Nurturing us with love from within, cacao represents Mother Earth. It’s the medicine of connection and courage that works through the heart space. A gift from the mother. From the earth that provides us with everything we need and helps us to remember, how it feels to live with an open heart.
Cacao supports us by naturally restoring the self-love and trust that we need to connect joyfully with our true being and others. Through the heart cacao has been touched by only caring hands and handled with intention from planting the seed to the warming drink in your cup.
Ceremonial Cacao
Ceremonial Cacao is the purest form of cacao and has been around for thousands of years as part of ancient cultures in Mesoamerica.
While its bitterness can be quite delicious, it’s more than an enjoyable drink. It is known to be a plant medicine that works subtle, yet powerfully from the inside. It is the medicine of the heart and supports us in opening our heart space and activating our inner trust, guidance, and courage.
While most of the chocolate we know in the West has lost its healing effects through being highly processed, ceremonial cacao differs from it in many ways. It is processed as little as possible and still contains natural healthy fats that are essential to absorb its nutrients and feel its abundant effects.
Our cacao has been wildcrafted at a female Mayan-owned land in Suchitepequez, Guatemala, and supports keeping their traditions alive. Every piece of cacao carries the loving energy of people who touched it along the process with the intention of healing and love.
Cacao’s transformational effects can be felt through deepening meditative states, boosting creativity, removing emotional blockages, strengthening connections, and being in touch through your heart.
Recipe
Daily
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We recommend 10-20g for a daily serving.
Ceremonial
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A ceremonial dose can be up to 40g.
Directions
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Make enjoying its abundance a ceremony.
- Chop your cacao
- Cover the bottom of a pot with water and add the cacao
- Melt slowly on low heat while stirring until smooth
- Add your preferred amount of water and/or plant milk
- Add spices of your choice. We love cinnamon, cardamom, pinch of salt
- Stir until really creamy
- Pour into your favorite cup
Enjoy and explore.
Listen to your body when choosing the dose. As cacao works on a more subtle level, it might take some time until you become sensitive to its effects. We recommend working with it daily in the beginning (best on an empty stomach) while reducing any other stimulating drinks that contain caffeine. Over time, you will find the amount that works best for you.
Nutrients
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Healthy fats for better absorption of nutrients
High source of magnesium and iron, zink, potassium, calcium
High in antioxidants
Benefits
Vibrational Effects
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Theobromine - energizing through increase blood circulation
Trytophan - essential for serotonin (happiness) and melatonin (ralaxation) production
Dopamine - creativity and focus
Anandamine - bliss molecule
Pea - love molecule