Cacao Ceremony
A cacao ceremony with Robyn or Lauren at Embodied Healing Collective is a heart-opening plant medicine experience offered in Portland, Oregon, Tempe, Arizona, and virtually. Ceremonial cacao gently softens the nervous system and opens the heart, creating space for a guided meditation or journey, followed by an integration conversation using IFS parts language.
About this offering
Cacao is a natural plant medicine, enjoyed as a warm drink, that gently stimulates while softening the nervous system. It opens the heart and allows gentle access to whatever is ready to be witnessed and released.
Many people expect nothing much to happen with cacao. While it’s subtle, it always carries a message, and it can be just as powerful as other plant medicines. In each ceremony, Robyn or Lauren prepares the cacao and holds a grounded, intentional space for you to connect with yourself and the medicine.
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A cacao ceremony is an intentional ritual in which you drink ceremonial cacao, a warm, heart-opening plant medicine, to connect more deeply with yourself. With Robyn or Lauren, it includes grounding, a guided meditation or journey, and an integration conversation afterward.
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Cacao acts as a gentle stimulant that softens the nervous system and opens the heart. Effects are subtle, often warmth, emotional openness, and a sense of connection, but the experience can still be deeply meaningful.
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Your ceremony begins with time to ground and connect with yourself and the medicine. You’ll sip the cacao with your intention in mind, then journey or meditate with eyes closed, supported by music or sound. Afterward, you’ll debrief together using parts language.
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Set an intention and come open to the medicine. That’s all you need. (Robyn can provide recommendations on Cacao if you’re joining virtually)
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No. Cacao isn’t a psychedelic. It’s a gentle, heart-opening plant medicine, legal and widely enjoyed. Even so, it always has a message, and its effects can be surprisingly profound.
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confirm with Robyn
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Many people find cacao ceremonies help them soften, open their heart, and access emotions or insights that are ready to be witnessed and released, in a gentle, supported way.
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Generally speaking, yes, but please let Robyn know about any medications or health conditions during your consultation so she can make sure cacao is right for you.
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Yes. Many people find that each ceremony brings something new. Like Robyn’s other work, cacao can be a meaningful part of an ongoing healing practice.
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Both. Robyn offers in-person ceremonies in Tempe, Arizona, serving the greater Phoenix area, and Lauren offers in-person ceremonies in Portland, Oregon. Virtual ceremonies are available too. You’ll be guided through preparing your cacao at home, then journey together over Zoom.
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Robyn and Lauren host group offerings throughout the year. Visit the Group Offerings page for what’s coming up.
Every ceremony begins with a free consultation. Cacao is gentle, but it’s still plant medicine, so Robyn and Lauren want to talk through any medications or health considerations to make sure it’s safe for you. The consultation is also a chance to set your intention, decide whether you’d like a private, partner, or group ceremony, and get a feel for working together.
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Meet Your Guides
Meet Robyn
📍Tempe, Arizona + VirtualWhether you’re joining me on your own, with a partner, or in a group, I prepare each cup of cacao with care and hold a grounded space for you to connect with yourself and the medicine.
Meet Lauren
📍Portland, Oregon + VirtualI bring sound healing and intuition into ceremony, creating a warm, safe space for the cacao to open your heart and for whatever’s ready to be witnessed.
Cacao is gentle, but it always has a message. Slow down, open your heart, and let us help hold space for what’s ready to be witnessed.