Manifesting from the Heart: Cacao Ritual and Meditation
Saturday, September 24, 2022
4:00 - 6:00 pm
PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO THE FACILITATOR'S ILLNESS, THIS WORKSHOP WILL BE RESCHEDULED. NEW DATE WILL BE POSTED SOON
Held in the Women's Center Great Room
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 is 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, during this transitional time for the Women's Center, we will honor the role of cacao in guiding a process of transformation and healing. We will turn to ritual and Spirit to manifest not only our own intentions, but also the intentions for the Women's Center as a community.
In this session, we will: create a sacred space for ourselves and each other; offer numerous gratitudes to the earth, our ancestors, and teachers; and plant the seeds of intention for ourselves and the Women's Center. We will drink a small dosage (1.5 oz) of pure cacao (an espresso-strength hot chocolate), which can facilitate calm and harmony, release, and connection to the flow of energy into and through the heart. We will use meditation to more fully listen to the guidance of Spirit, open, and heal.
What Our Time Together Will Include:
Dana (Sanskrit for 'Generosity'): $35 suggested donation to help sustain the Women's Center. Sliding scale to $25. Donations of larger amounts are greatly appreciated (This is a fundraising event and all proceeds will go the the Center.)
4:00 - 6:00 pm
PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO THE FACILITATOR'S ILLNESS, THIS WORKSHOP WILL BE RESCHEDULED. NEW DATE WILL BE POSTED SOON
Held in the Women's Center Great Room
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 is 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, during this transitional time for the Women's Center, we will honor the role of cacao in guiding a process of transformation and healing. We will turn to ritual and Spirit to manifest not only our own intentions, but also the intentions for the Women's Center as a community.
In this session, we will: create a sacred space for ourselves and each other; offer numerous gratitudes to the earth, our ancestors, and teachers; and plant the seeds of intention for ourselves and the Women's Center. We will drink a small dosage (1.5 oz) of pure cacao (an espresso-strength hot chocolate), which can facilitate calm and harmony, release, and connection to the flow of energy into and through the heart. We will use meditation to more fully listen to the guidance of Spirit, open, and heal.
What Our Time Together Will Include:
- Setting intentions, journaling
- Gratitude practices
- Guided and silent meditation
- Optional sharing (those who wish to stay in silence and just listen are welcome to)
Dana (Sanskrit for 'Generosity'): $35 suggested donation to help sustain the Women's Center. Sliding scale to $25. Donations of larger amounts are greatly appreciated (This is a fundraising event and all proceeds will go the the Center.)
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Your Guide: Florentina Ramirez Staigers Cruz is the sole owner and operator of Insight-Out Development, which strives to cultivate peace, compassion, and justice. She is a powerful mix of Mayan and Viking ancestry (El Salvadoran and white), Latinx, a social justice attorney and abolitionist, community healer, and writer. Her spirituality is also mixed and evolving with the strongest elements based on the teachings of Vietnamese Zen Master, peace activitst, and poet, Thich Nhat Hanh. She discovered the power of cacao on her journey to connect with her ancestral Mayan traditions as a form of resistance.
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Florentina Ramirez Staigers Cruz
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Women's Center for Healing & Transformation
(985) 892-8111
info@womenscenterforhealing.org
71667 Leveson Street
Abita Springs, LA 70420
(985) 892-8111
info@womenscenterforhealing.org
71667 Leveson Street
Abita Springs, LA 70420
