About this Event
✨ Winter Solstice Cacao + Sound Journey for Women
A Sacred Evening for Women at ALTAR Community
Thursday, December 21st | 5:30–8:30PM
As the longest night invites us inward, we gather.
To soften. To slow. To listen.
Inside the sacred womb of ALTAR Community, you are invited into a deeply nourishing evening of ceremonial cacao, guided reflection, and sound healing — held by Katie Janecko and Marilyn Metz, two women devoted to ritual, embodiment, and feminine remembrance.
This is not just a ceremony.
It is a homecoming — to body, to breath, to the voice within.
Together, we’ll move through:
- A ceremonial cacao blessing to open the heart and awaken intention
- Gentle movement + somatic grounding
- A meditative sound journey with crystal bowls, chimes, and sacred voice
- Integration space for journaling, sharing, or silence
- A winter solstice ritual to call in light, and honor what’s ready to be released
This gathering is designed for all women — whether you’re walking through a season of expansion, healing, transition, or simply longing to be witnessed in your becoming.
Come as you are.
Leave more of who you are.
Exchange: $55
Spots: Limited to 22 women for an intimate, attuned space
“This ceremony is part of my own winter devotion — to truth, to tenderness, and to feminine embodiment. My prayer is that you walk away not just relaxed, but reconnected.”
FAQ:
Do I Need To Bring Anything?Please bring a water bottle. We will provide everything else you need, including mats, blankets and eye masks!
How Long Is The Event?The ceremony + sound bath will be approximately 3 hours, broken down into portions of ceremony, guided meditation, sharing time, sound bath and more.
Do I Have To Speak?We encourage guests to participate but you are not obligated to share if you do not feel called - your presence is enough.
What Is A Cacao Ceremony?Gather with women in a heart-centered, supportive environment. During the ceremony, you'll be invited to drink warm cacao -- a beverage that is known to open the heart-chakra allowing emotions to be fully felt and processed. You will also be guided through meditation, reflective prompts and have the opportunity to share what's on your heart in a non judgemental space.
What Is A Sound Bath?Process everything that flowed through you during the ceremony as you lay back and relax, immersed in therapeutic sound vibrations from live instruments. Sound Baths help to release stress in the body and the mind, restoring your central nervous system and lowering stress hormones held in the body.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
ALTAR Community, 2518 West Armitage Avenue, Chicago, United States
USD 60.54
