Cacao Ceremony ($20.00)

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Presenter: Silvermoon Chocolate, Aradhana Silvermoon and Truth-I Manifest
Time: Saturday, 5:00 - 6:30 PM
Cost: $20
Location Learning Lab Porch

In their Cacao Ceremony, a strong, sacramental cacao elixir will be served as Aradhana and Truth-I weave together a synergistic musical, meditative, energy cultivation experience of ceremonial chocolate, music and prayer! This is an opportunity for channeling creativity, opening to ecstatic states, freeing our voices and connecting to the energies of the heart-fire.

Aradhana Silvermoon and Truth-I Manifest, founders of Asheville, NC-based organic raw chocolate company Silvermoon Chocolate, and lead singers of the folk/funk/hip-hop band I,Star, have a passion for music and chocolate! As longtime practitioners/teachers of yoga and qigong, they have been working with unroasted cacao for over 11 years, creating delectable, superfood-enhanced treats, while observing and experimenting with its physical and metaphysical properties. Their concurrent study of herbalism and human energetics of various traditions has led them to a profound and unique perspective in the use of cacao as a sacrament, elixir, and catalyst for inner alchemy and higher consciousness.

Theobroma Cacao, which literally translates to "cacao, food of the gods" has been used for centuries in ceremonial and spiritual contexts, and is one of the most powerful, yet gentle facilitators for inner work. The spirit of the cacao is potent and can assist greatly in any transformational shifts one is working towards. It has been known to clear negative emotions, liberate euphoric states, and assist in connecting to pure heart energy. Cacao is scientifically known to contain high amounts of PEA, or phenylethlylmine, a neurotransmitter naturally produced in the body when we fall in love, and anandamide, also known as the bliss hormone, therefore providing a natural high by boosting the body's natural "feel good" chemicals.