Become the guide people remember
A four-day Breathwork + Cacao Ceremony Facilitator Training on Koh Phangan. Learn to hold the space — safely — and guide your first real ceremony on day four.
- 4 days of live training on Koh Phangan, small group
- 11 breathing techniques and the full cacao ceremony arc
- Your own real ceremony on day four, with feedback
- Facilitator manual with scripts and forms
- Level 1 certificate, mentorship and community after
Applying is free: you get the starter guide right away, then choose a call or WhatsApp with Andreas. Already sure? Book your place.
Sound familiar?
You already hold space. Just without a container.
- People open up to you in their hardest moments — and you're not sure what to do when it gets intense.
- You've felt what breath and cacao can do. You'd never want to guide it without knowing it's safe.
- Videos and a weekend workshop never taught you what to do when someone panics, shakes or goes blank.
- You don't have the structure, the language or the certificate to offer it as your work.
It doesn't have to stay that way.
Four days is enough to learn to hold it — properly.
What changes in four days
You walk out able to
The path
Feel it. Hold it. Rehearse it. Own it.
Tuesday
Dive deep
A full cacao ceremony and a full breath journey — as a participant. Then the why behind both.
You feel what your participants will feel.
Wednesday
Holding space
The nervous system in ceremony, and how to meet whatever arises.
You learn to stay steady.
Thursday
Facilitation A–Z
Setup, opening, running the journey, closing — then a supervised practice round.
You rehearse with live feedback.
Friday
Your ceremony
You guide a complete ceremony for people you've invited. Then your certificate.
You own it.
The schedule, hour by hour
| Day | Time | Session |
|---|---|---|
| Tue | 11:00–13:00 | Cacao ceremony: intention and immersion |
| 15:00–17:00 | Breathwork: pranayama for altered states | |
| 19:00 | Koh Phangan community gathering — optional | |
| Wed | 11:00–13:00 | Holding space and the nervous system |
| 17:00–19:00 | Working with emotion in practice | |
| Thu | 10:00–12:00 | Facilitation A–Z: setup and opening |
| 13:00–15:00 | Facilitation A–Z: running the journey | |
| 16:00–18:00 | Supervised practice round | |
| Fri | Afternoon | Your live ceremony and certification |
Time between sessions is yours — to rest, integrate and let the work land. Eat lightly at least 90 minutes before each cacao or breathwork block.
What's inside
Not a wrapper. A craft.
Breathing techniques
From three-part breath, coherent breathing and alternate-nostril to kapalabhati and bhastrika — each with dose and purpose.
Connected-breath journey
The heart of a ceremony: warm-up, build, peak, release, integration — and how to guide each phase.
Stages of a ceremony
Arrival, opening, intention, the serving, sitting with cacao, the journey, sharing, closing.
The cacao ceiling
Preparation and dosing by weight — light, moderate, deep — with a limit that's never crossed.
Difficult states
From crying, anger and panic to shutdown and someone wanting to leave — what's happening and what to do.
Emergency protocols
Fainting, seizure, chest pain, allergic reaction, panic, acute crisis — rehearsed, not just read about.
Ready to use
Health screening, informed consent, a ceremony run-sheet, a playlist guide.
For every stage
Opening, safety briefing, serving blessing, journey cues, closing.
Your guide
Andreas
“I have been walking with ceremonial cacao since 2017. My journey took me deep into Panama to learn alongside the Ngäbe people. The wisdom they shared changed my path completely.
Since then, I've had the honor of guiding over 1,000 people through this work — and I'm deeply excited to share it with you.”
Outside the training: Andreas's Cacao King cacao shop in Sri Thanu, Koh Phangan, is rated 5.0 on Google from 217 reviews.
A note on lineage: what Andreas teaches is his own practice — shaped by his time with the Ngäbe, one of Panama's seven Indigenous peoples, and by the teachers since — and never presented as someone else's ceremony.
After Level 1
Graduates who now hold the space
Many of his students know Andreas as Andrew.
After: many ceremonies
“I gained the trust to share my gifts, and since then I gave many, many ceremonies.”Merlin · Level 1 graduate
After: offers ceremonies
“It is an honour to be able now to offer this sacred medicine.”Soraya · Level 1 graduate
After: certified
“Andrew is an excellent coach. You need to experience it to know how it feels.”Reena · Level 1 graduate
“The teacher was excellent — knowledgeable, approachable, and truly passionate about the material. I feel confident and well-prepared to apply what I learned.”
Tay · Level 1 graduate
Honest fit
Is this for you?
It is, if
- You've sat in ceremony and felt something shift
- You teach yoga, coach or do bodywork and want to add breathwork and cacao
- You're drawn to hold space for others — even without formal experience
- You want practice and feedback, not just theory
It isn't, if
- You want a certificate without actually practicing
- You're looking for a training in other plant medicines
- You want to work as a therapist — this isn't therapy training
- You have one of the contraindications below — talk to us first
Why this training
Not another online course
| Online courseOnline | Weekend workshopWorkshop | Level 1 with AndreasLevel 1 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live practice with real-time feedback | — | A little | Every day |
| You guide a real ceremony | — | — | Day four |
| Health screening and emergency protocols | Sometimes | Sometimes | Rehearsed |
| Cacao prepared and dosed by weight | In theory | Sometimes | Hands-on |
| Manual with scripts and forms | Often | — | Included |
| Certificate for demonstrated competence | For completion | — | Yes |
| Mentorship and community after | — | — | Included |
Held with care
Breathwork is powerful. We treat it that way.
- Screening comes first — for you before the training, and for everyone you'll ever guide.
- Cacao has a ceiling — a firm upper limit treated as a safety line, not a target.
- Hard moments have protocols — rehearsed before you ever meet one for real.
- Touch only with consent — asked in writing, revocable at any moment.
- Clear scope — breathwork and cacao ceremony; not other plant medicines, not therapy.
“You are responsible for the safety of the space, not for the outcome of the experience.”
Who shouldn't do intensive breathwork
- Heart conditions or uncontrolled high blood pressure
- Pregnancy
- Epilepsy or a history of seizures
- MAOIs, certain SSRIs or other psychiatric medication
- Recent surgery, especially abdominal
- Active psychosis or acute mental-health crisis
Our promise
No pressure, no half-finished certificates
If the call shows this isn't the right fit, Andreas will tell you honestly. And if something is still missing at the end of day four, you get a clear path to complete it — not a failed grade.
Your Level 1 includes
Everything you need to begin
- 4 days of live trainingKoh Phangan · Sept 15–18 · small group
- Your first real ceremonyguided for people you invite, with feedback
- The facilitator manualscripts, forms, dosing and safety reference
- Level 1 certificateawarded for demonstrated competence
- Mentorshipas you run your first ceremonies
- Facilitator communitypractice, questions, opportunities
The investment is shared on the call, with early-bird and group options, and a deposit holds your place. Already sure? Book online right away. Accommodation isn't included.
Questions
Before you apply
Do I need experience with breathwork or cacao?
No formal prerequisites. Some people arrive as yoga teachers or coaches, some after a single ceremony that changed something. Everything is taught from the foundation up.
Is it safe if I've never done intensive breathwork?
Yes. Techniques build from the gentlest upward, everyone is screened before practice, and you learn the stop, modify and refer protocols before you ever guide anyone alone.
What does the certificate allow me to do?
Facilitate cacao and breathwork ceremonies independently, within the scope of practice taught in the training. It doesn't make you a therapist or a medical practitioner, and it doesn't cover other plant medicines.
Where exactly is it, and how do I get there?
A quiet outdoor shala on Koh Phangan — the same place all four days. The exact location is shared once your place is confirmed. Koh Phangan is reached by ferry from Koh Samui or Surat Thani.
What if I have to miss part of a day?
Each day builds on the one before, so full attendance matters. If something is still missing at the end, you get a clear path to complete it.
What should I bring?
A journal, water, and comfortable clothes you can lie down in. On day four — your own cacao, prepared with the guidelines from the manual, and your playlist.
How does applying work?
Leave your name, email and WhatsApp. You get the starter guide right away and choose how to talk with Andreas: a short video call or a WhatsApp message. After that — a health screening form and a deposit to hold your place. Already sure? You can skip the call and book your place online — the health screening comes right after.
September 15–18, 2026 · Koh Phangan
Step into your calling
This isn't a certificate to hang on a wall. It's a container to become the guide people remember forever — the one who held their breath, their tears, their breakthrough, with steady hands and an open heart.
Applying is free. Spaces are limited.