During our ceremony, you will enter a sweat lodge (an igloo-shaped hut). Once inside, hot volcanic rocks are placed in the center, and sage and copal infused water is poured over the rocks to produce steam.
While every ritual is different, this ceremony lasts around two hours which includes a shaman-led series of thanksgiving and chanting.
The ceremony begins outside the sweat lodge, next to where the stones are being heated. Standing around the fire we focus our attention on our gratitude for the forest and earth.
Kneeling and kissing the ground as a symbol of appreciating our Mother Earth (the temazcal represents the belly button and the rebirth of the participants) we pay respect to everything that makes life possible and we remind ourselves of what truly is important in our lives, releasing unnecessary weight and thus rediscovering our natural balance.
After finishing our ceremony we visit a cenote to complete our cleansing process as the Mayans used to do many centuries ago. When you are ready we strengthen our bodies with healthy, regional foods and seasonal fruit.
Pick up time - 10:00am - 11:00am
Duration - 9 hours
12:00 - Arrive at the location of the temazcal and receive an introduction to the activity
12:30 - 14:30 Temazcal ceremony
15:00 Lunch
15:45 - 17:00 Swim in cenote
17:00 - 18:30 Optional visit to the Cobá archeological zone
18:00 - 19:30 Return to your hotel