What Is Inipi?

Marc’s ceremony follows the Lakota tradition, passed down through North American Indigenous cultures.

At the heart of the sweat lodge is a pit dug into the Earth. This receives red-hot volcanic stones that have been heated outside over a wood fire for 2 to 3 hours.

Once the stones are placed inside the lodge, water is poured over them to create steam, often described as the breath of the Great Creator.

The Sweat Lodge itself represents a sacred womb.

The fire outside symbolizes the Sun, offering life energy. The lodge represents the womb of the Earth, nurturing and holding everyone within. The altar and centre stones hold the medicines, prayers, and intentions of the ceremony.

As you emerge from the lodge, cleansed, rebalanced, and renewed, you are symbolically reborn.

The Experience

This is not just a ceremony. It is a rite of passage.

Participants often describe deep emotional release, visionary insight, and a powerful sense of connection with ancestors, nature, and the unseen world.

Inside the lodge, prayers are offered for healing and harmony, not only for oneself, but for the entire web of life.

In Lakota and other Indigenous teachings, all beings are connected. Humans, animals, plants, waters, sky, and stones are all kin.

Each ceremony is guided by Marc with care, reverence, and grounding in traditional wisdom.

Booking & Preparation

Due to the sacred and intensive nature of this ceremony, bookings are taken by request only.

Fees are based on personal circumstances and will be discussed after initial contact.

The ceremony is a return to the womb, to spirit, and to balance. When we emerge, we walk again in harmony. Aho.

To learn more or request a place in an upcoming Inipi ceremony, please contact Marc directly.