HOW TO PREPARE YOUR CACAO

For daily use:

•  We recommend about 15- 20 grams (2 tablespoons).

For Ceremony:

• We recommend between 25-45grams of pure cacao per person. (around 4 tablespoons).
• Start with a lower dose and check in with how you feel. We ourselves find that 35 grams is enough for a beautiful experience, but try for yourself and see what works best for you. 

How to prepare it:

• Chop cacao into small pieces with a knife or a food grader. (This cacao dissolves pretty easy so it doesn't have to be chopped super fine).

• Pour your chopped cacao into a cup of hot water, just bellow boiling. (Do not use boiling temperature as it will take away the properties).

• You can also replace water or mix it with your favorite plant based milk. (Oatmilk, soymilk, almond milk ...cow milk it's not reccommended).

• Optional:

  • Add your favorite sweetener (Honey, agabe, coconut sugar ...) cinnamon, cardamom, vanilla, cayenne pepper, a pinch of salt.

  • We love adding reishi and lion's mane mushrooms for a more grounding experience. 
  • Experiment with what you need and what you like! 

  • Once you have your mix, you can use a frother, a blender, or simply wisk it all together with a spoon. A frother is our favorite as it gives you the colorful iridescent bubbles in your drink.
    

Create a Sacred Space: (optional but recommended) 

• Create an appropriate setting for your experience.
• For example, if you want to use cacao to accompany your meditation, stillness or embodiment practices, set that intention beforehand.
• Take a moment to breathe and pause.
• Offer gratitude for the moment. 
  
• Use candles, incense, music, silence or whatever supports you in this setting.
• Cacao pairs beautifully with so many practices and it evokes creativity and self expression, so explore and have fun with your new ally! 

****Drink enough water during and after drinking cacao****

• Cacao can stimulate detoxification. That’s a good thing. But you need to make sure you drink enough water.
• Signs of dehydration can include headache and nausea. You can easily avoid these problems by staying hydrated.

Enjoy !!!