Sometimes a dude has problems — usually about sex or money. But since therapy’s for sissies, he turns to something a little more badass: a sweat lodge. Details has the story.

Understanding the Context

Whether your problem is ... St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Sweat lodges should enrich the soul, not the bank account And for something like a sweat lodge, apprenticeship is a necessity. Chief Arvol Looking Horse of the Lakota wrote an article in Indian Country Today about the deaths in Sedona.

Key Insights

He notes that for his ... KPBS: A tribe in Maine is using opioid settlement funds on a sweat lodge to treat addiction PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Outside the Mi'kmaq Nation's health department sits a dome-shaped tent, built by hand from saplings and covered in black canvas. It's one of several sweat lodges on the tribe's ... A tribe in Maine is using opioid settlement funds on a sweat lodge to treat addiction PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Outside the Mi’kmaq Nation’s health department sits a dome-shaped tent, built by hand from saplings and covered in black canvas. It’s one of several sweat lodges on the tribe’s ...

Final Thoughts

Religion Dispatches: New Age Tragedy in Sedona: Non-Indians in the Sweat Lodge Last week in Sedona Arizona, during a “spiritual warrior” retreat led by New Age, self-help expert James Arthur Ray, two people died in a “sweat lodge ceremony” and more than twenty were sickened. FARGO, N.D. (AP) — In the decade since Fargo agreed to host a sweat lodge for the many Native Americans who live in the area, the simple structure and its users have suffered a series of indignities: ... The Dispatch / The Rock Island Argus: Sweat lodge incident 'not our Indian way' A sweat lodge ceremony where two people died last week in Arizona was improperly conducted and not representative of a true American Indian tradition, local American Indians said Wednesday.