Welcome to Maya Moon Collective!
Each week we feature local speakers, teachers, artists, musicians and more for heart-opening activations and community gatherings. We also offer private rentals of our beautiful 1,500 square foot cafe and spacious outdoor patio.
Fill out the form below to inquire about hosting an event at Maya Moon Collective in San Diego, or to bring one of our expert facilitators to offer a cacao activation at your celebration, retreat or event.
Patterns of Power: Indigenous Art of the Americas
This rare collection includes vibrant woven kene song cloths, of the Shipibo Conibo of Peru’s Ucayali River basin, handmade gamas from Kogi of northern Colombia, and the intricate art the Wixáritari (Huichol) of Mexico. Each piece is alive with prayer and meaning, carrying the spiritual traditions and practices of its people.
Patterns of Power: Indigenous Art Show Opening Reception
Be the first to view this exhibit of unique art from Central and South America. Opening night will include a projection light show for a truly transporting visual experience. All of the featured artist communities are partners of the Center for Shamanic Education & Exchange, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting Indigenous spiritual traditions.
Patterns of Power: Song Circle
Join us for an intimate Song Circle held within the exhibit space, surrounded by ceremonial artworks from Indigenous artists of Mexico and Peru. This circle is a welcoming space to explore sound and vibration, to listen deeply, and to sing in community.
RIPPLE: Cacao + Oracle Gathering
This is a facilitated cacao + oracle gathering where we slow down on purpose, listen to what’s actually moving inside you, and then practice connecting from that place, rather than from your social and performative self.
Daniel Jungle Riddim's Photography Show Closing Party
Come hang with local photographer Daniel Jundle Riddim to close our his photography showcase at Maya Moon. Free event with live performance by Divina Jasso.
Lunar Lullabies: Oracle Deck Release Open House
You’re invited to a cozy, drop-in release open house for the Lunar Lullabies Oracle Deck (Second Edition) at Maya Moon Collective. Enjoy live music by Malaya Rose, explore the new deck in person, and pull a card from the sample deck at the table. The artist will be available for questions and optional quick 1-card pulls. Free event!
Intuition & Intentions
Join Jenny & Savannah for a night in community to envision and get clear on what you want to create in 2026.
Sacred Beginnings: An Intention Setting & Vision Board Workshop
Step into 2026 with ritual and intention through a guided vision-boarding experience designed to help you align with what you’re calling in.
This guided workshop weaves reflection, intention-setting, and vision board creation to help you align your energy with what you’re calling in for 2026. Hosted by Groundswell Community Project
Pop-Up Maker's Market & Live Music
Kick off this New Year in community!
Join us Sunday, January 11 at Maya Moon for our monthly Maker’s Market with live music from 12-4 pm on our patio.
Grab a ceremonial cacao & support local artisans!
Full Moon New Year Cacao Circle
Join Maya Moon founder Kathryn Rogers for a special full moon new year cacao ceremony. Enjoy a heart-opening cacao ritual, connect in community and enjoy a guided meditation to kick off the new year working with the energies of the moon. Our circle will be focused on shedding any stagnant emotions to kick off the year with bright, clear and expansive energy.
Tree of Life Cacao Ceremony
A ritual of love and devotion serving Maya Moon Ceremonial Cacao recipes with guided meditation, breath work and sound bath featuring harp therapy, tibet bowls, gong, chimes and much more.
Monthly Maker's Market with Live Music
Join us on the Maya Moon patio for an afternoon of local makers including handmade jewelry, art, vintage apparel, shamanic tools and more! Come sip a cacao or botanical elixir while you shop local. Live music too!
Ancestral Mexican Cacao Workshop
An Authentic Mexican Cacao Experience ✨
Straight from the heart of Mexico to San Diego, join Xocolatl House for a cultural and hands-on cacao experience rooted in our pre-Columbian traditions. In this 2-hour workshop, we’ll roast, peel, and grind cacao just like our ancestors did using ancestral tools and authentic Mexican ceremonial cacao from women farmers in Tabasco.
Journey to the Inner Child: Art & Sound
Join us for a restorative and heart-opening workshop designed to reconnect you with your inner child — the tender, creative, and authentic part of you that still lives within. Through a blend of guided visualization, expressive arts, and sound healing, you’ll be invited to explore the parts of yourself that long to be seen and held.
Photography Art Show Opening Party
Artist exhibition opening featuring photography from Daniel Jungle Riddim plus Live Music from Cappo Kelley
ACLU Meet and Greet
Be part of a movement dedicated to creating positive change in our community! Come learn how to get involved while enjoying complimentary cacao and light snacks on the Maya Moon patio.
Chakra Meditation & Chocolate Making Workshop
Join Elka Haeckel and Kathryn Rogers for a heart-opening experience where Chakra Healing, Sacred Cacao, Meditation, Breath, Movement and Chocolate blend into one sensory journey of alignment, joy, creativity, and inner connection. Make your own 7-chakra chocolate box to take home and enjoy!
Adams Ave Spirit Stroll
Sip, Shop and Stroll on Adams Avenue: The annual event is a celebration of the nationwide Small Business Saturday. Join Maya Moon and businesses along Adams Ave for cookies, treats and craft cocktails, plus shop local!
Coffee & Photo Books Meetup
Do you have a collection of photography books? Do you want to share the joy with others? Well throw your photo books in your cutest tote and meet us at Maya Moon Collective on 11/29! Hosted by Not Your Grandma’s Camera Club
Black Friday Clothing Swap
Upgrade your winter wardrobe without spending anything! Bring any lightly used items you are ready to let go of, and take home some new items that will bring you extra joy to wear this winter season! All genders welcome: come sip cacao and celebrate the start of the season in community.
Gratitude Cacao Ceremony: Virtual Event
Join Maya Moon founder Kathryn Rogers for a special virtual cacao ceremony on Thanksgiving morning. Enjoy a heart-opening cacao ritual, connect in community and enjoy a guided meditation to celebrate this season of gratitude and prosperity. Zoom link will be emailed to you once you register!
Entering the Heart of Gratitude: An Innerspace Experience
Join us for a soulful journey to the sanctuary of loving kindness embedded within us all - the Heart. Together, our intention will be to have a collective mystical experience of the spiritual heart center and immerse ourselves in feelings of compassion, courage, and a Love supreme. This experience will combine a custom crafted cup of cacao, gentle yogic and somatic exercises, and an immersive soundscape journey featuring aromatherapy and loving touch.
Hands-on Kimchi Workshop with Fermenter's Club
Learn how to make authentic spicy, fermented kimchi at home! Kimchi is a Korean style of fermented vegetables. It's usually spicy and there are hundreds of ways to make it! We will explore some of them. Includes your own take-home jar of kimchi.
Surf, Sip & Paint
A celebration of art as healing and community as connection - a space to slow down, create and connect. Paint night hosted by Groundswell Community Project. Includes a cup of cacao and a donation to support surf empowerment programs.
San Diego Women Entrepreneurs Collective
The San Diego Women Entrepreneurs Collective is a soulful, connective networking space for spiritual and creative women in business. On the third Wednesday of every month we meet from 7-9 pm at Maya Moon to share our wisdom and practical business tips, presented by a member of our community. Each meeting we also have time for free-flowing conversation and connection, as well as time to sip on yummy Maya Moon cacao.
Monthly Maker's Market featuring Sierra Marin
Join us on the Maya Moon patio for an afternoon of local makers including handmade jewelry, art, vintage apparel, shamanic tools and more! Special live performance by Sierra Marin from 12-1 p.m. Come sip a cacao or botanical elixir while you shop local.
Gratitude Cacao Ceremony at Maya Moon
Join Maya Moon founder Kathryn Rogers for a special community cacao ceremony. Enjoy a heart-opening cacao ritual, connect in community and enjoy a guided meditation to celebrate this season of gratitude and prosperity.
Handpan Hands-On Experiential Journey
Join Chris Juan with Helping Healing Hands for a hands-on handpan workhop. Learn with a local pro how to play the handpan, for beginners and intermediate. Bring your own instrument or borrow one of four available.
Mystical Music with Adya Soul
Free with cafe purchase! Enjoy an etheric sound journey while you sip heart-opening cacao.
Shamanic Drum Journey
Rhythmic drumbeat leads the way in this guided meditation state where we access subconscious, superconsciousness, and spiritually illuminated wisdom. Hosted by Adya Soul.
Hands-On Sourdough Bread Workshop
You will learn all about sourdough, and how to make your first loaf of sourdough bread with organic flour and local sourdough starter. Nothing tastes quite like fresh-baked, naturally leavened bread!
Shamanism & Creativity: Talk with Mateo
Join author, editor, and shamanic explorer Matthew J. (Mateo) Pallamary for an intimate, in-depth discussion about shamanism, the creative process, the written word, and the origins of myth and storytelling.
Cacao: A Sensory Experience
Cacao: A Sensory Experience
When was the last time you truly connected with something ancient — through taste, scent, and story?
This isn’t just a chocolate workshop.
It’s a journey into the heart of Mexican cacao — a chance to slow down, reconnect, and feel the roots of a tradition that goes back thousands of years.