Reflection - Cacao Ceremony
Release - Gentle Yoga Dance
Restore - Gong Bath

Cacao Ceremony
Cacao is a gentle plant medicine celebrated by Mayan people in ceremony. The effects are known to increase blood supply to the heart and release of PEA (the love hormone). On a subtle level it is a good time to try listening to your heart for it may whisper to you, like the kind words of a grandmother. There will be a brief introduction to cacao and the Goddess, Ixcacao. You will then be guided to find an intention for your ceremony; a meaning for you that is personal. You can then meditate on this as you sip the cacao. Our aim is to simply listen to what our hearts or bodily sensations are telling us.

Gentle Yoga Dance
Once the ceremony is finished the cacao continues to work and some gentle Yoga Dance can complement the process. It helps to shift stagnating movement or energy and afterwards you will feel more supple and alive. It’s up to you how you want to move;slow, fast, big or small movements......or maybe just meditate. The simplest thing is to listen to what your body is telling you to do.

Full Moon Gong Bath - Strawberry Moon
Under the phase of June’s Strawberry Full Moon we will relax with a Gong Bath Savasana to restore the mind and body. Astrologers believe that the Strawberry Full Moon is a time for healing and letting go;whilst you’ve toiled to plant the seeds of success in Spring, Summer is here and you get to indulge. So you lie down, get warm and simply listen. Let the beautiful gong sounds and vibrations wash over you. Drop down from the busy beta waves of the brain into the meditative patterns of alpha and theta. Total rest for the physical and mental bodies which calms the sympathetic nervous system and facilities mind-heart coherence. This is essential for a feeling of inner peace and well being.

* A Mindful Moment gift bag is yours to take home and remind you of this.
* Please bring a blanket for your gong bath and some water to drink after the cacao ceremony.

Cacao Contra-Indications:
Serious heart conditions
Anti-depressants which are SSRI or MAOI
Pregnancy or breast feeding ladies will be given a 1/2 dose dilution

Gong Bath Contra-Indications:
1st trimester of pregnancy
Pacemaker or other implants
Serious mental health problems
Epilepsy or seizures

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