AHUIANI MAMI Candle-lit Ritual Exploring Indigenous Nahua Erotica

Curated by Cihuatlatohki Laura Yohualtlahuiz & Tlakuilo Polaris Castillo

A candle-lit movement practice awakening sacred sensuality through ritual and community art-making exploring themes of Indigenous Nahuatl Erotica and the teachings of the Ahuiani, the ancestral teachers of joy and pleasure.

Thursday, November 13th, 2025

at The Goddess Mercado Bazaar

424 W. Whittier Blvd

Montebello, CA 90640

7pm Arrival

7:30 - 9pm Workshop

9pm - 9:30 Closing

What to Expect:

Cost: Sliding Scale - $25-$55 per person

Participants will engage in a candle-lit Cacao & Movement Ritual activating the energy centers of the body relating to Anahuaka (MesoAmerican) teachings while exploring Nahuatl poetry, music, self-love through body painting, sensuality, consent, joy and pleasure. Laura Yohualtlahuiz & Polaris Castillo will create a safe and platonic environment designed to disrupt colonial and intergenerational taboos surrounding sexuality and sensuality based on the Huehuetlatohlli (Cantares Mexicanos) and the Florentine Codex, as documented by Mesoamerican historian Miguel Leon-Portilla in his last publication before becoming an ancestor, Erótica Nahuatl. Participants will receive a sensuality gift with their registration that includes anointing oils, teas, incense, and healing stones in addition to a live sketch scribed by Polaris during our practice.

Knowledge & Sources Credit: Temachtiani Miguel Leon-Portilla - MesoAmerican Anthropologist, Ethnographer, & Historian

***This movement ritual is an offering led by Cihuatlatohki Laura Yohualtlahuiz in collaboration with Talkuilo Polaris Castillo based on their research on Nahuatl Erotica as mentioned in the Huehuetlatohlli (Cantares Mexicanos) and the Florentine Codex as documented by the late historian, Miguel Leon-Portilla. By registering participants agree to not replicate or conduct this ritual in public or for profit without explicit consent and guidance from Laura Yohualtlahuiz, a traditional Culture Bearer of Anahuaka teachings, in order to honor the traditional transmission of the ritual practices and knowledge shared in the space.

THINGS TO BRING WITH YOU:

Offering for our community altar: flowers, tobacco, copal, sage, herbal medicines, candles, fruit, stones, etc..
Rebozo or Long Scarf
Eye Mask (like the ones used for sleeping) or bandana
Journal & Something to write with

* * Allergen precaution: Please note we will be using lavender, rose oil, copal incense, damiana tea, and cacao in this setting. By registering, you are consenting to being in a space where these medicines will be used. All hosting parties and facilitators are not liable for any allergic reactions during or after the event. Please take adequate measures if you are allergic to any of the aforementioned.