TEMEZCAL
ASHES TO AWAKENING: MAY 23, 2026
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ASHES TO AWAKENING: MAY 23, 2026 *
Where heat meets healing.
This is an ancient sweat lodge—a place where fire, stone, and steam work together to cleanse the body and awaken the spirit. Heated volcanic rocks meet medicinal herbs and water, creating steam that invites release on every level: physical, emotional, and energetic.
Most temazcals are built from wood or stone. Ours is woven from copper. You may never find this elemental choice anywhere else in the world. It amplifies the resonance of stone and steam in waves you can feel.
The SURÁ temazcal is a lodge reimagined. One that doesn’t just hold heat—it hums with it.
Join us on May 23rd for Ashes to Awakening. Our community temazcal ceremony is your chance to feel the medicine for yourself.
Every flame needs a keeper.
Her medicine is subtle and precise. She knows when to push and when to soften. When to sing and when to let the fire speak for itself. Her path spans continents, cultures, and decades of ceremonial study. Not as performance, but as a way of life.
Inside, you’ll sweat—but it’s sacred.
Guided by Abuela Tzila and Ale, her partner and Hombre de Fuego, the ceremony becomes a rhythm of breath, prayer, and song. The stones carry the heat, the steam carries the prayers, but the abuela carries us.
Every drop is a letting go: of toxins, tension, and stories that no longer serve. People often leave feeling lighter, clearer, and strangely radiant.
Abuela Tzila lights the way.
Discover a few ways into the fire.
01 / Community
Ashes to Awakening is our open community temazcal, offered year-round. It is priced for access because this medicine is meant to be shared.
02 / Private
Led by experienced guides who know how to hold space, encourage participation, and keep things moving with purpose.
03 / Retreats
Connection is a core part of the process. You’ll learn just as much from the group as from the content itself.
Ceremony
Opening
The fire is already waiting when you arrive. Guests are welcomed with tea and a heart-opening practice that helps the mind and body soften with intention.
Gound in the gathering
Cleansing
Copal is used to cleanse the field before the ceremony begins. It’s an ancient ritual that invites presence, protection, and opening your energetic channel.
Receive through renew
Where medicine meets magicDressing
Dressing the temazcal is part of the ceremony itself. Layer by layer, we cleanse the fabric and seal the lodge in a tradition that reaches back thousands of years.
We start with an opening to the elements, then enter the lodge. The heat, stone, song, steam, and herbs come together in ritual for a deeply spiritual, full-body release.
Temazcal
Wrapped with reverence
Blessings built from earthAltar
The altar takes shape as a turtle and serpent that honors nature, shedding, and rebirth. Crystals, jewelry, or small sacred objects can be activated and blessed at the altar.
Closing
When the smoke clearsReturn to refreshing fruit, homemade electrolytes, and an outdoor shower beneath the open sky. From there, the circle closes with care and clarity.
DETALLES IMPORTANTES
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Dress for heat, not the Met Gala. Skirts, dresses, shorts, or lightweight pants. Cotton or linen only–polyester traps heat and may catch fire.
Expect a little earth. You’ll be seated on the ground and get your hands dirty. Guanacaste is famous for its iron and mineral-rich red soil.
Everyone shapes the opening. Guests help build the altar and prepare the temazcal by cleansing and dressing it with fabrics.
Finishing touches. A red headband and ceremonial belt are provided as part of the practice. Leave jewelry at the altar—it can heat u.
Pack for the afterglow. Bring a towel and toiletries if you’d like to have a rinse, and a change of clothes for after.
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Heat and steam help open pores and awaken circulation.
A deeper connection to the earth and the wisdom of the elements.
Space to honor your ancestors, prayers, and personal intentions.
Grounding that comes from being held in tradition and community.
A physical and emotional release after carrying stress or tension.
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Community temezcal events are hosted throughout the year—follow us on Instagram for more.
Private temazcal ceremonies available for groups and retreats.
Approximately 6 hours from start to finish.
Ceremony in Spanish and English.
Making this work more accessible is part of our practice—reach out to explore what financial support is available.