- Sweat therapy
Sweat therapy is the combination of group counseling/
psychotherapy with group sweating. Group sweating is social interaction while experiencingpsychophysiological responses to heat exposure. Group sweating has strong cultural validity as it has existed throughout the world for thousands of years to promote well-being. Examples include theFinnish Sauna , the RussianBanya (sauna) , the American IndianSweat lodge Ceremony, the IslamicHammam , the Japanese Mushi-Buro orSentō , and the African Sifutu. [http://www.PsychSymposium.com PsychSymposium] ]Group sweating has been used for various physical and mental purposes for thousands of years. [http://psychsymposium.com/36 "Calculating the Cultural Validity of Group Sweating."] PsychSymposium.com. Retrieved June 10, 2006.] Berger LR, Rounds JE. [http://www.ihs.gov/PublicInfo/Publications/HealthProvider/issues/prov698.pdf "Sweat Lodges: A medical view."] "The IHS Primary Care Provider." Volume 23, Number 6, June 1998, pp. 69-75.] It has been asserted that the potential health benefits of regular participation in Native American
sweat lodge s are numerous, but that there is a scarcity of research about the practice. One study involving 24 college students reported that "sweat therapy participants reported more therapeutic factors having an impact on their group counseling experience, rated sessions as more beneficial, and interacted with stronger group cohesion than non-sweat therapy participants." [Colmant S, Eason, E, Winterowd C, Jacobs Sue, Cashel Chris. [http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/routledg/usgw/2005/00000030/00000004/art00003;jsessionid=q2drocm86bx4.alice "Investigating the Effects of Sweat Therapy on Group Dynamics and Affect."] "Journal for Specialists in Group Work", Volume 30, Number 4, December 2005, pp. 329-341(13).]References
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