamorous and so is the spa’s temazcal (sweat lodge) experience, an ancient practice where soul-searchers sit in a heated dome structure.
—Stephanie Granada, Travel + Leisure, 27 Mar. 2023
Practices involving sweat lodges, ceremonies and music, for example, are all ways of practicing mindfulness.
—Melina Walling, AZCentral.com, 19 Feb. 2023
Ensconced in 48 forested acres, the adults-only Naviva immerses you in nature with 15 luxury tents on a private Mexican peninsula, striking biophilic design and experiences like stargazing safaris, temazcal (a kind of sweat lodge) sessions and free-diving breathwork.
—Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2023
Guests can also indulge in the array of wellness offerings including two spa pods tucked away in the forest, a traditional Mexican temazcal sweat lodge, an outdoor gym and a 575-foot private beach to practice yoga or a participate in a meditation session.
—Dana Givens, Robb Report, 7 Nov. 2022
Chuck Sams, who serves as incident commander for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation during the coronavirus pandemic, said CTUIR leaders canceled all traditional feasts and gatherings and recommended the cancellation of all sweat lodge ceremonies as well.
—Special To The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 1 June 2020
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Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 30 Aug. 2023
Sometimes Rivers builds a sweat lodge, or brings drums, or learns a song.
—Serena Lin, AZCentral.com, 6 Aug. 2023
The multiday sacred ritual involves dancing, fasting, and praying, often within a sweat lodge made from natural materials.
—Mike Ives, BostonGlobe.com, 4 July 2023
The 48 villas built between the jungle and the beach are glamorous and so is the spa’s temazcal (sweat lodge) experience, an ancient practice where soul-searchers sit in a heated dome structure.
—Stephanie Granada, Travel + Leisure, 27 Mar. 2023
Practices involving sweat lodges, ceremonies and music, for example, are all ways of practicing mindfulness.
—Melina Walling, AZCentral.com, 19 Feb. 2023
Ensconced in 48 forested acres, the adults-only Naviva immerses you in nature with 15 luxury tents on a private Mexican peninsula, striking biophilic design and experiences like stargazing safaris, temazcal (a kind of sweat lodge) sessions and free-diving breathwork.
—Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2023
Guests can also indulge in the array of wellness offerings including two spa pods tucked away in the forest, a traditional Mexican temazcal sweat lodge, an outdoor gym and a 575-foot private beach to practice yoga or a participate in a meditation session.
—Dana Givens, Robb Report, 7 Nov. 2022
Chuck Sams, who serves as incident commander for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation during the coronavirus pandemic, said CTUIR leaders canceled all traditional feasts and gatherings and recommended the cancellation of all sweat lodge ceremonies as well.
—Special To The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 1 June 2020
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First Known Use
1850, in the meaning defined above
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sweat lodge
noun
: a hut, lodge, or cavern heated by steam from water poured on hot stones and used especially by American Indians for ritual or therapeutic sweating
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