Tender Warrior

A Journey of Heart-Opening, Safety, and Transformation

In our fast-paced world, finding authentic connection and safe spaces for emotional expression has become increasingly rare. This workshop offers a sacred container where we can slow down, open our hearts, and experience the profound healing that emerges when we gather in authentic community.

What You'll Experience

Sacred Cacao Journey

We begin our journey with a traditional cacao ceremony, honoring this ancient plant medicine that has been used for millennia to open the heart and connect us to our deeper wisdom. Cacao serves as a gentle ally, helping us soften our defenses and approach the evening's work with an open, receptive heart. You'll learn about the sacred history of cacao while setting personal intentions.

Creating Safe Spaces: Inner and Outer Landscapes

Through guided discussion and reflective exercises, we'll explore what it truly means to create safety—both within ourselves and in our relationships and communities. We'll learn to create a safe space within our own bodies so that we can build a larger capacity for the social justice work needed in our communities today. This conversation creates the foundation for meaningful transformation to occur.

Supported Group Emotional Release

In the sacred container we've created together, we'll engage in a facilitated group release session. Using breathwork, movement, sound, and other somatic practices, participants will have the opportunity to release stored emotions, trauma, and energy that no longer serves their highest good. This isn't therapy, but rather a ceremonial space for letting go, witnessed and held by community.

Who This Is For

This workshop is designed for anyone seeking deeper connection, emotional healing, and authentic community. Whether you're new to ceremonial work or an experienced practitioner, you'll find value in this carefully crafted experience. We welcome all genders, backgrounds, and levels of experience with plant medicine or group work.

What's Included

• Ceremonial-grade cacao sourced ethically from Guatemala

• Guided meditation and intention setting

• Educational component about cacao's sacred history

• Breathwork and somatic release practices

• Integration time and closing circle

• Light refreshments and herbal tea

Creating Our Container

Safety and consent are paramount in our work together. We begin with clear agreements about confidentiality, participation levels, and boundaries. No one is required to share or participate beyond their comfort level. We believe healing happens best when we feel truly safe to be ourselves.

Investment & Practical Details

Duration: 4 hours (including integration time)

Sliding Scale: $55 - $66

Group Size: Limited to 20 participants for intimate connection

What to Bring: Comfortable clothing, yoga mat, pillow, blanket, journal, pen, water bottle, open heart

What's Provided: All ceremonial materials, light refreshments,

Meet Your Facilitators

Alelie - Healing with Alelie

R.G. Shore - Northwest Wisdom

Preparing for Your Experience

In the days leading up to the workshop, we encourage you to:

• Set clear intentions for what you hope to receive

• Avoid alcohol and heavy foods on the day of ceremony

• Arrive well-rested and hydrated

• Come with curiosity and openness to the unexpected

  *There is caffeine in the cacao. If you are sensitive to caffeine there will be tea alternatives. Staying hydrated leading up to the workshop will prevent any headaches from the cacao. It is said that you "can" have a deeper experience with cacao on an empty stomach. Being an adult, only you know what is best for you and your body so please arrive however feels best to you.

"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. Come break that silence. Come be witnessed. Come home to yourself in the company of kindred spirits."

Ready to join us? Registration is now open, and spaces fill quickly due to our intimate group size. We can't wait to hold space for your healing journey.