In an effort to preserve and share their ancestor’s traditions and
wisdom, the Maya J-Men or Mayan Holistic Healers and Priests
continue teaching the young Mayan their healing arts and spiritual
traditions. The Maya Foundation In Laakeech and Hacienda Chichen are
proud sponsors of their efforts to preserve the
Maya Cosmo-Vision
and
holistic understanding of life.
DID YOU KNOW: The J-Men or Mayan Shamans and Wiseman Healers suggest that those
visiting
Chichen Itza
should participate in a Mayan mystical
KAY NIKTE'
full
moon ceremonies to renew the inner spiritual connection with our
Planet Earth and the
Cosmos.
Nowadays, the
J-Men and Elder Wiseman celebrate their
Mayan sacred rituals and
ceremonies at the sacred site donated to them by Hacienda
Chichen,
Yucatan.
They work diligently and with utmost attention to detail in all
their daily tasks and public affairs. Don (Mr.) Valerio Canché
Yah is the President of the non-profit organization, KUCH KAAB
Y'EETEL J'MEN MAAYA'OB, A.C., which has been granted a
southeastern portion of
Hacienda
Chichen’s Mayan Jungle Reserve
for their Sacred Ceremonial Center. J’Men Bartolome Poot
Nahuat chose the site and orientation; then, performed their Sacred
New Fire Ceremony: TÁA’JCHE’an ancestral ritual of gratitude and respect toJunab K’uj
and the Yuumtsilo’ob. This ceremony was
followed by J’Men Ildefonso Ake Cocom's holistic ritual K’EEX
for soul purification, oneof the most mystical moments of all.
Maya linguist and teacher, Manuel Jesús B. Ortiz,
helped translate the pure Maya spoken by both J’Men to enhance the
experience among participants.
To see the calendar of events for 2012, please click here.
DID
YOU
KNOW: Nature and Eco-Spa
Wellness Destination is an avant-garde trend in Tourism
spreading worldwide. In Yucatan,
Hacienda Chichen & Yaxkin Spa
are listed among the
Top
Wellness Centers and Nature Destinations of North-Americaby National Geographic
Travel, for their excellence in service and commitment to embrace
the Maya cultural traditions, as part of the experiences offered to
travelers and guests. Yucatan
most acclaimed Mayan Eco-Spa: Yaxkin Spa was
been selected among the Ten Best Eco-Spas in the World by
Condé Nast Traveler.
Sacred Maya Ceremonies offered by the J’Men members of
Maya High
Priest and J'Men, Ildefonso Ake Cocomlives in
Sotuta, a town nearby Chichen Itza. He performs the sacred
ceremonies of soul purification and rituals of gratitude to Junab
K’uj as well as to bring harmony within the flow of ones life cycle
to celebrate love and family moments such as weddings. He is one of
the most mystical and spiritually gifted souls we ever known.
Maya High Priest and
J'Men Bartolome Poot Nahuat
lives in Dzitas, a few miles north of
Chichen Itza. He is a highly respected Maya Priest and a
powerful J’Men who celebrates the sacred Maya ceremonies dedicated
to the welfare of the community, crops, and whose work blesses the
land with
ancestral energies and celestial protection.
J'Men Juan Bautista
Poot Puc lives in
Valladolid, a Colonial City close to Chichen Itza.
A great Maya musician and poet; he plays the traditional Tun Kul
to create the sacred rhythmic sounds for most ceremonies celebrated
in Chichen Itza Sacred Ceremonial Site. His poems contribute
to the continuation of mystical energy and the beauty found in the
Maya spoken language.
Mayan Holistic Healers Bene lives in
Xcalacoop and works at Yaxkin Spa in
Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico. This
gifted Mayan Spa Therapist is dedicated to preserve the
Maya healing traditions and wellness ceremonies she mindfully
learned from the Senior Healers in her family. If you visit Chichen
Itza, we recommend you book one of their many Maya Spa wellness
therapies at Yaxkin Spa:
www.yaxkinspa.com
Mayan Holistic Healer Kat lives
in a rural village near Chichen Itza. She has worked at
Yaxkin Spa
Maya Holistic Center for many
years. Her kindness and patience has helped many people with health
needs as she applies her skills as a master of ancient Maya traditions
with utmost care and dedication.
Mayan J'Men
Jose Tamay
lives in Maya village nearby Chichen Itza.
As a Maya Foundation In Laakeech member, Jose Tamay celebrated many
Mayan holistic rituals to
Junab K’uj and his
Mayan spiritual guardians
at the Hacienda Chichen sacred ceremonial grounds. He concluded his
work and ceremonial cycle participation on November 11, 2011
(11.11.11) to give way to new Mayan Female Energy Cycle which
started in 2012. We
invite you to read
Jose
Tamay interview published in Bare Essential magazine, where he
talks about Mayan Healing Traditions, Maya Cosmo-vision, Maya Calendars.
MAYA CALENDAR: The
Mayan Male Energy Cycle concluded in November 11, 2011 (11.11.11)
with J'Men Jose Tamay closing the male energy cycle by celebrating a
sacred Saka Maya Ceremony in Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico.
We will welcome the new female energy cycle dedicated to our growth
and spiritual (an evolving or rebirth cycle) on December 22nd. 2011
at the start of the Winter Solstice with the Maya female healers,
known as Ix'Men activating the New Light Cycle and Wisdom of
Mother Earth with a ceremony to Ix'Chel the supreme Maya goddess.
For the Maya Healers, 2012 started a new cycle, a
renewal of the female energy in our planet's collective
consciousness, a gentler energy that will guide us all to become
more aware of our intertwined multidimensional existence and begin
the process to awaken the collective mind to reconnect with the
Cosmos with a new understanding of Life
(Maya
Cosmo-vision).
To help us prepare for this new Light Cycle, the Maya Female Shamans
and Healers will take the caring lead throughout the New Maya
Cycle at their
Chichen Itza
Sacred Maya Ceremonial Site at Hacienda Chichen.
SAKA'
is cosmic ritual and
sacred ceremony offered to the
thirteen Mayan levels and spheres of life, where all Heaven
Gods and Underworld Gods exist. The Mayan Gods
are called upon to be honored and respectfully request
their blessings. Saka' the Mayan Sacred
Beverage is prepared by the J-Men Mayan priest prior to the
ceremony; this is done by selecting the best corn
(Maize) and the
purest of wild honey. The sacred drink, once it is blessed and
offered to the Mayan Gods and
the Bacabs, is then shared among those that participated
in this ritual. Good fortune and healthy crops are associated
with this ceremony of gratitude and honor to Noj Yuum k’uj
(greater God), Yuum K’aax and all yuumtsilo’ob
(godly earth elements),
The
Aluxes, Yuum Chaak (rain, godly
water element) and Junab K’uj, (deities in charge of
nature and the elemental energies of life) are all reunited in
spirit with Nature (Flora
and Fauna) while the forces
of this mystical experience is performed.
BÁALCHE'
is an important ceremony, where the sacred
beverage of the Báalche'
is offered by the J’Men to request
K’ujo’ob’(Maya
Gods) the peace and harmony of people in their villages and the
satisfactory development of their society at work. Bark
from the Báalche'
tree is crushed and fermented with pure wild honey, anis,
and other
sacred herbs, this beverage has a smooth sweet wine like
flavor and is given in small cured gourds to the participants
once the ceremony is about to end.
YA’AXCHE’
is one of the most important
Cosmo-vision symbols
of all times for the Maya people; this highly sacred Maya
ceremony is performed only by the most qualified Maya Priests.
Ya’axche’ represents the center of life on Earth, the
connection between heaven, Earth, and the underworld, the Maya’s
most Sacred Tree.
La Ceiba, as it is commonly refer to in Spanish, is
the center symbol of life and the Planet Earth, its roots cover
the underworld levels, its branches reach the heavens and bless
the skies, its trunk connects life and the four cardinal points
where the Bacabo’ob or Bacabs
abide.
Ya’axche’
is also the
Mother Tree for the Maya mystic, a blend of physical and
spiritual force manifesting life and vital cosmic energy.
In the shade of these
sacred trees, Maya priests and J’Men find spiritual wisdom
and brotherhood. This ceremony marked the Sacred Grounds
of their Ceremonial Site in Chichen Itza, located within the
Hacienda Chichen Nature Reserve.
DID YOU KNOW: June 21, 2007 we
celebrated theSacred Tree of Life
Maya Ritual, J'Men Ildefonso Ake Cocom
planted five sacred Ceiba to inaugurate the KUCH KAAB Y'EETEL
J'MEN MAAYA'OB, A.C.
open-air ceremonial site within the Maya Jungle Reserve of Hacienda
Chichen grounds. Here, the J’Men perform many spiritual Mayan
Wedding Ceremonies, within the Tzolkin
Calendar.
To request a private Maya ceremony,
contact us:
info@yucatanadventure.com.mx
KAY
NIKTE’
Mystical Ceremony to
celebrate the Full Moon’s energy and spiritual forces, a singing
ritual mainly performed by the Ix’Men (female priest) in the
moonlight of each month. Pure fresh water from the
cenotes play an important part of this ritual dedicated to
Ixchel Goddess
U TS’ÍITS J’AIL TS’ONO’OT
Blessing of the water, in Yucatán the Maya Healers and Priest us
pure fresh cenote water
placed in a clay pot, symbol of Ixchel, to energies the water
with
Junab K’uj and the yuumtsilo’ob blessings. Maya rhythmic
invocations are singed along with prayers and chanting; dancing
under the moonlight inside a circle of candles and
copal, part of this beautiful ancient ritual. Some of
the bless water goes back to the earth, as the Ix’Men ends the
ceremony’s prayers.
To see how you can perform your own U TS'IITS J'AIL TS'ONO'OT at
home, click here.
K'AAM
NIKTE'
Mayan Wedding ceremonies are highly mystical and traditional
among Mayan people in Yucatan. Hacienda Chichen Weddings
in Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico, offers couples this unique
experience celebrated under the guidance and authority of the
Mayan Senior J-Men and may be legal in countries where religious
wedding ceremonies are the only legal requirement for couples to
perform. Please read
more details about this nuptial ritual.
KILI'ICH
K'AAK Sacred Cosmic Fire Ceremony, a Mayan
ritual in honor of
Junab K’uj (One Supreme
God) in union with all the celestial spiritual guardians of the
Maya, Yuumtsilo’ob. This sacred Mayan ceremony
Kili’ich K’áak’ is intimately related to the New Fire
Ceremony Taa'jche'
TÁA'JCHE' -
Mayan Sacred Ceremony of the New Fire; celebrated during the
Equinox afternoons each year at Hacienda Chichen Sacred Mayan
Ceremonial Site in Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico by the Mayan
J-Men of the Mayan Senior Wiseman and J-Men (Mayan Shamans) in
Yucatan:
KUCH KAAB
Y'EETEL J'MEN MAAYA'OB, A.C.
under the guidance of Don Valerio Canche and Senior J-Men
Ildefonso Ake Cocom.
A lovely Mayan fire ceremony rooted in
Mayan Cosmovision
principals of a Living Universe and humankind placement in the
cosmic living energy.
CH'A
CHAAC Rain-Making Ceremony in honor of
Junab K’uj
(One Supreme God) in union with all (deities)
celestial spiritual guardians of the Maya, Yuumtsilo’ob.
and Chaack (Rain god or deity that powers living
energy manifested in the form of
rain).
U JANAL PIXAN
is an intimate Maya family ceremony to
remember their deceased and their ancestors. Maya villages
prepare with
tropical fruits and flowers and with up most care and
reverence the “altar” in which the
food and beveragefor their dead loved ones is to be placed during the
first three days of November each year. In some villages
nowadays, this ceremony is celebrated as a
tradition that blends ancestral
Maya practices with the Catholic belief system, imposed on
the Maya during the Colonization of their land.
Nowadays, most Mayan families'
religion is a fusion
of Mayan spirituality with the Catholic dogma, such fusion has created the current
practices and celebrations found in most mixed family backgrounds in Yucatan.
Today, you will find Catholic saint and virgin images placed on
the altar as part of the offerings to the soul of those that
have left the physical body. The offerings are
exotic
flowers, personal things,
copal and meals the person enjoy while alive:
fruits,kakaw,
tamales, along with photographs, cruces and other colorful
artifacts are carefully placed among candle lights and
exotic flowers. Praying and fasting is traditional, as
is to
decorate with flowers and fruits
the tomb site, also spend the night in the cemetery next to the
tomb of those loved lighting candles,
singing the songs they loved, and offering their favorite meals
and memorabilia. Muc bi’pollo, a grant tamale meal,
is served in most families during those days.
Mayan Ceremonies Upon
Request:
Mayan Sacred
Cave Ceremony:
ZUMPUL-CHE for groups of eight or more participants.
Please contact Chichen Services
for more
information and to reserve dates;
by appointment only.
Mayan Wedding
Ceremonies:
K’AAM NIKTE’
and K’AAM XIIB.
If you are interested in a traditional Mayan wedding in
Chichen Itza, please contact
Chichen Services for more
information.
Maya Shaman J'Men Jose Tamay closed the Maya
Male Energy Cycle on November 11, 2011 (11.11.11) by celebrating
a sacred Maya Saka ceremony to prepare our collective
spiritual awakening to the New Light Cycle that started
December 22, 2011, a calendar ritual to open the rebirth of the Mayan Female
Energy Cycle that will lead us in 2014. Maya female
healers or Ix'Men will begin the great task of reactivating our
connection with Mother Earth and the gentle female light in our
collective consciousness to lead us into a new spiritual
understanding of Life.
KAY
NIKTE' CEREMONY
Mystical Ceremony to celebrate the Full
Moon's energy and the solar spiritual forces, a singing
ritual offering
copal and other
sacred medicinal plants, mainly performed by the Ix'Men
(female priest) in the moonlight of each month. Pure
fresh water from the cenotes play an important part
of this ritual dedicated to
U TS'ÍITS J'AIL TS'ONO'OT
Blessing of the water, in Yucatán the Maya Healers and
Priest us pure fresh cenote water placed in a clay pot,
symbol of Ixchel, to energies the water with Junab K'uj and
the yuumtsilo'ob blessings. Maya rhythmic invocations are
singed along with prayers and chanting; dancing under the
moonlight inside a circle of candles is part of this
beautiful ancient ritual. Some of the bless water goes
back to the earth, as the Ix'Men ends the ceremony's
prayers.
YAAX MOLAYIL MAAYA J-MENO'OB Y'EETEL TS'AK YAJO'OB
by
invitation only, celebrated by Ix-Men Wise Senior Healer Beatriz
Correa.
Events that took
place in 2012 to end the calendar cycle and begin a new era:
March
21st.
KILI'ICH
K'AAK
Ceremony
honoring Mother Nature's Spiritual Guardians
and New Light / Life Ceremony, a Mayan
ritual in honor of Ix'Chel (Maya Mother Goddess)
and
Junab K’uj (One Supreme
God) in union with all the celestial spiritual guides of the
Maya, Yuumtsilo’ob. This sacred Mayan ceremony
Kili’ich K’áak’ is intimately related to the New Fire
Ceremony Taa'jche' - Register to participate w/donation.
March
21st. - 2 PM
Mayan Zumpul-che
Purification Cave Sweat-bath Ceremony, Groups of
15 participants per session, will be conducted in 3 sessions
after the
Kili'ich k'aak
ceremony, if interested in participatingclick here, take
advantage of this holistic Mayan Ceremony experience this
2009 March Equinox, with a special discount price offer of
USD $65 plus tax, a 28% discount from the regular USD $90
plus tax price.
May
7th. U TS'ITSJA'IL YÁALAL
JA'
-
Mayan Ceremony to Bless Chichen-Itza Sacred
Site - Sixth Anniversary: Mayan Ceremonial Site at
Hacienda Chichen within Chichen Itza sacred zone.
This Sacred Maya Ceremony is to honor the Bacabs - Mother
Nature's Spiritual Guardians celebrated by J-Men during
sunset to bless the land of Chichen Itza and its
powerful spiritual flow. By invitation only. Ceremony
at the Sacred Ceremonial Site of the
J-Men at Hacienda Chichen, Chichen Itza.
June
21st. SAKA Ritual - Sacred Maya Ceremonial
Site - Sixth
Anniversary:
J'Men Ildefonso Ake
will honor the five sacred Ceibas
that inaugurated the J-Men's open-air ceremonial site
within the Maya Jungle Reserve of Hacienda Chichen
grounds. Celebration begins at 10 am; open
to public. pledge donation and register.
September Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th. YAAX MOLAYIL MAAYA ECO-SPA WELLNESS RETREAT- Maya
Healer Beatriz Correa and J'Men Ildefonso Ake will offer
a Mayan Holistic Retreat and Eco-Spa Wellness Retreat to
register participants. This Mayan Holistic Retreat is an
all inclusive Eco-Spa Retreat Vacation (same as above
retreat services); to get information, program,
registration, prices etc.
please contact us
to preregister now.
October
Saturday 13rd and Sunday 14th. YAAX MOLAYIL MAAYA ECO-SPA WELLNESS RETREAT- Maya
Healer Beatriz Correa and J'Men Ildefonso Ake will offer
a Mayan Holistic Retreat and Eco-Spa Wellness Retreat to
register participants. This Mayan Holistic Retreat
is an all inclusive Eco-Spa Retreat Vacation, meals,
meditation, Mayan ceremonies, purification rituals etc;
to get information, program, registration form, prices
etc.
Please contact us to preregister now.
Nov. 1st.
U JANAL PIXAN.
Guests may participate by registration
or invitation. Those
wishing to celebrate their own family deceased in this Maya
tradition need to register and contact us
info@yucatanadventure.com.mxto register their names and
get all the information needed for the ceremony.
Mayanceremony to remember deceased ancestors and
friends. The offerings are mainly familiar gifts, sweets and
meals the person enjoyed while alive: candy, bread, tamales,
along with photographs, candles, cruces (crosses) and
other colorful artifacts are carefully placed among candle
lights and flowers.
December
21st. WINTER SOLSTICE (EQUINOX) - A very special date for the Mayan
Healers and Priests (shamans) and Senior Healers since both Mayan
Calendar Cosmic Events happened together (SUN and MOON
sacred Cosmic communion). Registration required to
participate in this Special Mayan Ritual; a donation of USD
$40 per person required. Please
request your registration now.
December
31st.
Do remember to reserve your
place in our New Year's Eve: KAY
NIKTE' CEREMONY' to be celebrated as part of
our New Year's Night Gala, after this mystical Mayan
ceremony, a Gourmet New Year Dinner Party will follow.
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ECO-CULTURAL VACATION PACKAGES AVAILABLE FOR INDIVIDUAL, COUPLES,
WEDDINGS AND SPECIAL GROUPS. For details contact:
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Blue green algae, also known as
Spirulina algae, exists as a single celled organism in fresh
water ways, turning sunlight into life energy. The
blue-green
algae from
Yucatan's cenotes were used by ancient Mayan healers as a
natural organicskin
healing
and cleansing element and it was highly
appreciated by Mayan Royalty due to the algae's detoxification
rich nutrients. Like the Maya ancient people, Aztecs also
use fresh water blue-green algae or Spirulina as a food
supplement for its rich nutrition value.
Yaxkin Spa: the
Best Mayan Wellness Eco-Spa Destinations
Green Spa
Wellness Retreat in Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico
Published 8/2/2007 Updated October 2008,
January, April, September 2009 - January, Sept. 2010 -
January 2011,
Jan. 2012 / Aug. 2012, July 2013, January 2014, May 2015, July 2016, Nov 2017
Mayan Holistic Healers Bene lives in
Xcalacoop and works at Yaxkin Spa in
Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico. This
gifted Mayan Spa Therapist is dedicated to preserve the
Maya healing traditions and wellness ceremonies she mindfully
learned from the Senior Healers in her family. If you visit Chichen
Itza, we recommend you book one of their many Maya Spa wellness
therapies at Yaxkin Spa: 
