Mayan elder Nana Marina Cruz is an Ajq'ij - a day keeper and spiritual guide of the Tz'utujil Nation of Lake Atitlan, Guatemala. Nana Marina has been sharing the Mayan traditions and wisdom with the modern world, reminding us that our connection to the ancestral roots and Mother Earth can have a profound impact on our lives. She works with the sacred fire, sacred tobacco and sacred Cacao. She has traveled the world alongside her father Tata Pedro Cruz sharing the ancestral wisdom.

Florencia Fridman is a self-empowerment artist working with heart-opening therapies involving ceremonial grade cacao, yoga, sound, and breath as instruments for transformation. Florencia is passionate about supporting the voices of indigenous nations, wisdom keepers, and guardians of the sacred lands. She studies under Tz’utujil Mayan elder Nana Marina Cruz from Guatemala, and Manari Ushigua from the Sapara Nation of Ecuador.

Florencia travels internationally sharing her passion for Theobroma Cacao through education and ceremony. She has opened for Deepak Chopra, and has facilitated ceremonies for the corporate world at Spotify. She was a ceremony guide resident at The Assemblage, NYC prior to Covid. Florencia is co-founder of Cacao Laboratory, a ceremonial cacao brand aiming to bridge the gap between the modern culture and indigenous communities.