Cacao – Heart Medicine
About cacao
Cacao isn’t simply a bar of chocolate. Cacao is a master or teacher plant and a powerful medicine with its own intelligence. Cacao has a very feminine energy, which is why she’s often called Mama Cacao. She can open the heart and bring clarity, and she’s said to connect the human heartbeat with the heartbeat of life.
Ceremonial cacao is made from the beans of the Theobroma cacao tree, which grows in the tropical rainforests of Central and South America. “Theobroma” means “food of the gods” in ancient Greek – a name given by the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus.
Cacao has psychoactive properties but isn’t psychedelic. That means cacao can change your psyche and your consciousness, but in a gentle way. She works on our physical body, our emotions and our inner child. At the same time she contains a lot of magnesium, iron, theobromine, caffeine, tryptophan, antioxidants and flavonoids, which on a physical level help lift our mood, sharpen our focus and bring us into a meditative state.
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"Whenever the balance in the world becomes threatened, cacao comes from the rainforest to open people’s hearts and return the world to a state of harmony."
Old Mayan saying
Cacao ceremony
Held within the safe container of a ceremony or ritual, the energy of cacao can be experienced in a safe way. We honour the plant, feel her embrace on a physical and emotional level and connect with each other. We move together and flow with the effects of the cacao. There’s room for sharing, laughing, crying and feeling. That’s all we’ll reveal for now!
The cacao ceremony takes place in Berlin-Kreuzberg, at your home in Berlin on request, or online. For groups, the language is always stated in the class title or description.
When is a cacao ceremony not right for you?
There are some contraindications under which it’s not recommended to consume cacao in ceremonial doses (approx. 42 g). These include:
- Taking antidepressants, as cacao contains MAO inhibitors
- Severe heart disease
- Very high blood pressure
- Epilepsy
- Histamine intolerance
Cacao has a strong effect that shouldn’t be taken lightly. Because chocolate, which contains a much lower percentage of cacao, is available everywhere, it’s easy to underestimate a ceremonial dose.
Aftercare
Cacao often keeps working for a long time. Strong emotions or old memories you weren’t prepared for may come up. Nervousness and a racing heart are possible. After the ceremony it’s important to take time to integrate the experience, to be mindful with yourself and your feelings, to allow yourself rest and to trust. It can really help to make yourself cosy, listen to pleasant music, have loving conversations and write in a journal. If possible, avoid demanding appointments and big crowds, and give the experience and the medicine time to work.
If you have questions or difficult feelings after a ceremony, you can reach out to me at any time.
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