Chocolate for World Peace | cacao circle & meditation

Cacao is a heart-opening medicine – literally. When we sip on a minimally processed hot chocolate (AKA cacao), our blood vessels relax, improving blood flow & optimizing heart function. But it gets better – cacao is the only food known to contain anandamide, “the bliss chemical” that our bodies produce when we are feeling joy. If that wasn’t enough, cacao is a rich source of phenylethylamine, a chemical we make naturally when we fall in love. When sitting in an intentional space with cacao, you can feel this joy & love bubbling up in the heart space. The world is calling for this heart medicine; creating a ceremonial cacao space opens us to truly connect with ourselves & one another. Together we will craft a collective heartspace of our own through intention-setting, cacao sipping, a short movement practice, and a loving-kindness meditation. Loving-kindness or metta meditation has roots as an ancient Buddhist practice; we will be using affirmations, visualizations, and breath technique to send cacao-powered compassion to ourselves, our loved ones, and the whole world!

Host or Publisher Gigi Cammaroto