explained that I had allowed myself to run away from the irritants in my life. I avoided the bad, rotten parts and ignored the feelings that stirred up ugly emotions. The healer continued to bury me until just my head was sticking out of the beach. At that moment, I was forced to face my irritants. I learned to confront the toxic relationships and acknowledge the pieces of my life that were weighing me down. I found comfort in the pressure and pushed out of the sand, renewed for a chance at resolving my irritants beyond the sandpit I was buried in. My Cellular Calling The fourth lesson I learned led me to one of my greatest callings. We left for a hike through the wilderness, and I soon discovered we were going to participate in a sacred cacao ceremony. I had heard about these ceremonies and their time-honored healing qualities, but I never participated in one myself. We started by meditating together, and then the cacao was passed around. We each were given a chance to radiate our love, our gratitude, our intentions, and our strength in the now and the future into the cacao. Together, we sipped on the luxurious, raw, sweet drink, soaking up the healing, power, and strength it encompassed that we had poured into it. Afterward, we were given a tour of the grounds, and it was there, as they were explaining the growth of cacao and we were looking at this little bean, that I felt my cells calling me to act. I knew it was my mission to bring the healing, transformative properties of cacao to the mainstream world. I was being called to introduce the cacao’s ability to stimulate cognition, foster healthy emotions, rejuvenate mental health, and aid in immunity to others who were starving for it. It had been shown to increase feelings of love, and it was such a finite, healing, powerful tool that I had to share with the world.
littered my face. It was the worst breakout I had experienced, and still my worst breakout to this day. When I finally caught sight of myself in a mirror, I was ashamed, far too embarrassed to let this be the impression others had of me. As I reached for makeup to cover my face, the healer caught sight of me and stopped me dead in my tracks. “Don’t cover up your face,” he said to me. Picking a fruit, he showed me how its skin was covered in scrapes, blemishes, and bumps. It was imperfect and damaged in every way, but when you opened it up, you were treated to some of the world’s most viable healing nutrients. “Why won’t you accept every blemish as part of you?” By the time I returned home, my face had cleared, and I had learned to accept my flaws as part of my journey. Let Your Soul Speak That same day, my throat caught, and I suffered from a coughing fit. I couldn’t go very long without having to cough, reaching for water to soothe my throat. I could tell the healer was worried, checking in on me periodically throughout the night. I felt like a burden, a problem he had to deal with when he should be sleeping. Finally, he explained to me that my incessant coughing was my soul begging for attention. It wanted to be heard. It craved my listening ear. For so long, I muffled out my true spirit, hid my blemishes, and shied away from what my soul wanted. My soul was finally speaking, and it was time for me to listen. I had to give it this moment, opening my mind to its true calling. Confront the Parts You Don’t Like Later that week, we did yoga in the sand, and by the time we finished, sweat was pouring out of me. I didn’t want to finish our session with a meditation on the beach, where coarse sand would cling to my entire body. I headed toward the grass, but the healer stopped me. Irritated, I asked if we could just move our meditation. But the healer led me back to the beach, laid me down, and began to bury me in the sand. My mind flashed with panic as my feet and legs were submerged. Calmly, the healer
source. It’s a tool on the path toward radical self-love, pushing our souls to the very essence of their being. Every time I drink or eat Cacao Bliss, I’m reminded of this powerful week I spent in the wilderness with a healer. I’m pulled back into the lessons, and I confront my own journey. So much has changed since I sat wild-eyed, covered in pimples and sand on a beach in Costa Rica, but my connection to this part of my journey continues to thrive. Each journey I take across our great Earth fosters a connection, regardless of how powerful or small it is. Every trip isn’t as transformative as my Costa Rican adventures and journeys, but each one leaves me feeling just a little bit more connected to our great source. Each land I visit, every tradition I’m part of, every culture I learn about, fills my soul and pushes me to grow.
And I already can’t wait for the next adventure.
And that was the birth of Cacao Bliss.
Today, I have a line of products infused with cacao and superfoods, designed to empower us and our bodies toward healing. It repairs and restores on a cellular level, honoring our souls and their connection to the
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