One of the things that really kept me returning to the temazcal, was the acceptance of diversity inside the circle. Our visitors included people from all walks of life, different races, different religions, and others without religion. A ceremony tied to Native American roots, the temazcaleros accepted me, a non-native, open-heartedly. Likewise, they have shown respect my beliefs and disbeliefs. A few years after coming back to the U.S., from Mexico, I heard something that reminded me of that attitude among the temazcaleros. I heard the song, " All is Welcome Here ," ... a recorded version by Deva Premal and Miten, I believe. German-borne, Deva Premal , a meditative spiritual new-age musician, who drew from Buddhist and Sanskrit mantras, sang it with Miten (Andy Desmond), a Brittish folk singer. It goes like this: All is Welcome Here Broken hearts and broken wings... bring it all; bring everything. Bring the song you fear to sing. All is welcome here. Eve...
Here, now, and temazcal.