Cacao Education

Awaken the wisdom of cacao and become part of its sacred legacy.

At About Cacao, we believe cacao is not just a product or ingredient; it is a teacher, a healer, and a path.
Our educational offerings are designed to honor cacao’s spiritual, medicinal, and cultural roots while empowering you to embody its teachings in modern life.

Become a Cacao Guardian heart-centered facilitator

Share the Love of Cacao With the World
This foundational training prepares you to become a certified Cacao Guardian — a steward of cacao wisdom and heart-centered facilitator.
You’ll learn the history, ethics, and ceremonial practices to share cacao in safe, intentional, and loving ways.
✔️ Ceremonial preparation
✔️ Heart-opening rituals
✔️ Ethics of cacao sharing
✔️ Guardian initiation ceremony

Cacao Embodiment
Healing Touch & Rituals

Detox, Nourish & Awaken Through Cacao
This somatic-based training teaches you how to work with cacao for body detoxification, energetic healing, and skin nourishment.
You'll learn how to prepare detox elixirs, lather cacao on the skin, and use cacao energetically for healing touch practices.
✔️ Cacao detox methods
✔️ Topical cacao rituals for the skin
✔️ Energy work and healing touch with cacao
✔️ Embodied cacao meditation

Cacao Around the World
Free PDF

A Cultural and Spiritual Research Journey
This course follows cacao across continents — from the sacred fires of the Maya to modern Afro-Colombian ceremonies, African cacao collectives, and contemporary rituals. You’ll gain deep insight into the global spirit of cacao, its cultural significance, and its spiritual role across civilizations.
✔️ Cultural deep dives
✔️ Ritual comparisons
✔️ Interviews and field studies
✔️ Spiritual threads across time

Cultivate & Process Your Own Cacao

From Seed to Ceremony
This hands-on course teaches you the entire cacao cultivation journey — from planting your tree to fermenting, drying, roasting, and preparing your ceremonial cacao. Ideal for growers, herbalists, and earth lovers who want to work intimately with cacao’s full life cycle.
✔️ Cacao tree cultivation
✔️ Fermentation and drying
✔️ Bean-to-bar processing
✔️ Conscious preparation and gratitude practices

a bunch of fruit hanging from a tree
a bunch of fruit hanging from a tree