Experience a Transformative Cacao Retreat in Peru. Become a Cacao Ceremony Facilitator.
CACAO CEREMONY INITIATION TRAINING — 9 DAY RETREAT IN PERU
Become a confident and trusted cacao ceremony facilitator. Join a unique in-person retreat at the birthplace of cacao on the planet: Northern Peru.
DATES: NOVEMBER 18-27, 2024
DURATION: 9 DAYS / 9 NIGHTS
LOCATION: AMAZONAS, NORTHERN PERU
Receive the skills and knowledge necessary to hold safe spaces of deep healing and transformation, with the support of the sacred medicine of cacao.
Learn how ceremonial cacao can help liberate energy blockages caused by emotional core wounds and trauma. Become a trusted and respected cacao practitioner in your community, and bring deep healing to the world. This is a calling from Spirit, intended for all people of this Earth.
Join a transformative journey of self discovery, from the true origin and ancestral preparation of ceremonial cacao, to the creation of safe spaces of deep transformation. This training is a complete initiation for you to become a confident & compassionate facilitator. Learn how to be true to your heart, and receive the tools you need to create and guide cacao ceremonies with your own unique gifts.
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The Roots of an Ancient Heart Wisdom
Deep transformation and healing is deeply rooted in the ancient wisdom of the heart, and its medicine is human connection. Cacao plays an important role in anchoring us to our hearts, and to the Earth. Our feelings and needs become priority again, as we learn to honor ourselves, and the quality of life we are blessed to have here and now. Everyone’s relationship with cacao is unique, and its teachings are sacred.
Prepare Ceremonial Cacao on the Fire
Experience fresh raw cacao at a farm
Enjoy ceremonial cacao in nature
Meet this beautiful plant ally at its birthplace.
Connect with your heart like never before.
Join us for a unique cacao retreat in Northern Peru.
What You Will Learn
Experience a Transformative Journey on the Land of the Ancient Medicine of Cacao
As you connect and work with the sacred medicine of cacao, on the land where it originated on Earth, you will embody its essence, and serve from a place of integrity. You will learn how to hold space for people, so they feel safe to connect with their vulnerability, and transform with the energy of ceremonial cacao. And you will develop the self-confidence to create and guide your own unique ceremonies.
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Enhance Your Life & How You Serve Others
Cacao enhances the connection with yourself, and your life choices, simply by cultivating presence, gratitude, and welcoming all that you are. Cacao has many medicinal benefits, bio-chemical properties boosting serotonin and mood, and allows you to tune into the creative gifts you wish to share with the world. When you fill your cup, you can then serve, and inspire others to do the same. Be that guiding life force and example of how rich and fulfilling life can be.
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Learn How to Safely Guide People with Your Own Unique Gifts
When you learn to create a safe space to welcome your emotions and personal transformation, you can then do the same for others. When we work with a plant medicine like cacao, set and setting are key, as feeling safe is priority. Once that foundation is layed out, there is a sense of trust and opening for people to receive your guidance. Cacao has a gentle presence of unconditional love, that will help you feel confident in what you have to share, and how you can support people on their pathway to heart wisdom and connection.
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Embrace a Meaningful Life in Service to Humanity
Learning ancestral cacao practices that have been revered for many generations will enrich your spirit, and the way you participate to weave a blessed path for generations to come. Connect with the Earth, and learn how to balance masculine and feminine energy within. This supports you as an individual, as a guide, and how you show up in the world, to create and present your sacred offerings.
Visit a Cacao Farm in Northern Peru
Taste the Sweetness of Raw Cacao Pulp
“During the cacao training with Aynua, I experienced significant shifts within. I felt completely supported by Diana & Alku, who offer a safe space to work with cacao.”
— KERRY, AUSTRALIA
Content of the Training
Origin of CEREMONIAL Cacao
History is being re-written regarding the origin of cacao on the planet. Learn the history of cacao from ancient times to now, its use as a sacred medicine, and what makes cacao ceremonial. Discover the amazing benefits of this sacred tree, for the body, the mind, as well as the emotional and spiritual aspects. Become familiar with all the steps, from the tree to your cup, and how the sacred medicine of cacao can change the world.
BLUEPRINT OF THE CEREMONY
A blueprint provides structure and acts as a grounding guide for you to access during the ceremony. This allows you to focus on your original intention as well as explore your feminine side throughout the ceremony. It encompasses a theme, a journey from beginning to end, and the grace of making the ceremony your own creation, coming from the wisdom of your heart. A blueprint assists in offering a safe foundation for you and your participants to receive a valuable offering.
Cleansing Ritual
Using cleansing herbs such as Palo Santo, sage, copal, cedar, lavender, learn how to cleanse the energies of each participant, as well as the space and setting of the cacao ceremony. This practice grounds you, and the participants, ensuring that when they arrive, the space feels safe, and when they leave, they are connected for their next venture. Learn how to make your own smudge sticks.
Opening OF the Ceremony
Learn how to offer a prayer and calling of the directions based on the Andean medicine wheel, and develop your own unique way to open the ceremony. Connect with the tradition of your choice, to thank Mother Earth, Father Sky, the elements, and the Spirit of Cacao. This opening prayer is meant to honor life, nature, and allows each participant to open up to the practice of gratitude, for the transformation they are looking for.
Embody the Wisdom of Nature
We guide you on a personal journey of deep transformation, and teach you how to guide your participants through the lower, middle, and upper world of consciousness. Learn how energy moves through your body, and into your offerings. This becomes a personal quest, and one of service to humanity, as a ceremonial guide. Through this exploration, you will discover and enable yourself to transcend energies, and help others welcome the cycles of nature within, with grace and humility.
GuidED MeditationS
You will explore various guided meditations based on heart awakening, root connection, human emotions, nature visualizations, and more. When offering a guided meditation, you can experience yourself in a new way. The receptive and creative channels open, and being of service in this way will raise your vibration, as well as those who will receive you. Each participant learns from one another, as we open the space for you to guide a meditation for the group.
HOW TO cREATE A SAFE SPACE
Set and setting are key components in providing exceptional ceremonial experiences of growth, transformation, and evolution. Checking in on your participants and their specific needs already sets the tone that you are a mature guide. It builds a sense of trust and safety. Learn how to navigate emotions when difficult characters or situations arise, during your time as a space holder. And develop new skills of communication to support your journey as a guide.
Emotional Core Wounds
Learn to identify which of the four emotional core wounds you carry, and how to begin healing them, so you can help others become conscious on their healing path. This is an essential foundation for self development. Harness the ability to hold a compassionate space for your participants, as you begin to recognize which wounds they carry. Learn how to cultivate the antidotes for each wounds, so you can hold space for them with loving presence.
how to HOLD SPACE WITH INTEGRITY
Sensing the energy of those who sit with you in ceremony, and receiving their expressing, will invoke a need to be in the moment, and trust your intuition to guide in the right direction. Learn how to listen, and use language that will help people access a transformative state. Develop trust in your intuition and the spirit of cacao. And learn how to serve with the highest level of integrity.
THE IMPORTANCE OF healthy boundaries
Learn the importance of cultivating self-respect, and how to set healthy boundaries around your sacred space and offerings. We share inspiration on how to manage the container of your ceremony, and offer you appropriate guidelines to keep the participants stay on topic, as well as time management tools. Having clear boundaries in and around yourself, will inspire participants to awaken self love in their lives as well.
PREPARATION OF CEREMONIAL CACAO
Learn how all the steps to prepare the best ceremonial cacao for a small or large group. This includes: intention setting, ancient cacao preparation, various recipes, and different ingredients you can play with. Receive guidance on how to connect to the spirit of cacao, and the shamanic experience this sacred medicine provides.
How to Guide Sharing Circles
Receive crucial information on how to create and guide a safe sharing circle. Everyone who comes to your offering will need to be heard and seen, as part of their healing journey. Learn how to prepare yourself for this important part of the ceremony, as you offer the quality of presence needed for your participants to be able to express themselves inside a safe container.
THE ROLE OF Sound & Music
Sound healing and music expression is a beautiful addition to a cacao ceremony. You will learn how to harmonize your participants, and explore different possibilities of using your voice and music to support transformation. If you are deeply connected to the medicine of cacao, you may even begin to receive a song from spirit, and sing when you are preparing cacao.
Closing OF the Ceremony
As important as the opening of a ceremony, closing it is just as necessary to honour the important work and transformation that has been experienced during a ceremony. Learn how to bring people back in their body, and ground the energy, to maintain the sacred space within each person. Cleansing ritual and closing prayer are the main components of this part of the ceremony.
Cacao Farmer, Amazonas, Northern Peru
Ceremonial Cacao and Fresh Lavender
Day 1
Arrival in Amazonas, Peru
Workshop
Day 2
Workshop
Ancestral Cacao Preparation in Nature
Day 3
Workshop
Excursion & Workshop in Nature
Day 4
Horseback Riding & Waterfall Experience
Rest
Day 5
Ceremony at an Archaeological Site
Workshop
Day 6
Workshop
Rest
Day 7
Travel to the Jungle
Visit to a Chocolate Maker
Day 8
Visit to a Cacao Farm
Ceremony at the Montegrande Archaeological Site
Day 9
Visit to an Indigenous Awajun Community
Waterfall Blessing Ceremony
Day 10
Conclusion
Final Ceremony
Included in this Training
20 Hours of Training with Diana & Alku
1 Kilo of Aynua Organic Ceremonial Cacao
9 Nights Deluxe Eco Lodge / Shared or Private Room
3 Organic Vegetarian Meals per Day / Vegan & Gluten Free Option
Safe Space for You to Practice and Receive Feedback
Certificate of Completion
Exclusive to this Retreat
Visit to the Montegrande Archaeological Site, one of the most ancient cacao temples on the planet
Visit to an Indigenous Awajun Community
Visit to a Cacao Farm
Waterfall and River Excursion
Horseback Riding
Rewilding Ritual in Nature
Montegrande Archaeological Site
Waterfall Excursion
Horseback Riding
Is this Training for Me?
If you are on a spiritual or shamanic path, this training will inspire you to bring your gifts to life. If you feel blocked, and want to liberate your potential as a guide, you will be given the tools to feel more confident in yourself. This is a spiritual and transformative experience that will enable you to go deep into your own healing process. As you learn to be present with yourself, you will develop the capacity to hold space for others. If you are looking to be a more connected person and facilitator, and work with the incredible medicinal benefits of ceremonial cacao, this training is for you.
“Diana & Alku teach and guide gently, while holding an energetically nourishing space for one to be successful on their healing journey.”
— TATIANA, UKRAINE
Meet Your Teachers
Be guided by two spiritual teachers who live in Peru and share more than 10 years of experience working with ceremonial cacao.
Diana Deer Hawk, Founder & Teacher
Alku Mateus, Founder & Teacher
Diana Deer Hawk & Alku Mateus were first introduced to ceremonial cacao in Central America, more than 10 years ago. Since 2017, they live in Peru, where cacao originated on Earth. They are continuously participating and learning about ancient cacao cultivation and preservation, archaeological discoveries related to cacao history, and sharing this with people from all over the world.
They teach how cacao is helping humanity rise to its full potential, one heart connection at a time. Experiencing this sacred medicine can revive and activate the roots of an ancient heart wisdom, within you, and in the people you serve.
With Aynua Amazonas, Diana & Alku support indigenous communities of Northern Peru, growing the finest quality of cacao on the planet, and steward a space for cacao education, preservation, and indigenous wisdom. With their 30 years of combined experience in the field of personal transformation and spiritual growth, they can help you become the most confident and trusted guide, in service to humanity.
Free Clarity Call
If you need to make sure this retreat is the right fit for you, schedule a free 20min clarity call on Zoom, with Diana & Alku.
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in person retreat in peru: NOVEMBER 18-27, 2024
The Aynua Cacao Ceremony Initiation Retreat is a unique in person retreat in Northern Peru. After completing your registration and payment below, you will receive all the information necessary for you to plan your travel. This training includes 20 hours of teaching, over a period of 9 days, in the majestic mountains of the Amazonas region, in Northern Peru (flight not included).
