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When indigenous practices trigger unexpected reactions

I've been doing sweat lodge ceremonies for three years but last time I felt claustrophobic and panicked instead of cleansed and I'm afraid I've lost my spiritual connection or am being culturally inappropriate.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Cross-cultural spiritual practices may not translate safely across different nervous systems and cultural contexts.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Body as spiritual vessel across traditions?”

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