Family Friendly Cacao Ceremony

A Simple Family Ritual for Any Celebration

Family Friendly Cacao Ceremonies are a joyful way for families to come together to celebrate meaningful moments. Sharing cacao invites connection, reflection, and the creation of heartfelt memories in a warm and welcoming space.

We’ve put together a simple ritual guide that you can use as is, or as inspiration for creating your own ceremony. Your ritual could be as little as 10 minutes or a whole spacious afternoon, depending on your needs, intention and your kids attention span (which we know can be adventures of their own!).

Prepare the Space

Begin by creating a space that feels welcoming and relaxed. This can be as simple as:
 

• Clearing a small area or table
• Lighting a candle and smudging the space
• Placing some flowers or special items on the table
• Playing some soft background music

The focus here is to invite presence and togetherness - moving out of everyday time and into sacred time.

Make the Cacao with Care

Prepare your Ceremonial Cacao with mindfulness and intention. You might:
 

• Make this a whole family affair and invite family members to help. Kids especially enjoy being part of the process!
• Stir mindfully while you think of what you’re celebrating 
• Infuse the preparation with your warmth, gratitude and love

Pause Before Drinking

Before you take your first sip, invite everyone to take a quiet moment and choose their own inner intention to breathe into the cacao, such as gratitude, joy, connection, or peace. If you're celebrating something specific, this can be held as the intention - like celebrating the seasons, a holiday/holy day or acknowledging growth or change.

Taking Your First Sip Together

Everyone takes their first sip together. Allow spaciousness to simply enjoy the taste, warmth, and grounding feeling of the cacao. Take your time here.

A Moment for Sharing (Optional)

If it’s aligned with your celebration, you can include a short round of sharing - perhaps speaking to something you’re grateful for, something you’d love to invite into your life and/or something you’re celebrating today.

Be sure to keep it super relaxed, light-hearted and optional!

Sip Slowly & Enjoy the Togetherness

Keep drinking the cacao without any rush, simply enjoying your togetherness.

You might sit quietly, chat, enjoy music and/or dancing, or just be with what you are coming together to celebrate.

Completing the Celebration

Once everyone has finished their cacao, and it feels right, you can close the time together. This might look like:
 

• Joining for a deep breath together
• A group hug
• A moment of silent gratitude
• Placing hands on heart and voicing something simple like, “Thank you for this special time together!”

Letting it be natural and authentic works beautifully.

Notes for Making It a Family-Friendly Cacao Ceremony

• Keep everything flexible, fun and low-pressure.
• Let kids choose their own drink strength or if you prefer, give them a milder cacao version. Depending on the time of day, we often serve children under 12 a “Kids Cacao” which is 50:50 Cacao:Carob.
• Allow and encourage spontaneity. Laughter, storytelling, and silliness are always welcome!

Have you ever tried some kind of cacao ceremony with your family? We’d love to hear from you… What did you do in your ceremony? And how was it?

If this is something you’re interested to learn more about let us know in the comments.

Blessings to you and your family!

Love from The Sacred Earth Medicine family
xxx

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