I'm Judy. I'm a Medicine Woman and Priestess and the keeper of Goddess Temple Cacao. I guide healers and facilitators through the Cacao Dieta, a sacred initiation into direct relationship with the Cacao Spirit. I learned this path through years of devotion alongside a Shipibo-Conibo lineage shaman, and through my own deep dietas with the medicine herself. I help women, who are called to serve Cacao, stop waiting for permission from the outside and receive it from the inside. First we drink her in. Then we pour her out.
Who needs this work?Â
Women who feel called but frozen. Healers, yoga teachers, breathwork facilitators, womb keepers, sound healers, priestesses. Women who already hold sacred space for others. Women who feel Cacao calling them but stay stuck in doubt and the fear of doing it wrong. Afraid of cultural appropriation. Waiting for someone to tell them they're allowed.
I walk with them through Dietas. I give them the spiritual devotion and the practical structure to meet the Cacao Spirit directly, to build their own living line to her. So the permission they've been waiting for finally comes from within. This is n't a course. This is an initiation.
Why is this helpful to you as a Facilitator? To the world?
This is helpful to my clients because they finally get to share the gift they were born to carry. The fear lifts. The doubt quiets. They stop hiding and start serving. They build circles and ceremonies rooted in real devotion and real lineage, not something borrowed and shaky. They're happier doing the work they were made for. And because they learn to pour from a full cup, they don't burn out giving from empty.
This is helpful to the world because every woman I initiate goes on to hold space for many more. One healer pours Cacao for her circle. Those women carry her home to their families, their communities, their own healing. The medicine ripples out far beyond me, far beyond any single ceremony. More devoted women, sharing more sacred medicine, in a world that's aching for both. That's the ripple. First we drink her in. Then we pour her out.
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She's the founder of Goddess Temple Cacao and the creator of the Sacred Circle Facilitator Training, a devotional passage that includes guided CACAO PLANT-SPIRIT DIETA journeys to open a direct channel to the Cacao Spirit for guidance on your facilitation and personal path.
"Judy has a warm and positive engaging approach. The ladies often don’t get time to reflect or think of themselves because they are busy raising a family. The workshop offered the girls a comfortable space to put themselves first; they were intrigued and grateful for Judy’s presentation. We've had Judy come and speak for us over 4 times now! I truthfully feel that her workshops have positively impacted all of our Home Visitors and have given them the right tools to also be ready and support our clients. I can't thank her enough for always being there for our Centre. Today, we had a team meeting and we started our day with two points that we all took away; let's just say we spent 30 minutes talking and sharing! It was amazing!"
"“Judy’s passion comes through in the delivery of her material and it is contagious! She quickly put our participants at ease to maximize their learning. Judy is very engaging and encouraged valuable interaction within the structured exercises.” "
"Judy’s presentation was very captivating and in fact one of the best presentations for 2016. I would gladly invite Judy to come back to speak at one of the events again.” "
"What a ray of light, Judy is, in this world. We are so, so appreciative of how naturally she spreads love and positivity. Her presentation shared during the Thankathon event was so beautiful, meaningful, and passionate. In our feedback survey, several respondents expressed gratitude for the grounding, breathwork, and reflections that she brought to the space, especially those who mentioned being really nervous to make phone calls! "
Judy spent a year and half Consulting for a bean-to-bar chocolate company. She became infatuated with the spiritual story and significance of Cacao and whole-heartedly connected to the power of this heart-opening, Consciousness-raising plant medicine.Â
She worked intimately with a Shipibo-Canibo trained Shaman to deepen her connection with the plant, journeying through many of the ancient and sacred Cacao Dietas to receive teachings and wisdom. She began to experience a deepening relationship to this benevolent Spirit Guide, receiving messages to share with the world.Â
In her first year, drinking daily in personal ceremony, speaking to the Cacao Spirit, she would often ask Cacao "Is it time now for me to begin hosting Cacao Ceremonies with my community?". She kept hearing from the Cacao Spirit "No, not yet. I want to journey with you even deeper. For now, host circles and blessings and not ceremonies."
Only after approx 6 months, did Judy receive this initiation from the Cacao: "Yes, go and share now my medicine with others, through Sacred Ceremony & Ritual". Â
After receiving the "yes now is the time, go and share my medicine with others', Judy began to facilitate Cacao Ceremonies, all the while continuing her daily deepening & devotional journey with the Cacao Spirit.Â
Whether you're a Circle or Ceremony Facilitator or aspiring to be one, the Sacred Circle Facilitator Facilitator Training is the perfect place for you, focused on devotion and authenticity.Â
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Whether you have a small group or large audience, 1 hour or a full day, Judy can support your organization's goals with her powerful, experiential and impactful INNER JOURNEY presentations.
After our sessions, clients feel inspired, whole, and on the path to healing and success. Judy's Transcending Coaching Sessions result in significant shifts in perspective, leading to profound changes in life experiences.
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