Join me for an afternoon of connection and nourishment, with the ancient heart medicine Cacao.
Give yourself the gift of presence and time, to listen to the whispers of your inner world.
What is a Cacao Ceremony?
A cacao ceremony is a space for you to step out of the business of daily life and be held in a container of transformation and nurturing. With the help of Cacao and guidance from Paula, you will meet the parts of yourself that are ready to be seen, loved, accepted and opened to.
In this ceremony, your inner journey will be the focus. You will have the space, time and guidance to engage Cacao on a deeper level than you have before, and fully experience her healing potential. By turning to her as a medicine and a partner in our evolution, you can receive deep healing and messages about where you are in life and how to step forward towards a more expanded version of yourself.
Cacao’s mission is to help open your heart. Whatever is in the way of your living with an open heart may come up in ceremony, but in a gentle and loving way that is kind to the system. As my teacher says “she will show you the door but won’t push you through it” meaning she is a gentle plant medicine and the messages come with that same gentleness and kindness. But if you are in the space to go there, very deep and meaningful shifts can happen by meeting Cacao in this way.
We will gather in sacred space, set intention and journey with Cacao for 3 hours, supported by guidance from Paula, who will offer energy work, guided meditations and drumming, as well as deeper support and individual work where needed. Whatever may arise within the space, is so welcome, and Paula will be assisting you in moving through whatever the message may be. Some of the topics we may cover include:
Energy work
Mind/body connection - Discovering what the body is communicating through symptoms
Inner child healing and reconnecting to your pure magic
Masculine/feminine balancing
Manifestation
This ceremony is open to all genders and levels of experience.
What is Cacao?
Before there was ever chocolate there was ceremonial Cacao! Cacao has been around for over 5000 years, opening hearts and minds and allowing people to access the deeper levels of their being so they may heal and evolve into heart centred beings. Cacao is a plant medicine that will help to show you how to expand into your greatest expression of YOU.
We can engage Cacao on a number different levels. Your journey may begin by engaging her for health and wellbeing, for her physical heart healing and mind and mood expansion. And once you have felt the benefits, you may be guided a level deeper to engage her as a partner to enhance your practices of yoga, breathwork etc., experiencing how she can help you connect on a much deeper level and receive even more benefits from these practices. And then, you may be guided a level even deeper, to engage her as a consciousness, teacher and guide. Here you come into conversation with her and your inner world and follow the messages she is bringing your for your transformation. This is the level we will drop into in this ceremony.
Your Guide
Paula has been journeying with Cacao in this way for 10 years, sharing it for 6 and teaching others to share it for 2. She spent 3 years attending ceremony for up up 15hrs a week with Keith Wilson in Guatemala, which is where the resurgence of Cacao began. She was the first Keith’s Cacao practitioner in Ireland and is now proud cacao mama and grandmama to hundreds if not thousands of Cacao lovers in Ireland and beyond.
Note: Cacao can have some interactions for those taking psychoactive medications, with a heart condition, and pregnant or breastfeeding women. It is still safe for all, but a lower dose may be needed, so please let me know if any of those apply to you
Where: The Olive room, The Palms Health and Wellbeing Centre Block C, The Avenue, Gorey Co. Wexford Y25 V6P6
When: Saturday 16nd March 3-6pm
Investment: €65 (possible work exchange available (to be completed before ceremony)
Cautions:
ANTI-DEPRESSANTS
The MAOIs in cacao can interact with some anti-depressant medication so ask your doctor if it’s ok for you. It's not dangerous, just unpleasant as it can create a migraine. Let me know if you're taking any mood altering medication as I may need to alter your dose, but you can absolutely still join. In general it will only effect those on a high dose or mixture of medications, and all should be fine on a slightly lowered dose of Cacao.
PREGNANCY/BREASTFEEDING
Cacao is safe and really good for developing babies but your dose may need to be lowered, depending on the stage so let me know if that applies to you.
HEART CONDITIONS
Cacao increases your heart rate 20-30% so if this would be a problem for you let me know and I will alter your dose. It's an amazing heart medicine but you may need to start slower with it.