We welcome you to a very special evening filled with celebrations, sacred music, ritual, cacao ceremony, and community.
In the first week of Autumn, Web of Life NYC and Shamanic Community Gathering NY gather welcome you to celebrate the harvest season by joining our hearts in prayer and song. We're blessed to be hosted in the soulful home and gathering space of Alex and Valeria, nourished with refreshments and snacks by Ambroisa Elixirs, and guided in a Cacao Ceremony by wisdom keeper, Mayan calendar keeper, and ceremonialist Nana Mariana Cruz.
Nana Marina Cruz is Maya Tz'utujil. She is Ajq'iij also called a Nana or spiritual guide, in Tz'ununya San Pedro la Laguna, Guatemala. She is a ceremonial leader and conducts fire and cacao ceremonies and is also a teacher of the Mayan calendar and the Mayan cosmic vision. She is the daughter of Tata Pedro & works not just as a healer and therapist with natural folk methods, but as a ceremonial leader of fire, tobacco, cacao and sweat lodge, and teaches native Mayan languages. She emphasizes the importance of being truly connected in body and spirit. She believes that everything has a meaning, everything has an origin, every emotion, every disease has an origin. By finding the origin, you can truly heal the spirit and body. @naan.marina.official
Beauty Exchange
Early Bird-Exchange (until Spet 21): $44
Regular: $50
Limited Entry at Door (cash accepted)
Other details:
Please do not drink alcohol or any stimulants at least three hours before and after the Cacao Ceremony.
FAQ
What is Cacao?
Cacao has been known through the millennia as a very important source of physical and spiritual nourishment. It was a measure of exchange, and its value is increased by sharing! In the Mayan tradition, cacao has been used for millenium as a sacrament of Love and is known as the “Food of the Gods”, and an “Elixir of Love”. Sacred Cacao is a very gentle heart opening medicine. Cacao allows you to connect with yourself and others in a deeper, more loving way.
Cacao is a tropical fruit, rich with antioxidants, known to contain an amino acid called tryptophan that the human brain uses to produce the neurotransmitter Serotonin, which can increase feelings of overall happiness. When consumed, cacao stimulates the brain to release endorphins, lower our stress levels, and give us a general sense of wellbeing.
What is a Cacao Ceremony?
A Cacao Ceremony is an ancestral way of prayer in MesoAmerica where all participants drink the sacred food as a symbol of communion to oneself, to nature and to the creator.