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Cacao Ceremony & Somatic Breathwork with April Fortes

Tue, Nov 12

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Jupiter Yoga Wellness

This Special Cacao Ceremony & Somatic Breathwork Workshop led by April Fortes is Designed to Bring Us Together in Community as We Breathe & Taste The Pure Cacao With Intention. Join in on Collective Healing. When We Heal Together, We Rise Together.

Cacao Ceremony & Somatic Breathwork with April Fortes
Cacao Ceremony & Somatic Breathwork with April Fortes

Time & Location

Nov 12, 2024, 7:15 PM – 8:45 PM

Jupiter Yoga Wellness, 230 Newport Center Dr Ste 235, Newport Beach, CA 92660, USA

About the event

What is a Cacao Ceremony?


Cacao Ceremony are communal practices that derive from ancient Mayan culture. The word “cacao” comes from the Mayan words “Ka’kau” meaning “heart blood,” and “Chokola’j” meaning “to drink together.”. Today, Cacao Ceremonies are specially arranged to foster the grounding and heart-opening properties of cacao. The goal is to communally uplift mood, increase vitality, open the heart, increase intuition, and other personal spiritual intentions. They are a group activity shared within a sacred space, and their communal nature amplifies the elements involved.

Unlike most commercially sweet chocolates, Cacao Ceremonies use rare, pure, and unadulterated cacao prepared carefully by hand. Traditional cacao typically consists of ground cacao, water, cacao butter, and a bit of natural sweetener like coconut sugar, honey, or agave. Some practitioners add healing herbs or a pinch of nutmeg, cinnamon, rose, vanilla bean, or cayenne pepper. The drink is always served thick, hot, and…


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