Thank you for explaining various herbs used in the ceremony. I participated in a four-day four-night sweat/fasting with my mom in 2010 in Canada. It's too bad you did not experience a sweat personally. It is a very special and spiritual ceremony, a memory I will always and forever cherish. The sweat in the beginning of the fast was approximately 45 minutes long and the sweat at the end of the fast was intense for an hour and a half. I learned to keep my nose to the ground breathing in the cedar branches because the heat was intense more than a 1/4 inch off the ground. I envied the more experienced participants. I hope to eventually befriend more natives in Montana so I can hopefully participate again for a cleanse that is long overdue.
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