Welcome everybody.
Thank you for being here.
I'm going to invite you to hold your cacao.
Placing it against your heart.
Feeling the warmth resting there on your chest.
Closing our eyes.
Taking a slow nourishing breath in And a long gentle breath out.
And again,
In.
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.
In to out.
Allow your breath to soften your body.
Lacing your shoulders.
Unclenching your jaw.
As you arrive here.
I call upon the goddesses,
Our angels,
Our guides and our loved ones in spirit.
Surround this space with pure love so that we may feel safe.
Surround each of us with your loving presence so that we may feel protected.
And guide us with your wisdom.
So that we may move through this experience in a way that serves our highest good.
May we be held.
May we be guarded.
May we be open to receive.
Breathing in that beautiful energy.
Feeling that light wrapping around you like a warm blanket breathing it into your heart.
Light connecting us all here in this space together tonight.
Breathing it in.
.
.
Feeling the warmth of your cacao resting against your heart as we start to open to the magic in our cups.
Thank you Mama Cacao for this divine gift that we are about to receive.
Thank you to the farmers and families who nurture and harvest this sacred plant.
And thank you to the ancestors and the traditional custodians of the land upon which this cacao first grew.
And we thank the elements that make our life possible,
Make Cacao's life possible.
To Earth that grounds us.
To air that breathes nourishing life into us.
To water that cleanses and moves through us.
To fire that warms us and ignites our passions.
And to Spirit that guides us towards our highest good.
May this space be held with love.
May it be a space of honesty and connection.
And may each of us receive exactly what we need today.
Feeling the warmth of the cacao in your hands.
I invite you now.
To gently place it at your solar plexus,
Just above your belly button.
Feel the warmth radiating there.
And just for a moment allow that warmth to awaken the golden energy within.
In tonight's ceremony.
We're going to take our first three sips together.
Three intentional sips,
Three invitations to connect deeper to our solar plexus.
And with our first sit together.
This is to remember your power.
Your power,
It has never been somewhere outside of you,
Waiting for someone to hand it back.
And as you sip,
Remember it is there.
Feel it deep within.
As that first sip of cacao enters your body,
Breathing into its energy.
Say to yourself,
I remember the power within me.
I remember the power within me.
With our second sip together.
This is to reclaim your power.
Keep promises that you have made to yourself.
Learn to say no.
Forgive yourself.
Reclaiming our power is found in these simple,
Personal choices.
And as you sip,
Remember that no one else can live your life for you.
As you breathe into the energy of that sip.
Just say to yourself.
I reclaim my power with ease.
I reclaim my power with ease.
With our third sit together.
This is to use your power.
Our solar plexus is our action energy centre.
And without inspired action,
Nothing will change.
So as you sip,
Recognise that you get to choose.
Because knowing your power isn't the destination.
Acting from it is.
As you breathe into the energy of that sip.
Say to yourself,
I act with clarity and courage.
I act.
With clarity and courage.
Breathing in to that energy.
Remembering your power.
Reclaiming your power and then using your power.
Continue to sip your cacao as that power within you starts to stir and grow.
Bright like the sun,
Warm from within My power is true,
I act,
I do I remember my power It's been waiting for me I reclaim my power,
The choice I can see I use my power,
I choose what will My power is true I do My energy,
I remember I feel it at my center My power is true,
I am I do.
My energy I reclaim It's my life,
My name My power is true I do My energy I use Knowing I get to choose My power is true,
I am I do My power is true I act,
I do feeling the warmth of the cacao running through you.
Feeling your solar plexus activating.
Going to invite you to make yourself nice and comfortable.
Keeping your eyes closed.
As you take a nice slow breath in.
And a gentle breath out.
And start to imagine that you're standing at the beginning of a path.
The sun is warm on your skin.
There is a beautiful golden light all around you.
You feel the warmth that the sun gently touches that space above your belly button.
Your solar plexus.
Your center of energy.
Your inner fire.
Take a moment to feel that warmth.
And when you're ready.
Begin to walk.
Slowly.
One step at a time.
There is nowhere that you need to be.
Nothing that you need to achieve.
Just walk.
Noticing the path beneath your feet.
The warmth of the sun on your skin.
The gentleness of your breath.
As you continue walking.
The path begins to change.
It whines gently.
It rises.
Path expands.
And eventually you come to a place where the path divides.
And now there are different directions that you could take.
There are no signs,
No instructions.
No one to tell you which way to go.
Just you.
And your choices.
Take a moment here.
Look at the paths before you.
Notice which one draws your attention.
You don't need to know where it leads.
You don't need to know what waits around the next bend.
Simply ask yourself.
Where do I want to go?
And when you are ready.
Choose.
Take your first step.
Then another.
Feel the energy of that choice moving through you.
I act.
I do.
Continue along your path.
And as you walk.
The path changes again.
Something unexpected appears.
The way becomes more difficult.
And you realise this isn't the direction that you want to take anymore.
And that's okay.
Because you can choose again.
You are not trapped by your old choices.
You can pause.
You can turn.
You can begin again.
And so you continue.
One choice.
One step.
One moment at a time.
Eventually the path begins to rise gently.
And you reach a place where you can stop thinking.
And just look back for a moment.
See the path that you've travelled.
Every turn.
Every choice.
Every step.
Not to judge the path that you took.
But to simply recognise that you brought yourself here.
And ahead of you there are still many paths.
Many possibilities.
Many places you could go.
You don't need to know which one comes next.
For now.
Feel the warmth of the sun above you.
Feel the golden warmth of your solar plexus within.
And remember your power.
Reclaim your power.
And use your power.
You get to choose.
Taking a nice slow breath in.
And as you breathe out Let yourself begin walking again.
No destination.
No need to know what comes next.
Just one step.
And then another.
And another.
And now,
Allow the sound of the gong to become part of your journey.
Let it carry you.
Along this pathway and take you wherever you need to go.
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You as the sound begins to soften.
Notice the path beneath your feet becoming the ground beneath your body.
Notice the warmth of the sun becoming the warmth of the room around you.
And as you slowly and gently return to yourself.
May you always remember that this personal power within you It's not about being more powerful.
It's about remembering that you have a choice.
Then practice choosing what you want.
That's your power.
Thank you.
And blessed be.
