New Moon Cacao Ceremony
On or near the night of the New Moon
Wednesday, August 3
6:00 - 9:00 pm
A Shamanic Exploration of the Heart, led by Sarah Lessire
This will be our last Women's New Moon Cacao Ceremony, as Sarah is moving back to California...come and celebrate the journey together!
This is a woman-focused event - bring your sisters, mothers, girlfriends and let us celebrate femininity together!
MANDATORY RSVP AT [email protected]
Working with ceremonial grade cacao, singing, chanting, movement and journaling, this New Moon ceremony will focus on enhancing the heart chakra’s energy as well as developing more freedom within our song. We all have a song - a reflection of our soul's color. Join us and let us share and mingle those colors together!
Wednesday, August 3
6:00 - 9:00 pm
A Shamanic Exploration of the Heart, led by Sarah Lessire
This will be our last Women's New Moon Cacao Ceremony, as Sarah is moving back to California...come and celebrate the journey together!
This is a woman-focused event - bring your sisters, mothers, girlfriends and let us celebrate femininity together!
MANDATORY RSVP AT [email protected]
Working with ceremonial grade cacao, singing, chanting, movement and journaling, this New Moon ceremony will focus on enhancing the heart chakra’s energy as well as developing more freedom within our song. We all have a song - a reflection of our soul's color. Join us and let us share and mingle those colors together!
Sarah Lessire
Cacao, also known as Raw Chocolate, is considered a "sacred plant medicine" by most indigenous traditions in Central and South America. It is celebrated as the Food of the Gods and has been used in Shamanic ceremonies for thousands of years. This connecting, heart-opening plant is nowadays still used for healing ritual, meditation and shamanic journeying.
The new moon ceremonies are very introspective, address the darkness and light inside of us, and hold space for authentic sharing and vulnerable expressions. The group is lead through different meditative journeys, such as Soul Retrievals, Spirit Animal guidance, and connection to the spirit of cacao. New Moon ceremonies are very deep yet sweet gatherings.
Raw cacao is one of the most dense superfoods, and is the highest source of magnesium on the planet. Additionally, it contains anandamide, a so-called "bliss chemical” that works with the heart's ability to expand, supports emotional clearing, and deepen the connection with self and with life. It is believed that the spirit of cacao has the power to reveal and unlock the secrets of the soul, bringing forth our ultimate truth in a way that is soft and lasting. However, Sacred Cacao does not act like a psychedelic. It does not take you on its trip, but facilitates your own.
The cacao medicine we’ll share is a blend of 5 different Ecuadorian beans, all harvested during a full moon earlier in the year. During the full moon is when the sugars are at their highest in the plant, making its nutrients all the more available. We will open a space to help understand how to use this medicine in connecting with higher energies as well our own inner guidance. Intention will be put towards the release of emotional and energetic blocks, subconscious programming, opening and clearing of the energy centers, and centering into our essential light.
As you settle into the practice, you can expect to feel a gentle expansion of the heart chakra, and a new quality of awareness. You will be guided on a different meditations and invited to explore your personal connection to the cacao spirit. She could show you what is unseen, the next steps on your path or simply ask you to come out and play. The ceremony will hold space for both intense inner work and playful expression.
The new moon ceremonies are very introspective, address the darkness and light inside of us, and hold space for authentic sharing and vulnerable expressions. The group is lead through different meditative journeys, such as Soul Retrievals, Spirit Animal guidance, and connection to the spirit of cacao. New Moon ceremonies are very deep yet sweet gatherings.
Raw cacao is one of the most dense superfoods, and is the highest source of magnesium on the planet. Additionally, it contains anandamide, a so-called "bliss chemical” that works with the heart's ability to expand, supports emotional clearing, and deepen the connection with self and with life. It is believed that the spirit of cacao has the power to reveal and unlock the secrets of the soul, bringing forth our ultimate truth in a way that is soft and lasting. However, Sacred Cacao does not act like a psychedelic. It does not take you on its trip, but facilitates your own.
The cacao medicine we’ll share is a blend of 5 different Ecuadorian beans, all harvested during a full moon earlier in the year. During the full moon is when the sugars are at their highest in the plant, making its nutrients all the more available. We will open a space to help understand how to use this medicine in connecting with higher energies as well our own inner guidance. Intention will be put towards the release of emotional and energetic blocks, subconscious programming, opening and clearing of the energy centers, and centering into our essential light.
As you settle into the practice, you can expect to feel a gentle expansion of the heart chakra, and a new quality of awareness. You will be guided on a different meditations and invited to explore your personal connection to the cacao spirit. She could show you what is unseen, the next steps on your path or simply ask you to come out and play. The ceremony will hold space for both intense inner work and playful expression.
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This will be a blissful night of journeying, sharing, meditation, and musical expression.
If you wish to be a part of it, please RSVP at [email protected] Pre-registration required by Tuesday, August 2 VALUE: $40 $10 product fee (required) and $30 workshop fee WHAT TO BRING:
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PREPARE FOR THE CEREMONY:
If you have any concerns about the above, please feel free to get in touch with us beforehand - [email protected]
- Avoid eating too much beforehand. Try to fast for at least 2 or 3 hours before the ceremony.
- If you are going to eat, avoid dairy and oily food.
- Limit caffeine intake on that day.
- Make sure you drink plenty of water in the lead-up to, and after the ceremony.
- Theobromine in cacao has a contraindication with anti-depressants - please let us know beforehand if you are taking any as we will need to adjust your serving accordingly.
- You won’t be able to attend this ceremony if have a serious heart condition, as cacao increases the blood flow to the brain and the rest of the body by 30-40%.
- It is safe to drink cacao when pregnant though we will reduce your serving a little.
If you have any concerns about the above, please feel free to get in touch with us beforehand - [email protected]
Classes will be held in the Great Room
Please enter through side rear door
Please enter through side rear door
PAY IT FORWARD: Those who can afford to pay may consider “rounding up” to help other women.
Donations to the Pay It Forward Fund allow ALL women to participate in our programs regardless of their ability to pay.
PAY AS YOU'RE ABLE: Most group programs and classes on-site are "pay as you're able," which means
each woman determines how much she can afford to pay for events she attends.
YOUR LOVING ATTENTION TO EACH OTHER TO HELP BUILD TRANSFORMATIVE COMMUNITY IS THE TRUE GIFT!
Donations to the Pay It Forward Fund allow ALL women to participate in our programs regardless of their ability to pay.
PAY AS YOU'RE ABLE: Most group programs and classes on-site are "pay as you're able," which means
each woman determines how much she can afford to pay for events she attends.
YOUR LOVING ATTENTION TO EACH OTHER TO HELP BUILD TRANSFORMATIVE COMMUNITY IS THE TRUE GIFT!
