I welcome you to this heart-centered cacao ceremony.
You are exactly where you are supposed to be.
Please have your ceremonial cacao within reaching distance and find yourself in an upright seated position.
Coming into the body,
Notice how you are supported by the surface beneath you.
Supported and held by the earth,
By Mother Earth.
I invite you to bring your attention to your breath,
Noticing how it moves through the body.
Let's take some conscious deep breaths together.
Breathing into the belly,
Holding at the top for three,
With an audible exhale on the releasing breath.
Let's do this together.
Right into the belly,
Holding at the top for three,
Two,
One,
And releasing what doesn't serve you on the exhale.
And again,
Breathing deeply into the belly,
Holding it for one,
Two,
Three,
And a big exhale.
Let's do this once again.
Breathing as deep as you can right into the belly,
Nourishing breath,
Holding it for one,
Two,
Three,
And an audible exhale to release any heaviness in the body.
I invite you now to bring your attention to your heart space.
Let's prepare for its expansion with the heart medicine we are about to ingest.
Place a hand or two on the heart.
Connect to the heart center.
Breathe in to the heart center,
Focusing all your love and attention on the heart space in this moment.
Breathing deep into the heart,
You can grab your cup of cacao and place it next to the heart.
Stay here for a moment,
Allowing your heart's energy intertwine with the energy of the spirit of cacao.
Mama cacao,
Just being with our hearts,
Being with the cacao.
Let's take a moment to give thanks to Mama cacao for being present with us and bringing her grounding,
Feminine,
Nurturing energy.
Connecting with your heart,
I invite you to have a conversation with it.
Ask it what is its deepest intention for you today.
Trust whatever comes up,
Whatever messages arrive.
Connecting with the cacao,
Feel the warmth of it against your heart and in your hands.
When you're ready,
Bring the sacred cacao to just below your nostrils and breathe in a grounding,
Earthy aroma.
Keeping your heart's intention in mind,
Take your first sip of cacao.
Being mindful,
Paying attention to how it feels in the mouth,
In the heart and in the body.
I invite you,
If you feel called,
To continue this ceremony yourself by journaling,
Dancing or better yet,
Checking in with your heart what it desires in this moment.
What does your heart want?
Have a heart-centered,
Blessed day.
From my heart to yours,
Thank you.
