Step into a guided exploration of cacao as sacred medicine. We'll trace its history back over 5,500 years, uncovering its deep connection to the elements and the long journey from ceremonial ally to one of the world's most traded commodities. Together we'll commune with cacao in ceremony, explore the medicinal qualities that have earned cacao its name, the "Food of the Gods", and journey through cacao's origin story to understand what this plant ally has to teach us today.
A Guided Exploration of the Medicine of Cacao
What we’ll explore…
Sacred Origins of Cacao
The sacred history of cacao, dating back over 5,500 years to the Montegrande Temple in Peru
The journey of cacao from sacred medicine to one of the world's top commodities: chocolate
Its historic use as a currency and shamanic tool in ancient rites of passage
It’s Profound Medicine
Ceremonial cacao's profound biochemistry and medicinal qualities
The constituent within cacao that coins it as the "Food of the Gods"
The compounds within cacao, how they work together to open the heart, sharpen focus and lift mood
Why cacao is considered a heart opener on a biochemical level, not just an energetic one
The Art of Ceremony
Ceremonial cacao's connection to the 5 elements in its preparation
The use of ancient tools such as the molinillo and jicara & what they represent
Understanding modern ceremony and what it means to honour cacao today
Experience cacao in ceremony
What you’ll receive…
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An in depth exploration of the medicine of cacao through ceremony, storytelling, scientific understanding, & indigenous wisdom. You’ll have access to the live 2 hour cacao ceremony on Wednesday, August 12th at 7pm NZST & the exclusive cacao workshop with Corin & Sally from Seleno Health (pre-recorded)
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Access the Earth Medicine online sanctuary with a full basket of teachings: a cacao guide, cacao monograph, recipes, journal articles & podcasts to deepen your relationship with cacao.
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You’ll have access to exclusive discounts on cacao and facilitator trainings with Seleno Health + WILDFOLK Earth Medicine Circle & Naturopathy offerings.
Meet your Guide, Tamsin.
Tamsin is a Naturopath, Medical Herbalist, Mother, & Ceremonialist who has been holding space with cacao for over 6 years. She has guided over 100 cacao ceremonies & workshops with thousands of people all over Aotearoa, with extensive guidance from the experts & indigenous leaders of NZ’s leading cacao brand, Seleno Health ~ grounded in Peruvian lineage. Tamsin is passionate about sharing the origin story & medicine of cacao, and holds her teachings in deep reverence & honour.
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Cacao ceremonies & workshops held in trust with..
Meet your Guest Speakers,
Corin & Sally of Seleno Health.
Seleno Health was founded by husband & wife, Dr Corin Storkey & Sally Huapaya, who bridge modern science and ancestral wisdom in service to ancient Peruvian plant medicine, Cacao & Maca.
Corin spent years in the world of chemistry researching antioxidants and cellular health before his own experience with chronic fatigue led him somewhere the conventional model couldn't reach. That search became the seed of Seleno Health, and today he leads NZ research into these sacred plants ~ such as mapping the compounds within ceremonial cacao that traditional knowledge has pointed to for generations.
Sally is of Andean descent and carries the plant knowledge of her Peruvian heritage. She works directly with the farming families who grow this cacao, holding the relationships and reverence of farm to table plant medicine. She carries forth the origin story of cacao and wisdom of the Andean cosmovision, while training facilitators to hold this medicine with integrity.
Their cacao is produced farm to table in Peru, cultivated surrounded by native jungle the way it has been for thousands of years. Hand-picked, blessed in ceremony, and nurtured with ancestral knowledge, education and ancient tools for you to connect deeper with its medicine. Read more »
'“My heartfelt gratitude for the natural world and the bridge of feminine wisdom that guides us back to natural medicines. The way Tamsin creates such a loving space to explore freely a relationship to a plant with such respect and reverence is truly magic. Thank you for offering the tools, showing us the language of the plant kingdom, and encouragement of our inner feminine guidance and wisdom.”
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Step into a guided exploration of cacao as sacred medicine. We'll trace its history back over 5,500 years, uncovering its deep connection to the elements and the long journey from ceremonial ally to one of the world's most traded commodities. Together we'll commune with cacao in ceremony, explore the medicinal qualities that have earned cacao its name, the "Food of the Gods", and journey through cacao's origin story to understand what this plant ally has to teach us today.
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We start September 2nd.
Every month we journey with a different plant, exploring its gifts through live tea ceremony, earth-centred rituals, guided medicine-making practices, and connection with likeminded community.
This is a vibrant online sanctuary for the woman who longs to reconnect to her ancient rhythms ~ wild, instinctual & rooted in Earth’s wisdom.
