What is Spiritual Bathing
What is Spiritual Bathing?
Spiritual Bathing is a powerful healing modality that takes the vibrational power of water and raises its energy to a healing level using prayers; sacred incense, plants and intention giving you back whole health. A cleansing increases well being, and uplifts your spirit by washing away negativity, stagnation and world-weariness. It can remove obstacles that block success in achieving your goals.
A Spiritual Bath can shift you. It can break the cycle of the ‘monkey mind.’ and give you that space to have clarity in the middle of a crisis or decision-making spin. It can free you to have the ability to put things in perspective and take a genuine deep breath.
You don’t need to have a specific illness to have a treatment; the cleansing ritual can be extremely beneficial for stress, emotional eating, sleeplessness, mental fatigue or any overwhelming emotional state.
Holistic by its very nature, Maya medicine is classified as a medico-religious healing tradition, taking into account not only the physical ills of the body but also their effects on the spirit. The Maya, as with many traditional cultures, recognize diseases of the soul as well as the body and are aware that there are both spiritual and physical causes of illness.
Spiritual Illness
The Maya believe one’s Life Force can be disrupted by 4 main spiritual illnesses: Susto (Fear or Fright) Pesar (Grief or Loss), Tristeza (Sadness or Depression) or lnvidia (Envy or Jealousy). A Spiritual Bath can increase awareness and clarity, give closure to loss, unlock stress patterns, remove negativity, anger, resentment, effects of trauma, exhaustion, stress, confusion, stagnation and world-weariness associated with those spiritual illnesses. It removes obstacles that block your success in achieving goals, dreams and desires.
To learn more about Susto, Pesar, Tristeza and Invidia, click here.
Susto (Fear or Fright) Susto best translates as fright or trauma and is universally experienced by each of us at some time in our lives. Susto is one of the manifestations of “soul loss”, when the life force, or ch'ulel, is frightened out of the body by some traumatic event. Susto in adults can be caused by: accidents or near accident, rape, incest, sexual abuse, domestic violence, witnessing a murder or violent death, violent movies, being mugged or robbed, sudden bad news, fires, explosions, tornadoes, hurricanes, war, sudden falls, extended fear of loss of income, property or job. Susto can result in sleep disturbances, indigestion, pale skin color, and overall lack of interest in life. Fear will be a constant companion and a person suffering susto may be plagued by frightening nightmares. The loss of ch'ulel affects the efficiency of the immune system, circulation, digestion, elimination, and the nervous systems.
Pesar (Grief or Loss) Like susto, pesar can happen to everyone because we all experience loss of some sort during a lifetime. Pesar is caused by loss of what is dear to us due to death, fire, natural disasters, a broken heart, being fired from a job or losing a career position. The most common symptom of pesar is a deep, mournful sigh that seems to come for no known reason and is rather constant. There may also be changes for the worse in personality, nightmares of abandonment, and a strong sense of hopelessness mixed with vague depression. Tristeza (Sadness or Depression) Tristeza is sadness or depression that seems to linger for years, or has been with the person for as long as they can remember. People suffering from tristeza felt unwanted as babies, were unloved or abused in early life, or experienced a series of peer rejections at school. They cannot find their true path or passion in life, feel isolated, alienated, and have a sense that life has been unfair to them. They have trouble getting started in the morning, sleep too late, drink too much, abuse drugs, and often have had decades of psychotherapy.
lnvidia (Envy or Jealousy) lnvidia translates as envy or jealousy. The victims of envy feel their present lifestyle must change in order for them to find happiness. They suddenly feel discontent with their spouse, job, home, and hobbies. Envy has a thousand manifestations on the emotional, physical, and spiritual plane. Those suffering from invidia are dejected, pale, and depressed and cannot say why. A fast-beating heart is common, with sudden palpitations that can be quite frightening and mimic heart conditions. Physical symptoms of invidia include skin conditions, indigestion, lack of appetite, sleeplessness, nightmares, hearing voices, and an array of unexplained health problems.
Excerpted from Traditional Healing Approaches to Modern Psychiatric Disorders – Dr. Rosita Arvigo, DN
Spiritual Bathing is a powerful healing modality that takes the vibrational power of water and raises its energy to a healing level using prayers; sacred incense, plants and intention giving you back whole health. A cleansing increases well being, and uplifts your spirit by washing away negativity, stagnation and world-weariness. It can remove obstacles that block success in achieving your goals.
A Spiritual Bath can shift you. It can break the cycle of the ‘monkey mind.’ and give you that space to have clarity in the middle of a crisis or decision-making spin. It can free you to have the ability to put things in perspective and take a genuine deep breath.
You don’t need to have a specific illness to have a treatment; the cleansing ritual can be extremely beneficial for stress, emotional eating, sleeplessness, mental fatigue or any overwhelming emotional state.
Holistic by its very nature, Maya medicine is classified as a medico-religious healing tradition, taking into account not only the physical ills of the body but also their effects on the spirit. The Maya, as with many traditional cultures, recognize diseases of the soul as well as the body and are aware that there are both spiritual and physical causes of illness.
Spiritual Illness
The Maya believe one’s Life Force can be disrupted by 4 main spiritual illnesses: Susto (Fear or Fright) Pesar (Grief or Loss), Tristeza (Sadness or Depression) or lnvidia (Envy or Jealousy). A Spiritual Bath can increase awareness and clarity, give closure to loss, unlock stress patterns, remove negativity, anger, resentment, effects of trauma, exhaustion, stress, confusion, stagnation and world-weariness associated with those spiritual illnesses. It removes obstacles that block your success in achieving goals, dreams and desires.
To learn more about Susto, Pesar, Tristeza and Invidia, click here.
Susto (Fear or Fright) Susto best translates as fright or trauma and is universally experienced by each of us at some time in our lives. Susto is one of the manifestations of “soul loss”, when the life force, or ch'ulel, is frightened out of the body by some traumatic event. Susto in adults can be caused by: accidents or near accident, rape, incest, sexual abuse, domestic violence, witnessing a murder or violent death, violent movies, being mugged or robbed, sudden bad news, fires, explosions, tornadoes, hurricanes, war, sudden falls, extended fear of loss of income, property or job. Susto can result in sleep disturbances, indigestion, pale skin color, and overall lack of interest in life. Fear will be a constant companion and a person suffering susto may be plagued by frightening nightmares. The loss of ch'ulel affects the efficiency of the immune system, circulation, digestion, elimination, and the nervous systems.
Pesar (Grief or Loss) Like susto, pesar can happen to everyone because we all experience loss of some sort during a lifetime. Pesar is caused by loss of what is dear to us due to death, fire, natural disasters, a broken heart, being fired from a job or losing a career position. The most common symptom of pesar is a deep, mournful sigh that seems to come for no known reason and is rather constant. There may also be changes for the worse in personality, nightmares of abandonment, and a strong sense of hopelessness mixed with vague depression. Tristeza (Sadness or Depression) Tristeza is sadness or depression that seems to linger for years, or has been with the person for as long as they can remember. People suffering from tristeza felt unwanted as babies, were unloved or abused in early life, or experienced a series of peer rejections at school. They cannot find their true path or passion in life, feel isolated, alienated, and have a sense that life has been unfair to them. They have trouble getting started in the morning, sleep too late, drink too much, abuse drugs, and often have had decades of psychotherapy.
lnvidia (Envy or Jealousy) lnvidia translates as envy or jealousy. The victims of envy feel their present lifestyle must change in order for them to find happiness. They suddenly feel discontent with their spouse, job, home, and hobbies. Envy has a thousand manifestations on the emotional, physical, and spiritual plane. Those suffering from invidia are dejected, pale, and depressed and cannot say why. A fast-beating heart is common, with sudden palpitations that can be quite frightening and mimic heart conditions. Physical symptoms of invidia include skin conditions, indigestion, lack of appetite, sleeplessness, nightmares, hearing voices, and an array of unexplained health problems.
Excerpted from Traditional Healing Approaches to Modern Psychiatric Disorders – Dr. Rosita Arvigo, DN