BlessYou! RITUALS FROM THE WORLD AND SWEAT LODGE

Lucia and Nicola have always been fascinated by traditions of tribal societies and ancient wisdom of shamanism .
They have studied with medecine men and women around the world and have been initiated to lead sweat lodge ceremonies. They have also been fully initiated as South East Asian " bomoh " (medicine men and women).
They are passionate about and committed to bringing these ancient and original knowledge and rituals to their seminars and workshops and make it available to as many people as possible.

 

RITUALS FROM THE WORLD

A Ritual is a dance with Spirit, it stimulates creativity and emotions. Through the act of doing the ritual, people get healed, purified and they are linked to their Ancestors and to their higher purpose in life.
Since rituals are so deeply linked to our human nature, every time they are absent there will be a loss of purification and transformation.
Symbols are the gateway to rituals. As our bodies cannot survive without food, our souls cannot survive without symbolism

In some of our workshops we we offer the Sweat Lodge. This is a powerful ritual that has been practiced for thousands of years all over the globe, always with the purpose of healing, empowerment and catharsis (physical, emotional, mental and spiritual). It is one of the best known and most practised ceremonies of the Native Americans

The sweat lodge ceremony is meant "for all the human beings, Natives and not, and it's of great help in every important moment of life" (Black Elk). The Sweat Lodge helps people to return to their origins, to let go of what has become a burden and to challenge life, and in doing so finding new strength and energy to move towards the future. Indeed, a strong, intimate and deeply touching adventure.

Lucia Giovannini and Nicola Riva have been initiated to lead sweat lodges by a Medicine Woman from the Tigua and Tarasca tribes (North America and Mexico ).