A private temazcal in Tulum The womb of Mother Earth
A ritual steam bath with fire, stones and herbs. A wellbeing practice with ancestral roots — not a tourist attraction.
Grupo Tulum Temazcal
Reconnecting with the roots of what is Mexico today
A temazcal is not a tourist attraction. It is a wellbeing practice, and what we want is to give it back the place it deserves in life today.
It is not esoteric either, and it is not a matter of faith. Heat and steam do something very concrete: they bring you back into your body, they make you breathe slowly, and they let you be grateful for what you can actually see — the earth, the water, the fire, and the people sitting beside you.
And above all, so that we reconnect with the ancestral roots of what is Mexico today.
Three paths
How we work
Private ceremony
Your circle and no one else. We guide the whole ceremony: the fire, the stones, the seven-chakra breathing meditation, the four doors and the closing.
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Planting temazcales
We plant temazcales as permanent altars in housing projects and regenerative communities. We design them, build them, and hand them over alive.
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Retreats and programmes
Educational workshops and holistic consulting for homes, offices and spas. Every programme is designed to measure.
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Seven chakras outside, four doors inside
Outside, in a circle, an alignment of the seven chakras and breathing exercises. Inside, about two hours in four doors: each one faces a direction and carries its colour and its element.
About the temazcal
A ritual steam bath, a wellbeing practice
Its origins go back to the pre-Hispanic medicine of the native peoples of the American continent. The temazcal is the symbolic representation of the womb of Mother Earth.
You go in in the dark, you sweat, and you come back out into the light. That is the whole figure.
Fire
The fire heats the stones for hours before the ceremony begins.
Earth
The dome is the womb. You go in in the dark, you sweat, and you come back out into the light.
Water
Water steeped with herbs falls on the red-hot stones and turns into steam.
Air
Between one door and the next, fresh air comes in and the circle breathes again.
Herbs
The medicine is in the plants
Every ceremony is prepared with the herbs the moment asks for. They go into the water that falls on the stones, and from there into the steam you breathe.
- LemongrassCymbopogon citratus
- EucalyptusEucalyptus globulus
- RueRuta graveolens
And many others, according to what the moment and the circle ask for. See the six we use most, and what has been studied about each one →
Benefits
Wellbeing for body, mind and spirit
No faith required, and nothing to believe in. This is what people who have been through it say it did for them:
- Relax the body deeply
- Let go of emotional weight
- Breathe more freely
- Slow right down
The full list, and what the practice is →
It is not a medical treatment and it does not replace the care of a health professional: we do not cure anything.
The ceremony
Photographs by Ashley Gauthier
★★★★★My wife and I took part in a private ceremony with Emilio. They took time to explain everything and make sure we felt comfortable throughout the Temazcal. It is an experience that we will always remember.
★★★★★Our group had the honor of experiencing a temazcal ceremony here during my retreat in Tulum, and it was truly unforgettable.
★★★★★We came from Texas to see Emilio and his partner. They were both extremely knowledgeable and made our group feel right at home.
★★★★★If you are in Tulum and looking for a real, non-touristy Temazcal ceremony, please contact Emilio and do the ceremony with Temazcal Tulum.
★★★★★Such a wonderfully unique experience that I couldn’t recommend enough. From start to finish, Emilio and the team went above and beyond.
★★★★★Don’t book a cheap, commercial tour. The personal, personalised experience Emilio and his family give is something special and incomparable.
★★★★★Emilio guided us through the Temazcal with remarkable empathy and care. He struck the perfect balance.
★★★★★This was our first Temazcal experience and we were nervous! Emilio and his crew walked us through — exactly how it would go.
★★★★★The unconditional love I received went far beyond my expectations. My thanks to Emilio, Octavio and the whole team.
★★★★★Wonderful, honest and respectful people who bring positive energy to everyone they meet.
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Who is behind this
Tulum Temazcal is a project founded by Octavio Sabanero, Mexican by birth. It comes from one clear intention: to make the wellbeing side of ancestral practices known, and to put it within reach of anyone who wants to know it.
The temazcal is the symbolic representation of the womb of mother earth, and what happens inside works on the whole of a person: body, mind and spirit. It is not esotericism, it is not a miracle and it is not a tourist performance.
If you reach out to us, it is not by chance.
Live the experience · Vive la experiencia
Live the experience
Every ceremony is private and arranged with you. Write to us and we will put yours together.
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