// Ritual
Cacao training
With Familia Cacao, we have facilitated over five in-depth cacao trainings, guided by Mayan Cosmovision and ancestral wisdom. Together with Tata Walter from Guatemala, we have offered immersive 5- and 9-day training experiences, designed to reconnect participants with the roots of cacao — its origins, its spirit, and the authentic ways to work with this sacred plant and share it with the world.
With Familia Cacao, we have facilitated over five in-depth cacao trainings, guided by Mayan cosmovision and ancestral wisdom.Together with Tata Walter from Guatemala, we have offered immersive 5- and 9-day training experiences, designed to reconnect participants with the roots of cacao — its origins, its spirit, and the authentic ways to work with this sacred plant and share it with the world.
These trainings are not only about learning — they are about remembering, embodying, and integrating a way of relating to life, to nature, and to community.
What the training includes
Deep wisdom & lineage
- Transmission of knowledge about the sacred cacao plant, its history, prophecy, and role in the Mayan world.
- Understanding how cacao lives and evolves within the modern world.
Ceremonial cacao preparation
- How to prepare cacao in a ceremonial way
- Understanding different types and qualities of cacao
- How to work with cacao in your own offerings and spaces
Mayan cosmovision & calendar
- Introduction to Mayan cosmovision
- Discovering your nawal (your personal day energy / spirit guide)
- Learning how to work with the energy of the day to support your facilitation of cacao circles
Facilitation & space-holding
- Structure of a cacao gathering or ceremony
- How to create a safe, grounded, and meaningful container
- Understanding responsibility, presence, and energetic awareness
Altars & symbolic space
- How to create powerful and supportive altars
- Working with elements, symbols, and intention
Songs, prayers & expression
- Learning traditional and inspired cacao songs and prayers
- Using voice, music, and expression as part of the space
Somatic perspective
- Understanding the body in facilitation
- How to support emotional processes through embodiment and presence
Your unique transmission
- Finding your own authentic way of working with cacao
- Moving beyond imitation into personal expression and truth
The experience
These trainings are deeply experiential and immersive.
They include:
- Cacao circles
- singing workshops
- somatic and movement practices
- fire rituals
- sharing circles
- moments of silence, reflection, and integration
It is a space of both learning and transformation, where knowledge is not only understood, but lived.
If you feel called to walk this path and deepen your connection with cacao —
→ Apply for the next training.
Join us for the upcoming immersion and step into your own relationship with this sacred plant and the wisdom it carries. ♡
// Moments from the circle
Rituals, in motion
// Words from the circle
Shared experiences
Meeting Spela felt like a quiet memory of softness, of presence, of the beauty of being gently held in a space where nothing needs to be forced.
Through her cacao ceremonies, she creates something truly sacred. A space where you can arrive exactly as you are, and feel met with deep compassion, care, and an open heart.
There is a subtle magic in the way she holds others, with cacao and yoga, grounded, intuitive, and profoundly nurturing.
With Spela, I felt seen beyond words. Held without judgment. Guided with a tenderness that allowed me to soften, open, and reconnect with myself in a very honest and gentle way.
She carries a unique gift, the ability to weave presence, love, and depth into every space she creates. Being in her field is both calming and expansive, like coming home to yourself.
It was a true honor to share this space with her, and I deeply trust anyone who feels called to experience her work will be touched in meaningful and lasting ways.
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