The Facilitation Course is for those seeking in-depth knowledge, practical skills, and embodied wisdom to facilitate cacao ceremony in a good way.

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Your 12 Week Intensive Training Includes:

  • 01

    Practical need-to-know information about how cacao is made and where it comes from

  • 02

    Practices to deepen your relationship with this plant spirit so that you can facilitate from your own embodied wisdom

  • 03

    Guidelines for creating and holding safe and potent ceremonial containers

  • 04

    Practical experience - by the end of the course, you will have facilitated 3 practice cacao ceremonies of different sizes and received feedback

  • 05

    Live Q&A calls throughout the course so you can get the support you need

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    A learning pod to work through the course with for accountability & peer-to-peer learning

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  • Sheila D.
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    3 months ago
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Excellent materials and practice opportunities!

    This course has exceeded my expectations and has been a great way to gain facilitator experience. Each module is informative and full of great tips for holding ceremonies. I look forward to the semi-weekly Sunday live calls, and thoroughly enjoy the meet-ups with my learning pod. I'm just over half way through the course but have already been applying what I have been learning from it.

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  • Thomas W.
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    8 months ago
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Thank you

    Thank you Jonas, Shaina, and everyone at Ora who helped make this course. I enjoyed the format (a combination of live sessions and self-guided material) and the pace of this course. It was also great collaborating with others on their journey of becoming a cacao ceremony facilitator and I am still in touch with others from the course.

    Through the course, I was able to deepen my knowledge of cacao and my connection with it....I feel more comfortable sharing cacao with others and it was special getting to see behind the scenes how ceremonial cacao is grown, harvested, fermented, and turned into the delicious disks we drink.

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  • Holly C.
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    10 months ago
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Loving this course

    I am midway through this course and so impressed by the high quality of the content. Everything is so well organized and presented. More than anything, I am so grateful to be learning from Jonas--his energy, enthusiasm and heart is so evident. Every video feels like a transmission. Thank you Jonas for your leadership and dedication to sharing the medicine of cacao with us!

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  • Louise S.
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    11 months ago
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Beyond my expectations

    This course has exceeded my expectations! The videos and lessons are loaded with precise information, history, and connection to cacao and how it comes to be in our cups and what it can do for us if we listen. I am thoroughly impressed at how present Jonas is with us, I feel he is in the room with me as he shares his knowledge and experience with us.

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Course Content Overview

Module 1: How Cacao is alchemized from farm to cup

Learn step-by-step how cacao is made from cacao tree, to fermentation, to cacao factory, to disc in your cup. By understanding the process, with the overlay of elemental alchemy, you'll be able to explain why ceremonial cacao is the medicine that it is.

Module 2: Designing for magic: Ceremony structure

Learn a tried and true cacao ceremony structure and then adapt it to your own practice. You will begin a daily cacao ceremony practice to cultivate your deepest-ever relationship with cacao.

Module 3: activation of your ceremonial ritual artistry

In this module we discuss the artistry of ceremony and the nuances of connecting with cacao powerfully. Working with cacao is a living relationship and we go into how to observe and tend to the relationship.

module 4: neurochemistry & contraindications

The moment you begin sharing cacao with others, you'll want to have as in depth of an understanding of how it may affect them. Learn about cacao's impact on your neurochemistry, how cacao interacts with other medicines, and important contraindications and side effects that people may encounter when drinking cacao.

module 5: fundamentals of skillful facilitation

Learn foundational skills for effective group facilitation that build trust & credibility in you as a facilitator.

module 6: creating a safe container

Learn to create an emotionally safe group container so that you can facilitate a truly deep and meaningful ceremonial experience.

module 7: facilitator self-care and self-assessment

Learn key tools and practices to tend to yourself as a facilitator. Learn how to approach cacao for guidance to see if you are ready to hold sacred space.

module 8: skillfully navigating cultural appropriation

There is a lot of confusion around the origin of cacao ceremony and a lot of hurt around the colonization of the Americas and the ensuing genocide of indigenous peoples that continues to this day. As a ceremonial practitioner you will be challenged on these topics. This module gives you the tools needed to address the issue of cultural appropriation with humility, awareness, and competency.

Module 9: easefuly Making cacao for groups of all sizes

Feel fully competent with the tools and methods needed to prepare cacao for groups large and small.

module 10: public offerings - money, marketing, and education

Get clear on how to market and communicate your cacao offering and how to feel good charging for your offering

Module 11: Taking it back to mama earth

We remember that cacao is an invitation to connect back with life itself, to weave ourselves back into the web of life. This closing module reminds us how to work with cacao in right relationship and sacred reciprocity with the natural, living world around us.

Course Structure

This course is a mix of live Zoom calls, pre-recorded modules, and experiential learning assignments. All course calls are recorded so if you can't make it live, you'll be able to catch the replay.

  • Jan 10th | 9am PST | Opening Ceremony
  • Jan 31st | 9am PST | Q&A
  • Feb 21st | 9am PST | Q&A
  • Mar 14th | 9am PST | Grief Ceremony
  • April 4th | 9am PST | Closing Ceremony
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Course FAQs

How Long Is The Course and What is the Cost?

This course runs for 12 weeks. Tuition is $499.

is there a payment plan?

If you use the ShopPay option at checkout, you will have the option to split the payment into four installments, paid every 2 weeks. This option is only available for people based in the US at this time.

How much time per week will I need for this course?

You will need to set aside 2-3 hours each week for the lessons, assignments, and cacao ceremonies.

Is the course pre-recorded or live?

This course is a mix of pre-recorded lessons and live all-course calls. You will also have a peer learning group for the course that you will practice cacao ceremony facilitation with.

Should I take the cacao 101 course first if I’m fairly new to cacao?

Yes! We’re recommending that everyone joining the facilitation course who is still fairly entry level with cacao take the 101 course to prepare. The material doesn’t overlap much if at all. You can find our Cacao Foundations 101 Course here.

Will I Receive a Certification?

We offer a certificate of completion once you have successfully completed the course. We don’t certify cacao ceremony facilitators because it isn’t our place to determine your readiness to facilitate. That depends on your relationship with cacao, your relationship with yourself, and your relationship with your community. There are many stages of facilitation and your relationship with cacao will evolve over time. We will teach you how to honestly and accurately check in with cacao to assess readiness to facilitate cacao ceremony. The course is open to people in many stages of life, from complete newcomers and seasoned facilitators, so of course your readiness to facilitate will vary upon completing the course.

We also don’t believe in commodifying ceremony facilitation - it’s not something you can pay for. Of course, you will receive from this course the education, skills, and tools necessary to facilitate cacao ceremony. But ultimately it is up to the spirit of cacao and your authentic relating with cacao to determine if you’re ready to hold ceremony.

Get To Know Your Instructor

Jonas, founder of Ora Cacao, will be guiding you through this learning journey.

Jonas has been steeped in the world of cacao for 10 years: creating relationships with the farmers Ora sources from, building the Ora Cacao factory from the ground up, and facilitating countless cacao ceremonies for thousands of people.

Cacao Ceremony Facilitation Course

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