The sweatlodge (Temazcal) is a round structure within which volcanic rocks are placed in the center and are covered in water infused with medicinal herbs. This space symbolizes our mother’s womb and the universe. This powerful and holistic purification ritual is a sacred ceremony of rebirth which serves to help us heal the body, mind and spirit by releasing that which doesn’t serves us anymore.

From pre-hispanic times, Cacao has been drunk ceremonially and highly valued as a plant of the Gods by the Mayans and other Mesoamerican cultures. It is a heart-opening plant spirit that has many uplifting, healing, and detoxifying properties in relation to the mind, body, and spirit.

For thousands of years, different indigenous groups all over the world have been communing with different master plants in order to heal, evolve, purify and connect to a greater understanding of life and our purpose in it. We have been very blessed to cross paths with different elders and wisdom keepers and to learn from them along the way. In Casa Arkaana we hold these ancient and powerful ways of healing in high reverence and cultivate a safe and integral container for those who feel the call to deepen awareness through such experiences.

Mayan Clay is highly medicinal due to it’s mineral properties. A Mayan Clay Ritual helps us to merge with the Earth and to purify through our biggest organ… our skin. This deeply restorative meditation with the Earth element is usually followed by a blissful flower bath, pampering every layer of your being.

Gathering around the fire is a beautiful way to pray and reconnect with ourselves. Awaken your ancestral memory and transmute all that which doesn’t serve you anymore.