Welcome to this Kakao meditation.
Today we are going to sit with this beautiful plant medicine and set our intentions.
So before we get started,
Just making sure that you are in a place where you can be undisturbed.
If you haven't already,
You can pause this meditation to go and prepare your Kakao.
And I also invite you to set up a sacred space.
Kakao is traditionally enjoyed in ceremony.
And so even if you're on your own,
And you're just listening to this guidance,
It's still really beautiful to set your space up around you.
And I also invite you to get your journal or piece of paper.
So getting yourself ready,
Just finding a nice comfortable position.
And I invite you now to bring your Kakao close to you,
Into your hands.
Maybe just bringing it towards your heart space.
And just taking a moment to thank the spirit of Kakao.
Just taking a moment now to lower your gaze or close your eyes.
And I'd like you to take in the smell,
The aroma of Kakao.
And when you feel ready,
Just taking your first sip.
Just noticing the sensation in your mouth as the Kakao enters.
How does that first sip feel?
You taste bitterness?
You feel it moving?
Down your throat?
Can you taste it upon your lips?
Kakao is traditionally used as a medicine.
It is heart opening.
It's an elixir that heals the heart space.
It doesn't just benefit the heart.
It also opens the mind.
As our blood vessels move throughout our body,
They pass through the heart and they move up into the mind.
And the beautiful thing about Kakao is that she holds the wisdom within us,
The light,
The love,
And anything that we want to manifest or that we need clarity on.
She's there to guide us and support us.
Maybe it's something you'd like to heal in the spirit of Mama Kakao.
She's always here to hold you and to guide you.
And so looking into your Kakao right now,
I'd like you to just set an intention for yourself for this practice.
Maybe it's something you'd like to feel.
Just anything that comes to mind.
And just sending those thoughts,
Those intentions into the Kakao and taking in a sip.
And how is this sip for you?
Is your mouth welcoming it?
Maybe it was slightly easier than the first one.
And just taking time to let that sip of intention move through your body.
So thinking about your intentions that you'd like to set.
It might be for your day.
It may be for the month ahead,
The moon cycle,
The season.
Is it something that you need to do?
It might be challenging or scary.
Maybe it's something you've been procrastinating.
I'd like you now to visualize yourself,
Your future self.
And holding that intention in your mind,
Seeing if you can align the two together.
Maybe if your intention was to find peace or relaxation.
See yourself at peace or relaxed.
And just visualizing this future self,
This feeling,
Whatever it is.
How does it feel?
Maybe it's something that you want to feel.
Maybe you want to seek happiness again or relief.
Just visualizing how you feel in that moment.
Can you feel joy radiating from you?
Do you feel at ease with the world?
Maybe you have clarity.
Just holding that vision.
I'd like you to think about what action could you take to get to that future self,
To get to that feeling,
That situation,
That place.
Anything that we manifest that we want to bring into our life,
Any intention that we set,
Action is part of the co-creation.
We cannot just rely on the universe to bring this to us.
We need to show that we're willing.
We need to show the universe that we want this,
Whatever it is.
And so what is it you need to do today or in the future to get yourself to that point?
Maybe your intention was financial freedom and you'd need to start putting in the steps to get you to that place.
It might be starting to save or to pay something off.
Maybe it's a new job or career move and you need to study.
Maybe it's a trip somewhere that you need to begin to plan.
If it's a feeling,
Maybe consider what it is that's stopping you from feeling that way.
What or who prevents you from being that that you visualize right now.
With every thought just taking another sip of cacao.
And if you feel you'd like to journal or write down any of your thoughts,
I invite you now to take a pen and paper and just write anything down.
And as you do,
Enjoying this beautiful medicine of cacao,
Every word you write,
Every thought goes into the cacao and together it will work to bring that intention into your reality when it is meant to be.
As the cacao moves through your body,
Just find yourself relaxing,
Your heart opening.
Maybe your mind is expanding.
Maybe you're thinking of more.
Visualizing a future self.
Maybe it's something that you want to bring healing to.
And just as your heart's opening,
Just sending lots of love to that space.
And just feel free to sip your cacao in your own time.
If your cup is in your hand,
I'm going to ask you now to just place it down for a second.
And just notice your hands,
Bringing your hands together at your heart.
Are they warm?
If you'd like to warm them up,
Maybe just rub them together a little bit more.
And then just placing them one over the other on top of your heart.
And just dropping into your body.
Just noticing what sensations you feel.
Can you feel the cacao in your mouth still?
Can you taste it upon your lips?
Can you feel it sitting in your throat?
Moving further down into your chest space.
How does your heart feel?
Cacao is a heart opening elixir.
When your heart is open,
It radiates and ripples throughout your body.
Can you feel this?
Just noticing how your head feels.
Do you feel at peace?
Do you feel activated?
Relaxed?
And depending on the dosage of your cacao,
Higher doses can bring in activation.
And this is great for those who have got energy stuck,
That they want to move,
Or if you're looking for creative thoughts.
Lower dosages tend to really enhance meditation because they really allow you to relax and unwind.
And they give you that sense of peace.
So just noticing where you are at today.
And just taking a moment to honor yourself for showing up for yourself today,
For taking this time out to sit with this beautiful medicine and to set this intention for yourself.
So just allow yourself to maybe open your eyes if you've had them closed.
Bring yourself back into the room,
Aware of your surroundings.
And as I close this meditation,
Maybe you still have some cacao left that you would like to finish.
Maybe you can sit and think about your intentions some more or journal.
And you're welcome to come back to this meditation at any time that you feel like you need to be still,
To be present,
Or you want to start something new.
Thank you for joining me today and I wish you a beautiful day ahead.
Take care.
