So let's bring the cacao into your heart space and close your eyes.
Let's tune into the breath.
Take a deep breath in and out.
Heart of cacao,
We invite you to join us in the centre of our hearts.
Please guide us.
As some of you already know,
There are communities in Central and South America that have been protecting and working with this plant.
They understand the sacredness and magic of this beautiful plant.
They understand that it allows us to go back to the heart space,
To go back to our truth.
They also understand the elements of nature as something sacred that moves within us and outside of us.
So we give thanks and pay respect to the four elements.
Thank you Earth.
Gracias Tierra.
Earth knows her great power.
She teaches us to ground in our bodies with the help of gravity and our five senses.
She shows us the pleasure in being,
Creating,
Nourishing others.
Earth cradles us on our journey and unfolds us when the journey is complete.
We give thanks to water.
Gracias Sawa.
We are mostly water.
Water surrounds us with warmth and safety in our mother's womb.
Water cleanses and cools us,
Makes our food grow and reminds us that nothing is permanent.
Everything is changing.
Thank you fire.
Gracias Fuego.
Without fire in the sky,
Life wouldn't exist.
We give thanks to fire for keeping us warm and comforting us,
For sparking our creativity,
Our passion,
Our new beginnings and rebirth.
Thank you Air.
Gracias Are.
The first thing we do when we come to this world is breathe.
We can't exist for longer than a few minutes without a breath of life and oxygen that is fuel for our whole body.
Air teaches us to value aspects of life that are invincible,
Inspiring,
Uplifting and full of wisdom.
And lastly,
Thank you to the spirit of cacao.
For allowing us to dissolve all the barriers that we have set against ourselves so we can remember the language of the heart but also listen and speak from that space.
Now take a deep breath in and out.
And when you are ready,
I invite you to take a sip of the beautiful cacao.
