Hand-peeled in Tzununá · Free shipping over $75 · Women-made, single-origin
Single-origin ceremonial cacao · Lake Atitlán

From four family farms
to your cup.

One pound of 100% PURE Holy Wow Cacao — hand-peeled in Tzununá, fire-roasted and pressed into block by the women's collective on the lake. Slow, physical work, done by people we know by name.

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Nothing subtracted, nothing added. Ships from the source.

Frothy ceremonial cacao in handmade ceramic mugs
Women-made
Women-made
Single-origin
Single-origin
Hand-peeled
Hand-peeled
Fire-roasted
Fire-roasted
Naturally grown
Naturally grown
Hand-peeled cacao beans beside a cup of ceremonial cacao
The 1 lb Block

One pound. A season of ceremony.

From $55 · free shipping over $75

100% PURE, single-origin, hand-peeled in Tzununá. Nothing subtracted, nothing added — whole-lotta wonderful cacao butter still in there. Enough for a season of ceremony, a string of slow mornings, or one really thorough Heart Opener.

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Ships from four family farms by way of the women's collective on Lake Atitlán.

Instead of a jolt, a hug. Instead of adrenaline, presence. Instead of outsourcing your energy… cultivating it from within.

Cacao contains a compound called theobromine — a gentle, long-lasting stimulant that works differently from caffeine. Instead of a quick spike and crash, it smoothly opens the blood vessels, supports calm alertness rather than fight-or-flight, opens the heart, not just the mind. This is biology, not marketing.

Women of the Tzununá collective hand-peeling cacao in the garden
Tzununá · Lake Atitlán · Sololá

Cacao that knows where it's from.

Our cacao grows on four Guatemalan family farms — Las Victorias, Rio Dulce, Suchitepéquez, Alta Verapaz — and comes home to Tzununá, a village on the western shore of Lake Atitlán, where a women's collective peels each bean by hand and fire-roasts it the old way.

No middlemen. No mystery. The bean travels from people we know by name to your cup. Five percent of profits goes back to the community that grows it — school sponsorship, Water4Life, the lakeshore, Casa Tot Loy.

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Three pairs of hands, one block.

01 · GROWN

Four family farms

Single-origin beans from named Guatemalan regions — not a blended commodity lot.

02 · PEELED

By hand, in Tzununá

Each bean hand-peeled by the women's collective. Slow, physical, uncertifiably organic-AF.

03 · ROASTED

Over fire, pressed to block

Fire-roasted the traditional way and pressed into block. Cacao butter still in there.

What people say after their first sit

Real words from people who sit with us. Verified reviews via Judge.me

★★★★★

“I start every day with this goodness. I love Matt's mission & the origin of this medicine.”

— Deb Barry
★★★★★

“It's smoothie weather and I am using my cacao every single day. I love it love it love it!”

— Sanderson
★★★★★

“Nice, creamy, gentle.”

— Verified buyer

How to sit with her

This is not a recipe. It's a practice. Do it however it's honest for you.

SHAVE

Shave off a piece

An ounce, give or take. More for ceremony, less for a slow morning. There's no correct amount — find what's honest for you.

MELT

Melt into your cup

Into hot water or warm milk, whisked frothy with a molinillo. Add what you love — honey, chili, a pinch of salt. Make it yours.

SIT

Then actually sit

No rushing. Cacaocita is patient. Breathe. See what she shows you.

Questions, answered honestly

What makes this “ceremonial” cacao?
It's 100% pure cacao — nothing subtracted, nothing added — from single-origin Guatemalan beans, hand-peeled and fire-roasted by a women's collective. No sugar, no fillers, no Dutch processing. Ceremonial-grade means whole, traceable, and strong enough to actually sit with. Read our full guide to ceremonial cacao →
Will it keep me up like coffee?
It works differently. The lift comes mostly from theobromine, not caffeine — a gentle, long-lasting opening rather than a spike and crash. Most people feel calm alertness, not the wired feeling. Many sip it in the morning in place of coffee. Cacao vs coffee — a deeper look →
How much is one cup, and how long will a block last?
A ceremonial serving is around an ounce; a lighter daily cup, less. One pound is enough for a season of ceremony or a long string of slow mornings. Find your balance — there's no single correct dose.
Is this a real Mayan ceremony?
We honour the tradition by being intentional with it, not by claiming to replicate it perfectly. The cacao ceremony we practice today draws from that lineage while finding its form wherever you are now. Take what works. Leave the rest. What is a cacao ceremony? →
Shipping & returns?
Free shipping on orders over $75. Your block ships with a little love baked in. If something's not right, take a breath and reach out — we'll make it good.
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From polyphenols to presence…

One pound of 100% PURE Holy Wow Cacao, from four family farms to your cup. We currently have cacao available.

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May we receive what we need and give what we can.

Vegan Dairy-free Non-GMO Gluten-free Keto-friendly No sugar added