Sacred cacao unlocks the soul’s wisdom, guiding deep transformation

Cacao Ceremony Course at World Peace Wellness, Rishikesh

  • A facilitator singing with a frame drum beside a candlelit cacao altar
  • A facilitator drumming beside a flower and candle mandala

Our 2-day Cacao Ceremony Facilitator Training is an immersive journey into the sacred art of cacao ceremony. You learn to use cacao as a heart-opening tool for healing, connection, and transformation — its history, benefits, and rituals, how to prepare it, and how to create and hold space for others. By the end, you will be ready to facilitate your own heart-centred ceremonies.

What Is A Cacao Ceremony?

Indigenous cultures of Central and South America have revered cacao as a sacred plant medicine for thousands of years. In our ceremony we use high-quality raw cacao — an elixir rich in nutrients and antioxidants that supports emotional healing, deepens meditation, and awakens the spirit. Above all, it opens the heart space for release, clarity, and deep connection with yourself and others.

What You Will Learn

  • History & origins of cacao: its sacred significance in ancient cultures and ceremonial traditions.
  • Cacao as a heart-opening tool: how it releases emotional blocks and deepens meditation and healing.
  • Ceremonial preparation: how to select, prepare, and serve cacao at its highest quality.
  • Creating sacred space: holding a safe, nurturing space with integrity for deep emotional and spiritual work.
  • Guiding the ceremony: setting intentions and using sound, breathwork, and meditation to enhance the experience.
  • Integrating cacao: blending it with yoga, meditation, sound healing, and other therapies.
  • A facilitator holding a candle above a seated participant
  • A participant raising a cup of cacao in a candlelit circle
A Journey to Wellness

Introduction & Preparation Lectures

  • All about cacao
  • A brief history of chocolate
  • Chemical properties of cacao
  • And I’m feelin’ good
  • Safety & contraindications
  • Choosing your cacao
  • Ingredients & equipment
  • How to prepare your cacao elixir
  • Exploring doses & recipes
  • Ceremonial essentials
  • Intention & attention – the foundation of ceremony
  • Set & setting – preparing your space & yourself
  • Opening, holding & closing space
  • The power of intention & prayer
  • Listening to your intuition
  • Supporting your participants
  • Combining cacao with your passion
  • Where to now – taking your gifts to the world
  • Guided journey to meet the cacao spirit
Develop your relationship with cacao

Is Cacao Calling You?

Over this course you are guided into the world of cacao and ceremony. By working with cacao every day, you connect with the spirit of this heart-opening plant, learn its history and beneficial compounds, how to source and prepare it, and open your intuition to its messages.

The course leads you through the essentials of creating and holding your own ceremonies — powerful, safe, and grounded in love and integrity.

This Training Is For You If…

  • You feel the call of cacao
  • You want to hold ceremonies for yourself, your loved ones, or your community
  • You want to bring cacao ceremony into your existing practice
  • You already hold ceremonies but want deeper knowledge of how cacao is made, where the ceremony comes from, and how to address cultural appropriation
  • You want a community of cacao ceremonialists to learn and grow with

About Your Guide: Maa Haripriya

“I have been on an unfolding journey of personal healing and growth for more than two decades, working with cacao since 2010 — making award-winning treats, teaching workshops, and holding cacao ceremonies.”

Unlock your inner potential with our signature 2-day training

The Path Of The Cacao Ceremony Facilitator

Module 1: Introduction to Cacao Ceremony

  • The origins and elements of cacao ceremonies
  • The role and responsibilities of a facilitator
  • The benefits of cacao ceremonies
  • How to invite the cacao spirit

Module 2: Preparing for a Cacao Ceremony

  • Setting intentions and creating a sacred space
  • Preparing ceremonial cups and serving cacao
  • The importance of music and other elements
  • Connecting energetically with the circle

Module 3: Facilitating a Cacao Ceremony

  • Guiding participants through a ceremony
  • Techniques for a safe and supportive environment
  • Using sound to clear your mind and space
  • Bringing in helpful practices such as meditation

Module 4: Post-Ceremony Integration

  • Why post-ceremony integration and support matter
  • Resources and ongoing learning for participants
  • A sustainable and ethical cacao practice
  • Gathering feedback and improving continuously

Module 5: Enhancing Your Ceremonies

  • Breathing, mindfulness, and heart-opening techniques
  • How to lead a cacao ceremony
  • Additional knowledge for leading successful ceremonies

Module 6: Getting Started & Certification

  • Empowered launch – identifying and dissolving limiting beliefs
  • How to get started and welcome your first participants
  • A detailed pricing guide for your ceremonies
  • Your personal certificate as a trained Cacao Ceremony Facilitator
The healing power of cacao

Potential Benefits Of Cacao

When you think of cacao you probably think of chocolate — but cacao has proven benefits for physical and mental health. It opens the heart, relaxes the body, and reduces stress by improving circulation and filling your whole being with fresh energy.

For The Body
  1. 01Improve sleep & energy levels
  2. 02Boost your immune system
  3. 03Experience deep relaxation
  4. 04Reduce stress
  5. 05Deepen your mind-body connection
A participant raising a cup of cacao in a candlelit circle
Heart-Opening Medicine
For The Heart & Mind
  1. 01Open your heart & feel unconditional love
  2. 02Improve mood & overall wellbeing
  3. 03Enhance your mindfulness practice
  4. 04Feel more connected to yourself
Price, Dates & Stay

Cacao Facilitator Training Fees

Course Format

The training runs over 2 days, 3 hours each day, with batches from the 27th to the 29th of March, April, October, and November.

You can join for the course only, or stay with us at World Peace Wellness with three meals a day for 3,000 INR per day.

On completion you receive your personal certificate as a trained Cacao Ceremony Facilitator.

Cacao Facilitator Training

2 days · 3 hours a day
  • Course fee299 USD
  • Stay & 3 meals (optional)3,000 INR / day

Upcoming Batches

27th – 29th of each month below
  • March
  • April
  • October
  • November
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Food And Accommodation At World Peace Wellness

Students can stay at World Peace Wellness or choose to stay outside. Yoga, meditation, library books, nutritious Ayurvedic meals, and herbal or masala tea are available to everyone staying on campus. You can share a room or have your own, with clean, pleasant rooms and bathrooms — made even better by the Himalayan setting and the nearby Ganges.

Our meals are made with seasonal vegetables and fruits, cooked to preserve their nutrients. Our skilled kitchen team serves three nutritious, tasty meals every day.

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