yourself. You feel more focused and plugged in to what is around
and within you. There is more enquiry in each posture and a
stability of mind in meditation that will amaze you. Writing will
flow from you and you’ll experience your partner in a new and
heightened way.
Love is an elevation of self and, used wisely, this tool has far
reaching capabilities.
The science
The health benefits are pretty great too. 100% cacao increases
blood flow by dilating the arteries, thus lowering blood pressure,
reducing heart disease and stroke - one study found that
cardiovascular disease was cut by 37% and stroke by 29%. It
balances out good and bad cholesterols, enhances your mood,
has aphrodisiac properties and is even an appetite suppressant.
So, along with it being packed with vitamins, minerals and
antioxidants, cacao also has anti-inflammatory properties. By
consuming around 20g per day you can significantly reduce the
build up of plaque in your arteries.
So there is no surprise that we all love chocolate - but not all
chocolate is equal. You need to find a good source, one which still
contains the goodness, and therefore, all the above benefits.
Do that and this wonder stuff can elevate your mood, your
health, and your love life. It’s so good that you’ll soon be having it
for breakfast too!
Jo De Rosa is founder and director of Inner Guidance Retreat
Centre in Lavenham, UK, where ceremonial grade cacao is used
and sold (InnerGuidance.co.uk)
Inner Guidance Cacao Ceremony recipe
Ingredients
¹/ 8 of a cup of ceremonial grade cacao (20g)
¹/ 8 of a cup of cashew nuts
Add sweetener to taste (around 1-2 teaspoons of xylitol)
1 teaspoon of maca
1 teaspoon of lucuma
a drop of pure vanilla extract (or flavour of your choice)
Method
- Put all of your ingredients into your food processor and blitz
at a high speed until cashews have broken down and you’re
left with a smooth drink. - In a high powered blender, the cacao will heat itself with
friction. - In a conventional blender, you may need to warm your
cacao on the hob. - We heat ours to around 46°C, so it is warm – but still raw
and not hot enough to cook out the goodies. - If you are not using cashews and water to make cashew milk
- you can use any nut/coconut milk, just not dairy milk, as
it inhibits the uptake of the active compounds in the cacao.
- you can use any nut/coconut milk, just not dairy milk, as
- Store: in an airtight container/bottle in the fridge
- Shelf Life: will last up to 3 days in the fridge
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love what you find, then you can join the subsequent monthly
beginners' evenings at any time.
INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCING Tantrikas will join the
'TANTRA CLUB', which meets fortnightly, on the second and
fourth Wednesday of each month. You will need to commit to the
full term, to allow for continuity and deepening of the work within
the group.
ADVANCED 'AWAKENING INTIMACY' TANTRA GROUP
meets monthly on the first Wednesday of the month. It is a
closed group, and the commitment is termly. We deepen our
practice in more advanced modalities.
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'TANTRA CLUB', which meets fortnightly, on the second and
fourth Wednesday of each month. You will need to commit to the
full term, to allow for continuity and deepening of the work within
the group.
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