Discover Your Unique Gifts
Tap into your inner wisdom and create a unique presence aligned with your essence.
Protect Your Energy
Learn tools to prevent burnout and maintain clarity for effective space holding.
Develop Impactful Facilitation Skills
Enhance your ability to create profound and transformative ceremonies and experiences.
Investment in yourself
In Person Pricing Options Full Price: S$3600 Payment Plan: S$664 per month for 6 months Online Pricing Options Full Price: S$3300 Payment Plan: S$608 per month for 6 months
About the Course
This 6-month journey is an offering to the heart of facilitation — a return to presence, where holding space becomes effortless, alive, and sacred. Rather than teaching how to facilitate, this training helps you remember why you do. You’ll strengthen energetic boundaries, deepen intuitive trust, and reawaken your connection with the elements, ritual, and unseen support — remembering that you are never holding alone. Through embodied practice, ceremony, and community, you’ll learn to integrate the seen and unseen, transforming facilitation from something you manage into something you embody. Guided by Laura Yates and supported by a circle of kindred spirits, you’ll rediscover that you are the medicine — cultivating confidence, authenticity, and sacred leadership in all that you hold. The Magic of Your Medicine unfolds over a richly held container that blends live connection, self-paced learning, and embodied integration. You will receive: Weekly live group calls on Wednesdays, offering teaching, reflection, energetic practice, and shared inquiry Pre-recorded content, allowing you to move at your own rhythm and return to the teachings whenever needed Guided practices, rituals, and reflections to support embodiment and integration Optional in-person gatherings for those based in South Gippsland (SG), offering deeper connection, ceremony, and community This is a spacious, supportive container designed to meet you where you are—honouring both your humanity and your sacredness. View full course details and Laura's website: https://the-hummingbird-life.com/space-holder-training
🌸 This Training is an Offering To
Reconnect to the heart of presence, where facilitation becomes effortless, embodied, and alive. Strengthen your energetic hygiene and boundaries, so you can hold space with clarity and care — without depletion. Reawaken your relationship with the elements, ritual, and unseen allies, remembering that you are never holding alone. Deepen your embodiment of divine feminine and masculine leadership — rooted in soft power, deep listening, and intuitive trust. Integrate the seen and unseen, bringing sacredness and intention into every space you create.
This offering is for you if you feel called to:
Deepen your spiritual path and embodied connection to nature Strengthen your intuition, self-trust, and energetic awareness Reconnect with joy, purpose, and inner clarity during times of transition Understand and tend to the energetic spaces you hold—within yourself, your work, and your relationships It is especially supportive for those already holding space through coaching, facilitation, breathwork, sound healing, therapy, or creative leadership. At the same time, it is equally nourishing for those who simply wish to cultivate greater presence, grounding, and energetic integrity in everyday life—at home, in the workplace, and within family systems. No prior experience is required—only curiosity, openness, and a willingness to listen inward.
Meet Your Guide
Laura Yates is a facilitator, spaceholder, and guide devoted to helping people remember their innate wholeness through deep connection. At the heart of her work are three foundational pillars: Connection to Self, Connection to Nature, and Connection to an Aligned Community. Through embodied practices, sacred ceremonies, and transformational workshops, Laura creates spaces where people can reconnect to their true essence, root deeply into the wisdom of the earth, and feel held by supportive, like-hearted community. Her journey has been one of personal transformation—walking the path from burnout and disconnection to a life of purpose, guided by nature’s rhythms and the wisdom of ancient traditions. She now shares these learnings through her offerings, empowering others to slow down, remember who they are, and rediscover their joy. At The Hummingbird Life, Laura invites you to live more intentionally: to pause, breathe, and honor the sacred in everyday life. Working with her clients, Laura helps people gain perspective, feel supported, empowered, inspired, connected and have the courage to overcome what’s holding them back. By igniting and empowering you to step into your own power and finding you own inner joy spark, Laura supports and uplifts you into unleashing your freedom and magic onto the world, from a place of love. Today, she designs and leads international wellness retreats, advises others on retreat planning, and facilitate Ceremonies, workshops, trainings, and team-building events that weave together dance, music, mindfulness, and human connection.
Ethical Context and Scope of Teaching
All trainings, circles, ceremonies, and offerings shared here are grounded in lived and embodied experience, ongoing personal practice, and relationship with land, lineage, and life itself. What is taught is offered with humility, care, and respect, and is intended as a space for reflection, self-inquiry, and personal growth. The teachings shared do not claim to represent, replace, or transmit any specific cultural, Indigenous, or spiritual tradition unless explicitly stated. Where teachings are informed by particular lineages, teachers, ancestral wisdom, or cultural contexts, these influences are named and honoured. I do not claim authority over traditions or cultures to which I do not belong, nor do I teach practices for which I have not been given permission. Any shared language, symbols, or frameworks are offered in reverence and with an awareness of cultural integrity and ethical responsibility. These offerings are experiential in nature and are not intended to diagnose, treat, or replace medical, psychological, legal, or professional care. Participants are encouraged to honour their own boundaries, capacity, and personal responsibility, and to seek additional support where needed. Engagement in these trainings is an invitation—not an instruction—to explore what resonates, to remain discerning, and to trust one’s own inner wisdom. Each participant is sovereign in their experience, and all participation is voluntary and self-directed. Please refer to my website for full details of my lineage: https://the-hummingbird-life.com/meet-laura-yates
Course Curriculum
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Tech and logistics
- Key dates Free preview
- Module Dates and Breaks Free preview
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Zoom link for all Live calls
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How to access the Thinkific App
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Guided Audio Library
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Guided Audio: Holding Space for Yourself
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Guided Audio: Becoming one with the tree of life
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Guided Audio: The Ripple effect- sharing love with the world
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Guided Audio - from Live class: journey through the 3 worlds.
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Guided Audio: Beginning your journey with the Cardinal Directions
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Guided Audio: Heart of the Earth
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Guided Audio: Connecting with the Earth and Sky
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Guided Audio: Heart of the Sky
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Guided Audio Communing with Nature: Breathing as one
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Practice from live class: Tree of Life Visual and audio
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Audio teaching: How the Seasons show up in our lives
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Guided Audio: Moving through and embodying the seasons
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Guided Audio: Embodiment Journey Air
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Guided Audio: Embodiment journey earth
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Guided Audio: Embodiment journey fire
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Guided Audio: embodiment Journey Water
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Guided audio: journey with elements (from live class)
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Guided Audio - Heart Coherence
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Guided Audio: Grounding centering and protecting your energy
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Guided audio: Holding Space for yourself
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Guided Audio: Your personal communion with Cacao
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Guided Audio: Communion with Cacao
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Guided Audio: Meeting ixCacao
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Guided Audio: Your personal communion with Cacao
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Guided Audio: Journey with Cacao
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Guided Audio: Live class journey to meet ixCacao
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Sound Cloud: Deep Sleep sound therapy
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Sound Cloud: Calm and resilience
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Guided Audio: Journey to South
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Guided Audio: Meditation on Transformation
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Guided Audio: Journey to the South (embodiment practice)
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19 Jan: Introduction and Opening Ceremony
- Welcome to Your Journey Free preview
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Manual, commitments and foundation
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Introduction to Alters
- Basic Cacao Preparation Free preview
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Guided Audio: Your personal communion with Cacao
- Guided Audio: Holding Space for Yourself Free preview
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Preparation for 19 January Opening Ceremony
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Holding Ceremonies for practice
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Witnessing Ceremonies
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Container Agreements
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Home Play
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21 Jan: Rising Consciousness and the Three worlds
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Rising Consciousness and The Great Pachakuti
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The Andean Cosmovision and the three worlds
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The Three worlds in Other Cultures
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Introduction to The Medicine Wheel and the Four Directions
- Your Intuitive path Free preview
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Guided Audio: Becoming one with the tree of life
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Guided Audio: The Ripple effect- sharing love with the world
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Journal Prompts and contemplations
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Practice from live class: Tree of Life Visual and audio
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Guided Audio - from Live class: journey through the 3 worlds.
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Live lesson - You tube link
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Home Play
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28 Jan: Universal Medicine Wheel Foundations
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Ethics on the Medicine Wheel
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The Medicine Wheel and Holding Space
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Medicine Wheel Across Cultures
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The Medicine Wheel in your personal life
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The Four directions of the British Isles
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The Spiral as a universal symbol
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Sacred Space and Life as Ceremony
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Overview of Animal Guardians
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Guided Audio: Beginning your journey with the Cardinal Directions
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Live Lesson - You tube link
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Home Play
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4 Feb: Earth & Sky: How Nature can teach and support you
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The Heart of the earth and sky
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Guided Audio: Heart of the Earth
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Centre, the spiral, your sovereignty
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The Heart of the Earth
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Guided Audio: Connecting with the Earth and Sky
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The Heart of the Sky
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Guided Audio: Heart of the Sky
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Guided Journaling Reflections
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Introduction to The Wheel of the Year
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Guided Audio: Communing with Nature: Breathing as one
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Guided Audio teaching: How the Seasons show up in our lives
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Combining the 6 Stages of Healing with the seasons
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Practical Guidance through the 5 Stages of healing
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Guided Audio: Moving through and embodying the seasons
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Live lesson - you tube link
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Home Play
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11 Feb: The Magic of the Elements
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Introduction to the Elemental Guardians
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Element of Air
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Guided Audio: Embodiment Journey Air
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Element of Earth
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Guided Audio: Embodiment journey earth
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Element of Water
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Guided Audio: embodiment Journey Water
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Element of Fire
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Guided Audio: Embodiment journey fire
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Audio lesson: How the Elements show up in our lives
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Guided audio: journey with elements (from live class)
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Live lesson - you tube link
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Home Play
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25 Feb: The Integrity and Energy of spaceholding & self care
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Spiritual Accountability
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What is sacred space and ceremony?
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Spiritual Integrity- what is a Spaceholder
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Working with the Spiritual worlds
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Your Luminous Field and Aura
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Four Andean Essences
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Four Andean Essences
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Live Lesson - You tube link
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Guided Audio - Heart Coherence
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PDF on Grounding, centring and protecting
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Guided Audio: Grounding centering and protecting your energy
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Guided audio: Holding Space for yourself
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Home Play
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Introduction to Grounding, Centring and protecting
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Grounding centering and protecting
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Guided Audio: grounding centering and protecting
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Guided Audio: Calling yourself back
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4 March: History & ancestry of Cacao
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ethics note
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Heart Medicine: Cacao workbook to build your personal relationship with Cacao
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Manual: History and Ancestry of Cacao
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Mindful Cacao ritual and drinking
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Cacao Blessing
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Guided Audio: Communion with Cacao
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Guided Audio: Meeting ixCacao
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Guided Audio: Journey with Cacao
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Live Lesson: You tube link
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Guided Audio: Live class journey to meet ixCacao
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Home Play
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11 March: Guest Teacher: DJ
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Live Lesson: You tube link
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Lesson Handouts
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18 March: Guest Teacher: Wil
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Live Lesson: You tube link
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Wil's Sound cloud account
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Sound Cloud: Deep Sleep sound therapy
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Sound Cloud: Calm and resilience
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25 March: Cacao Horticulture, Production and Preparation for Ceremony
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The Cacao Tree
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Cacao bean fermentation, drying and roasting
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Cacao Peeling and Grinding
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Cacao preparation: Alter and utensils
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Cacao preparation: Measurements and Melting
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Cacao Preparation: Blessings and Opening Sacred Space
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Cacao Preparation: Blessings for particpants
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Cacao Preparation: Adding water
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Cacao Prep: Fixing Cacao if it goes lumpy
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Cacao Prep: Spices and additional ingredients
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Cacao Prep: Final Invocations
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Cacao Sourcing
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The Spirit of Cacao as Living medicine
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Manual: Horticulture and Production
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Manual: preparing Cacao for Ceremony
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Home play
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Live Lesson: you tube link
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1 April: South: What is Transformation
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South: Transformation
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Serpent as a Guardian of the South
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Contemplations guidance in working with the South
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Guided Audio: Journey to South
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Manual: The Portal of the South
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Guided Audio: Meditation on Transformation
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Manual: the Serpent as an Animal Guardian
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Guided Audio: Journey to the South (embodiment practice)
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Live Lesson: You Tube Link
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8 April: West: Deepening your relationship with your Shadow
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West: Healing and acceptance
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Introduction to Shadow work
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Contemplations guidance in working with the West
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Puma/Jaguar as a guardian of the West
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Guided Audio: Shadow Journey
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Guided Audio: Journey to the West
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Manual: The Portal of the West
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Manual: The Cats as animal guardians
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Manual: Shadow work
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Manual: Heart coherence - acceptance and healing
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Live Lesson: You tube link
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22 April: North: Discovering your "true North"; passion vs purpose
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North: Soul's true purpose
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Hummingbird as Guardian of North
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Contemplations and reflections on the North
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Guided Audio: Journey to North
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Manual: Portal of the North
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Manual: Hummingbird as an animal guardian
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Manual: Your soul's purpose
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Live lesson: You tube link
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East: What are you calling in
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East: Awakening new energy
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Condor as an animal guardian
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Contemplations and reflections East
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Sami and Hucha Energy: choosing what you invite in
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Guided Audio: journey to the East
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Manual: Portal of East
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Manual: Condor and Eagle as animal guardians
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Manual: Sami and Hucha energy
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Student Testimonials
Discover How This Course is Transforming Lives
I gave myself permission to explore my own medicine safely within the group. Before the training, I didn’t feel ready to share many parts of myself — I knew I had changed, but I couldn’t yet articulate what that meant.Through the space held in this training, I was able to explore, express, and ultimately embody all that I am. In the past few weeks, I’ve realised that the ancient wisdoms I’ve been drawn to — whether from Egypt, Peru, the Andes, or my own Māori lineage — are not separate. They are all part of me. I no longer feel the need to define or compartmentalise them. Before, I felt I had to navigate between worlds, sometimes suppressing a part of myself to avoid judgment. Now, I feel at peace — whole, connected, and in harmony with all the wisdom that flows through me.This training supported me from feeling anxious about how to hold space or ceremony ‘like Laura’ to confidently holding space in my own unique way — effortlessly and authentically. You will love it.
New Zealand
What an enriching learning experience! I'm so glad I joined Laura's Training. In fact, I look forward to participating in her next modules to grow my knowledge further. Not only did I learn alot about Andean traditions, the Medicine Wheel, holding sacred space, and communing spiritually with shamanic elements to name a few topics, but it changed the way I approach life and my spiritual beliefs. This training exposed me to practices and ancient wisdom that expanded my knowledge in dynamic ways. Laura cares deeply about the lineage and traditions within these practices. She truly embodies what she teaches and is passionate about sharing this wisdom. Each module had supportive resources that ranged from a beautiful, detailed handbook to videos and in-person sessions lovingly created by Laura. She also used a variety of educational approaches to help us absorb the material and live it, not just repeat what we had learned. I looked forward to each session and went home with many new ideas. Although I have attended many, many circles over the years, I entered the course curious, but vague about what it meant to truly hold sacred space. I left with a deeper understanding and desire to learn more. I absolutely recommend this mentorship for anyone who wants to explore these areas. I've also experienced a profound shift in my spiritual understanding and ability to flow more easily through life. I appreciate the bonding and shared experiences that I enjoyed with my fellow students. Thank you, Laura!
Bangkok
I joined Laura’s Spaceholder Training this year, and so far, it has been absolutely magical. I’ve learned to be in conversation with nature and truly appreciate the elements around me. I now see the world in a completely different way, which I deeply appreciate and love, and I’m very grateful for that. I’ve also gained the confidence to hold space—not just doing random meditations here and there. I fully step into the room, prepare, call in the medicine wheel, center myself, Reiki the space, and balance the energies before starting a session. I now know how to hold people during sessions if they encounter challenges, and I’ve done this several times. I feel very confident in continuing to do so in the future, and I am immensely grateful for all that I’ve learned so far.
Singapore
I highly recommend this training to anyone who feels called to deepen their connection with nature, ceremony, and the art of holding space. It is a beautiful journey of growth, healing, and empowerment What an experience it has been ! Learning about the medicine wheel, elements, the four cardinal directions and nature's deep role in the larger picture and lastly befriending cacao and holding ceremony with her - Opened my heart in ways I didn’t expect. All of the above has given me a deeper sense of connection, balance, and trust in my path. As a holistic wellness coach and healer, this training has not only enriched my own practice but has also taught me new ways to support and hold space for others. The teachings were shared with such depth, clarity, and wisdom by Laura, a gifted teacher, and I feel honored to have received them.
Dubai
Since I joined the Spaceholder Training, I feel so much more connected to my spirit guides and to the Earth. Spirits, like the fairies, are appearing all around me. Whenever I work with herbs, flowers, or water, I can feel them as if they are right there in the room with me. I’m also much more connected to my ancestors—it feels like a dance with everyone involved.
Switzerland
Choose your journey
Unlock your unique gifts, protect your energy, develop facilitation skills, and deepen your spiritual connection. Enroll now to start your transformative journey! In Person Pricing Options Full Price: S$3600 Payment Plan: S$664 per month for 6 months Online Pricing Options Full Price: S$3300 Payment Plan: S$608 per month for 6 months