Cacao has been part of my practice for years now. I use it in my Tinkuy gatherings. I use it in healing circles. I use it on ordinary mornings when I need something to ground me, and just because I love the taste.

The one I use is Spirit of Cacao. And there's a tonne of reasons I've never looked for another. I’ve been a chocoholic for a very long time and I’ve tried a gazillion types, but this ceremonial cacao when it first arrived - I got goosebumps before I even opened the packaging.

What Mama Cacao Is

In my ceremonial work, I call her Mama Cacao - ancient master priestess of the light, angelic presence of the heart.

That might sound like a mouthful, until you've sat in circle with a cup of properly prepared ceremonial cacao and felt what it actually delivers. It opens our heart, quietens our minds. Bringing a sense of being both more present and more connected at the same time.

The active compounds in ceremonial-grade cacao - anandamide (the bliss molecule), theobromine, phenylethylamine - stimulate your nervous system's natural capacity for joy, openness, and connection. When combined with intention, with breath, with stillness, the effect is profound.

But you need to know and connect with what you’re buying.

Why Spirit of Cacao Is Different

Spirit of Cacao is 100% pure, organic, heirloom Criollo cacao from the Amazon region of Peru - wild-grown in the San Martin Province, untouched by chemicals, tended by indigenous communities who have held this plant as sacred medicine for thousands of years.

Nothing is added. Nothing is stripped away. It is the whole bean, ground.

It is also rigorously tested for heavy metals - something that is crucial for me as I put my halth at the top of my values tree, after nearly dying in my 20's.

Plus when you're consuming anything daily and at ceremonial doses. You are putting this into your body with intention. You deserve to know it's clean. Unlike Hershey or Lindt, but ,also some of the ceremonial brands don't test their cacao either.

And then it is Reiki-infused.

Georgia and Elyse, the founders, are Master Reiki Practitioners. Every batch is infused with Reiki energy from a distance for a minimum of one hour. It is cleansed with White Peruvian Sage and ethically harvested Palo Santo before it leaves their hands.

When I prepare a cup, I can feel the difference. There's an energetic aliveness to this cacao that I've never felt in any other brand.

Why It Is Never Discounted

We have an agreement with the brand that we will never discount their cacao. Not for a sale. Not to shift stock. Not for any reason.

This is because the founders hold to a philosophy I deeply believe in: the medicine has a spirit, and placing her in a bargain bin dishonours that spirit.

There are things in this world whose value has nothing to do with their price. Ceremonial cacao is one of them. You don't negotiate with medicine.

If you've been waiting for a sale this is me telling you, kindly and honestly, that it's not coming. But also it doesn't need to. The cost of a daily ritual that opens your heart, grounds your nervous system, and nourishes your cells to their roots? That is some of the best money you'll spend this month. Plus with the price of coffee these days, it’s a no brainer.

We have limited stock available right now, and once it's gone we'll be waiting on the next shipment.

If you've been curious about cacao - about bringing it into your mornings, your practice, your home - I would love for you to start here.

And when it arrives, I'll send you a ritual guide for how I prepare and use it. Because the quality of your cup depends as much on how you show up to it as what's in it.

You can purchase here.