A Morning with Cacao - Learn, Make, Connect Workshop

Join Amanda, cacao facilitator who trained with Mayan Spiritual leaders amd has permission to hold rituals with the elements of the Mayan tradition for a nourishing, insightful, and hands-on experience learning, making and connecting with cacao.

We'll have the upstairs space at Rootstock all to ourselves where Amanda will be sharing science and Mayan traditions to bring to life the benefits and history of this gentle yet powerful plant medicine for your mind, body and soul.

With a choice of recipes you’ll be guided through making your own cacao in a way that honours ancient ways. Carrying our rituals and drinking cacao together in connection and conversation.

You'll leave with a deeper understanding of cacao and the skills to start weaving the support of this beautiful plant medicine into your life for wellbeing and spiritual exploration.

Cacao Workshop Details

You’ll be supplied with all the ingredients and tools to make your cup of cacao. Along with an after workshop guide, starter pack to take home worth £15 (cacao and ritual items) and invitation to join a private cacao connection WhatsApp group for onward support.

Please bring your journal and anything special you’d like to have in the space (crystals etc.)

Spaces are limited to 7 to keep the group intimate, and to allow for 1:1 support within the group space.

Hear from previous cacao workshop participants:

This was a fascinating introduction to the benefits of cacao, and how to use it to support wellbeing. Amanda is a calm and inspirational guide and I left feeling supported and eager to continue my cacao journey.

I felt honoured. Thank you Amanda for guiding us through the cacao experience in a safe space.

Thank you so much for everything today Amanda, it was beautiful. Such a lovely experience, I'm really exxcited to explore cacao more

About Cacao

Cacao is chocolate in its natural form. A plant medicine from the Amazon that dates back to the first civilisation of the rainforest, the Olmecs. Since then it’s become know as the ‘food of the Gods’ for its powerful spiritual effects and numerous health benefits as well as being delicious to drink.

Drinking cacao in a way that honours the ancient medicine is a nourishing and soothing experience. Cacao contains neurotransmitters and neuro-modulators chemicals that create the benefits experienced from drinking cacao. Cacao is wonderful support for the mental health, stabilising the mood and supporting the nervous system. It has the most beautiful ability to open your connection to heart, gently encouraging you to receive guidance that you are ready for, and helping you to gain a deeper understanding of yourself.

About your host Amanda

Amanda is a certified transformation coach, forest therapy guide and meditation teacher.

Passionate about sharing nature’s medicine to nourish your wellbeing and ease self-connection. Working 1:1 with clients, running group events, mentoring forest therapy students and training others in nature connection.

Amanda’s journey with Cacao

An unexpected visit from the Spirit of Cacao in 2019 saw a beautiful journey of personal exploration begin. An adventure that has led me to learn from others across the globe. Most recently training with Mayan Spiritual leaders in Guatamala who have granted me permission to hold rituals with the elements of the Mayan tradition.

About the venue - Rootstock

Good green living. An organic grocery, refill shop and ‘headspace’ upstairs run by local friends Soph and Meg in a beautiful and calming stone building.

Nearest Train Station: Macclesfield

Parking: free on-street parking and free car park opposite