08/04/2026
In the stillness before we enter,
there is a moment of quiet centering ✨
Photos by our beloved Christian,
capturing the threshold…
just before we step into the Temazcal.
Santiago, our fire chief,
cleansing us with palo santo and copal,
tending the Abuelitas with care -
guarding the fire,
guiding the stones on their journey into the Temazcal.
This is how we begin our trainings at 🔥
The Temazcal is a community ritual.
A space to arrive together,
to connect before we walk a deeper path.
We enter the Womb of the Earth -
a dome of clay -
to sweat, to pray, to sing…
With all our relations who love us ❤️
We call in the Great Spirit,
the four directions,
the elements,
the mountains,
the animal spirits.
We sit in the heat together.
Breathing.
Listening.
Letting go.
Something shifts in the darkness.
We come out softer,
more open,
more connected -
ready to walk this path as a community.
These are the ways of Durga’s Tiger School 💛
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