TRADITIONAL SWEAT LODGE AND CIRCLE - BERRILEE SYDNEY

About
We are very blessed with the opportunity to be immersed in 2 days of ceremony.
The weekend will be starting with a mens sweat lodge (Temazcal) on Friday Afternoon and then on Saturday moving into the day ceremony for the women. In the morning we will be sitting in circle which also includes cacao and sharing food, then we move into the sunset Temazcal. It is preferred and recommended to join both the circle and temazcal to get the most out of the experience.
Step into the sacred space of the Temazcal—a powerful ancestral ceremony of purification, renewal, and connection. Rooted in the ancient traditions of the Americas, the Temazcal is not just a sweat lodge; it is a rebirthing process, a place where we come together in prayer, in humility, and in deep respect for the elements that sustain life.
Guided by the Roots of the Earth Family, a global organization carrying these traditions across five continents, this ceremony is an opportunity to realign with your intentions, release what no longer serves you, and step forward with clarity and strength. Through the heat of the stones, the medicine of the songs, and the power of collective prayer, transformation happens—not just in the body, but in the heart and spirit.
This is for those seeking real change, for those ready to show up with sincerity, and for those called to remember the ways of their ancestors.
Alongside the Temazcal the womens circle and ceremony is potent and transformative...
This circle and temazcal is the first of a 4 series.
The theme for this first meeting:
Circle and Temazcal of the Physical Body: The Body as a Portal of Manifestation
“The body is not just matter — it is frequency, a vibrational field in constant communication with your thoughts, emotions, and spirit. It is the purest receiver and transmitter of your inner reality.”
Every word you speak about your body is a command. From quantum physics, we know that matter responds to vibration — and your body, composed mostly of water, records every one of your expressions as biological programming. When you say, “I’m tired”, “I’m not strong”, “My body is failing me”, these statements transform into tension, energetic blockages, and physical symptoms.
In this first circle, we will open a space for deep observation and reprogramming. Through NLP, we will untangle the unconscious language you’ve used to define yourself, revealing how it has translated into your posture, pain, and vitality. We will explore how limiting beliefs rooted in childhood, family memories, and cultural narratives have shaped your relationship with your body:
• Do you speak to yourself with love or judgment?
• Do you see your body as an ally or a burden?
• How do your emotional wounds manifest physically?
The temazcal will become the alchemical space where these programs are released. Through fire, water, earth, and air, your body will find a new frequency — a cellular rewriting that will allow you to inhabit it with reverence and presence.
This is not surface-level work; it’s a deep reconnection with the temple that holds your existence. When you change the language you use to name yourself, you transform matter. When you learn to speak to your body as a sacred channel, the body responds with strength, health, and alignment.
Are you ready to hear what your body has been waiting for you to say?
NOTE: Pregnant women can participate in sweat lodge from 5 months into pregnancy. Please reach out for support on this matter if you need it :)
Event Rundown:
Friday 9th May
Men's Temazcal
Arrive by 4:30pm to enter the lodge by 5pm (please reach out for any circumstances regarding work where you may not be able to arrive by 5pm but can not long after)
Brothers you are welcome to arrive for the lighting of the fire at 3pm
Saturday 10th May
13 Moons Sacred Circle Series
Women's Circle
Arrival 11 - 11:30am
Circle: 12pm - 3pm
Pot Luck Style Lunch/Snacks please bring a plate to share - we will have a break in the middle of the circle to share food and cacao
Closing Ceremony
- Sunset Temazcal 4pm-7pm (approx)
* (If you are just coming for this Sweatlodge, please arrive by 3:30pm)
What to bring:
Men's Friday Temazcal:
Fruit, Water and Coconut Water to share
Towel
Change of clothes
Offerings to land - Tobacco, flowers
Women's Saturday Ceremony
Circle
Pillow and Blanket
Journal and Pen
Water Bottle
Offerings for land: Flowers, tobacco
Plate of food to share
Temazcal
Towel, change of clothes, to wear into sweat lodge Dress or skirt and blouse or sarong
Drums, Rattles
Water bottle
Offerings to land: Crystals, tobacco, flowers
If you have any further questions please reach out to me via email: heidi_papin@live.com or phone: 0451511401
If you would like to book in a private 1-1 session with Javiera please contact via email or text to book in - Limited to 5 spots maximum
Location
Berrilee - DHARUG COUNTRY
3 Charltons Creek Rd, Berrilee NSW 2159