A writer who sets out on a wellness journey to a Mexican sweat lodge instead uncovers the importance of trusting—not just ...

For weeks, I’d been emotionally preparing to participate in a temazcal ceremony, the Mayan sweat lodge tradition that's more ancient purification ritual than casual sauna treatment. A spiritual ...

I was standing in Garcia’s jungle-like garden in San Antonio, a small Mayan village in the western district of Cayo, in Belize. Bordering Guatemala, Cayo was in ancient times a center of Mayan ...

The ancient Maya were a brilliant Mesoamerican civilization that flourished in what is now Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, ...

Fürst, now 92, is one of a dwindling number of Holocaust survivors able to share first-person accounts of the horrors they ...

Soon, Chris will leave for his last trip down the Yucatan where he’ll be honored by Mexican officials for his years of ...

Like how the Maya believed in a circular way of life ... During a first look before the ceremony, Fletcher and Cronenworth privately exchanged vows. "We wanted to have an intimate, personal ...

All of these colours were made from natural materials found around the Maya people. Masks were worn for many reasons including ceremonies or important events, to show strength during battle or to ...

Whitehall previously hosted the ceremonies in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021. In 2024, a trio of hosts made up of radio DJs Roman Kemp, Clara Amfo and TV presenter Maya Jama took on the role.