✨ A Ceremony of the Heart
Join Sophia Alexandra and Ricardo Goni for a morning of deep connection, gentle movement, and traditional ceremonial cacao. This experience is a sacred invitation to come home to yourself, reconnect with your heart, and awaken your inner wisdom through ritual and presence.
🌀 What to Expect
Opening Circle & Introduction to Cacao
We will begin by sharing the origins and spiritual significance of cacao as a heart-opening medicine.
The ceremony is guided by Ricardo Goni, a Mexican Medicine Man and guardian of Mayan traditions. Since 2012, Ricardo has walked the Peace Journey, bringing ancestral teachings across Mexico, South America, Europe, and Asia.
If you’re walking a path of healing—letting go of old wounds, reconnecting with love and trust—this ceremony offers a space for forgiveness, clarity, and expansion.
🧘♀️ Movement & Embodiment
Sophia will guide a movement practice for you to explore your inner terrain and open the body to fully receive the cacao and emotional clarity it can bring. It will be a gentle, explorative practice with some time spent in longer held yin postures to relax the muscles, open the heart and bring you deeper into the body.
Please note that all movement is always invitational and variations will always be offered.
Sophia is a yoga teacher and menstrual cycle mentor. Born in the UK with Caribbean roots, Sophia has a deep passion for bringing more rest, connection & groundedness into her own life and the lives of others. She is also deeply passionate about the medicine of cacao and has witnessed firsthand the incredible insights the medicine has gifted.
Ceremonial Cacao
We will share pure ceremonial cacao, sourced from native Mexican seeds, as used by the Aztecs, Mayans, and other Indigenous cultures.
Cacao works subtly yet deeply—opening the heart, guiding emotions, and amplifying inner clarity. It is rich in magnesium, theobromine, serotonin precursors, and many other compounds that support joy, focus, and emotional release.
You’ll be guided to drink with intention, listen to the spirit of cacao, and gently release what no longer serves you.
💫 This Ceremony is for You If You Are:
• Seeking to reconnect with the wisdom of the heart
• Ready to release emotional blockages and open to healing
• Looking to deepen self-awareness and energetic clarity
• Longing for a calm and gentle space to rest, reflect, and realign
• Wishing to participate in an ancestral ceremony rooted in love, respect, and community
🌿 What to Bring:
• Comfortable clothing for movement and ceremony
• A bottle of water
• A light breakfast (please avoid eating 2 hours before)
• Avoid coffee or strong stimulants; herbal tea is recommended
⚠️ Important Notes & Contraindications
This ceremony is not suitable if you:
• Are currently taking antidepressants (SSRIs or MAOIs)
• Have a diagnosed psychiatric condition
• Have a serious heart condition or nut allergy
🎟️ Tickets & Booking
• £35 regular / £30 early bird (limited spaces)
• Tickets are non-refundable, but can be transferred to another participant with prior notice
🙏 A Note on Sacred Space
Please respect the ceremony:
• No photos or videos during the event
• No recordings or use of rituals outside of this space unless you have received direct permission from the elders of the Mayan traditions
Let this be a time to turn inward, open gently, and honour the unseen with humility and joy.
We look forward to sharing this sacred experience with you.
With love,
Sophia & Ricardo
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