A Journey of Deep Connection with the Ancient Medicine of Ceremonial Cacao
FOUNDED IN CANADA: 2015ESTABLISHED IN PERU: 2017LOCATED IN AMAZONAS: 2022
When the mind is over active, and the nervous system is over stressed, this creates disconnection from our feelings and needs, and limits our ability to be present with ourselves, and others.
Finding a safe pathway of personal growth becomes crucial. One that allows the energy of the Earth to nourish our sacred heart, so the mind can relax, and be of service. This is the shamanic and spiritual journey of working with ceremonial cacao.
Walking a Path of Integrity with the Medicine of Cacao
We have been working with ceremonial cacao for 14 years
We have been living at the birthplace of cacao, in Peru, since 2017
We possess extended experience with other plant medicines like Ayahuasca, San Pedro, and Psilocybin Mushrooms
We have been teaching and holding safe healing spaces for people of all cultures, from all over the world
Recognizing That We Are Nature
The more we align with the cycles of nature, the more we remember that we are nature. Staying grounded and connected is the foundation to experience the flow of life, and to serve with a clear purpose.
The wisdom of nature, with its cycles and plant medicines, inspire all that we share with the world. Rewilding and deepening our roots help reconnect with the purity of spirit in human form.
Human heart connection is one of the most valuable experience we have access to, and we are passionate to share practices that help people walk this safe and grounded path, here and now, on Earth.
Experience a Remarkable Energy Upgrade
Through our initiation trainings and sacred offerings, we can light a clear path for you to feel safe and supported.
Our intention is to help you stay connected to your heart, and navigate your way, as you bring your precious gifts to life.
Each person is unique, and we carefully receive your requests to create the best circumstances for you to experience a remarkable energy upgrade to raise your level of consciousness.
What we enjoy most is preparing ceremonial cacao with the elements of nature together with you, and remembering our ancestral ways of life and human connection.
We love being wild in nature, to access our ancient heart wisdom. It is precious to see how it helps people open up, express, release, transform, and validate their own truth of what it means to be human.
“Diana & Alku are amazing guides. Their presence is very authentic.”
— Pierre, Canada
Diana Deer Hawk
CO-FOUNDER & TEACHER
From founding an alternative circus company in Montreal, to teaching and healing through yoga, pioneering a unique massage practice, practicing internal martial arts, growing through nature rituals, plant medicine, and excavating pyramids, my journey finally brought me to connect with ancestral practices and communities of Northern Peru.
Motherhood, in combination with a mature partnership with my husband Alku, allows me to deepen my connection with the sacred, supported by our daily cacao rituals in nature.
With Aynua, all of this rich experience is channelled to serve people from all over the world, sensitive and compassionate spirits who feel called to reconnect to their true essence, grounded in the wisdom of nature, and the intuitive guidance of the heart.
Alku Mateus
CO-FOUNDER & TEACHER
Helping people on their path of transformation, and developing the capacity to hold safe spaces with authenticity and integrity, has been so far the most fulfilling facet of my work.
It all started very differently, as I entered my adult life through different creative endeavors: painting, illustration, graphic design, and filmmaking. Sadly, this path led me to an abrupt burn-out. The truth is, I learned immensely from depression, which led me to discover: restorative yoga and meditation; conscious communication and compassionate presence; nature and plant medicine.
Now that I live in Peru, with my wife Diana, and our wonderful daughter, surrounded by ancient archeology and heart connected people, I can only celebrate life, and be grateful. With our company Aynua, I welcome everyday with the openness and readiness to serve, with all my heart.
Our Mission
To serve the finest and most ancient ceremonial cacao on Earth, and help sensitive spiritual seekers acquire the confidence to facilitate deep healing with the medicine of cacao, so they can experience a meaningful life in service to humanity.
Our Vision
To help create a new compassionate world, where human beings develop the autonomy to heal themselves, from their heart, with respect for one another, and for Mother Earth.
The Origin of AYNUA
Our project started in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, near Cusco, Peru, in 2015, under the name Amaruanka. In the Quechua language of the Andes, Amaru means Serpent, and Anka means Eagle.
Representing the union of Earth and Sky, meeting at the level of the Heart, the energy of our first name still lives in our present logo.
Our new identity, AYNUA, brings new meanings to our mission, as it is the combination of two very powerful words: AYNI + INUA.
The Meaning of AYNI
Ayni in Quechua means reciprocity. When Qeros meet people of any part of the world, they greet them with a connective offering of three coca leaves, a Kintu, a blessing of good health and abundance.
The receiver then gives a Kintu to the Qero, creating a balance of giving and receiving. There is trust in all the Earth provides, and by giving, one will receive.
This act connects us from the roots of nature, activates the human heart, and reminds us of the energy that uplifts human beings, who see and honor one another.
The Meaning of INUA
Inua expresses the vital force, or spirit, that exists in all beings, as a continuum of past, present, and what’s to come.
There is a respect for all living forms — humans, animals, and plants — and the spirit and wisdom each one holds. Inua is an essence recognized particularly by communities of the Northern hemisphere, yet we observe that it is a collective respect shared by many nations of the Earth, participating in unity consciousness.
Inua reveres the spirit of the moon as an all giving being, for all humanity to embrace.
Collaborating with indigenous tribes to act as a bridge between the ancient and the modern world.
Here in the South, we are collaborating with remote indigenous communities such as the Q'ero in the Andes, and the Awajun tribes of the Amazon, to bring their wisdom and heart expanding teachings to the world, fulfilling their desire to live in harmony with all nations, as the rainbow prophecy invites.
Supporting your journey of transformation with ancient cacao and the wisdom of nature.
With Aynua, we share knowledge of ancestral practices of connecting with nature; offer the highest quality of cacao on the planet, to support personal transformation; take people to the oldest ceremonial cacao temple on Earth; and help revive the roots of an ancient heart wisdom within each one of us .