CACAO GUARDIAN
10-day immersive program designed for those called to learn cacao as medicine, spirit, and lineage.
Held in the heart of the cacao plantations at
Buena Vista Farm, this training guides you through the entire journey of Cacao from the seed to the ceremonial cup.
The seed, the soil, the tree, the harvest, the fire, the stone, the heart, and the ceremony.
This journey takes place at Buena Vista Farm, an ancestral cacao land where the wisdom of the plant has been protected for generations.
Here, you will not only learn but will also remember.
Ancestral Origins of Cacao
Learn the untold history of cacao from the Inkas' journey to the Amazonian tribes, the Maya connection, and the guardians from the Andean mountains
teachers of the Mesoamerican lineages that treated cacao as a
heart-opening medicine long before it became “chocolate.”
Cacao From Seed to Cup
You will learn to:
Plant the seed
Nurture the tree
Harvest the pods
Ferment and dry the beans
Roast over fire
Grind cacao on a stone
Prepare true ceremonial cacao
You will understand every step of the medicine.
Cultivation, Harvest & Processing
Study the ecological intelligence of cacao:
Soil composition
Shade growth
Fungi relationships
Fermentation stages
Roasting profiles
Artisanal stone-ground preparation
Sound and spiritual connection
This is hands-on lineage work you will not find in books.
Predict the future by creating it
Through hands-on learning, plant communication, ritual work, and deep immersion in the land, you will embody the sacred role of Cacao Guardian:
someone who understands the medicine, carries it with integrity, and honors its emotional, energetic, and biochemical intelligence.
This is not a retreat.
This is an initiation.
GUIDED BY DAHIANA NAIDU
Ancestral cacao lineage guide
Nutrition & Neuroscience – Harvard Specialist
Medicine Chef • Holistic Doctor • Ordained Minister
Dahiana carries the wisdom of her family’s cacao lands from the Andean mountains, combined with modern neuroscience and integrative medicine.
She teaches cacao as both science and soul, bridging ancestral knowledge with biochemical intelligence.
Her guidance allows each participant to experience cacao:
Emotionally
Spiritually
Biologically
Energetically
and to become a true guardian of the medicine.
THE ESSENCE OF THE TRAINING
This is not a Workshop.
Not a Retreat.
Not a Tourist experience.
This is an initiation at the Buena Vista Farm.
A remembrance of the ancestral knowledge.
A return to self.
A commitment to walk with cacao in integrity,
purity, devotion, and truth.
By the end of these 10 days, you will understand cacao the way our ancestors did:
as a teacher, healer, protector, and heart-opening ally.
Luz Patiño
Cacao advocate, Farm founder.
