Come celebrate the powerful and ancient festival of Beltane with an evening of delicious cacao as we drum, move our bodies and immerse in sacred sound 💃🎶🌿🌸
We will move and awaken our bodies...shaking off the winter and re-vitalising our energy as we welcome the summer and the light half of the year 🌞
Beltane . or Bealtaine is a powerful portal celebrating the start of summer - fires would have been lit across the country in deep reverence of the natural world - a time of abundance, fertility and rebirth - a time of sensuality (the lusty month of may), community and sacred union of the divine feminine and masculine. The Cailleach becomes the goddess Brigid - symbolising the transition from the dark to the light.
We are so excited to invite you to our monthly Feel-Good Fridays!!
An evening of pure indulgence, a space for you to arrive and be held in a blanket of unconditional love…a place to be nurtured and nourished with delicious plant medicine, gentle flowing movement, heavenly meditation and journeying through sacred sound into a space of deep rest, pure being and blissful relaxation 🌈
🌿 Cacao Ceremony with Sacred Smoke Cleansing.
🧘♀️Grounding Breathwork & Heart Opening Meditation
🥁 Drum & Rhythm Journey with the Energy of Fire Awakening
🧘♀️Gentle Guided Movement and Dance to Awaken our Bodies
🎶 Sacred Chants, Mantra & Medicine Songs (you are welcome to join in or receive)
🌟 Sacred Shamanic Sound Journey
☕️ Teas & Yummy Treats
Come join me on this exploration as we journey together through the medicine of movement, breath and sound. We will co-create an empowering and transformative space together to celebrate this auspicious time 🌞
We connect deeply with the sacred medicine of Cacao with a heavenly meditation and some gentle breathwork, before we drum together in a powerful circle...this is where the magick happens as we release tension from body, mind and soul and go deeper into a meditative state through the entrainment of your brainwaves into a slower and deeper state 🧘♀️
We will take some gentle movement, suitable for all, and, for those that wish to join in...there will be opportunity for some circle songs and fun exercises to activate our voices...this is optional and you may just wish to bathe in the sound 💃
We then relax into a beautifully crafted sound medicine journey....
As you rest, I will bathe you in soft, soothing sounds, designed to help the body fully relax and unwind in joyful bliss – bringing you a little bit of Heaven on Earth.
We will close the evening with some devotional heart songs from around the world (you are very welcome to join in) and some grounding snacks before you leave.
It is advised that you arrive with an empty stomach, leaving at least a couple of hours after your last meal – don’t worry, there will be tasty treats available.
Think of gentle candlelight, warm chocolate, oodles of blankets and cushions to support you whilst you rest and are bathed in the powerfully healing sounds of the singing bowls, gongs, chimes, drums, rattles and sounds from around the world, woven together with magickal and etheric mantra, toning and vocals to warm your heart and soothe your soul.
For those that wish to partake, we will work with the incredibly alchemical and powerful plant teacher - Mama Cacao, a highly nutritious and deeply healing tree native to the Amazon basin. Cacao is chocolate in its purest and most unprocessed form, full of amazing minerals and an array of health benefits – she works directly with the heart and the circulatory system bringing about a deeper sense of peace and calm.
Cacao teaches us about balance and how to live a more heart-centred life, her energy can be soothing, healing, releasing, connecting, deepening or creative. She offers a warm and loving embrace for the soul, helping us to open our hearts, returning to a natural state of feeling, rather than over-thinking. She heals our hearts, connects us to the world around us and helps us to heal our inner-child – as she opens the gateway to the heart, we can experience deeper meditation and spiritual connection.
An alternative Rose tea will be offered for those who are caffeine sensitive or unable to drink Cacao
Where: EmBodhi Wellbeing @ Trethorne Leisure Farm (Full directions on booking)
**Cacao:
Cacao (Theobroma Cacao) is a small tree native to South America. The Theobroma part of the name translates from Greek as ‘Food of the Gods’ and is an incredible superfood. Its seeds, cacao beans, are used in the making of chocolate and was domesticated from Mexico to the Amazon Basin more than 5000 years ago. Cacao beans have been both used as a ritual drink and as major currency in pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilisations, especially revered by the Aztecs, Olmecs and Mayans for its medicinal, ceremonial and culinary qualities.
After the Spanish were introduced to Cacao by Moctezuma, emperor of the Aztec empire, the drink was introduced to the Spanish court and within a century its popularity spread across Europe and from there…chocolate was born.
Unfortunately, today’s chocolate is over-processed, full of sugar and has lost most of its healthy qualities with little cacao and a lot of unhealthy fats. We will be working with high grade, ceremonial and pure unprocessed cacao…with all the good stuff…
· Rich in monounsaturated fats which your body needs to keep your heart healthy and reduce bad cholesterol levels
· A high source of iron (the highest in nature), potassium and naturally occurring fibre and protein.
· Packed with flavonoids which have been shown to help lower blood pressure and improve blood flow to the brain and heart.
· These flavonoids may also help increase insulin sensitivity, reducing your risk of diabetes.
· One of the highest sources of magnesium in nature, full of antioxidants, calcium, zinc, copper and selenium. May help to reduce the risk of heart disease by reducing body inflammation and stress on cells.
· Eating cacao and dark chocolate of 70% plus has been shown to lower chemical markers of stress, improving mood, bringing a sense of calm and reducing stress.
· Improved cognitive and neurological function, reduction of tiredness and fatigue, supports a healthy gut, healthy skin, teeth, bones and muscles.
**Cacao is safe for MOST people, however, please let me know if you are experiencing the following conditions as we may need to reduce your dose or offer an alternative...
· There is a small amount of caffeine in Cacao, much less than a cup of coffee – bear this in mind if you are sensitive to caffeine.
· Pregnant or breastfeeding
· If you are taking antidepressants or SSRI’s
· Digestive issues i.e., IBS, GERD
· Heart conditions, blood pressure
If you have any questions, please do get in touch.
Please also let me know if you have/are any of the following
• Epilepsy
• Pacemaker
• Metal plates in body
• Sound sensitive (earplugs recommended)
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