Cacao Ceremony: Listening at the Threshold @RISEilience Yoga

Ceremony is an invitation to slow down, listen deeply, and reconnect with yourself, your community, and the unseen sources of wisdom that support your life. This nourishing cacao beverage is made from the same bean used to make chocolate, but grown and processed in a very different, and ceremonial way. Cacao has an ancient history of being an integral and sacred part of the Central & South American traditions. Connecting with Cacao gently invites us to become more present, open-hearted, and available for connection with ourselves and one another.

Many traditions honor this specific time of year as a threshold between realms, a season of remembrance, intuition, and inner listening. Together, we will create space to bow to the path behind us, receive the wisdom within, and bring forward what is ready to emerge. 

Please bring a journal & pen.

Prior to the ceremony, it is recommended to not have caffeine for at least 4 hours nor a heavy meal within an hour before.

Takeaways:

• Open to a deeper connection with your heart and inner knowing

• Experience cacao as a supportive ally for reflection and presence

• Explore cycles of change, release, and emergence

• Experience the support of gathering in intentional community.

• Leave feeling more grounded, open-hearted, connected, and clear 

Nicole Stratis is on a path of learning, practicing, and sharing abdominal massage, biodynamic craniosacral, kundalini and hatha yoga, herbalism, and ceremony to support deeper connection between the body, soul, earth, and community. Her work is rooted in the belief that the body holds an innate intelligence and that healing unfolds through presence, awareness, and a compassionate relationship with ourselves. Through these practices, Nicole guides others toward greater embodiment, nervous system resilience, inner wisdom, and trust in one’s personal path.