So if we are ready,
I'm going to invite you to close your eyes,
Place both your hands over your heart and start taking some beautiful nourishing breaths.
Coming into this moment,
Letting the last week melt away as we end our week here together,
Connecting in this beautiful space,
Breathing into that energy.
Beautiful goddess,
I call to you,
Surround me with light,
Steady and true,
Wrap me in love,
Safe and sound,
Whisper your wisdom so I may stand my ground.
I invite you all to breathe in that beautiful light.
That loving energy from the universe that connects us,
That keeps us safe.
Just visualize breathing that light in,
Feeling it surrounding you like a warm blanket.
Just taking one more nice deep breath in and out.
And when you're ready,
I invite you to grab your cacao,
Holding it in cupped hands.
You can feel the warmth,
If we pay gratitude to this beautiful planned medicine.
Thank you,
Mama Cacao,
For your divine gift that we are about to receive.
We respectfully acknowledge the traditional owners,
Custodians,
Farmers and families from the sacred lands from which you came,
And the lands on which we all now stand.
For me,
I thank the Yugamba people for this beautiful place in which I get to call home.
And together,
We pay respect to all the elders all around the world,
Past,
Present and emerging.
And with this cup of cacao,
We gather together to remember that joy isn't always loud.
And it isn't always shared with others.
Joy is a quiet medicine that can fill the cracks and make us feel more alive.
So starting to come into our bodies with those beautiful deep nourishing breaths,
Allowing yourself a soft smile,
Releasing any tension in your shoulders,
Unclenching your jaw,
Just feeling your body loosening up,
Preparing to bring joy into your life.
We're going to kick off this ritual by taking our first three sips together.
And the first one is so that joy can return to us like a soft knock from within.
Then we sip for joy that is returning.
And as you feel that first sip entering your body and breathing into its energy,
I invite you to say to yourself,
I welcome joy back into my body.
I welcome joy back into my body.
With our second sip together,
This is for joy opening us up,
Expanding through our hearts and clearing space.
We sip,
Allowing joy to open us up.
And as you breathe into that second sip,
I invite you to say to yourself,
My heart opens gently to joy.
My heart opens gently to joy.
With our third sip together,
This is for joy becoming our medicine,
A quiet healing balm,
A gentle awakening from within.
Then we sip to joy as our medicine.
As you breathe into that third sip,
I invite you to say to yourself,
Joy is my medicine and I receive it fully.
Joy is my medicine and I receive it fully.
Breathe into that energy.
Keeping your eyes closed,
I invite you to continue to sip your cacao,
Continue taking nourishing breaths,
Feeling your heart softening,
Feeling your heart opening,
Allowing your cacao to run through you as we take a journey together.
In this moment,
I invite you to imagine a small,
Cozy room inside your heart.
It is warm,
It is safe,
It is light.
It is just the way you like it.
Your special,
Cozy place,
Perhaps placing one hand over your heart as we breathe into the energy of that warm,
Safe,
Cozy room inside.
And across from you inside this room is a window.
This is a special window,
A magic window,
Because when you open it,
It looks out to exactly what your heart needs to feel joy.
So as your window opens,
Just notice the scene that calls to you.
It could be a sunset,
Shimmering water over a lake,
A memory.
Let it fill your senses.
See the colours,
Hear the sounds,
Smell the scents.
Let the joy that this place brings you wash into your room.
Allow it to fill your heart,
Touch your soul,
Allow yourself to embody that joyful energy.
Finding joy,
Finding a gentle kiss,
Joy moves through me,
Medicine for the soul,
Medicine for me.
Sometimes small,
Sometimes quite a glimmer,
Soft and private,
This magic window reminds you that joy lives within you,
That joy is always available to you.
Just breathe in that energy,
You are alive,
This is your life.
Taking a beautiful deep breath and give yourself permission to let joy settle in your heart like a soft light.
See the glimmers,
Feeling the joy,
Allowing its medicine to soothe you.
It is a power that you have,
It is a choice that you can make to be open,
Be open to joy.
You should take one last look outside of this beautiful window within,
Noticing all those little details,
Those little glimmers that bring you joy,
Reminding yourself that you can return here anytime,
That your joy is for you.
It does not need to make sense to anybody else,
It doesn't have to be shared with everyone.
This joy,
This medicine,
This magic is yours and yours alone.
Just breathe into that energy as you slowly return into your body,
Perhaps wiggling your fingers or your toes,
Taking one more nice beautiful nourishing breath as we slowly and gently open our eyes.
Thank you and blessed be.
