Shamanic Ceremonies

Mayan Cacao Ceremony

Cacao is roughly translated as “food of the Gods”, and it’s purest form can be found in the far reaches of Guatemala. Mayan cacao ceremonies are a celebratory ritual and type of shamanic healing that opens the heart through the use of cacao. The beautiful views, sounds, and ancient mysteries surrounding the tropical mountains where Earth Lodge is nestled near Antigua Guatemala provide the perfect setting to experience a Mayan Cacao Ceremony without having to travel far! To book, please contact reception. Reservations must be made at least 24 hours in advance, and all reservations are pending the availability of our local Shaman

What To Expect: The Mayan Cacao Ceremony is lead by a local female indigenous Mayan Shaman. Components of the ceremony include the ceremonial preparation and drinking of the cacao, intention setting, meditation, rhythmic chanting, traditional musical instruments, and storytelling. A cacao ceremony is traditionally believed to offer an opportunity to open your mind and heart and connect with yourself and others.

Q1650 1-3 persons, and +Q450 for each additional person

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Mayan Temezcal Ceremony

This comprehensive ancient therapy works through heat, natural aromatic medicinal plants, natural exfoliants, and herbal baths and is lead by our beloved local female Mayan shaman. By incorporating chakra activation and the four vital elements of the Mayan Cosmovision, the shaman will guide participants to eliminate toxins from the body and spirit at all levels.

What To Expect: This ceremony honors the traditional spiritual nature of the Temazcal, used by the Mayans to eliminate toxins both physically and spiritually, leaving the practitioners cleansed, lighter, and clearer. For this ceremony it’s recommended to wear minimal clothing or no clothing, as traditional mud exfoliant will be applied to the body. The shaman will conduct the ceremony both outside and inside the Temazcal, leading participants through the traditional sacred ritual.

Q1650 1-3 persons, and +Q450 for each additional person

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Mayan Fire Ceremony

In this ceremony our local indigenous Mayan shaman prepares a ceremonial fire which includes sacred offerings to the ancestors such as tobacco, medicinal plants, multi-colored candles signifying different intentions, prayers, and energies, and aromatics. The Mayan fire ceremony is a powerful prayer and offering and can be used to seek release, find clarity, center, cleanse, manifest, heal, or ask for intercession. The ceremony honors all components of life and is an energetically balancing ritual.

What To Expect: The Mayan shaman will share stories, songs, and chanting with participants during this ceremony, invoking the elements, the 4 directions, and various Mayan nahuals based on the date of the ceremony in the Mayan calendar. Participants will be invited to join in song, prayer, and intention setting; working with the shaman to call upon the ancestors and to bring individual intentions to the ceremony.

Q1650 1-3 persons, and +Q450 for each additional person

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About the Shaman

T’zules, the local femal Mayan Shaman with whom Earth Lodge collaborates, was raised in a family with a long spiritual lineage, where they allowed her to choose who she was going to be. Her family guided her, did not put limits on her, and taught her to listen to her intuition. The family of T’zules taught her to listen, listened to her as a young upcoming female spiritual leader, and taught her to learn and expand her mind and beliefs beyond her fears. As part of her formation, her family made her go through many lessons so that she knew what it means to start from zero and to stand up without doubt about what her path would be clearly. To be a spiritual guide is to have transcended darkness and balance humanity in connection with the whole, and to be in service with ones self and ones neighbor.

T’zules believes that spiritual guides must confront the stuggles of conscience, to do justice, to support the community causes that need strength and spiritual energy, and to be warriors of the light. She believes that mother earth and mother nature and the water of life must be defended. These beliefs have inspired T’zules to support the local communities yearning for equality and respect for what they inherited and believes firmly that the indigenous peoples are responsible for ensuring that the legacy of our ancestors is respected and protected as we are all just visitors to this beautiful planet. She believes that we start the revolution with ourselves, and only the people save the people.