So I'm going to invite you to close your eyes,
Placing both your hands over your heart,
As we start to come into this moment,
And as we breathe into our heart,
Just let the day that's been melt away,
For now we're just in this moment right here,
Right now taking time for yourself,
As you continue to breathe into your heart,
I'm going to call upon the beautiful goddess,
We call to you,
Surround us with light,
Steady and true,
Wrap us in love,
Safe and sound,
Whisper your wisdom,
So we may stand our ground,
And I invite you to breathe in that light,
Visualising that beautiful white light from the universe surrounding you like a warm blanket,
Feeling it wrapping you up in its safety,
Feeling it connecting us here tonight in this space,
Just breathe in its safety,
Breathe in its protection,
Breathe in that light,
That love,
Taking one more nice deep nourishing breath in,
And out,
As I invite you to grab your cacao,
Holding it in cupped hands,
So you feel the warmth around your fingers,
Starting to smell that beautiful aroma,
Perhaps even placing your cup against your chest,
So that you feel the warmth in your heart,
As we take a moment to pay gratitude to this beautiful medicine,
Thank you mama cacao for your divine gift that we are about to receive,
With deep respect and gratitude,
We thank the ancestors who protected the lands on which your sacred gift has grown for centuries,
We thank the farmers and families who continue to tend to your deep roots,
So that we may be blessed with this medicine here today,
Thank you mother earth for holding this medicine in your embrace,
For keeping her safe as she grew,
Thank you to the water for nourishing and cleansing this beautiful plant,
Thank you to the air for the breath of life that you blew through her leaves,
And thank you to the sun for warming her,
Thank you,
Thank you,
Thank you,
We receive this gift with an open heart and we welcome the insights and whispered wisdoms from mama cacao,
As she guides and supports us here tonight,
Just breathing into your heart,
Connecting with the cup in your hands,
Tonight's meditation is all about releasing masks,
Having the courage to be seen,
So I want you to take a moment to bring to mind the masks that you have been wearing,
The roles that you've been playing,
The light within you that you have been dimming,
What has this mask been protecting you from,
A fear of being too much or not enough,
A fear of rejection,
Abandonment or being misunderstood,
Just breathing into it,
We're not judging,
Tonight we are just acknowledging,
And as we prepare to take our first sip together,
Let yourself feel the truth gently,
Without fixing it,
Without judging it,
Just witnessing the mask,
And with this sip,
We breathe into our hearts,
We sip to witness the mask that we've been carrying,
As you breathe into that first sip,
Feeling it entering your bodies,
Say to yourself,
I witness my mask with compassion,
I witness my mask with compassion,
Just breathing into your heart,
Allowing yourself some grace,
Offering gratitude to that mask,
Thank it for protecting you,
For keeping you safe,
And as we prepare to take our second sip,
I want you to imagine that mask loosening,
Perhaps starting to lower,
Feeling that mask being released,
Feeling that weight releasing,
The weight of pretending,
Feeling the energy that's here tonight,
Absorbing all of our masks,
With gratitude,
We sip for the releasing of our masks,
As you breathe into your heart,
Just say to yourself,
I thank what once protected me,
And now release it,
I thank what once protected me,
And now release it,
And breathing into the energy of that sip,
Into the gratitude for that mask,
We now invite courage into our bodies,
The courage to be soft in a hard world,
The courage to be honest with ourself,
The courage to be visible,
As we prepare to take our third sip together,
Let your real self step forward,
Unarmored,
Open,
Enough,
We sip for the courage to remove that mask and be seen,
And as you breathe into that sip,
Say to yourself,
It is safe for me to be seen as I am,
It is safe for me to be seen as I am,
Just breathing into that energy,
As we continue to sip our cacaos,
Breathing into the energy that came with each of those first three sips,
The witnessing of the masks,
The gratitude for its protection,
And the courage to release it,
The courage to be seen,
As you breathe into your heart,
Giving yourself permission to be the real authentic you,
To remove the mask,
To embrace the courage within,
To be seen,
It's taking a moment to be soft and gentle with yourself,
To witness any emotions that have arisen,
To give yourself the grace that you would give other people,
To see yourself the way we see you,
To love yourself the way we love you,
Just breathing into your heart,
Taking a moment to pay gratitude to Mama Cacao,
Gratitude to this amazing community,
And most importantly,
Gratitude to yourself for showing up.
Thank you and Blessed Be.
