The Hostel in the Forest Sweat Lodge

[BlackWolf]

I thought this was kind of strange:a hostel in Georgia with a Native American sweat lodge available for the guest.  I'm just wondering if the guy that started it was actually Indian.  I can't really find anything that says they are charging for the sweats other then what they would normally pay for a bed.

http://www.foresthostel.com/sweat-lodge

At the Hostel, the Sweat Lodge tradition was started over 10 years ago by one of the staff, who was of Native American decent. It is now a rich tradition of the hostel, taking place almost every full moon and on other special occasions. Each lodge takes on the quality and intention of the people that are apart of it and therefore no two are ever alike. We draw on many of the principles and symbolism of the Native American Tradition as well as embrace the spirit of spontaneous serendipity. Presently, we have a Lakota style lodge with a maximum occupancy of 16 people: a leader and 15 participants. We typically have four sessions or rounds, approximately 45 minutes long, although no one is required or forced to stay in any long that they choose. Please let us know when making a reservation if you plan to participate in the sweat lodge.

[dabosijigwokush]

I find in Georgia building codes that tree houses are not to be used for rent nor permanent residence
no permits nor inspection of sed tree houses
rental property have to be inspected and certified for renters safety
there is no mention of sanction facility
installation of septic system must be permitted and inspected
use of  "We only accept cash and travel checks" is untraceable
use of  "15. Because we are unable to obtain any liability insurance, everyone is asked to sign a form releasing the hostel from any liability."
this place needs to be turned in to the Georgia Glynn county code enforcement

[dabosijigwokush]

map for hostel

http://web.archive.org/web/20010507044653/www.foresthostel.org/cgi-bin/index.pl?n=map
sight opened in 1999

[critter - a white non-ndn person]

Interesting, it says they've been open since 1975:

http://www.foresthostel.com/about/history

The Hostel in the Forest, started by Tom Dennard, opened its doors to travelers from around the world on July 4, 1975.

Other than the spiritual this and thats.. it rather sounds like a peaceful place to spend a couple days..