SOLSTICE Emergence | Cacao Ceremony, Ecstatic Dance, DJ + Sacred Soundbath

Join us in the de-Light of our annual Winter Solstice Ceremony as we celebrate the longest night of the year and the re-emergence of the light.

This is a full-sensory, MAGICAL synthesis of Sacred Cacao (or Forest-Cacao) and Breathwork, transformational vibes and ecstatic dance, and an entrancing Sound Journey that will traverse you from the mystery of the deep dark into radiant illumination.

CEREMONY FLOW:

• Cacao or Forest-Cacao Ceremony + Breathwork
• Ecstatic Dance Journey with Guest DJ, Marcia Jones
• Rapéh ritual (sacred Tobacco)
• Energy Clearing
• Sound immersion, gong bath, + medicine songs
• Organic, local, delicious grounding snacks

You will receive an email with preparation protocol after registration.

LOCATION:

Canadian Memorial Centre for Peace (Great Room)

1825 W 16th Ave, Vancouver, BC V6J 2M3

• All Medicines are optional
• No experience required
• Open to all bodies, all genders, all expressions

This gathering will be held on the unceded traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations and I am grateful and privileged to hold space for you.

YOUR GUIDE:

Known as a spontaneous songstress and wild adventurer without a flake of flakiness, Angela (LittleBird) is an initiated spiritual healer, seer, and ceremonialist. She has been leading transformational circles and ceremonies both in Canada and internationally for 25 years and has over a decade of experience working with Spirit Plant Medicine and Psychedelic Integration. Her training as a Somatic Practitioner and Family Systems Counselor provides a trauma-informed bridge between ancient and modern spirituality and healing. Her medicine lineages include: ancestral Lands and teachers of Ireland and Australia, Don Martin Pinedo Acuna (Don Benito Qorihuaman) in Peru, Blackfeet Siksikaitsitapi elders, and Dr Clarissa Pinkola Estes. As a lover of the wild, she’s most at home ocean swimming, dancing anywhere, meeting mountains, and riding her bike in the sun.

GUEST DJ: Marcia is a 5Rhythms teacher, priestess and spirit healer. She is a creatrix of sacred musical portals for somatic healing through dance. Her sets call in the steady heartbeat of the earth with traditional world rhythms fused in electronic riffs and uplifting melodies. Her musical journeys draw on many genres from classical to rave, always guiding a flow into other realms.

THE MEDICINES: (all medicines are optional)

CACAO is a powerful, delicious, gentle facilitator for heart opening and soul healing. Full of antioxidants and theobromine to promote blood flow and magnesium to assist in relaxation, be prepared for increased bliss, a clearing of blocked emotions, enhanced connection and energy (without the caffeine buzz). FOREST-CACAO (Cacao + micro) is also an option

RAPÉH is a cleansing powder made of dried and powdered Tobacco snuff and other botanicals from the Amazon. As a powerful healing medicine that supports us to open and re-align energy centres, Rapé brings grounding and third eye opening while clearing mental confusion and heavy thoughts to elevate our connection to the Divine.

REVIEWS:

Ceremony with Angela is a perfect blend of support and space to experience what you are meant to learn. I have found deep insights that have helped me navigate my time on earth with a little more clarity. She is wise and sensitive in a way that helps her know what the group needs. Each ceremony has left me with lots to digest and the gifts of it keep coming for many months after the ceremony has closed. So deeply grateful for her and these teachings. – Tedi Fisher, The Nest Clinic

The Cacao circle was a beautiful mix of ecstatic dance, sound journey, and some lovely deep breathwork. I felt immediately moved as I entered the space and knew it was going to be an amazing evening, and it was lovely seeing so many different people there. I think all of us received something special that night. I am looking forward to more. - Andrea Bath, Crystal Clear Copywriting

The experience was very supportive and gave me space to come closer to my own truth and inner wisdom. I love the way Angela holds space for others. She is warm, open, and strong. I felt I could show up 100% and no matter what I said or experienced, there would be no judgement. Angela is a gifted space holder and spiritual teacher that I'll continue to recommend. - Monica Krake, Founder Head + Heart