Mayan Healing - The experience of Guatemalan cacao in Puglia

Mayan Healing - The experience of Guatemalan cacao in Puglia

You have learned about the Guatemalan cacao and the magic of LavaLove from our stories, now you can experience it live!

From June 21st to July 5th, experience the power of cacao in Puglia with the Mayan Healing experiences, organized by Terza Luna and LavaLove. Keep reading or download the program to discover all the details and participate.

What practices you will experience

Cacao Ceremony

Cacao is one of the sacred foods according to the Maya. Cacao gives us clarity, possesses a force capable of connecting us with our creativity and expressing ourselves and opening up from a place of love. Taking this sacred medicine, our heart opens and consciousness expands giving us love and compassion. In cacao ceremonies, we work with the Nahual of the day, according to the Maya calendar, through the energies of the elements that help guide people.

Q'ayis Bath in a Maya Temazcal

This ancient ceremony consists of a bath with Q'ayis, herbs prepared by the healer who conducts the ceremony. It is done in a Maya Tuj, a traditional Maya sweat lodge.

Inipi Ceremony

The inipi or sweat lodge obeys a Sacred Geometry that is done by planting and tying the sticks in a ritual way, in this way the Universe and its forces are brought inside the lodge. When this Geometry is activated during a ceremony, the forces "repair" not only those present but all the realms. A lodge is created with willow branches covered by a skin; inside the lodge, a hole is dug where hot stones will be inserted, heated through a fire outside. In this way, a powerful sauna is created that helps burn toxins, fears, and sufferings. The Inipi is a powerful therapy of bonding with the earth and nourishes the awakening of our ancestral memory.

But in addition to the work for our spirit, this medicine circle brings many physical benefits:

• Stimulation of the lymphatic system

• Elimination of toxins through sweating

• Tones and purifies the skin

• Accelerates metabolism

Nahual Reading

Private sessions with Izaias for the reading of your Nahual or tree of life.

Inside which Izaias will help you discover your Nahual and how to embody and contribute to your growth from a space of consciousness.

Purification with herbs and cacao intake before the reading.

Duration: approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes

Women Medicine Workshop with Rosa Maya

Introduction to healing abdominal massage to unlock and align the chakras, work with ancestors, with deep and repressed emotions.

• Ovarian dance

• Dance of the elements

• Steam baths

• Work with herbs

• Energetic cleansings

Abdominal Massages

Abdominal massages are particularly recommended for those who regularly suffer from headaches, nausea, lack of energy, fertility problems, lack of creativity, all symptoms that indicate a strong dispersion of energies. To restore balance, the Maya use abdominal massage, normally it is work carried out by women who have inherited it from their ancestors. Duration approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes.

 

Who will guide us in the experience

Izaias Sajvin Mendoza

Izaias was born and raised in an indigenous family in San Marcos La Laguna, Guatemala. At the age of 14, he began working for Keith Wilson (Keith's Cacao) as a gardener. Despite studying computer science, he became increasingly interested in religions and cultures other than the Christian background in which he grew up. From adolescence onwards, he began to follow the shamanic healing path already undertaken by his grandfather, guided by the elders of his community. At the age of 21, he married Izabel and they have 2 children, Jason and Leo, after which he was initiated into the shamanic fire path. From that moment on, he began to be a facilitator of Cacao and Fire ceremonies, carrying out the reading of the Nahual following the tradition of his ancestors.

Ana Izabel Perez

In the first part of her life, Izabel was next to her mother on the Pacific coast of Guatemala as a harvester. Since she was a child, she worked to contribute to the support of her large family, having lost her father at the age of 6. At the age of 15, she moved away from her family and moved to San Juan La Laguna. She learns the native language of the Maya (Tzutujil) and meets Izaias in San Marcos. With this relationship, her healing journey begins; through Cacao ceremonies, she can let go of the suffering of her ancestors, freeing herself from it. Thanks to Cacao, they manage to grow together, letting go of pain and suffering and connecting more deeply with each other. She becomes a mother of 2 children and supports Izais in his journey to become a Fire shaman. She is also initiated by her teacher Nan Candelaria Xitamul into the art of shamanism. She works with pregnancies, female empowerment, and herbal healing. Today she is a healer who practices abdominal massage, Temazcal, and herbalism.

Rolando

Rolando is Guatemalan, a walker of ancestral Maya wisdom, artist, and cultural manager. He works in his studio in San Marcos la Laguna, and also works on art and consciousness development projects within his community.

Rosa Maya

Originally from Colombia, she is a Moon dancer, a woman on the Temazcal path, a healer with herbs, and practices massages according to ancient Maya wisdom. She currently organizes courses, both individual and group, on these topics.

Where and when to participate

You can participate in various practices organized over the course of nine days between June 21 and July 3 in Bari, Santa Caterina (Lecce), and the countryside of Altamura.

Tuesday, June 21

Temazcal Herbal Bath + Cacao and Fire Ceremony

host: Rolando and Rosa Maya

location: Countryside of Altamura

Wednesday, June 22

Temazcal + Herbal Bath + Cacao and Fire Ceremony

host: Rolando and Rosa Maya

location: Countryside of Altamura

Thursday, June 23

Morning: Individual Sessions

Afternoon: Women Medicine Seminar (6:00-9:00 pm)

host: Rolando and Rosa Maya

location: Bari

Friday, June 24

Morning: Individual Sessions

Afternoon: Women Medicine Seminar (6:00-9:00 pm)

host: Rosa Maya

location: Bari

Monday, June 27

Individual Sessions

host: Rolando and Rosa Maya

location: Bari

Wednesday, June 29

Cacao and Fire Ceremony + Singing Circle

host: Izaias

location: Bari

Thursday, June 30

Individual Sessions

host: Izaias and Izabel

location: Bari

Saturday, July 2

Individual Sessions

host: Izaias and Izabel

location: Santa Caterina (Le)

Sunday, July 3

Sunset with Cacao and Fire Ceremony

host: Izaias and Izabel

location: Santa Caterina (Le)

How to participate

You can choose which experience to participate in and purchase them individually.

  • Cacao and Fire ceremonies: 30€
  • Temazcal, herbal bath, and cacao and fire ceremony: 70€
  • Private Nahual reading sessions: 50€
  • Private abdominal massage sessions: 70€
  • Women and Medicine workshop: 1 day 25€; 2 days 40€.

For information and reservations, you can contact us via WhatsApp at 3286366310 or write to us by email at bea@terzaluna.com.

Terza Luna Posted by Terza Luna
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