THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT ONLINE, SPACE WILL BE GRANTED ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS AT THE DOOR, SPACE PERMITTING.
***If you are feeling unwell, have a cold, fever, or may have been exposed to COVID, please stay home. We will be happy to refund your ticket.***
We open our hearts and welcome Tito La Rosa’s ancient sounds and Dream Seed for a Cacao Ceremony in honor of Tata Pedro Cruz, beloved Mayan Elder who passed last year.
Tata Pedro Cruz was a leader of the Mayan Tz'utujil Nation, a revolutionary. We give thanks for his role as the Heart of Lake Atitlan, a teacher, an activist, a protector and steward of the earth, a Traditional Wisdom Keeper, a healer of hearts, a father, grandfather, brother, and friend. We give thanks for every moment we as a community got to share with him and all of the footsteps that we got to walk with him upon this planet. We give thanks for his path on this plane and for his superior example of peace, unity, harmony, and love.
Preparation for a Cacao Ceremony:
Cacao contains caffeine, so please do NOT DRINK COFFEE or any other stimulants at least 3 hours before the ceremony. We recommend that you do not eat for at least three hours prior to the ceremony. Dress in comfortable loose clothing.
Please drink plenty of water both before and after the ceremony to stay hydrated.
Donation: $40; no one turned away for lack of funds. Contact us for assistance.
THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT ONLINE, SPACE WILL BE GRANTED ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS SPACE PERMITTING.
Tito La Rosa is a descendant of Quechua Indians of the Peruvian Andes. For many years, he has been recovering and preserving, studying and intuiting the ancestral music of Peru. He is also a Curandero de Sonido, a sound healer, who enters into an altered state to bring forth sound that elevates, allowing for healing and balance to occur.
Ancient Andean wisdom teaches us that the earth was made while the creator sang, thus all beings are made of sound, rhythm, and harmony. Through his concerts, flower ceremonies and music classes La Rosa helps reawaken our memories (memoria antigua) - weaving sounds into frequencies that open the heart and encourage the spirit to soar.
La Rosa has recorded with Mary Youngblood on the Silver Wave record label. His 2002 CD, "The Prophecy of the Eagle and the Condor," was nominated for a Native American Music Award, for Best World Music Recording.
DREAM SEED is a shamanic sound ensemble hosted by members of Golden Drum, Didge Project, and Sacred Arts Research Foundation. Shamanic chanting, mantras, overtone singing, Native American songs, indigenous music, didgeridoos, crystal singing bowls, bells, gongs, harmoniums, tuning forks and other overtone-emitting instruments are used to create an environment conducive to deep relaxation and inward investigation. Participants are led through guided meditations and sound healing practices designed to harmonize body, mind and spirit.