We are pleased to welcome Renee Prince, a renowned healer and traditional medicine woman. She has led cacao ceremonies across the United States and internationally (Scotland, Ireland, Peru, Costa Rica, Haiti, Acuador, and Bahamas). Cacao Ceremony is a heart-centered gathering rooted in traditional practice and guided inner work. In this ceremony, we will share ceremonial cacao in a focused cacao meditation, a practice that uses cacao as a gentle ally to support heart opening, presence, emotional clarity, and connection. Participants will be guided inward through breath, intention, and stillness, allowing the medicine of cacao to support insight, grounding, and embodied awareness. Drumming will accompany the journey, helping to anchor rhythm, deepen meditation, and support energetic movement, followed by time for integration and reflection. Participants will leave with handouts to support continued integration after the gathering. Individual healings will be available before and after the ceremony for those who wish to receive additional support. Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable clothing, preferably light-colored or white, and to bring a journal, notebook, or art pad if they feel called to record insights, reflections, or creative expressions that arise during the ceremony. This ceremony will be held by traditional healer Renee Prince-Trusz, who brings decades of experience in ceremonial medicine and land-based healing traditions.

$33; 2 hours.

Renee Crozier, RH(AHG), is a Registered Herbalist through the American Herbalists Guild and a clinical practicing herbalist specializing in cancer care and traditional healing systems. Her work is rooted in bioregional plant medicine, ecological conservation, and meeting the healthcare needs of underserved communities. Trained as a traditional healer, Renee works within living ceremonial frameworks and carries teachings from unbroken Nordic land-based traditions that emphasize seasonal ritual, ancestral continuity, and relationship with place. She spends time each year in several countries deepening her practice and maintaining active connections with traditional healers, with extensive teaching and apprenticeship experience throughout tropical and Amazonian regions where plant spirit medicine and ceremonial healing remain intact and practiced as living traditions. Her approach bridges ancestral knowledge with contemporary clinical application, honoring both lineage-based transmission and modern standards of care. Renee has been teaching for over twenty years and is the Founder and Director of the Four Elements School of Traditional Medicine. She is also a steward of a half-acre medicinal teaching garden and a United Plant Savers Botanical Sanctuary. Most days, she can be found working in the integrated clinic or teaching from her classroom in North Carolina, supporting students and clients in grounded, land-centered healing work. Learn more about Renee Here.

This heart-centered workshop is designed to soften the bitter end of winter, gently nurturing the heart and nervous system. Through slow movement, self-holds, breathing practices, and warming foods, herbs, and rituals, you’ll restore circulation, release tension, and cultivate warmth and ease.

You’ll leave with simple tools to:

• Move the body gently to release tension

• Soothe the nervous system through breath, touch, and sound

• Nurture yourself with warming routines and small, comforting practices

• Carry calm and softness through the rest of winter and into spring

What to Bring (optional): 

• Notebook / Journal + Pen

• Favorite Tea Mug

• Yoga Mat if you have one (we have plenty)

• Comfort items like a pillow, blanket, etc. (we also have plenty of bolsters and blankets)

• Favorite oil or lotion for abhyanga self massage => socks to put on after /old towel for excess oil

Rachael Harper is a holistic wellness practitioner, movement specialist, and mental health advocate who helps people reconnect with balance through body-based healing and mindful self-care. Drawing from nearly 2 decades of experience in yoga, Ayurveda, Thai Yoga Stretching, and energy healing, Rachael weaves practices that meet the whole human; body, mind, and energy. Her approach honors sensitivity, neurodivergence, and the natural rhythms of the seasons, inviting each person to find steadiness in their own way. Through her classes and workshops, Rachael offers grounded, sensory-rich experiences that help you slow down, listen inward, and feel at home in yourself.