Well there is good news, with this powerful superfood that originated in the foothills of Andes known as raw cacao you can! The benefits of cacao are truly fantastic: it can improve your memory, increase your bliss, reduce heart disease, shed fat, boost immunity, and create loads of energy. The Incas considered it the drink […]
Here’s the recipe we use when we serving the cacao drink at ceremonies. Be sure to read the contraindications before consuming. Full Ceremonial Dose: 7oz water & 2oz cacao per person Pinch of chili/cayenne pepper Honey, Agave, or other sweetener to taste Optional: Cardamom, cinnamon, and vanilla to taste The ratio of cacao to water […]
Cacao – It’s Origins and History Cacao is a powerful plant medicine that has been used ceremonially for thousands of years across Central and South America. It’s active ingredient – Theobromine, is translated as ‘Food of the Gods’, and the people of ancient Meso-America attributed a sacred status to Cacao and would drink it ceremonially […]
Do you know that chocolate is actually medicine? How cool is that? It is one of the most powerful, gentle facilitators, teachers and guides on the planet – and it is delicious too! The Ancient Mayans and Aztecs used Chocolate for Spiritual and Ceremonial purposes. In its purest form (unlike much of the chocolate available in the […]
Chocolate is a divine, celestial drink, the sweat of the stars, the vital seed, divine nectar, the drink of the gods, panacea and universal medicine.” – Geronimo Piperni, quoted by Antonio Lavedán, Spanish army surgeon,1796 Our current global environmental and social crisis has reached epic proportions and will need epic solutions to the challenges we are […]
Cacao is a powerful healer. Indulge in the decadence of a cacao ceremony or simply make this elixir at home. Cacao has the potential to open your heart and assist in deep emotional release. So it’s no surprise that during emotional distress we are drawn to chocolate. Many of us say it’s to escape or […]
Theobroma cacao, the main ingredient in chocolate, isn’t called „food of the gods“ for no reason – it has beautifully elevating effects, specially when mixed with a pinch of magic. Intuitively we know it: Chocolate makes us feel good. We naturally associate chocolate with sensual pleasure, love, and pleasure, which couldn’t be better represented by […]