Cacao Ceremony + Shamanic Breathwork + Soul Journey
You're invited to join Simone + Frankie in an evening of deep self exploration, connecting with all parts of your human and highest-self.
Open your Heart and ignite your Soul with us, where you will be safely held and guided to open yourself to receive many different energy vibrations, thanks to the Cacao plant medicine, Shamanic Breathwork and Soul Journey, combined with sound frequencies + Universal Reiki Energy Healing.
About the experience:
Sacred Cacao Ceremony
The evening will be led by a heart-opening Cacao Ceremony, calling in all the guidance that you might require for your personal journey. Simone will open the space container with a cacao blessing, honouring all the lands and our ancestors. With cacao in your body vessel, you will be ready to nestle up meanwhile, sounds and spoken words will guide you into a deep meditative state. When you have come back into presence within your body, an integrative sharing circle will help you to bring awareness to what you have experienced, allowing you to be held and witnessed by the group.
Cacao is a potent plant medicine which opens the heart space and allows the unveiling of the heart’s shadows. Bliss, joy, love, peace, sadness or a deep sense of stillness may be experienced. Remember that any arising emotion is serving you perfectly, so the invitation is to allow yourself to surrender, and to feel fully without any judgements for your personal purpose of growth, healing and expansion into unconditional love.
Shamanic Soul Breathwork
Is a dynamic and powerful breathwork modality. It acts as a quick way to get out of our mind’s way and drop into the body where we can return to reconnection with our inner self. You will transport yourself by the vehicle of your breath (healing medicine) into an altered state of consciousness. There, you can access and reconcile memories requiring further understanding, release trapped emotions and awaken your imaginal cells and future selves. Shamanic Soul Breathwork uses a powerful connected, circular breathing technique in conjunction with Shamanic music to take you deep into your body for healing.
During the Shamanic Soul Breathwork process, expect nothing and accept everything. At the start of the immersion, you will be taught a variety of Shamanic release tools to help you express during the process. This highly experiential process unlocks insights and wisdom that may illuminate areas where further integration is required, or ignite healing from the felt experience of the journey. It is possible to experience the full range of humanness within a journey. This sacred container provides permission to surrender and express your emotions fully as they arise, supporting your ‘journey’ to unfold as it is meant to for your self-illumination.
Trigger/activation warning: This practice encourages the authentic and uninhibited expression of all that arises in real-time. This could appear as screaming, crying, laughter or other forms of vocal sounding as participants release emotions. This modality invites you to remain within your own process and simply interpret other people's authentic expressions as their journey. If you feel a trigger response to another’s experience or if you require any attention 1 on 1 with Frankie, you can simply put your hand up and he will tend to your needs. If you feel this may be too intense for you, then a private session with Frankie may be more suitable.
Sound + Reiki Energy Healing
Sound will be a big part of the evening, different soundtracks from a specific selected playlist, blessed Tibetan Singing Bowls, Shamanic Drums and other Earth grounding instruments, will guide you on a journey of self-discovery. The space will also be filled with the highest vibration of pure unconditional Love and Divine Light, as we will channel Reiki Energy Healing in your beings meanwhile you will journey through time and space within yourself, in aid of your continued and deepened journey of etheric healing and personal transformation.
About your facilitators:
SIMONE (he/his) | IG: @elementalslovealoha | Facebook
Simone upholds a special relationship with the Elements and Mother Earth. This relationship stems from many lifetimes of exploring rituals and undertaking sacred plant medicine ceremonies, following shamanic ancient traditions + the rites of passage and honouring his plants and human teachers.
He came into his body in the Northern Hemisphere of the planet, in a little town surrounded by mountains, rivers, forest and wildlife. Simone has been moving around since a young age looking for a place to call home, when he finally realised that this place is within him, in the heart centre, Anahata.
Simone is a space holder, ceremonialist and Reiki Master, who draws upon different tools in his offerings, in reverence of the lineage that he has been initiated in as: reiki energy healing, guided meditations, Kundalini kriyas, Pranayama activation, sound and sacred Cacao Ceremonies. The connection between Simone and Cacao medicina is profound, full of respect and reverence.
FRANKIE (he/his) | IG: @shamanic.soul.space | Website
Frankie is the co-founder of Centre of You and an avid student and teacher of healing arts. After years in the business world, Frankie went on a healing journey to find Frankie, a journey to get in touch with his true self.
Frankie studied extensively with various teachers from different traditions around the world. Qualifications include various Breathwork modalities, Reiki, Bodywork, Yoga, Hypnosis, Neo Linguistics, Meditation and is an Inner Guidance Coach. As well as events, Frankie is a philanthropist and intuitive healer working with clients from all walks of life for private guidance and healing sessions to bring them back to themselves so they can thrive in all they do.
“ We honour the traditional custodians of the land, the Wurundjeri people, the Indigenous, the First Nation People and all the Elders past, present + emerging.”
— Important Information —
Cacao: It is highly recommended to refrain from ingesting caffeine after your morning breakfast. Cacao contains Theobromine a stimulant similar to caffeine, and we wouldn’t want to over-stimulate your body-system.
It is recommended to have a large lunch no later than 3 hours before ceremony, so your time spent journeying is on a relatively empty stomach.
Please let us know if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, on heart medication or MAOI or SSRI based anti-depressants, so we can adjust your dosage and check in with you.
Shamanic SOUL Breathwork: requires a commitment to a cyclical breathing pattern and has the potential to bring about intense feelings which may result in strong physical and/or emotional release. This practice involves the voluntary hyper-oxygenation of your bloodstream, this activates your pineal gland paving the way for reaching an altered state of consciousness where you may experience new possibilities for your life. By adjusting the depth of your breathe you are always in control of the intensity of your journey.
Contraindications: If you experience any of the following - cardiovascular issues, high or abnormal blood pressure, bipolar, epilepsy, or early or delicate pregnancy, and wish to join, Frankie can offer you a gentler breathing pattern. Please speak with Frankie prior to the event, to consider if this practice is right for you.
This event is not suitable for under 18s or for anyone under the effects of drugs and/or alcohol.
Things to note:
Centre of You has plenty of bolsters, blankets, and cushions for you to get cosy with. A journal is recommended as are any familiar personal items that will aid you in feeling grounded (crystal, teddy, scarf, etc). You are welcome to bring your own pillow if you prefer, and your water bottle.
Personal responsibility: Please make an assessment on whether you are feeling stable and resourced enough to explore the practices on offer in this event.
Arrival: Endeavour to arrive between 5:45pm - 6:00pm. To preserve the experience for all involved, doors will close at 6:15pm. Truly, it breaks our heart to have to turn latecomers away yet the disruption to the whole group experience by virtue of lateness does require management. We ask that you find understanding and consideration for the timebound nature of the container and make every effort to arrive on time.
Driving: Know Centre of You is on Chapel St and ample time to find a car spot is best to be factored into your plans. Park direct on Chapel St (spots unmetered after 5pm) or in Anchor Place, the open-air parking lot in the side street that runs opposite Centre of You (unmetered after 4pm).
Public transport - tram: Both the number 6 tram & 78 tram stop on the corner of High St/Chapel St. This is stop 31 on the number 6 tram (Moreland/Glen Iris) & stop 45 on the number 78 tram (North Richmond/Balaclava).
Public transport - train: Both Prahran & Windsor stations along the Sandringham Line will get you walking distance to Centre of You.
Finding Centre of You: Centre of You is nestled within the arcade that Chapel St Bazaar is in (217 Chapel St). It is up a flight of stairs with a wide landing at the half-way-point. Unfortunately, this current version of Centre of You does not have a wheelchair accessible lift. If you could use support in getting up the stairs or would like to discuss ways to make your experience at Centre of You more comfortable, please reach out via grace@centreofyou.com.au or via DM over on Centre of You Instagram.
Accessibility: At COY we aim to ensure our community and events are inclusive and accessible while alongside upholding the needs and responsibilities of our business and the businesses of our collaborating facilitators. Should you be in a time of financial challenge and unable to pay the full ticket price comfortably, please reach out to grace@centreofyou.com.au
Ticketing T&Cs: We get it, life happens, therefore we will gladly refund you up until 24hrs before the event start time. After that, we have a strict no refund/no transfer to future events policy.
If you are no longer able to attend and wish to pay forward your ticket to someone within the community, be in touch via grace@centreofyou.com.au or via DM over on Centre of You Instagram.
Questions? Email grace@centreofyou.com.au or reach out via Instagram DM.
Tickets: $50.00 early bird, $70.00 general exchange.