Downtemple & Cacao

about this event

Movement – Expression- Reverence

This event, created by Chelsea Amber, will be a blend of ceremony, light guided movement, and free-form dance medicine to some downtempo-esque beats. The pace is slower… inviting us to drop into presence with every delicious movement. 

This month Chelsea will be off studying movement and galavanting in Australia so Wren Lafeet will be holding it down! He will be spinning our downtempo set and leading our movement warm-up. You can learn more about Wren by visiting https://dancecocrea.com. 

We’ll start at 7 pm for cacao and our opening circle, then transition into guided movement before our dance. We will conclude evening with a sound healing and closing circle. 

Current Evening Schedule:

– 6:45 – 7 PM: Arrival Window

– 7 – 7:40 PM: Cacao and Circle

– 7:40 -8 PM: Guided Movement Warm-up w/ Wren Lafeet

– 8 – 9:30 PM: Downtempo Set w/ Wrendition (Wren Lafeet) 

– 9:30 – 10 PM: Sound Healing and closing circle

About the Cacao:

Cacao is a delicious, heart-opening medicine stemming from Mayan traditions. Drinking cacao in ceremony where one is invited to connect with the spirit of cacao and invite it into the heart space can bring profound healing experiences, especially when combined with movement such as dance. Cacao is just one more way to infuse Love into your dance!

Our ceremonial cacao this month comes through Ora Cacao, from 300 small (1-5 acre) organic family farms in the foothills of southern Belize. 75% of the farming families they work with are indigenous Q’eqchi’ and Mopan Maya, and they grow their pure raw cacao with deep respect and understanding of the local ecology. Ora has invested in a permaculture demonstration farm here to pioneer innovative agroforestry techniques, advance cacao cultivation in the region, and propagate heirloom seedlings. This cacao has an heirloom designation by the Heirloom Cacao Project, and is produced by Maya Mountain Cacao. 

You can purchase this cacao for your own use by following Wren’s affiliate link here and get 10% off your first order. 

More Info:

– Creator: Chelsea Amber 

– Host: Wren Lafeet

– $30: Pre-Sale

– $35: Day-of tickets (online and at the door)

**We will cap this event at 40 tickets**

– Ages 18 and up generally (reach out to ask if you’d like to bring someone under 18)

– This is a recreational drug and alcohol-free space.