CACAO COLLECTIVE PRESENTS:
CACAO TRAINING NEW ZEALAND
Join Wilhemeena Monroe, Corin and Sally from Seleno Helath and guests for an epic adventure into holding sacred space for the master plant Cacao, in ceremony.
Over 6 months we will explore what it takes to hold sacred space, meet monthly and attend ceremony. As a community we will explore, support and activate each other to grow into the facilitators we want to be.
Explore, understand and share the sacred ways of how Cacao can be used in Ceremony.
This Facilitator Training has been designed to give you the tools you need to create and hold space for your own transformational gatherings, that will allow you to work with the Master Plant of Cacao, generate co creation, share Earth Wisdom, ignite a collective remembrance to connect and inspire our relationships, with Nature, with Source, with Self, with Life & with Spirit and much more magic that will unfold on the path.
A Cacao Ceremony is an opportunity to explore one of the most Sacred Superfoods of the world, known and used for centuries by many communities in Central and South America for it ́s power to open and heal the heart (energetically & physically), connect back to Nature & Spirit, assist on the path of self healing and self love, remember inner peace, guidance and wisdom, and allow us to practice intentional living in communion with Nature and her elements and teachers.
The context of a Ceremony is the creation of a safe and intentional space for exploration, healing, liberation and empowerment of the self, what we call Sacred Space, invoking subtle energies to work with us, such as guidance and energetics from all directions (North, South, East, West, Above, Below and Center), elements (Fire, Earth, Air & Water), plant teachers and any spiritual teachers that the attendee might want to work with. Our work with this invocations and prayers is based on the wisdom held and shared by Andean traditions in South America.
Through guided meditation, the power of intention and the Ceremony itself, we can enter into a personal and collective space in which we can transcend many of our limited thoughts and beliefs so we can remember our essence and its true purpose.
The Training works in three parts.
Part one: CACAO CAMP - Initiation & Activation
Three-day immersion - likely to now be in June so will keep you posted on dates as soon as we can nail the venue.
During this First phase of Initiation & Activation into the Medicine of Cacao we will journey everyday with cacao and explore:
The origins and history of cacao
Andean-cozmo vision
Cultivating reverence
The dynamics of Cacao
The medicinal benefits and science, including different blends and what they do to our systems
The deep art of listening and holding sacred and therapeutic space
The energetics of Cacao
The cacao industry and how to hold a view of regeneration and sustainability in our cacao practice
We will love you up with energy practices and delicious food and of course mama cacao!!!
Part two: MONTHLY MENTORSHIP
We will practice, immerse and BE together, learning as we grow and growing as we learn. In the space inbetween we will connect online to discuss, and cultivate ways of thinking and being around ceremony. Dive into ancient practices and learn simple tools to hold space for others to transform.
This includes a monthly zoom call where you will have different tutors each time working with a certain aspect of holding space. We explore ceremony, concepts of sacred space from different traditions and talk about how your ceremony apprenticeship ceremonies are unfolding. We tune in to what your unique gifts are and what cacao is asking of you and where your heart is leading you. Always we tune into intention and allow the master plant cacao to speak with us.
In addition we look at the aspects of setting yourself up as a facilitator/business. Brand development and strategy. (once you have done some good practice runs) You will be required to attend these zoom lives each month. Q and A will be available here also.
Part three: HOMESTUDY
You will be expected to do at least one ceremony a month that can be with family/friends or with a larger group - you will also be expected to attend other peoples ceremonies and tune in with their way of holding space and also as a support for each other. There will also be other homework TBA.
Cacao Collective are creating a connected network of cacao facilitators who support each others growth and practice - this will be co-created by you - the support and love your share will ripple back to you, we are creating circle and that itself is magical.
More juicy info:
This is a training for those who are already immersed in facilitation. Maybe you teach yoga, or some other sacred art, maybe you are a therapist or someone who simply holds space for others and wants to refine your practice. We will be diving deep so a level of self-understanding and acceptance is paramount as we peel back the layers of what it takes to really be a leader today.
Day 1. Dynamics of Ceremony
- Foundations of Ceremony
- How to create and hold a safe, clear and powerful energetic space to gather
- Altar making
- Difference between Ritual and Ceremony
- The power of Intention and it's healing vibration
- Understanding the dynamics of Ceremony under the lense of Andean Lineage intertwined with your Authenticity to bring people together and work with plant medicines such as Cacao
Day 2. Energetics of Cacao
- The power of Cacao as a plant and as a teacher
- Integrating Cacao into Daily Life
- Getting to Know the Spirit of Cacao
- Ceremonial Cacao and its Many Uses
Unlock your full potential as a facilitator on this Immersion weekend that will give you the tools to start creating your own Cacao Ceremony to share in your community.
LEARN:
Source - Self Empowerment
Sacred Plants - Master & Teacher Plant Studies
Sacred Arts - Sacred Space & Sacred Art Studies
Education - Sacred Networks & Interconnections
Giving Back - Preserving Earth's most precious treasures
INVESTMENT PRICE COMING SOON……..once we have found the perfect venue we can confirm the investment - However it is likely to be between $1,500 and $1,700 NZD
Please indicate your interest (as this will most likely sell out FAST!!!) Once you are on our list the info will be released to the list first and then out to the public (if we have spaces left)
Facilitators:
WILHEMEENA ISABELLA MONROE
Wilhemeena is a leader in wellness facilitation - a dancer, an artist and poet, she is a world re-knowned healer and teacher of the healing and sacred arts. As a social entreprenuer she founded The SOUL CENTRE, SOUL RETREATS, SOUL WELLBEING AT WORK and ELEMENTAL ALCHEMY - a energy healing and qi gong training programme.
She has created numerous ways for people to find freedom and healing in their lives.
Working with many sacred traditions, Wilhemeena has developed a kite (basket) of knowledge that stems from Taoist, Ayurvedic, Yogic, Mayan, Aztec, Andean and Pacific and multi-nesian lineages - helping people heal and inspiring them to live their best lives - returning us back to the sacred parts of ourselves. She facilitates personal ceremony + healing, working one-on-one with individuals as well as group facilitation, trainings, retreats and online programs. for more info see: www.mswilla.com
SALLY HUAPAYA
Sally Huapaya (Peru) is a Hunca-Incan descendent from the central Andes of Peru. Growing up in Lima and completing a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering, she later left the corporate world to reconnect with her indigenous roots and followed a path of plant medicine to become an expert in ancient traditions of cacao, maca and Andean cosmovision. She works with two farming communities, one in the Andes and one in the Amazon producing artisanal farm to table maca and cacao products in-line the sacred ancient traditions. Sally has worked to develop a model of trade that is economically, environmentally and socially sustainable for the indigenous communities in Peru and seeks to uphold the respect and sacred traditions surrounding the plants medicines produced by her people. She wants to share the sacred traditions surrounding Peruvian master plants and inspire people to connect to their roots and give love and respect to Pachamama – the provider of all medicine. She is founder and co-director of www.themacaexperts.com and www.rescuecacao.com
DR CORIN STORKEY
Dr Corin Storkey (NZ) is a medical researcher and scientist from Wellington. He has over 15 years of academic and research experience, specialising in medicinal antioxidant chemistry, oxidative diseases, cellular protection and health. He holds a PhD in medicinal chemistry from the University of Melbourne and the Heart Research Institute – Sydney. He has previously struggled with and overcome chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS/ME – see story here) and believes that there is currently a lack of holistic management in the conventional Western medical approach to health. These experiences led him to establish his natural health company Seleno Health (www.selenohealth.com) as a means to provide people with education and tools to manage their own health more effectively. He is the founder and head of the New Zealand maca and cacao research centre based at Victoria University of Wellington that aims to bring credible scientific validation to Peruvian indigenous plant medicines like maca and cacao. He will be presenting findings on the biochemical pathways of maca and cacao and studies to substantiate their traditional uses.