Cacao is medicine for the heart…
The heart is the gateway to everything you desire…
To be human means we get to experience having a physical body and in doing so we must learn to integrate mind body and soul. If we can learn how to keep the brain and the gut healthy and in balance the inevitable meeting point on the road to happiness is through the heart. The heart is the epicentre point where mind, body and soul meet to flourish and open more deeply. Thus expanding our capacity to freely give and receive beauty and to share the abundance codes of life, this energy connects us in profound ways with our own inner wisdom and universal keys to life.
Many people who suffer with mental health issues often say that it is due to a lack of belonging or community, they are usually highly sensitive and caring people who are in an environment that doesn’t match their natural essence or unique expression. This is why Cacao Ceremonies can be so powerful. It is a reason to come together and a way to bring purity, innocence, joy and intention into a physical manifestation. It is never a mistake who hears the call of cacao and accepts the invitation. Cacao medicine is a group consciousness and it brings people together to share an experience, to witness each person’s transformation and to connect us to the greater cosmic web reminding us that we are never alone. That being said you can still drink cacao alone and create your own sacred ritual by connecting to your guides, team and the plants consciousness.
In Central and South America the cacao beans have always been known as a sacred brain food to maintain mental health and happiness. When we eat well we think better. So much of what we think determines the reality that we get to experience. If our brain is running low on fuel it’s harder to find discernment between what is true and of a clear path for us to take in comparison to the monkey mind or stories we are telling ourselves.
The mental alchemy and power held within Cacao can be a combination of things. The first one being anandanide, some people refer to it as the bliss molecule! Ananda is a Sanskrit word that describes a sense of a perfect and ultimate state of bliss. It is a feeling of true and eternal joy. Anandanide is an internal euphoric human cannabinoid. It’s the same high you may get after climbing to the top of the perceived impossible mountain or what runners may experience after a marathon.
The biochemistry of Cacao inhibits the breakdown of anandanide meaning that it has a long lasting effect on the body and you can work with the energetics for a period of time after drinking the medicine.
Cacao works together with neurotransmitters like serotonin otherwise known as the happiness hormone it naturally activates an anti-stress shield and helps to stimulate the production of the body’s own tryptophan which is a mood enhancing amino acid and the key ingredient to regulating the nervous system, reducing anxiety and stress bringing the brain back into harmony and balance.
Cacao contains high levels of flavanols which increases the blood flow through the brain and heart helping to reduce anxiety, fear and improve cognitive function. This is something you will notice if you microdose with Cacao medicine for a short period of time.
The love molecule phenylethylamine found in Cacao is a neurotransmitter that is naturally released into our body when we are in love. Happy people have a high absorption of this in their brain. This allows us to be present and enjoy the moment whilst holding our attention, curiosity and focus.
Cacao is an aphrodisiac and also contains oxytocin which is known as the bonding hormone which releases feelings of love, trust and inner peace. This can increase your libido inspire sensual and authentic relating and profound intimacy as it allows you to relax.
Cacao is not only a food, it’s a super food, super fruit and super delicious. So yes cacao is always a good idea for nourishing the body and is it at all surprising that when we are stressed or need a pick me up that we reach for chocolate?
Amidst the chaos there is Cacao – Cacao loves and Cacao Heals!
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