Sweating
A tradition of baths and sweat lodges exists among a number of cultures; healing and spiritual benefits have often been attributed to sweating in these contexts. For example, the sweat house, by housing and controlling the awesome power of fire, can be seen as a shrine to that element. Among some traditions, medicinal or magical herbs are used to enhance the steam and heat's effects.
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Inipi, the Sweat Lodge, by Tony
My First Sweat, by Shea
Native Sweat Medicine Lodge vs. White Fear, by Temperance
Pressure Cooker for the Soul, by Anuzha
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James Arthur Ray gets prison time in sweat-lodge deaths - 12 News (AZ), Nov 18 2011
3rd person dies in Ariz. sweat lodge; suit planned - AP, Oct 18 2009