The Temazcal (from Nahuatl temazcalli, 'house of steam' from temaz 'steam' and calli 'home'), is a bath with steam indigenous herbs, own in the cultures of Mexico and Central America. The term refers both to the place where it is practiced, and the event in which they participate. The equivalent in Mayan is zumpul-che, Nihi in Mixteco.
Once inside participants, the guide, sweaters or temazcalero poured an infusion of medicinal plants on the hot stones.
The steam is managed and run by a man or woman guide, with a bouquet of lush plants and / or tree branches fanning fresh with gentle but energetic movements while talking or singing chants, someone while another person, preferably, applies
massages, hydrotherapy, aromatherapy, visualization and meditation exercises.
Its use has been both therapeutic and relaxing as ritual and practice survives today thanks to the tradition of the various indigenous communities. It has sophisticated application as practiced in cement mud bulls regularly small for a couple of people and groups seeking spiritual experiences.
