This meditation is designed to be enjoyed with a warm mug of cacao.
Cacao is a powerful plant medicine that has been used for centuries to awaken the heart space.
So today,
As you stir the cacao in your mug,
You are also invited to stir up a sense of gratitude and compassion in your heart.
Take a deep breath in and feel the air move through your belly and chest.
Exhale and let the breath softly fall away.
Inhale and feel the expansion in your chest and heart.
Exhale and feel the softness landing in your body.
Continue with your slow deep breaths as you start to shift your awareness to your heart center.
How does your heart feel today?
The heart center holds emotions such as compassion,
Unconditional love,
Kindness and gratitude,
But it can also hold grief,
Weariness or sadness.
Emotions are energy and as they move through the heart,
It's important to acknowledge them,
Feel them and then let them continue their journey.
So take a few deep breaths now to honor what your heart is feeling today.
Alongside whatever you are feeling today,
Feel the depth of love that exists within your heart.
To expand this feeling,
You can start to recall a few things that you are grateful for.
Name at least three things that really make you feel grateful to be alive with your heart beating strong on this beautiful planet today.
It could be small simple things that happen daily or it could be something larger,
Something that really struck your heart recently.
And as you recall what you are grateful for,
Really breathe in the energy of gratitude and as you breathe it out,
Let it surround you.
Breathe in and expand the sense of love that lives within you.
Exhale and let it settle all around you.
Now on your next breath,
Imagine your heart space open and free and begin to drink your cacao,
Inviting it into your heart.
As the cacao travels through your body,
Notice the sensation it creates.
Is it warm or cool?
Sweet or spicy?
Is it smooth or bitter?
What sensations are present within you?
Now imagine that the cacao travels into your heart center and as it reaches this area of your body,
It amplifies the love and the gratitude that exists here.
As you continue to enjoy your cacao,
Feel your heart space swelling up with love.
Feel it overflowing with love.
And as it does so,
Let this love overflow to touch all parts of your body.
Love travels through your chest and moves into your belly,
Your hips and your legs.
It moves into your shoulders,
Your arms and your hands.
Love travels through your neck and up and around in your head.
The beautiful energy of cacao combined with love fills your entire body.
As you continue to drink and invite the cacao in,
Feel it filling you up more and more with this beautiful,
Pulsating,
Harmonious energy until your entire inner world is full of this energy of love.
And as this energy encompasses your entire body,
Take a few deep breaths in and out,
Feeling into your heart space,
But also feeling how the love radiates from the heart outwards.
Feel the space within you,
That which is filled with potential.
The space within you that is being filled with love.
Every cell of your body being touched by its beautiful essence.
And as you rest here,
Take a few moments to just bathe in the beauty and the power of the energy of cacao.
And give thanks to cacao for being here today,
For taking you on this love-filled journey.
Give thanks to the people who grew this cacao,
Who transported it from wherever it grew to wherever it ended up now.
The more often that we can bring this sense of presence and mindfulness to the act of drinking cacao,
The more we can open up the heart space and allow love to overflow in our body.
And therefore flowing out of the body and merging into the way we see the world around us.
So take one final deep breath in,
And let a soft and loving breath out.
Whenever you're ready,
You can gently open the eyes,
Coming back into the space around you.
If you have any cacao left in your mug,
Then take this time to drink it in presence.
Feel the energy that exists within you,
And carry that with you as you enjoy the rest of your day.
