Tryptophan in Cacao and How This Beautiful Compound Supports Us Through Daily Life
What Is Tryptophan in Cacao? There was a time when I thought my attachment to ceremonial cacao was purely emotional…before I studied it, that is. I loved the warmth of it in the mornings, the grounding feeling of holding the mug with both hands
The Truth We Seek Is Within Us: Awakening the Wisdom of the Ajna Chakra Through Reiki, Sound and Cacao
Lately, I have been thinking a lot about the idea that everything we seek is already within us. It keeps coming back to me in quiet moments, during meditation, after Reiki sessions, and even in everyday life when I notice how often we all search exte
The Hidden Power of Magnesium in Ceremonial Grade Cacao: Why Cacao Ceremonies Matter More Than Ever
We are rushed, disconnected, and overstimulated, many people are searching for something simple yet meaningful to bring them back to themselves. Something grounding. Something real. For a growing number of people, that “something” is ceremonial g
Sound Baths in London: The Complete Guide to Alchemy Bowls, Their History, and How They Transform Your Wellbeing
Sound baths have quietly become one of London’s most powerful wellness experiences. People are searching for something deeper than a typical yoga class or meditation app and they’re looking for a way to truly switch off. I’m not putting the
Why Study Cacao with I AM BEING: A Journey Into Every Layer of the Medicine
There is often a moment before someone joins the training, and it tends to arrive quietly rather than all at once, more like a feeling than a decision, something that sits gently in the background and continues to return, a sense that cacao is more t
Can Cacao Lower Cortisol? A Deeper, More Personal Look Through Ceremony
When people arrive at a cacao ceremony with I AM BEING, they are not just coming for cacao. They are arriving with something. Together, we are all arriving with something. That’s a beautiful thought in itself no? A time where we come together,
Cacao Ceremonies in London: A Return to Self with I AM BEING
I adore London, I really do, but it is a city that moves fast, demands much, and rarely pauses. Cacao ceremonies offer something profoundly different and needed in wellness and to be really frank about it, other wellness modalities don’t do wha
The Mayans and the Sacred Journey of Cacao
I just returned from a transformative week deep within the lands of the Maya where cacao is not just a plant, it is the heartbeat of culture, a language of spirit, and a pathway to the soul. The Maya live in close harmony with the forest and their ca
Cacao and the Wisdom of Trees: Heritage, Roots and the Living Spirit of Mother Cacao
The Tree Behind the Cup When we sit in ceremony with cacao, we are not simply drinking a warm cup of chocolate. We are communing with a tree. Cacao comes from the evergreen tree Theobroma cacao, a name that translates from Greek as food of the gods.
How to Hold Space in a Cacao Ceremony and Why I’m Finally Ready to Teach It (soon)
Over the past year, one question keeps coming back to me: “Can you teach me how to hold space in a cacao ceremony?” And if I’m honest, that question has stirred a lot inside me. Not because I don’t want to share, but because holding space fee