“The cocoa bean is a phenomenon, for nowhere else has nature concentrated such a wealth of valuable nourishment in so small a space.” — Alexander von Humboldt, German scientist

Cacao is the most complex food on Earth. It contains a number of ingredients that have a positive effect on the mind and body. Raw Cacao is nature’s most magical superfood Like all superfoods, cacao blurs the line between food and medicine.

Cacao is strong and bitter; it detoxifies and cleanses the liver. With over 300 individual ingredients, cacao truly is a superfood. It is amongst the richest sources of magnesium. After the release of dopamine, endorphins, tryptophan, phenylethylamine and serotonin, is the release of anandamine. When you consume Cacao prepared for Ceremony using high quality raw cacao beans *like what Ajna uses from Guatemala* all the mood enhancing neurochemicals in cacao become particularly active. Most people report feeling a sensation of peace or extreme focus in the safe open space of the ceremony with the elixir of love. Ajna has sat with Cacao shamans in Lake Atitlan, Guatemala the Mayan lands, and received the blessings to bring ceremonial cacao around the world in its truest raw form for deep healing and ecstatic bliss connecting to the sacred lands where the cacao grows.

Within the Cacao ceremony, there is a simple and deep workshop. A process of self inquiry and awareness through interactions in various formats; solo meditations ,group dynamics and partner work bring light to our patterns, habits and beliefs, seeing our shadows and opening to our truth. We begin with the ceremonial opening of the 7 directions and our intention. There will be movement and dance with Osho techniques. For inner work, we will alternate between deep solo activities such as pranayamas and visualization meditations, and partner work with white tantric techniques (such as heart meditations and transfigurations, solsara deep listening and healing the 5 bodies) to allow clarity and transformation to blossom. During the activities, if you experience a strong re-occuring thought or movement of energy in your body, focus on it- this is your message. Through the medium of cacao, we find a space of true connection where our essence reveals itself and opens to profound nourishment and deep heart opening. Ultimately, prana leads us to our core and to the space in us that never says a word, and is conscious of all in rest.

HEART

Cacao is the pathway to the hearts calling. This small and beautiful bean is so revered for its heart opening effects that its journey has carried it worldwide.

Cacao can be utilized to expedite inner work, facilitating creative energy, yet its different to other plant medicines in that it does not carry you away on a journey, but rather supports you wherever you are, amplifying whatever is happening inside. The ceremony is an experience in multi-dimensional group energy.amazed by the power of this soft heart Medicine.

On the eternal, cosmic world map, Cacao marks one of the great world trees. Representing this tree of life, Cacao carries the frequencies of love, balance and compassion, allowing a deep, loving connection with yourself and others. With Cacao, in your daily life and in ceremonies, you can recalibrate your inner spaces and expand your being in spacious, loving waves.