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 plant spirit meditation, cacao guide, plant dieta guide, contraindication guide, recipes, podcasts recommendations + more 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. Her experience holding ceremonial spaces with cacao has evolved to sharing different plants in ceremony, as she believes all plants have a story to share.
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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, bridging modern science and ancestral wisdom through sacred Peruvian plant medicine: Cacao & Maca.
Corin spent years researching antioxidants and cellular health. His own journey with chronic fatigue led him beyond conventional medicine and into the world of these plants. Today he leads NZ research into ceremonial cacao, mapping the compounds that traditional knowledge has honoured for generations. Sally is of Andean descent and carries the plant wisdom of her Peruvian heritage. She carries the ancient wisdom of the Andean cosmo vision & works directly with the farming families behind this cacao, holding the relationships and reverence of farm to table medicine, and trains facilitators to carry it with integrity.
Seleno Health cacao is grown in native jungle as it has been for thousands of years. Hand-picked, blessed in ceremony, and infused with ancestral knowledge, 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.
