Abram's Creek Lodge & Family Campground

An Eco-Friendly Campground & Retreat

Stream-Front Wilderness Camping, Cabin / Cottage & Tipi rentals & Bed and Breakfast Lodging
Located off U.S. Rt. 50, 3 miles east of Mt. Storm, WV

2010 Weekend Agenda for Sweat Lodge (Inipi)

(In Native American Style and Tradition)

Location: Meet at the Sweat Lodge between Campsites #5 and #6 in Sector I.
First Timer's: Arrive 30 minutes early to learn about native American style Sweat Lodge, Ceremony, and Ritual.
Fees: $20 donation to Lodge Facilitators (under 18, $10 donation). Cash or Check in advance please.
Reservations / Payments / More Info: Contact Facilitator(s) - see phone #'s in table below.

Contact Abram's Creek Lodge House to register / more info: 304-446-5383 / e-mail: vlombardi2003@msn.com

Still awaiting a Lodge Facilitator for the 2010 season -- We need you!
If you know an experienced lodge facilitator, rigorously trained in Native American style Inipi facilitation, who would like to run our monthly lodge, please contact us.

Private / Special Event Sweat Lodge Ceremonies

are available for a $150 Donation to the Lodge Facilitator

Warning:
Temperatures get quite hot inside of the Lodge during ceremony and increase during each of 4 rounds as 7 - 10 more heated stones are brought in each round, totally 28 to 40 by round 4. At times, steam is created by pouring water over the hot stones. Fire and Water elements will be very present during the several hour ceremony.

As temperatures rise, people sometimes lose their clothing during the Sweat Lodge ceremony or sometimes people wear only a loose towel or sarong into the lodge. Bring a towel or mat if you need something between you and the cool, damp earth in the lodge.

For more information on upcoming Lodge Ceremonies, Please contact:
Abram's Creek Lodge House: 304-446-5383

Abram's Creek Sweat Lodge link -- click here -- to see lots of photos of previous lodge's held at Abram's Creek.
If you have never attended at Sweat Lodge before, read the article below:

A Native American Sweat Lodge Ceremony
For a wonderful recount of a Sweat Lodge experience in Northern Mexico,
click here
This article by Kim Kroonenburg describes a personal Temescal or sweat lodge experience in Northern Mexico.

A mineral wheel by Manin
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Drum Circle and Bon-Fire:
Saturday evening stream-side bon-fire at the Lodge House Bon-Fire circle with Native American, and sometimes African, drum rhythms (bring a drum or any other instrument). The Lodge House Bon-Fire circle is a short walk along campground roads illuminated by outdoor torches. There is also a small stream-side communal fire pit at the Sweat Lodge where observers may listen and watch the sweat lodge event unfold.