Name: December Downtemple & Cacao
Start: 2025-12-12T19:00:00-08:00
End: 2025-12-12T22:15:00-08:00
Location: Santa Cruz Yoga

Movement - Expression- Connection- Reverence
We're back on December 12th!
We're continuing Downtemple & Cacao at our NEW (and also old) home- Santa Cruz Yoga!!! November's event was deep and magical, I am so excited to gather again in December!
Our December theme is still working its way into words... but here is the crew!
DJ- I'm delighted to host my DJ mentor, colleague, and friend- Daniel Molner!! Daniel was my original partner and inspiration to begin this whole event and hasn't played for us since Downtemple's first event in July of 2022! I am honored and excited to bring him back. This man has deeply enriched my life and my offerings. Please come out to support his set!
Movement Warm-Up: Our warm-up will be Rani Joy!
Sound Healing: Closing sound will be with Ya Mei Wolff-Smith. Ya Mei channels incredibly powerful sound and energy through her adorable little body. Very honored to have her in the space with us for the first time!
About This Event:
This event is a ritual of connection, Cacao, guided movement, and free-form dance medicine in a downtempo-esque container. The pace is slower...like a steady burning flame, inviting us to drop deeper into presence with every delicious movement. Note: The music is not strictly downtempo... it is downtempo-esque. Inspired by a slower pace but does still follow a journey. BPM typically does not go above 95.

Schedule:
(schedule is rough, we do our best to stick to this)
- 6:45 - 7 PM: Arrival Window
- 7 - 7:45 PM: Cacao and Circle w/ Chelsea
- 7:45 - 8:15 PM: Warm-up with Rani Joy
- 8:15 - 9:45 PM: Downtempo(ish) Dance with Dj Daniel Molner
- 9:45 - 10:05 PM: Sound Journey with Ya Mei Wolff-Smith

Tickets: Via Humanitix: https://events.humanitix.com/december-downtemple-and-cacao-w-daniel-molner-rani-joy-and-ya-mei
or.... Venmo, or Paypal
** In addition to the new location, I also am introducing new prices. I REALLY want to keep things affordable, and empathize with the cost of living and doing here, especially for us creative mover types, but due to a significant rental price increase and an increase in Cacao pricing, I have to increase the price for this event. **
> $36: Pre-Sale (online humanitix or Venmo/Paypal)
> $45: Day-of tickets (online humanitix or Venmo/Paypal Chelsea, or cash at the door)
> *** BILPOC, student, and teacher discount- inquire with me
> **please be sure to Venmo/paypal the appropriate totals for the date you are purchasing

Vemmo: @Chelsea-biklen (picture of me making funny face in polka dot sweater)
Paypal: https://paypal.me/ChelseaBiklen?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US (@Chelsea-Biklen Nipomo, CA)
Humanitix Ticket Link: https://events.humanitix.com/december-downtemple-and-cacao-w-daniel-molner-rani-joy-and-ya-mei

More Info:
- Creator and Curator: Chelsea Amber
- Ages 18 and up generally (reach out to ask if you'd like to bring someone under 18)
- This is a recreational drug and alcohol-free space.
- All parts of you are welcome, come as you are!
- There will be no refunds or credits for this event, except in case of sickness or true emergency

About the Cacao:
Cacao is a delicious, heart-opening medicine with indigenous roots all over the world. Drinking cacao in ceremony where one is invited to connect with the spirit of cacao and invite it into the heart space can bring profound healing experiences, especially when combined with movement such as dance. Cacao is just one more way to infuse Love into your dance!
I am trying a new cacao for this space and I can personally attest that it is delicious. This new cacao comes from Peru, called Cacao Chuncho.
> Cacao Chuncho is a native (heirloom) strain of cacao from the wild jungles of Peru. It is the core variety of cacao KAKAO has been sourcing since 2017 and is what the community is used to receiving. Chuncho, directly translating to "jungle cacao," is extremely special, rare and cherished by the natives of the land in Peru. It's impossible to replicate its floral, unique taste and aroma. The "farms" are indeed on inherited family land, which are very challenging to get to. Up until recently there were no roads to even access this wild type of cacao. We believe the Chuncho holds a specific communication from Mother Earth that is connected to sacred portals and grids in Peru. This cacao acts as the rainbow bridge to re-commune with humanity's original soul blueprint.
> Cacao Chuncho is known to be naturally higher in cocoa butter, meaning it is extra rich in the beneficial compounds that make cacao known for healing, heart opening, physical vitality and stem cell regeneration. With higher cocoa butter content, it also naturally requires less sweetener to taste sweet and creamy. Some describe the taste of this cacao to be light, somewhat floral with a bit of tang, and deliciously creamy.
More about this Cacao: https://www.flykakao.com/pages/cacao-varieties-chuncho-criollo-arhuaco