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Your Ceremony · Lake Atitlán

A Cacao Ceremony with Mateo

Forty-five minutes on the dock, from the place your cacao comes from.

You made it. This is yours now — the same sit we hold here at the lake, led by Mateo from the dock in Tzununá. Come back to it whenever you need to slow down.

Before you begin

Give yourself the full forty-five minutes. Turn your phone to do-not-disturb. Find a spot where you won't be interrupted.

Prepare your cacao first, so it's warm in your hands when Mateo begins:

  1. Chop or shave about 1 oz (a small block) of your cacao.
  2. Warm 8–10 oz of water or milk — hot, never boiling.
  3. Stir, whisk, or blend until smooth. Add a pinch of whatever calls you: cinnamon, chili, honey, salt.
  4. Hold the cup. Set one intention. Then press play.

First time sitting with cacao?

There's nothing to get right. Drink slowly, stay with your breath, and let the cacao do what she does. If you want the longer version, read how to host a cacao ceremony at home.

This is not a performance. It's a practice. Sit as often as you like.

When your block runs low

The cacao in this ceremony is the same one we ship from the lake — single-origin, fire-roasted, made by the women's collective in Tzununá.

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Sourced from four Guatemalan family farms. Processed by the women's collective in Tzununá, on the western shore of Lake Atitlán. 5% of profits to local community projects.