Ixcacao - 4 Day Cacao Ceremony Facilitator Training in Costa Rica Copy
Ixcacao - 4 Day Cacao Ceremony Facilitator Training in Costa Rica Copy
Shankara Retreat Center, San José, Platanillo, Costa Rica
Up to 10 in group
April 3 - 6, 2025
Retreat Highlights
- 3 nights of accommodations
- 3 daily fresh, healthy, vegan meals
- Water & Tea & of course Cacao ;-)
- Daily Movement & MeditationClasses
- All Training Workshops
- Cacao Ceremonies & Rituals
- Voice Activation
- Certificate
About this Retreat
Your Guides
Ever since I came in contact with Ayurveda more than 8 years ago I have been on a deep dive into a yogic life, the search for truth and the path of healing. After completing a Hatha Yoga Training in India, I founded Sapana Yoga in 2015. My search led me to take many different trainings: Ayurveda, Yin Yoga, Vinyasa, Qi Gong, Functional Anatomy, Reiki, Akashic Records, Thai Massage, Restorative Aerial Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Transformational Facilitation, Vegan Nutrition and lately a Coaching Training. I call myself lucky to have met teachers in India, Sri Lanka, Bali, Thailand, Costa Rica, Argentina, Spain & Mexico who have helped me uncover my true nature, advance along my path, undertake deep transformation and live a life dedicated to yoga.
Details of this retreat
Do you have a strong connection to the medicine of Cacao?
Are you called to create your own Cacao Ceremonies?
You feel ready to start holding Cacao Ceremonies for others?
You already hold space, teach Yoga, lead Singing or Women Circles and would like to bring in the magic of Cacao?
Then Ixcacao - Cacao Facilitator Training is the right place for you.
You will learn about the history of cacao, the magic of this heart opening plant medicine, its benefits, precautions & more. You will learn how to prepare a ceremony, create a theme & a structure, how to hold space & create a powerful setting. You will learn about which music to use, which cacao suppliers, how to use your own gifts to make your ceremonies unique and how to start giving ceremonies yourself.
Why join now?
Because the world needs you to share your gifts, to step up, to empower & inspire others and bring the magic of Cacao to as many people as possible.
You have been called to this space by the magic of Ixcacao, the goddess of Cacao. If you are here you are meant to share her magic, to help others with her medicine & to shine your light bright into the world.
The Cacao doesn't care about where your are from or what you know, it only wants to open hearts and spread love through you.
Are you ready to bring the magic of Cacao out into the world? Help others find clarity & presence? Support them in opening their hearts?
Are you called to create your own Cacao Ceremonies?
You feel ready to start holding Cacao Ceremonies for others?
You already hold space, teach Yoga, lead Singing or Women Circles and would like to bring in the magic of Cacao?
Then Ixcacao - Cacao Facilitator Training is the right place for you.
You will learn about the history of cacao, the magic of this heart opening plant medicine, its benefits, precautions & more. You will learn how to prepare a ceremony, create a theme & a structure, how to hold space & create a powerful setting. You will learn about which music to use, which cacao suppliers, how to use your own gifts to make your ceremonies unique and how to start giving ceremonies yourself.
Why join now?
Because the world needs you to share your gifts, to step up, to empower & inspire others and bring the magic of Cacao to as many people as possible.
You have been called to this space by the magic of Ixcacao, the goddess of Cacao. If you are here you are meant to share her magic, to help others with her medicine & to shine your light bright into the world.
The Cacao doesn't care about where your are from or what you know, it only wants to open hearts and spread love through you.
Are you ready to bring the magic of Cacao out into the world? Help others find clarity & presence? Support them in opening their hearts?
Schedule
A typical day at a Retreat or Training starts with Yoga & Meditation, followed by breakfast. Afterwards it is either time off or a session/workshop to attend. After lunch there is some rest time to unwind, jump in the river rock pool or connect with other participants. In the afternoon again, it is either time off or a session/workshop to attend, followed by a movement class or Kirtan or something else. After dinner there is either time to be tougher, connect or some program.
Note: Schedule is approximate and may change
Getting Here
Sapana Yoga, Shankara Retreat Center, San José, Platanillo, Costa Rica
Directions
Shankara Retreat Center lies in a very quiet residential neighborhood & is surrounded by nature. Through the property runs a year-round stream with a swimming hole. You can hike up the stream to a beautiful waterfall or just enjoy the cool refreshment in the middle of the jungle. There is plenty of chill-out spaces to rest, read a book or chat with like-minded people. The next town, Platanillo, is only 10 minutes maximum walking distance and has a bus stop, supermarket and organic store/cafe. Dominical, the closest beach town, is 20 minutes away by bus or car.
There is an airport shuttle available from the main airport SJO in San Jose with a company we can recommend. It is 59 USD and brings you to Dominical, the closest beach town. From there you can take a taxi or uber, share a taxi with other participants directly to the center or take the bus to Platanillo from where we can arrange a pickup.
There is an airport shuttle available from the main airport SJO in San Jose with a company we can recommend. It is 59 USD and brings you to Dominical, the closest beach town. From there you can take a taxi or uber, share a taxi with other participants directly to the center or take the bus to Platanillo from where we can arrange a pickup.
Accommodation
You will either be staying in single or double glamping tents or double rooms in the cabin
Private Glamping Tent
Private Glamping Tipi for One
Shared Room in Cabin
Shared Glamping Tent
Private Room in Cabin
Venue & Amenities
A/C in Rooms
Free Wifi
Spa
Sauna
Pool
Towels
Free Parking
Kitchen
Tour Assistance
Hot Tub
Coffee/Tea
Cafe
Restaurant
Fitness Center
Yoga Studio
Housekeeping
Bicycles For Rent
You will be immersed in nature, wake up to the sight of birds & butterflies, hearing the water from the stream flowing. You can soak up the sun, bath in the natural river rock pool or chill in one of the hammocks.
Shankara Retreat Center has a Yoga Shala close by the stream surrounded by lush tropical forest, a chill-out area, various bathrooms, individual and double Glamping tents & a wooden cabin with two rooms. It is a substance free property (no alcohol, smoking, drugs).
Shankara Retreat Center has a Yoga Shala close by the stream surrounded by lush tropical forest, a chill-out area, various bathrooms, individual and double Glamping tents & a wooden cabin with two rooms. It is a substance free property (no alcohol, smoking, drugs).
Meals
Menu Types
Vegan
Vegetarian
Pescetarian
Ayurvedic
Includes Meat
Organic
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Nut Free
3 fresh, healthy, vegan daily meals, snacks, water & tea. Let us know if you have any allergies or intolerances beforehand.
What's Included
- 3 nights of accommodations
- 3 daily fresh, healthy, vegan meals
- Water & Tea & of course Cacao ;-)
- Daily Movement & MeditationClasses
- All Training Workshops
- Cacao Ceremonies & Rituals
- Voice Activation
- Certificate
What's Not Included
- Transportation to the retreat center
- Flights
- Health and travel insurance
- Additional expenses, excursions, massages
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