I really like the sweats Mike and I appreciate very much to honor my relatives and the spirits.

The most I like is to share the feelings and thoughts and words without words..........just being together in love, respect and compassion. And I love the wonderful singing............I go on, the sweat is a wonderful way!

U. (Germany)

Hello Mike

Thank you very much for your stay at our house and for the sweat lodge ceremonies. It was very special.

You and Bo have left a permanent imprint on the energies in the village and in thehouse - like a peaceful, loving atmosphere:)

Look forward to seeing you again

All the best

M, M and S (Denmark)

And I am also happy to have sweat with you. I felt very clean and peaceful energy in your sweat lodge. And words are not necessary, energy tells it all. It is just a matter of being at peace within yourself and all. And I am sure that we will find our way, of spreading peace to the world, by working together.

And I look very much forward to it. I have a good feeling about it.

R. (Denmark)

Regarding the sweat it was good for me and a very special day indeed. A fantastic rewarding experience - very spiritual, in tune with nature, honouring mother-earth. I see so much beauty around me that it is beyond words. I give thanks and feel so grateful for this. You did a wonderful job leading the whole ceremony in such a beautiful way abundantly sharing your knowledge with us. I feel honoured that you share this and look forward to see you again in January.

L. (Denmark)

Our sweat lodge group is a great joy and inspiration for me in my life. More of that!!!! Jubiiiii

A. (Denmark)

After an unforgettable weekend in Torup (Denmark) I am thrilled to be inviting you to come to the UK.

C.

I went to a sweat lodge yesterday. The sweat lodge was done in the true North American Indian (Canada being part of North America, although we tend to forget that) tradition.  I very much enjoyed the fact that it was a traditional sweat lodge. I found it awesome and it was truly wonderful.

I will certainly come to another sweat.  Mike is so gentle and easy, he has a lovely way about him, at the same time is inspiring.  And I found the whole thing at Braziers rather wonderful. I felt very safe with Mike and I really enjoyed the way in which it was truly red Indian. The group was good too and it was lovely to meet everyone.  This is the “real thing” sweat lodge and I will be going again and again! I will be letting people know about my experience and sending the poster round.

M.

It was the most amazing experience of my life it made me that much more open minded, i was energised for weeks afterwards and no-ones words or action could put me down, i am so much more positive and ready to take any chances, jump at any opportunities.

C.

Wow

I guess it always takes some quiet meditation to feel the full impact
of an experience and of one so profound probably a lot!

Consequently I find myself both lost for words & bubbling over with
them, things to share and questions.

Thank you

Love peace and blessings to you all

J.

Can I just take this opportunity to thank you all for a wonderful experience. I feel different, although I’m not entirely sure in what way! It’s a good way. I know that much – I’m smiling even as I type.

I will definitely be going to another.

I.

Just wanted to say a big "thank you" to you and Mike for a wonderful day on Saturday.

It has certainly helped.  I was really tired on Sunday and did very little, however today I feel realigned, more focused and able to cope!

It was a wondrous experience and would like to attend another session at the end of April (if it is still on).  Met some lovely people....

L.

Put aside all elements of the material world, enter into a space of pure nature.  Surrender the pain and fears into the earth and she will support and cool you.  The closest experience to birthing, with the intensity of heat to go with it, a ceremony of high ritual, honouring nature, with us as humans being included in this blessing, a complete cleanse from the inside out.

We have not stopped talking about it!!! Virtually everywhere we go we are mentioning the traditional sweat lodge experience and it is gathering huge momentum.

I think we may like to take over one full date with the people who are interested in coming. I do not think it would be hard for us to pull together 10-20 people if the date was in three or four months.  I feel like every season I shall do a sweat... It was a profound experience.  I am not sure I have even completely landed back as I once was.  There is a difference in me, which cannot be fully expressed. 

S.

That was ONE sweat!

And having the last round to finish us off was a real bonus!  Thank you.
The time went so quickly somehow but so much happened.  I was especially grateful to have had the sacred space to thank the universe and spirit for answering my plea last time and to be able to share it with like-minded people.  So thank you, both, once again for another wonderful day.

M.

Dearest Mike and Tilly

I just wanted to thank you again for your love and support yesterday. I really had a wonderful day and really felt like I achieved so much, I feel so proud of myself. You are both doing such wonderful work and I hope it continues for you. Many, many thanks again, I hope I get to share this experience with you again in the future. I hope your journey to your next lodge is safe.

All my love

N.

I have felt compelled to send you this email, a thought that I would normally ignore.  Firstly, I must say a heartfelt thanks to both you and Mike for the most amazing experience I had yesterday.  I had a strong gut feeling all week that my life would change after Saturday and so it has … .  All my life I have felt “different” and so found it difficult to fit in with my family, friends and even my husband.  Either I was defending my different views or shut myself down (certainly something I have done for the last 2 years).  My experience yesterday has connected me with my spirit in a way I could never have imagined.  For the first time I feel home in my heart.  It has also been amazing for me to be with a family of like-minded people who just opening and honestly love and accept with no judgement, criticism or expectation.  I feel so privileged to be part of this family and look forward to future experiences …   

T.

To anyone who may be considering sharing in a sweat lodge ceremony but have reservations or apprehensions about what to expect, I hope that I may come as some sort of reassurance and comfort. When I was first invited to a sweat lodge ceremony I was really enthusiastic but I must say that my apprehensions outweighed my enthusiasm. I had been given information explaining that the lodge was a bit like a sauna and that it was pitch black inside while the sweats took place.  I must say I’m not very good with the dark and I have never been able to relax and enjoy a sauna, I find them a little suffocating, so I wasn’t to sure if I’d manage the experience to well or if at all. It was suggested to me to call Mike and Tilly and discuss my concerns with then.

I spoke with Tilly who is the loveliest lady and she has such a reassuring manner. She was really responsive to my concerns and promised to guide me through the ceremony and be by my side in my lodge in case I needed support. Both Mike and Tilly are such gentle, kind people so if you have any concerns speak with them; this is not an experience you have to do alone!

The day of the ceremony is such a relaxing day in it’s self, the surroundings are beautiful and Mike and Tilly allow you to share in everything that goes on. It was comforting to see the fire being built, making the lodge and sharing in the prayers.

We then entered the lodge for the first round of sweat, I was still a little apprehensive but once in I realised that it wasn’t the same effect as a sauna, it was just very hot. The air didn’t feel thick like a sauna and I found that if I relaxed my breathing it was quite manageable. I also found myself being more relaxed about the dark, having made the lodge with Tilly made me feel safe about my surrounding and Mike sings prayers during the sweats which I found took me away from focusing on my fear. I think once you are part of the ceremony and people are sharing their thanks, prayers and wishes you realise that everyone came with a worry, concern, a fear or even a prayer. Everybody was so warm, friendly and very supportive, there is no reason to feel alone. This truly is a wonderful sharing experience

N.

Dearest Tilly and Mike,

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!  What a wonderful Saturday - I have been back to the area everyday since just so I can be with my Red Kite friends, listen to the messages in the wind and soak up the energy. My mother died when I was ten and I can truly say I received more hugs and love in those 5 hours at the lodge than I did in my entire childhood so thank you so much for accepting me into your lodge family - it meant more than you will every know.

Isn't it fabulous how the winds of change are bringing miraculous changes... I now have hope for our planet and don't feel quite so alone amongst the human race. Thank you for leading me to that hope. 

Lots and lots of love and HOPE 

C.

Thank you again so much for a most wonderful experience on Saturday.  I am already looking forward to the next!  I feel more grounded and rounded as a result.  You both act as perfect "spiritual parents" to the Lodge - a wonderful balance on either side of the opening to the world outside, each bringing different qualities of support and nurture to all participants.  Thank you!

E.

I haven't had the opportunity as yet to thank you for such a wonderful time at the two sweat lodges I have attended. I have wanted to do one of these for years, so it was so wonderful to have access to the wealth of experience that Mike has brought to us in the UK, without having to get on a plane. Thank you also for your loving support as well Tilly as I've brought a few friends along with me now and they all have expressed how comfortable they have felt and how warmly they were greeted. (by both of you) Braziers Park is such a perfect location for the lodge and has a great energy to it. I loved the ceremony prior to entering the lodge, and as the lodge door closes and you are enveloped by darkness and warmth it is almost quite nurturing as you listen to the breath of those around you and the crackle of the fire outside. I even loved the fact that I knew the words to most of the songs.. It's odd as I belt out the songs during the first two sessions, then I find myself quietly listening towards the last two sessions. I have been such a busy, stressed lass so it's been wonderful to really spend some time being quiet on those days, kicking my shoes off and feeling the grass beneath my feet, lying on the grass between the sessions and just having that contact with the earth has been great. I go back home
relaxed and sleepy.

So thank you for such a great introduction to this wonderful ceremony... 

L.

Thank you so much for running the Sweatlodge at Ipsden.  September's session was very different to my first session in August, and they were both very special. 

It seems quite funny now that I was a bit disappointed that I didn't 'feel' anything during my first series of sweats when I had taken special care to ask for guidance and direction.  I didn't get any visions or instant revelations but over the next few weeks, I had more than enough 'guidance' (make that a few hard shoves in the right direction!) to be very sure that my request had been answered.  Obviously I need more practice in 'going with the flow' ...

I left the session feeling very cleansed and refreshed, especially after the highly energising last intensive sweat!  I have done a lot of 'letting go' and 'clearing' since and I'm really looking forward to my next one.  The more clearing I do, the more new things are streaming into my life so it's a real incentive to let go of the old stuff.

T.

I had a wonderful experience doing your sweatlodge last weekend - it was a real challenge but felt very safe and caring. I would love to do it again and my husband and a couple of friends would like to join me.

N.

A very big thank you for what was my first sweat lodge experience in this life. I was over whelmed by the whole event and although taken back by all that transpired during the ceremony, it felt as though I was re-enacting what I was most experienced at.  I found myself telling everyone about it since arriving home.  I have written up my spiritual journal on the event as I do with every special event or happening which I have experienced as a way of giving thanks and to remind me in later years what this life has been for me. 

I found it truly amazing and what was shown to me throughout the event makes me smile just thinking about it.  I felt extremely tired on Sunday but by Monday I was back.  T. and I spoke on it Sunday and met up on Monday still reeling with excitement.

I would like the opportunity of doing it again I might even venture for the year-end session, we will see.

Good to see you and so grateful for your love and friendship, thank you. God's peace, love and eternal light are with you and your family always.  This also comes from my teachers Guides and Higher Masters.  I almost forgot (distracted by the postman ring the door bell) they flushed me with a huge quantity of energy as a reminder to express their thank you also.  Yes we discussed the whole experience over the weekend too and the Heavenly Realms are singing your praise, they wish to let you know that they really appreciate what you do for our world and nature and the education your in still in others.  I have been shown what is to come and it is very exciting.  Take good care. 

Lol E.

When the first rocks (the grandfathers) were brought into the lodge welcomed by Mike, I experienced an incredibly moving sensation, they ceased being rocks and became glowing balls of spiritual energy, connecting with my very essence. Weeks after that first lodge attendance a sense of peace and freedom still remains.

R. S.

I had to write to say Thank You again for the experience of the sweatlodge, I wasn't really ready to leave to be honest but my carriage was waiting (S). I felt too energised to go to sleep and I wanted to meet everyone - EVERYONE!!!  And Mike I wanted to hear your yoga stories and I also have a million questions I want to ask you too, well I guess there is nothing else for it but to come again, I may bring a couple of people along next time too (that drive yippee) who are interested, I think they saw me as the ginuea pig.

I have a special friend/teacher who lives in Spain, this man and the teachings of Don Juan through Casteneda are the other spiritual influences in my life (yoga being the other).  This is the only knowledge I have of native american shamanism though and the sweatlodge is something totally different to me, I think I have missed out this connection to mother earth along the way although I have been conscious of the missing link, still i hadn't really found a way to really FEEL that connection, it does not come naturally to me, I have not had the influences growing up, I grew up in london - far away from nature!  Obviously I feel it very strongly in practices like sweatlodges The lodge it was so nice and refreshing to hear the word "love" spoken without any kind of excuse or justification, all in all the thing I feel that the experience which is pretty multi-layered, with the people and the practice and the ritual and it being new year and .... it goes on... the whole experience I feel has taken me more into my heart and less in my head which is amazing, my aim is that my head and heart are in harmony and balance, and I wanna get me some of that Clarity of Vision from the Eagle too!!!

G

Thank you so much for holding the sweatlodge on New Year's Eve. I am sorry that S. and I made our departure without going up to the granary, but we were both absolutely exhausted. We tried to find you to make our apologies but presumed that you had already made your way up there.

I had been dealing with a personal and highly emotional issue for a few weeks preceding the lodge, but once I had recovered my energies on Sunday, I felt amazingly clear and have subsequently made considerable headway. I felt very at ease with the whole process though. I certainly plan to be back, and even S. might be persuaded!

Knowing what she goes through in confined spaces, I was amazed at what she was able to achieve on Saturday. I don't feel that she's quite taken the magnitude of it all in as yet, she was still very tired on Sunday, but was

looking better by the time she went home in the late afternoon. I certainly feel that it was a very special way to start 2006.

Again thank you for the beautiful experience and all the very best for the New Year yourselves

J.

Thank you both so much for your energy at the Sweatlodge on New Years Eve - an amazing experience - I am still integrating it all, I learnt a lot. Some of the most memorable moments were viewing the fire with all its fantastic colours and then seeing the rocks coming into the lodge all glowing and then the beautiful sparkles as they were sprinkled with sage or whatever. And also the amazing colours I saw in the darkness.

S.

I want to thank you both for the beautiful ceremony on New Years Eve. It really helped me make some decisions regarding my back problem and the direction of my life.  I feel strong and confident and know that the course I am taking is the correct one.

I feel truly blessed to know you both and its so comforting to know that there is a place for people with open hearts to come together.  So thank you!!

R.

Just wanted to say thanks for the sweatlodge in Feb. We had a great time. It was a different experience for each of us compared to the first one we did with you. It seems to have triggered some good things
which have been ongoing, it was good to do something specifically for us. We needed it ! we both really seem to connect with the spirit of the sweatlodge, and the particular way you lead it!! we feel strongly that it is
a timely and right thing for us to be doing at the moment, and has already helped us  draw on our connection to spirit afresh. we would love to join you again this month, if there are still spaces. love and blessings

N.M.

As to the weekend and the Sweat Lodge with Mike and Tilly, I am proud to say this was one of the most extraordinary and truly expansive experiences because of the care and thought taken by these two understanding people. I felt so safe even when experiencing the greatest discomfort in my personal challenges. I thank them from the bottom of my heart. It was a joy to see so many people 'jumping with joy', me included, into round five. Needless to say the experience has continued with amazing dreams and an inner peace. Thank you Mike and Tilly.

Our journey back was through snow storms and gales, yet took less time than our journey that morning.

Thank you for organising this Sweat Lodge, I had a fabulous time. 

J.

Greetings Mike and Tilly, Valerie here just wanting to say thank you for the beautiful day of prayer on the 9th. It was a wonderful "coming home" to my Mother and re-connecting with something so precious to me. I was also wondering if you had room in your next lodge for me and a possible other person. It would be wonderful to see you again. If not for this next lodge then, one very soon. Thanks again for the love and care that you put into the experience...all the "little things" did not go by unnoticed and it truly made it very special. Lots of love,

V.

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