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Cacao (ka-kow) was known to the Ancient Mayans as a Sacred and Medicinal plant and a potent teacher and facilitator that can assist one with the journey into their heart.
Chocolate is widely known as an aphrodisiac and this understanding of how it opens our hearts is by no means new. The Aztecs often spoke of Cacao as ‘yollotl, eztli’, meaning “heart, blood”. Western science reinforced this by giving it the scientific name Theobroma Cacao, which means “The Food of the Gods”. What else would the food of the Gods be but love?
Cacao in it's purest form is also the most powerful antioxidant in the world, and is the ONLY known food where you will find therapeutic levels of magnesium and the chemical Anandamide, aka the LOVE chemical. (In Sanskrit, Ananda is translated as ‘bliss’) It results in feelings of pleasure and euphoria and also plays a role in moderating pain perception and memory of pain as well as improving consciousness and creativity as it increases blood flow to the heart and brain by up to 40%.
Cacao, when used with awareness, gives us time and space away from the busyness of the world & an opportunity to go on our own inward journey. Cacao is a gentle plant medicine, acting as a vasodilator on the smooth cardiac tissue, so literally it helps to open our heart. As the anatomical heart space is opened, it creates an opportunity for our energetic heart to open as well, offering us an doorway into the places deep within where healing is needed; but it will not push us through until we're ready.
On this second Full Moon of the year, the Blue Moon, I'm excited to share with you a very special cacao which was prepared by a woman who's been initiated as a Mayan Day Keeper in Guatemala. The energy of her work is transmitted in to the cacao she prepares & it's an absolute honor to have some to share at Abilene Yoga House.
Contraindications: If you are on anti-depressants or anxiety medications, or have high blood pressure, or a history of chronic migraines, we ask that you contact us before signing up for the ceremony so we can discuss whether the cacao work is right for you, or alternatives if it is not. Additional information is available on our website, please send questions to jylmarie@gmail.com