Cacao Ceremony Facilitator Training
Share Cacao with Confidence & Integrity
April 3 - 6, 2025
(or join us online)
Answer the Call of Cacao & Step Into Your Role as a Facilitator
Do you feel a deep connection to cacao and a calling to share her wisdom with others? Are you ready to lead cacao ceremonies with authenticity, respect, and heart?
This Cacao Ceremony Facilitator Training is designed for those who want to learn how to hold space for sacred cacao rituals, whether for personal growth, community gatherings, or professional offerings.
"Cacao opens the door. It's up to you to walk through it." Keith Wilson
Rooted in deep reverence for cacao, this training will guide you through:
✅ The History & Sacred Use of Cacao – Understanding its origins, spiritual significance, and ethical sourcing.
✅ How to Prepare & Serve Cacao – Learn the right doses, intentions, and rituals for creating a powerful experience.
✅ Holding Transformational Space – Facilitation skills, energy work, and guiding participants through deep inner journeys.
✅ Dos & Don'ts – Essential tools for maintaining integrity and creating a safe ceremonial space.
✅ Songs, Chants & Ritual Elements – Enhance your ceremonies with music, prayers, and meditative guidance.
✅ Integration & Business Insights – How to share cacao sustainably and ethically in alignment with your purpose.
Why choose this Cacao Training?
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Learn from Experience – After years of working with cacao, leading ceremonies, and receiving direct messages from this sacred plant, I created this training to pass on everything I’ve learned.
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Sacred Yet Modern Approach – This training bridges traditional cacao wisdom with modern facilitation techniques, allowing you to create meaningful experiences for diverse groups.
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Deep connection to Cacao – Go through the training connection deeply to the plant, integrating cacao into your life before sharing it with others.
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Aligned with Cacao’s Spirit – This training was birthed through deep ceremonial guidance, ensuring you receive the knowledge with honor, respect, and authenticity.
Patricia Grimaldi
My journey has been one of deep transformation, healing, and truth-seeking. After completing a Hatha Yoga Teacher Training in India, I founded Sapana Yoga in 2015. But my path didn’t stop there—I was called to explore transformational facilitation, Bhakti Yoga, Yin Yoga, Qi Gong, Akashic Records, and deep ceremonial work.
More than seven years ago, cacao found me. I attended ceremonies in Spain, Bali, Thailand, Costa Rica, and Guatemala, experiencing her profound ability to open the heart, awaken intuition, and guide deep transformation. Two years ago, I began leading cacao ceremonies myself, feeling the undeniable call of Ixcacao, the goddess of cacao.
Through my own journey, I have learned what it means to hold space with integrity, authenticity, and reverence. Now, I am here to help you step into your power as a facilitator—offering not just cacao, but transformation, connection, and deep healing.
For a glimpse of my ceremonies find a few testimonials below.
TESTIMONIALS
"Patricia has sooooo much wisdom and knowledge to share about so many tools and techniques and her loving and compassionate essence is supporting like a warm embrace. Patrica shares from her heart what helped her on her path and this is so clear and pure and all the time deeply profound like her cacao facilitator training. She puts in her whole being in her offerings and fill them with love and life."
"I can recommend Patricia's cacao ceremony from the bottom of my heart. I have been to 2 ceremonies by now. Both different from each other but what is the same is Patricia's ability to create a safe space for all participants. Her deep and genuine passion for what she is doing shines through. Her knowledge and wisdom is honest and true. I always feel safe and held and my experience has been profound each time. I am convinced this is thanks to Patricia's way of guiding us through the experience"
"Patricia with her gentle guidance and presence, allows us to dive deeply into the heart of the cacao medicine. I particularly enjoyed the quality of the cacao she is offering, and the meditative practice she introduced within the ceremony, it added depth to the moment. Thanks Patricia for offering your gift of honest presence to the world, I am looking forward to be sitting in circle with you again."
Jennifer Majer, Yoga Teacher & Body Worker
Cathrine, Yoga Teacher & Entrepreneur
Mylene, Yoga Teacher & Kirtani
"Nothing is more powerful than someone determined to rise, to step up & be the change the world needs."
What's part of this Training?
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3 nights of accommodations
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3 daily fresh, healthy, vegan meals
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Water & Tea & of course Cacao ;-)
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Daily Movement & MeditationClasses
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All Training Workshops
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Cacao Ceremonies & Rituals
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Voice Activation
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Certificate
You can find the location & information on Shankara Retreat Center here.
Price:
LAST MINUTE - LAST TWO SPOTS
699 $ per person in single Glamping Tent or Single Room (book here)
599 $ per person in single Glamping Tipi (book here)
Regular
1399 $ per person in single Glamping Tent or Single Room
1099 $ per person in single Glamping Tipi
899 $per person in shared room for 2 or in double Glamping Tent
The price includes the whole program, accommodation, food/beverages & certificate. Flights, transfers and travel & health insurance are not included. Transport from and to the airport can be arranged for an extra fee. Spots are limited to 10 participants. You can find the location & information on Shankara Retreat Center here.
All meals will be vegan and mostly sattvic, according to yogic philosophy & scheduled as to best support our Cacao journeys. Let me know if you have any allergies, intolerances or strong dislikes.
I am very much looking forward to sharing the magic of Cacao with you!
Love & light,
Patricia
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Is this retreat for everyone?Yes and No. This retreat is only for people who are willing to take responsibility for the lives, make some changes and do the transformation.
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I have a medical condition or injury, can I join?"It really depends. Please ask your medical doctor/physician and get in touch with us to see if it is possible for you to attend depending on what your personal condition is.
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I do not have any experience in yoga, can I join?"Yes. If you are eager to learn, if you are able to move, if you are open and want the transformation, then you are welcome to join.
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What happens if I have to cancel?We have a cancelation policy: - If you cancel up to 30 days before the start date you get 90% of your money back - If you cancel up to 15 days before the start date you get 60% of your money back - If you cancel up to 8 days before the start date you get 30% of your money back - If you cancel 8 - 0 days before the start date you get 10% of your money back We recommend you to make a travel & health insurance for this trip as it will make it easier for you in times of Corona craziness ;-)
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Will I have to attend all activities on the schedule?Yes! This is not a pool or beach holiday. This is an Immersion. You are joining because you want change. And change needs commitment. Of course special needs or situations are taking into consideration.
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What food will you serve?The food is plant based & refined sugar free. It is fresh, mostly organic, high quality, not much gluten and as natural as possible. We can cater to most intolerances so let us know beforehand.