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Sacred Cacao Ceremony for Students and Young Professionals

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Old City Collective

222B Race Street

Philadelphia, PA 19106

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Let's join together and connect with cacao to open our hearts and minds to this gentle yet powerful superfood.

Cacao ceremonies offer the occasion to cultivate greater self-love, awareness and expansion of consciousness. It can release energetic blockages and support healing and growth. Cacao is a natural stimulant and muscle relaxant. Helping to destress from everyday work and university pressures.

By drinking cacao together in a sacred ceremony, we can set intentions, release negativity that we no longer need and bring us to the loving and vibrant energy that exists in our own bodies.

This ceremony is geared to students (18+yrs) and young professional men and women


WHAT IS A CACAO CEREMONY?

Our ceremony will bring in the practice of ancient Qigong movements, guided visual meditation, chanting and a space for sharing if you so choose. We will gather in a circle illuminated with lanterns.

As we begin, we'll talk about cacao and its history, the benefits of drinking cacao and 1st hand experiences with cacao ceremonies.

We will then be led through a guided meditation to deepen our experience. Each person will be served a ceremonial dose of 42g (1.5oz.). The group will then focus on chanting to let the essence of cacao plant a seed in our hearts and work through our energetic bodies.


PRE-CEREMONY PREPARATION

There is no need to fast. Eat lightly a few hours prior to coming.
Avoid cow's milk products prior to ceremony. It slows the absorption.
Avoid caffeine prior to ceremony.
Wear comfortable clothes; bring an eye mask if you like; bring a water bottle.
If you have a special cup that you would like to use, please bring it.
There will be a small mesa in the middle of our circle. If you'd like to place a stone, flower or something else of meaning, please feel free.

CACAO CONTRADICTIONS**:

Cacao is not a chocolate. It is a bitter stimulant. For those on antidepressants such as MAOI’s or SSRI’s please check with your doctor prior to consumption. If you are on antidepressants you may experience an intense migraine hours after ingesting cacao. Cacao contains theobromine, which increases heart rate and is a vasodilator (blood vessel widener). It may not be for those with serious heart conditions or high blood pressure. Check with your doctor. Please let me know if you are pregnant or breastfeeding and I will lower your dose until you’re aware of how it works on you. Check with your doctor.


**Please note that a release form will be email to you once you are registered. This must be signed prior to participation in the cacao ceremony.


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