Healing and Opening the Heart with Chocolate
Saturday, May 5
4:00 - 6:30 pm
Cacao Ritual with Relaxation
REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT IS NOW CLOSED AS MAXIMUM CLASS SIZE HAS BEEN REACHED. If you're interested in having your name placed on a waiting list for a possible future event, please drop us a line here: info@womenscenterforhealing.org
Cacao, the purest form of chocolate, was once revered in Mayan traditions for its powerful ability to heal and open the heart, manifest desires, and create connection. It is a gift from nature that db1c5dis connected to the heart chakra. When we are sad we reach for chocolate. When we are joyful we reach for chocolate. We offer it to others and ourselves as a means to show love. Now, in order to honor its original role as a facilitator and guide for our transformation and healing, we will return to ritual.
In this session, we will create a sacred space for ourselves and each other, offer gratitude to the forces of nature within us and around us, and honor our ancestors and teachers. We will drink a small dosage (1.5 oz) of pure cacao (an espresso-strength hot chocolate), which can facilitate a calm and harmonious state, the release of negativity, and the connection to the flow of energy into and through the heart. We will then use meditation and a heart-centered deep relaxation practice to more fully open and heal.
What Our Time Together Will Look Like:
Dana (Sanskrit for 'Generosity'): A $25 donation is suggested, but this session is open to all women regardless of ability to pay.
4:00 - 6:30 pm
Cacao Ritual with Relaxation
REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT IS NOW CLOSED AS MAXIMUM CLASS SIZE HAS BEEN REACHED. If you're interested in having your name placed on a waiting list for a possible future event, please drop us a line here: info@womenscenterforhealing.org
Cacao, the purest form of chocolate, was once revered in Mayan traditions for its powerful ability to heal and open the heart, manifest desires, and create connection. It is a gift from nature that db1c5dis connected to the heart chakra. When we are sad we reach for chocolate. When we are joyful we reach for chocolate. We offer it to others and ourselves as a means to show love. Now, in order to honor its original role as a facilitator and guide for our transformation and healing, we will return to ritual.
In this session, we will create a sacred space for ourselves and each other, offer gratitude to the forces of nature within us and around us, and honor our ancestors and teachers. We will drink a small dosage (1.5 oz) of pure cacao (an espresso-strength hot chocolate), which can facilitate a calm and harmonious state, the release of negativity, and the connection to the flow of energy into and through the heart. We will then use meditation and a heart-centered deep relaxation practice to more fully open and heal.
What Our Time Together Will Look Like:
- Setting an Intention
- Purification Ritual, Honoring the Ancestors, and Chanting
- 30 Minute Meditation
- Heart-Centered Deep Relaxation
Dana (Sanskrit for 'Generosity'): A $25 donation is suggested, but this session is open to all women regardless of ability to pay.
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Registration:
PLEASE NOTE: Registration for this event is now closed as maximum class size has been reached. If you're interested in having your name placed on a waiting list for a possible future event, please drop us a line here: info@womenscenterforhealing.org Click here to Register online, call (985) 892-8111, or email info@womenscenterforhealing.org Important: In order to facilitate a more intimate experience, this session is limited to the first twelve participants who register. It is recommended that you register at least 48 hours in advance in order to receive instructions to prepare for the session (what to bring, what to eat/not eat, contraindications, etc). The event will be held in the Great Room. |
Florentina Ramirez Staigers
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Your Guide: Florentina Ramirez Staigers is the sole owner and operator of Insight-Out Development, which strives to enhance social welfare by cultivating peace, compassion, and understanding, as well as help eliminate prejudice and discrimination. She is a donation-based yoga teacher and a meditation practitioner in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh. She discovered the power of cacao on her journey to connect with her ancestral Mayan traditions as a form of resistance. She is excited about finding new ways to support the healing of the individual and collective body.
