Friday Weekly Class Replay:
The Herbal Chocolatier:
Cacao, Medicine & Ritual
This replay invites you into the nourishing world of cacao and herbal chocolate making where sweetness becomes both ritual and medicine.
You’ll learn how to create simple, delicious herbal chocolates and functional treats infused with botanicals while exploring cacao as a grounding, heart-opening daily ally. Alongside practical chocolate-making techniques, we’ll explore flavour pairing, herbal energetics, and ways to bring more joy, intention, and connection into everyday wellness rituals.
Recorded Live on Friday, May 15, 2026
Casa Curativa: Tzununá, Lake Atitlán Guatemala
Hosted by: Maria Blasoni | Casa Curativa’s Marketing Lead
The Herbal Chocolatier Replay:
Meet Maria: A Partner Educator of Casa Curativa…
Somatic Practitioner • Trauma-Informed Psychedelic Guide • Herbal Enthusiast • Connect on Instagram
Maria is a somatic practitioner, trauma-informed psychedelic guide, herbal enthusiast, and facilitator from Aotearoa, New Zealand, now based in Lake Atitlán, Guatemala. Rooted in years of experience with master plants, ceremonial work, and ritual, she offers personalized support in microdosing, psychedelic preparation and integration, and body-based healing through Triple Vagal Method (TVM).
With a deep love for the healing wisdom of plants, her work weaves together somatic care, herbalism, nutrition, and self-care rituals to help bring the potency of plants into everyday life.
Upcoming Casa Curativa Offerings:
Herbal Dieta @ Casa Curativa: February 2026 - May 2026
Join an immersive experience connecting deeply with the plant ally of your choosing: Blue Louts, Lavender, Nettle, Wild Rose, Ruda (Rue) or Tetradenia. Inspired by traditional plant dietas practiced in the Amazon, adjusted for the Western herbal enthusiast. During 6 days, you will directly experience the plant energetics present in the medicine you are working with. All Herbal Dietas include 3 meals a day, accommodation, daily plant baths and connection with the spagyric essence of your plant of choice.
Herbal Apprenticeship:
October 1 - December 18, 2026 | May 1 - July 30, 2027
The Casa Curativa Apprenticeship is an immersive opportunity to step into the living practice of herbal medicine. Apprentices work closely with the plants, the apothecary, and the daily rhythms of the land while learning the foundations of herbal preparation, formulation, and small-batch medicine making.
Through hands-on experience in the gardens and apothecary, you’ll deepen your relationship with medicinal plants while supporting the work of a functioning herbal school and community space. This apprenticeship offers a rare behind-the-scenes look at how herbal medicine is grown, crafted, and shared.
Ideal for those who want practical skills, real experience, and a deeper relationship with the plants while participating in the day-to-day life of a working herbal apothecary.
Ready to learn more with Casa Curativa?
A free 4-part Connection with Plant Series with owner & founder of Casa Curativa, Julia Bentely.
Inside this series, you will:
Learn how to connect with plants as allies and companions.
Recognize subtle messages, synchronicities, and plant communication.
Use your senses to receive guidance and become a better herbalist.
Integrate plant wisdom into your daily life with reciprocity and respect.