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Cacao Ceremony & Sweat Lodge (Inípi)


Location:
Lakeland, Florida (exact location disclosed up RSVP/payment) 
When:
 Saturday, March 7th, 2026 10:00am-5:00pm EST

 

Let us join together in a full day journey of healing and growth, woven in oneness through silence & speaking, listening & hearing, breath & movement, music, & sound healing, and of course, the plant medicine of Cacao.

In this community-held container we will experience beautiful moments of awakening and expansion through a deep remembrance of who we are beyond all the forms we take in this life. It may sound quite fantastical, but the manifestation is real when the intention is clear and sustained in an elevation of the vibration through a profound group-consciousness.

This ceremony is extra special, as we return for a second year to work with the Native American peoples of the Southeast, on their sacred land, with their songs and medicines, including the sacred sweat lodge of Inípi. This is not common to have this gift of being welcomed to their land, and thus we receive this opportunity to sit in reverence alongside those who remember in such beautiful daily prayer that is life. Please join us in this prayer. 🙏


Elements of the ceremony:
Cacao Ceremony: Drinking a cup of 100% pure, ceremonial-grade Cacao, education/history around this heart-medicine of a plant, and diving into a meditation with her spirit.

- Group sweat-lodge in the native american style sauna called Inípi will help us to ground and go deep into a rebirthing process in this "womb of the earth."

- Yoga, Meditation, Movement & Transformational Breathwork

 

to bring messages of the subconscious mind to the surface of awareness.

- Empathic Communication & Authentic Relating 

 

to reflect, grow and integrate.
 

Your Guide:
Mat Chandler is a long-time practitioner and space-holder with the plant medicine of Cacao. The creative visionary and journeyman of the Holy Wow Cacao project, "Cacao Mat" as he is often called, has worked with cacao for 10+ years and moved to Guatemala 6.5 years ago to work with Cacao directly at the source. The cacao we will work with is Cacao he will be bringing that’s been formed within their Mayan Cacao Collective, called Las Manos de la Tierra (which means The Hands of the Earth). He is also a kundalini yoga teacher, cranio-sacral therapist, Thai massage therapist, Kambô carrier, sound healer, medicine-musician and more.

The space will also be held by the Native American people with whom we will be sitting on their land for the day.


What to bring:
· Your favorite mug
· Pen & notebook
· A container with water
· Small amount of food for an afternoon feast, or a small amount of fresh organic* fruit to share at the end of the ceremony.

Preparations:
Eat only lightly* 2-3 hours before the ceremony begins and please avoid drinking caffeine on the day of the ceremony.

The week prior to ceremony it is best to be free of alcohol, cannabis and other things that could be considered an intoxicant.

Please be aware that we open and close this container together - arriving late or leaving early is not accepted as a part of creating the trust in this container that is needed for such a deep dive.


Energy Exchange:
$111 (If this is not accessible to you and you are clear you are meant to be in this ceremony, please write to us to work out an exchange that is within your means.)

Thank you and we are looking forward to co-creating this journey into the heart!


Contraindications:
**The following are contraindications to be aware of, and if you’d like, talk to use further about. You may also simply attend the ceremony knowing that it may just be best to have only a light amount of cacao or none at all. Again, it does not rule you out from coming and experiencing and benefitting.

Contraindications: If you are taking SSRIs or MAOIs, or have any of the following Heart disorders like high blood pressure, severe anxiety or depression, are pregnant, have diabetes or bleeding disorders, have Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Glaucoma, Osteoporosis, or Irritable bowel syndrome, experience migraine headaches, recently had surgery, or have any other mental or physical conditions that you feel may cause concern for your health, this medicine may not be for you. Please speak to us in advance if you have any of these conditions or other concerns. YOU KNOW YOUR BODY BEST.