Cacao Gathering - Weaving the Wisdom of Cacao
About this Event
Month Three — Community. Special Guest "Marcela Wakeham"
Learning to belong.
Through stories of reciprocity, care, and collective wisdom, we'll reflect on what it truly means to build and sustain community.
How does every meaningful journey begin?
Following the visit of Abuelo Efrén Maldonado, elder of the Maya Yokot'an community of Tabasco, Mexico, Frido Education invites you to continue weaving together the wisdom of cacao through a new monthly community gathering.
Cacao Gathering is a five-month educational journey exploring cacao not simply as a drink, but as a way of understanding our relationship with nature, culture, community, and ourselves.
Rather than learning about cacao, we gather to learn through cacao.
Each month, we'll explore a different question inspired by the cacao ecosystem. Together, these five gatherings form Weaving the Wisdom of Cacao.
A monthly community gathering held on selected Saturdays, from July to November 2026.
What to expect
• Traditional Mexican cacao prepared according to its cultural origins.
• Stories inspired by the teachings shared by Abuelo Efrén Maldonado and the Maya Yokot'an community of Tabasco, Mexico.
• Guided dialogue and thoughtful conversation.
• Practical reflections for integrating the wisdom of cacao into everyday life.
• An intimate community gathering limited to 20 participants.
A Journey You Can Join at Any Time
Cacao Gathering has been designed as a five-month journey, with each gathering building upon the last to gradually explore the wisdom of cacao through nature, culture, community and personal reflection.
At the same time, every session is complete in itself. Whether you join us for a single evening or choose to walk the entire journey, you are warmly welcome.
Season 2026
Month One — The Seed
How does every meaningful journey begin?
Every forest begins with a single seed. Together we'll explore beginnings, potential, biodiversity, and the quiet processes that allow both plants and people to grow.
Month Two — The Forest
Nothing grows alone.
An exploration of ecosystems, biodiversity, and the invisible relationships that sustain life. What can the forest teach us about belonging?
Month Three — Community
Learning to belong.
Through stories of reciprocity, care, and collective wisdom, we'll reflect on what it truly means to build and sustain community.
Month Four — Transformation
Growth requires change.
From fermentation to fire, we'll discover how transformation is an essential part of both cacao and human life.
Month Five — Memory
What traditions choose to remember.
We'll explore oral traditions, cultural memory, and how knowledge is carried across generations.
Season One Dates
Join us for Season One: Weaving the Wisdom of Cacao, a five-month journey exploring our relationship with nature, community, and ourselves through the lens of Mexican cacao.
Month One — The Seed
📅 Saturday 25 July 2026 · 5:00 PM
Month Two — The Forest
📅 Saturday 22 August 2026 · 5:00 PM
Month Three — Community
📅 Saturday 26 September 2026 · 5:00 PM
Month Four — Transformation
📅 Saturday 24 October 2026 · 5:00 PM
Month Five — Reciprocity
📅 Saturday 28 November 2026 · 5:00 PM
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Guest Weavers
One of the intentions behind Cacao Gathering is to weave together different voices, practices, and perspectives.
Throughout the season we'll welcome Guest Weavers—artists, educators, musicians, therapists, researchers, and community leaders—who will enrich our conversations while remaining rooted in the spirit of cacao.
An Open Invitation
Cacao Gathering is a community in the making.
If you feel called to contribute through music, singing, storytelling, poetry, movement, photography, food, or another creative practice that resonates with the spirit of these gatherings, we'd love to hear from you.
Please send us a message and tell us a little about yourself.
This journey grows through the people who choose to walk it together.
Notting Hill Therapy Clinic
London
Ticket Options
Early Bird (First 10 tickets) — £18
General Admission — £25
Season One Pass (All six gatherings) — £111
Community Supporter — £35
"The wisdom of cacao grows through relationship, practice, and community."
We gather to cultivate a different relationship with ourselves, each other, and the living world...through cacao.
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
GBP 20.21 to GBP 120.96
