Ceremonial Cacao Experiences
Discover our history
Everything started in 2017, when we decided to found the non-profit association, Chakana, aims to generate an emotional and transpersonal growth in our society. In workshops, performances and lectures we approach the theme of reconnection with the earth and our emotions. The aim is to shift our attention from our intellectual body to our emotions and from there to perceive things from a different perspective. The association acts as a community platform in Zurich, doing various events to raise funds for native communities in the Amazon. After 4 years of doing benefit events, we decided to go one step further, and with this, to make our actions lucrative for us too. That is how we decided at 2022 to found Mama Cacao, offering a quality, healthy product that we are proud and happy to share with you. Reconnecting with the jungles of South America. As well as events, where the philosophy of Chakana is still alive. Continuing with the community and making it grow even more. Generating spaces where personal and collective development are one.
What is a cacao dance ceremony?
A cacao ceremony is a community gathering centered around the ancestral drink of cacao. We drink cacao to meditate and express gratitude for all that we have and all that we are. The flood of theobromine and other feel-good molecules in cacao opens up your heart, helping you connect with yourself and your community. Some of the benefits include: An open heart, pure happiness and bliss, a deep connection with life, a feeling of belonging and love toward others, a desire to be kind, connection with your inner child, playfulness, joy and thankfulness. On these special gatherings, we invite you to connect to the cacao medicine to open our hearts, heal and celebrate together. Surrounded by live music and ceremonial chants, we will delve into our deepest feelings. After connecting, we activate our bodies to move during a dance journey, to bring out and share all this bliss and playfulness. A cacao ceremony with live music and ceremonial chants, followed by a dance session with a live act: without a doubt, an unforgettable experience awaits.
Creating your Ritual
Many shamanic traditions teach that plants have a higher level of consciousness, and that by ingesting them we’re able to access expanded states of awareness. By creating a ritual with a cup of warm ceremonial grade cacao, you are developing your own connection with Mama Cacao. You can include a cacao ritual in any creative endeavor you like. Regardless of the activity, taking the time to pause, inquire and listen is just as important as the task-oriented, high-focus work we do, and creating a ritual can help with this. It’s often in moments of ceremony that we have our greatest insights, helping us work clearly and effectively. To start cultivating your own connection with Mama Cacao, we recommend attending our rituals and ceremonies. Rituals can make any everyday situation special and memorable. They help create unique spaces, circumstances and experiences, where the sacred can take place.
The benefits of Ceremonial Cacao
This heart-warming or “heart-opening” sensation is what brings about the uniquely expansive, peaceful, open, and elevated physical and mental states that cacao ceremonies revolve around. The higher the quality of the bean used to make the paste, the more powerful the sensations.
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MUSCULATURE & REGENERATION Supply your muscles with plant-based proteins (amino acids), carbohydrates, minerals and vitamins. Legal notice: A varied and balanced diet is essential for a healthy lifestyle.
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ACTIVITY & ENERGY METABOLISM Support your energy metabolism with foods that mainly contain carbohydrates, minerals and vitamins. Legal notice: A varied and balanced diet is essential for a healthy lifestyle.
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PSYCHE & NERVOUS SYSTEM Strengthen your psyche and nervous system with foods containing mainly carbohydrates, minerals, vitamins and micronutrients. Legal notice: A varied and balanced diet is essential for a healthy lifestyle.
