Travelles Between the Worlds
Embodying the Sacred Cacao Ritual
Discover the history of mesoamerican cultures such as the Tolteca and Maya through the embodiment of their sacred myths around cacao
What is Travelles Between the worlds Embodying the Sacred Cacao Ritual?
Travellers Between the Worlds is an in-depth study of the Cacao plant medicine. Designed as a four modular program with the intention to pass the oral tradition of the cacao plant medicine, following the ancestral ways of the Yokot’an Maya of Tabasco Mexico.
Who is for? For all of those already working with cacao, or for people who would like to have cacao in their lives as medicine.
Why is important to join? Cacao is and it has been for thousands of years a spiritual tradition, apart of being an incredible super food, its medicinal powers comes from its ritualistic origins, which comes from the original people of Mesoamerica. After this intensive study you will have the tools to understand how this plant spirit has the potential to alleviate many ailments, as well as it will give you the knowledge and permission to step into a cacao cultural tradition, and thereby step into the community of people around the world honouring the Mayan tribes’ rights, safeguarding what belongs to them, and with respect can belong to you too
My aim is to Embody the Sacred Cacao Rituals and wisdom of these agrarian cultural communities embarking in to a journey through somatic shamanic journeys (entering in to altered states of consciousness through somatic movement)
The purpose is to pass the oral tradition and to actually live it; to awaken the seed living inside you of the original cacao intention and mission on Planet Earth, which is to open the heart portal and to awaken our earth bodies, because when cacao is approached with respect has the potential to change your whole life. This is an in-depth program that can be taken as a way of navigate and ignite your own inner journey helping you to connect with the tap root tradition of this medicine and the spiritual dimensions of life, as well as to enhance your cacao offerings.
Early Bird discount until 1st of June of £333 for the 4 modules upfront. After that is full price £380
You can take single modules for £95 each
By joining the program you will contribute to the Maya Yokot’an Community
Dates below
TRAVELLERS BETWEEN THE WORLDS Overview
4 modules of 13 days spaced between 4
Every module will initiate with a 4 hour Zoom session 16:00 – 20:00 pm (UK time) Following with 12th days of self-study meditating with cacao + couching throughout your process
In total, 52 days with Cacao. Four modules of 13 days.
Why 13 days? the number 13th is a sacred number in the Cholq’ij Maya calendar. Something we will learn on this program
DATES 2026
Module 1, Sunday 14th June + 13 days of coaching
Module 2, Saturday 11th July + 13 days of coaching
Module 3, Sunday 13th September + 13 days of coaching
Module 4, Saturday 10th October + 13 days of coaching
travellers between the worlds program
Module 1: Cacao as a Somatic Resource
Sunday 14th of June 16:00 – 20:00 + 13 days of self-study & couching
Thems
- Why cacao is a somatic resource?
- Cacao as medicine for soul retrievals
- Why we set up intentions during a cacao session?
- What is cacao a medicine?
- Mayan and Aztec Cacao etymology
- Cacao Deities
- History of cacao origins
- Cacao benefits
- Cacao categories & characteristics
- Some considerations when drinking Cacao
- Your Chilq’ij Mayan birth sign.
- Your Tonal sign in the Aztec Calendar Tonalpohualli
Ritual: The Legend of Quetzalcoatl, Toltec Cacao Origen Story.
This is one of the oldest legends from one of the greatest Mesoamerican cultures, the Toltecs (the masters and artisans). This story recounts that Cacao was given to humans by Quetzalcoatl. This energy that comes from the stats is here to help us to remember our mastery, helping us to remember who we are. The purpose of this cacao ritual is to embody this teachings marking our path of self-discovery by re-membering our mission and purpose, love, wisdom and service.
Marcela will guide you into a journey to embody this ancestral story. This myth will align you with the original mission of Cacao on planet Earth , and understand why this medicine is now re-emerging at this time.
Module 2: Cacao and Corn the Seeds of Origin
Saturday 11th of July + 13 days of self-study & couching
Themes
- The Sacred seeds: Corn and Cacao
- Why Corn and Cacao are important to Maya cultures
- The dual spirit of Cacao
- Cacao in rites and festivals
- Physical benefits of Cacao
- Cacao properties
- What does Cacao contain?
- Cacao and modern slavery
Ritual: The Maya Emergence Myth
Corn has always been sacred across all America indigenous cultures, and for a link to cacao, it’s worth exploring the sacred Mayan text called the Popol Vuh, the book of the creation story, which states that to create humans The Maker and The Creator used corn to create the body and cacao to give it spirit. The connection and symbology of these two plants for the Maya are intrinsically related. In ceremony they hold many meanings and associations that we are going to explore and hopefully embody. This ceremony is special to plant the seed of change as it is a death-rebirth celebration and the initiation of our hero’s journey
Module 3: Ancestral Maya Agriculture
Sunday 13th of September + 13 days of self-study & couching
Themes
- What is ancestral Maya Agriculture?
- Whom is a Cacao Guardian?
- Sacred cacao biodiversity
- Cacao flower & Pollination
- In the Cacaotal
- The Cacao ancestor
- The Guardians of the Cacaotal
- Sacred animals of the Cacaotal
- Types of ceremonies and rituals
- How to name your Cacao offerings
- Cacao dosages and considerations
Ritual: The Legend of Ixki’k
This ritual will be an entrance to understand the high degree of ethical perfection of agricultural societies, by embodying the long-lost agricultural cacao ceremonies performed once a year in the cacaotal in the Yokot’an Maya community of Tabasco. These are the ceremonies of asking for forgiveness to Mother Earth in June, and the harvest Ceremony of gratitude in November.
Module 4: Cacao, Recipe of Rebirth
Saturday 10th of October + 13 days of self-study & couching
Themes
- Cacao presentations
- What is the alkali process?
- Cacao as a currency with the Mexica
- Cacao biodiversity
- Cacao varieties
- Relationship of Cacao and monkey
- How to cut a Cacao pod
- Names of all parts of the cacao cob
- Cacao process
Ritual: The Legend of the Hero Twins
The act of processing cacao beans from; fermentation-drying, roasting, peeling, grinding and pouring them in to water, is not only a cooking process but also is a symbol of rebirth and power that parallels the stages of cacao processing with the legend of the Hero Twins defeating the trials and tribulations of the Underworld Lords and their self-sacrifice act to be reborn as two fish, subsequently becoming the sun and the moon. Cacao is thus a spiritual food deeply connected to the identity of the Maya. On this ceremony we will embody the Cacao Process.
TESTIMONIALS
After this course, I am 10x more radiant and confident in myself.
I came to this course with a longing for more understanding of the history and tradition of cacao, and an intention for the medicine to assist with healing of my mind, body and spirit.
The structure provided by working with the Mayan calendar combined with the deep wealth of knowledge that Marcela has acquired and expertly collated into tangible, somatic experiences creates a level of self discovery and safety like I’ve never experienced before. The challenges I encountered were actually signs that I was moving through profound shifts in my life – lovingly supported by the tradition, the community, and the medicine of cacao.
Marcela’s deep connection to the tradition, her devotion to knowledge, and her teaching experience ground this programme firmly in reality, allowing the myth and the intangible to become a felt sense unique to each participant.
I’m now able to feel comfortable and trusting, even in discomfort and uncertainty, and to share my voice and my truth with ease. And I feel immensely grateful to have been able to connect with such a sacred tradition and the healing tools that it has to offer.
⁃ Jessica Sullivan
This is not merely a course where you learn how to deliver someone else’s material, this course gets you to develop your own personal approach based on your integration of the material.
Personally, I have developed a monthly fire circle ritual with cacao and yoga nidra, so it blends my heritage from Indian tradition with the meso American, and has arisen from my own embodied experiences of the cacao.
Furthermore, this course has helped me recognise myself for who I am and how to walk my path in love and truth. I have also become part of a community of people interested in cacao and its teachings as a plant medicine.
The course covers historical, spiritual, cultural and social aspects of cacao. Each trecena begins with an in depth study of the tradition, preparation and consumption of cacao, shamanic journeying, and myths from the Popul Vuh (the Mayan book of creation). It is a deeply embodied, somatic experience of the Mayan cosmovision and Marcela’s knowledge weaves a coherent thread throughout.
Marcela expertly guides and supports the journey of cacao, and is on hand to give wisdom and interpretation of what you might be experiencing. She is supportive, non judgemental and very perceptive.
Marcela, she is the real deal and once you are part of this community, the invitation is to remain in after the course is competed. Overall, It’s an excellent course; professional, superbly designed and expertly delivered by Marcela.
–Andrea Brogan
The 52 day cacao course with Marcela was way more than I ever imagined. We dived deep into the myth, history and lineage of the Mayan traditions. I can understand why now it was called “Food of the Gods” and how we must honour the tradition and spirit when we consume this sacred medicine. Really I feel like I have only scratched the surface but I look forward to continuing my journey with Cacao and Marcela, it is life changing.
– Louise Windsor
Thank you Marcella for sharing your amazing knowledge and presenting it so clearly and with such inspiring passion. Marcella has helped me accept many things and to believe in my own destiny.
– Christine Graville
It has been a really integrative workshop for me in which I felt beautifully supported and seen. It helped me to connect with deep and unseen issues and wishes, as well as it offered me a way to come into contact with natural rhythms as a gentle way of following my inner needs and calls. I am really grateful for this transforming and powerful journey. AHO!
-Carmen Fehrmann
Marcela is an inspiring teacher for me. I met her years ago in a yoga class in London, when she inspired me to join a yoga teacher training course. Now , I found her again in this spiritual practice. I love the visualizations, the freedom to explore within myself. I loved the incorporation of dance. The practice keeps you well secure and grounded in the body while exploring the deep ends of the soul.
Thank you Marcela for the inspiration. The course isnpired me to carry on with my personal spiritual practice.
– Olympia Tsarouchi
Marcela Enriquez
I am a Medicine Woman, I work with the medicines of Cacao, Sweat Lodge and Movement Awareness. I am a Movement therapist and a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (body oriented trauma therapist)
I recover the memory of the tradition of cacao studying with Cacao Guardians of the Maya Chontales in the state of Tabasco Mexico under the guidance of Ax’ Mein Grandfather Efren and Maru Albor Bibian.
I have been living in the way of ceremony since I was very young with Sweat Lodge Medicine through the sacred Red Path.