Cacao is deeply connected to the heart on multiple levels—physically, spiritually, emotionally, and energetically. It is often referred to as being a heart opener, but what does it truly mean to open the heart? In this blog, we share our team’s personal experiences, along with some research for a deeper understanding.
Connecting to one’s heart can be seen as the process of expanding one’s capacity for love, compassion and connection. It allows one to shift from fear-based to trusting and being more present. By connecting with the heart and vulnerability we are given the opportunity to grow in giving and receiving love more freely.
"Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it." — Rumi
Capturing experiences, feelings, or sensations in words can be challenging, so we asked our team to describe their personal journey with cacao in connection to the heart in just a few sentences:
Our team’s heart-opening experience with cacao
⬖ Leonie: “Imagine the warmest loving motherly hug from nature. That's how I can best describe the effect of cacao. Is it such a gift from nature, the way it nourishes our bodies and allows us to connect with our hearts through an eye of compassion and playful joy. What helps me to connect with this effect of cacao, is to put everything aside and take a moment for freeflow creation. For example: making a delicious cacao drink, putting on music I like and just free flowing my pencils on the paper. These moments are truly heartopening and precious to me.”
⬖ Steffie: “I experience the heart-opening energy of cacao on a subtle level, enhancing what’s already present within me. When I take the time to sit with myself, it often manifests as a sense of calm, contentment, and optimism. In ceremony, it shows up as giddiness and an effortless ability to connect deeply, especially in one-on-one interactions. While it might be tempting to rely on cacao as a shortcut to feeling good, I’ve found that it only works that way when I’m truly open to it, which is not always the case. I cherish my cacao moments and let my body and mind’s response be a mirror for my inner world.”
⬖ Julia: “Cacao is a nourishing elixir that helps me relax, drop deeper into trust, and connect with my intuition. It calms my mind, allowing me to feel more centered in my heart. From this grounded state, I can more easily connect with others without being pulled away from my center. It serves as an anchor, allowing me to stay rooted in my heart and serve those around me from a place of inner strength and presence, feeling more loving and compassionate.”
⬖ Erik: “I like to explain it as how it supports in shifting your awareness from the mind to the heart. When we connect with the world and people around us from our heart space, this is a very different approach than from our mind and thoughts. It's powerful to experience and it is nice to notice the difference. Small reminders to shift our attention and awareness to our heart space help, not only cacao of course! Cacao does not just create this, but it is one of the most powerful ways of supporting you in doing this. Whether you call this the cacao spirit or energy guiding you, or have other words for it I leave up to you.”
As you can see from our team’s reflections, each of us connects to our heart through cacao in a unique way. We invite you to discover your own way of hearing the whispers of your heart more clearly.
A warm heartfelt cacao hug from all of us,
♡