Pure Artisanal Ceremonial Cacao
HeArt of the eArth
Premium ceremonial grade cacao sourced from Alta Verapaz, Guatemala and processed it in San Marcos La Laguna, on the shores of Lake Atitlan.
Each bean is fermented, sun-dried, lightly roasted, and peeled by hand. milled in small batches, packaged fresh with love.
RUK’U’X ULEW
a 100% Mayan owned, all indigenous women’s collective producing artisanal Guatemalan grown ceremonial Cacao.
Ruk'u'x Ulew was founded in 2016 by Cecilia Mendoza Chiya, an indigenous Mayan mother of three, born and raised in San Marcos La Laguna, Lake Atitlán, Guatemala.
Cecilia was given the name Ruk'u'x Ulew [Roo-Koosh-Ouh-Leh-Ou] by the fire spirits as the name for her cacao business. It is a word from her native language, Kaqchikel , and translates as ‘Heart of The Earth’. She feels this not only honors her Mayan culture and ancestry but also relays her belief that cacao is a divine representation of the ‘Heart of The Earth.’
1 pound bricks
$28.28
1/2 pound bricks
$15.15
I invite you to create a sacred space and experience this plant medicine in ceremony with yourSelf (and others). Set an intention for holding the space before opening the container. Call in the spirit of cacao as you prepare her with love and gratitude. Sit with your cup and invite her into your heArt, body, and space. Open yourSelf to receive and experience her medicine. Flow with what feels good ~ mediation, yoga, dance, connecting with the eArth, creating art, etc. Return to your breath and ground back into your body. Offer deep thanks to the spirit and medicine .
Recipe
two cups of ceremonial cacao
5-6 tablespoons of chopped cacao
1/2 cup of steeped hot herbal tisane
(Rose, Jasmine, Blue Lotus, etc.)
3/4 cup oat milk (or whatever milk you like)
2 table spoons of coconut sugar
pinch pink salt
Optional: reishi, chaga, cordyceps, turkey tail, lions mane, cayenne, ginger, etc.
I love to add ANAHATA to my cacao
+ the deepest love ♥
mix all the ingredients together in a pot on medium heat. Allow it to come to a boil while slowly whisking. Let it boil up and whisk quickly. Lower the heat and allow to cool before serving. Garnish with flower petals if you feel called to!
The Spirit of Cacao
The sacred Cacao Spirit holds codes of ancient wisdom. she is a (grand)mother energy and ally of the heArt, voice, emotional and Physical being. Mamma Cacao's energy is healing, nourishing, grounding, and gentle. She speaks to the heArt and connects us to spirit, empowering us to speak from a place of innerstanding carrying vibrations of peace. Mama Cacao holds the vibrations of kindness, unconditional love, and bliss; deepening a loving connection with yourSelf and all that surrounds you.
Cacao is pure liquid love and food for the heArt.
Opening the heArt center, she heals on a physical, emotional, spiritual and metaphysical level.
She lovingly embraces our soul and invites us to cOme hOme to ourSelves as her grounding essence welcOmes us to return to the eArth. She reminds us of how deeply connected we are to all things.
The Cacao Spirit activates the sacred Fire within assisting you in burning away + releasing and purifying dense energies.
Inviting ceremonial cacao into your life offers beautifully therapeutic healing benefits. cacao lovingly supports depression, stress, anxiety, blood pressure, and heart health, as she increases blood flow to the heArt. she creates new neural pathways that change our daily experience to encompass more love, bliss, and connection. Pure cacao has MOA inhibitors, that inhibit re-uptake of serotonin and dopamine + enhances neurotransmitters and modulators already present within our brain including:
✽ Serotonin - regulates anxiety, happiness, and mood
✽ Dopamine - offers feelings of motivation and pleasure
✽ Anandamine - the bliss molecule + moderates pain
✽ Norepinephrine - the joy molecule
✽ Phenylethylamine (PEA) - brings excitement, alertness, and attention
cacao is the highest naturally occurring source of chromium and high in flavonoids copper, calcium, magnesium, manganese, zinc, sulfur, iron, and phosphorous.
She contains the active ingredient theobromine which promotes energy, mood, respiratory health, lowers blood pressure + contains properties that may reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke.
cacao contains fiber that bacteria eat to create fatty acid chains. These fatty acids benefit your digestive system. Drinking cacao helps to increase the number of good bacteria in your gut.
She is medicine to the mind and assists brain function, mental clarity, memory, and focus.
Cacao is a loving ally to womban and the mensural cycle. It is beautiful to honor your sacred moon cycle and to create a ceremonial ritual around each cycle. Ceremonial cacao is a great way to slow down and tune in to the natural rhythms of your body. The feminine and fertile spirit of cacao provides great company during this time of the month and can assist you in connecting deeper to the natural earthly rhythms of your body.
