About Me 

Hi, I’m Paula, your Cacao and consciousness guide.

It lights me up to see people light up! I love holding space for deep and lasting transformation. I help to remind people of their own capacity for that transformation to happen through inner work, through their own self love, and through their acceptance of themselves in whatever part of their journey they might be. I take people deeply inward, help them re-connect with their heart and their light, and shed some of the layers that are in the way of them shining as brightly as they could… And as brightly as this world needs them to!

My main mission is like that of Cacao’s: to open people’s hearts and remind them of the power in softness. I’m not into a lot of fluff; I like to get people to go deep and do the work (and play) needed to create genuine and lasting shifts for themselves and for the world.

Whether you are having issues with persistent physical/emotional issues, or an area of your life that’s just not flowing, I can help you understand what the underlying issue may be so you can move on and experience more peace, joy and magic in your life.

For me it all starts with softness and self love and acceptance. Through accepting life as it is (and yourself as you are); learning to see challenges as gifts; and decoding the messages life is bringing you, you can begin to show up in life in a whole new way. Easier said than done I know! I’ve had a lot of help with this along the way and now I am so happy I get to support others in their journey to this understanding and the freedom that lies beyond.

So much of our issues arise because the subconscious mind is in the driver seat and it can be hard for us to see where we block ourselves and how to break free. I work a lot with the subconscious mind to unlock those parts of you that you aren’t even aware are holding you back. And if I can see a sprinkling more self love in someone leaving a session with me I know I’ve done my job!

I facilitate this work through sharing Cacao in group ceremonies and private sessions; holding meditation and journeying spaces; using reiki and energy healing, Calmology, PSYCH-K® and yoga.

I’m particularly fascinated with the mind-body connection and how our emotions and thought patterns contribute to illness. My own journey with my health - and what was going on behind the scenes of that - has been a fascinating (though not always fun) adventure. I wrote an article about how I healed very severe eczema through Calmology, which you can find here: https://thecalmacademy.com/calm-times-articles/2019/8/29/how-i-healed-my-eczema-with-calmology-by-paula-gibson

I have been working with Cacao since 2011 and sharing it with others since 2015. I’m in love with Cacao and how much she can help hearts to open and bring more self love and understanding. It’s a truly incredible tool to help speed up the transformation process. (see the About Cacao section for more info on that)

Before I began to share, I spent about 5 years travelling and diving inward, focusing purely on spiritual development. My journey took me through Central America, and my first visit to San Marcos la Laguna, Lake Atitlan in Guatemala where I sat my first Cacao ceremony and spent time at Las Pirámides del Ka. After that I went to Thailand for my first yoga teacher training. After another visit back to the Lake, I went on to Mexico where I spent a year and a half at Hridaya Yoga studying non-duality, meditation, and yoga; doing my second teacher training, and sitting many MANY silent mediation retreats. Year after year I found myself back in San Marcos, and every time I spent a little longer and went a little deeper into the work with Cacao. I spent 2-3 years (I lost track) attending Cacao ceremonies with Keith Wilson ‘The Chocolate Shaman’; learning about cacao and doing deep inner work, and eventually becoming his assistant and ‘Cacao Fairy’.  

I have been passionate about spirituality and inner work for many years and have gathered lots of tools and learned from many different traditions along the way. I am a Keith’s Cacao practitioner; reiki master; Calmologist trained by Sandy Newbigging; PSYCH-K® facilitator (Basic and Advanced level), and a yoga and meditation teacher with over 800hrs training. In sessions I bring elements of all these together to meet you where you’re at and hold a loving space for you to do some deep healing and opening.

Please feel free to reach out with any queries, I’d love to help in whatever way I can.

Thank you for reading, sending you lots of love,

Paula Gibson