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Narconon drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers use
an innovative and proven-effective method for helping addicts get off drugs.
One of the first steps of this process involves using a sauna in order to
detoxify the body of drug residues. In order to better understand how sauna use
works and why it is an integral part of the Narconon program, here are some
interesting facts about the history and use of sauna.
Ancient Origins of Sauna Treatment
According to historic
reports, the practice of building and using saunas has existed since
ancient times. The form of sauna most commonly seen in America was developed in
Finland, and the tradition has gone on there unbroken for about two thousand
years.
The first saunas in Finland were pits dug into slopes
with a pile of heated stones occupying one corner. These “dugouts” eventually
developed into log huts with earthen floors and a stove. These original “smoke
saunas” (so named because of the smell left behind in the chimney-free
buildings) were used for bathing and cleansing the body. The high heat in
saunas was relaxing and could induce the body to sweat profusely, cleaning the
body.
Sauna users would also tie birch branches together and
use these to lightly swat themselves and others. This practice would raise the
body’s circulation, further causing the body to cleanse itself.
Sauna users since ancient times were usually nude, but
experts stress that saunas were most often used only within a family or were
single-sex otherwise. Furthermore, the sanctity of a sauna was second only to
church, and children were expected to behave in the sauna as they would in a
holy place. Sauna users should behave themselves and preserve the practice of
sauna as a non-sexual, non-judgmental place to cleanse the body and spirit.
Ancient saunas were even seen as a vital place for
primitive doctors to practice healing their patients. They would administer
baths and massages at these saunas, perform “magic” spells for their patients
or even draw blood with “cupping” (a practice no longer used in modern times.)
Pregnant women would even use saunas as a warm and sterile place to give birth.
Sauna Usage in Modern Times
Saunas are still widely used in Finland today. Finns
use the sauna frequently, and they have spread the practice throughout the world.
Finnish soldiers are even known to build new saunas on their deployments to
other countries if one does not already exist there.
While many other cultures have some form of
ritualistic sweat lodges, the design, levels of heat and other practices involved
in using saunas in the United States are largely derived from these Finnish
customs. Saunas can be found in spas, public pools and athletic clubs
throughout the United States, and many Americans have taken up the practice of
using them.
Use In the Narconon Drug Detoxification Program
While the ancient sauna users may have simply noticed
that they felt good after taking a steam bath, they may have not known the
actual science behind the phenomenon. Narconon drug rehabilitation centers use
saunas in our drug rehabilitation program because of the proven results in
using them to help with drug detoxification.
L. Ron Hubbard observed that using a sauna could help
the body release stored-up drug residues and toxins stored in the body’s fat
tissues. By using a sauna, former drug users could increase their circulation
and help the body sweat out these drugs and toxins in a safe and controlled
environment.
While saunas are no longer used for some of their
functions as a birthing center or a place for conducting magic, they are very
useful for addicts that want to detoxify their bodies and get off of drugs.
While the sauna is just one part of Narconon’s proven drug rehabilitation
program, it is a vital step to restoring health and sobriety to addicts.
For more information on Narconon sauna treatment contact us
today.
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