What if cacao could help you mother yourself, reclaim ancestral wisdom, and move through life with more grace?

In this rich and soulful episode, Christina Montano—mother, healer, and founder of Infinite Mother—shares her sacred journey into conscious birth work, cacao as a heart medicine, and the alchemy of movement. We explore the medicine of motherhood, Andean cosmology, rituals for emotional grounding, and how the Great Mother lives within us all.

This is for the mothers, the midwives of a new world, and anyone navigating the beauty and complexity of being human.

☕ Let this be your warm cup of remembrance.

00:00 Grounding & Presence 10:01 Cacao Ceremony: A Heart-Opening Gateway 20:07 Christina’s Journey with Healing & Light 30:07 Meeting the Great Mother 36:54 Energetic Support & Divine Mothering 44:43 Healing the Motherhood Wound 53:38 Conscious Motherhood & Grounded Rituals 01:00:49 Movement as Medicine 01:10:43 Cacao: A Bridge to Inner Wisdom 01:19:50 Andean Cosmology & Personal Connection 01:28:36 The Spirit of Cacao as Global Elixir 01:41:40 Closing Blessings

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🌍 Spirit of Cacao Peru Retreat A 10-day journey of healing & remembrance in the Sacred Valley 🗓️ January 16–25, 2026 👉 Retreat Details

🌞 Free Monthly Online Sunday Cacao Circles (9:00 AM EST) 🗓️ First Sunday of every month (2025) 🔗 Link coming soon!

🌕 Full Moon & New Moon In-Person Cacao Ceremonies in Maine 📍 Follow updates on Instagram: @ChristinaMontanoMaine

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🌱 Spirit of Cacao Festival | Blue Hill, Maine 🗓️ August 2, 2025 🔗 Link to follow

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In this heartfelt episode of Conversations with Cacao, artist and intuitive healer Shaunda Gabink shares her transformative journey through Long COVID, exploring how cacao ceremonies, creative expression, and ancestral wisdom have been pivotal in her healing process.

We delve into:

• The role of cacao in emotional and physical healing

• Navigating the challenges of Long COVID with compassion

• Embracing creativity and intuition as tools for recovery

• Insights from Mayan cosmology and lucid dreaming

• The importance of community and storytelling in healing

Whether you're seeking solace, inspiration, or understanding, this episode offers a profound exploration of healing through connection and creativity.

⏳ Chapters 00:00 – Grounding into Presence 09:16 – Cacao Blessing and Intentions 12:54 – Journey with Cacao 18:40 – Creativity and Intuition 22:56 – The Artist of Life 30:48 – Mayan Cosmology and Cacao 33:15 – Tattoo Apprenticeship and Intuition 36:44 – Navigating Grief and Creativity 41:54 – The Cycles of Creativity 44:40 – Understanding Emotions and Healing 51:17 – The Journey Through Long COVID 58:47 – Finding Balance and Healing 01:01:44 – Intentional Creativity and Cacao Rituals 01:04:36 – Claiming Your Healing Journey 01:17:01 – Reprogramming the Body and Mind 01:20:32 – The Journey of Self-Compassion 01:22:17 – Meditation and Emotional Awareness 01:25:23 – The Power of Breath and Emotion 01:27:00 – Creativity and Intuition Unfolding 01:30:11 – Mythology and Personal Transformation 01:36:26 – The Healing Power of Dreams 01:48:13 – Connection and Community Through Cacao

🔗 Resources Mentioned in This Episode: 🧠 Jill Bolte Taylor – My Stroke of Insight (TED Talk) https://www.ted.com/talks/jill_bolte_taylor_my_stroke_of_insight?language=en

📜 Dresden Codex & Mayan Wisdom https://www.wayeb.org/download/resources/dresden01.pdf https://chocolateclass.wordpress.com/tag/dresden-codex/

📚 Maya Culture & Spirituality https://oxomedia.net/ https://thefourpillars.net/ https://www.mayaukux.com/

🧘 Pema Chödrön Foundation https://pemachodronfoundation.org/

🎙️ Long COVID Podcast https://www.longcovidpodcast.com/

🌙 Charlie Morley – Lucid Dreaming https://www.charliemorley.com

📚 Rick Riordan – Percy Jackson Series 📖 Richard Adams – Watership Down

📬 Connect with Shaunda: kayroseshop@gmail.com

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Steph shares her journey with cacao, the birth of Sacred Sips, and how this heart-opening plant has helped her—and so many others—heal, soften, and remember the sacred.

💗 Sisterhood 🌹 Divine Feminine & Mary Magdalene 🌿 Safe spaces for healing & connection 🔥 The joy of being human

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00:00 – Centering Into Presence and Breath 08:22 – A Heart-Opening Blessing with Mama Cacao 19:29 – Unconditional Love and the Practice of Self-Compassion 31:16 – Identity, Shadow, and the Journey of Personal Transformation 38:52 – Cacao as a Catalyst for Spiritual Awakening 42:50 – Sacred Sips: Building a Community of Healing Through Cacao 45:32 – Cacao and the Feminine: A Journey into Embodiment and Connection 48:59 – Personal Transformation Through Daily Cacao Ritual 52:28 – Bringing Cacao to New Audiences and Healing New Communities 55:46 – How to Create Safe, Inclusive Spaces for Ceremony 01:00:09 – Balancing the Divine Feminine and Divine Masculine 01:05:01 – Disrupting Old Patterns and Living the New Earth Frequency 01:09:33 – Mary Magdalene, Devotion, and Feminine Awakening 01:17:56 – Sisterhood and the Collective Healing of the Sister Wound 01:23:48 – Breaking the Cycle: Healing Generational Feminine Wounds 01:26:46 – Empowering Young Women and Educating Young Men 01:30:08 – Awakening the Divine Masculine Within 01:34:19 – Trusting the Healing Process and Letting Go of Control 01:38:59 – The Power of the Heart and Embodied Leadership 01:44:35 – Cacao’s Mission on Earth and Humanity’s Role 01:46:02 – Remembering the Joy of Being Fully Human 01:52:55 – Closing Cacao Blessings and Integration Practices 01:59:52 – The Heart Behind Sacred Sips Cacao 02:00:30 – Offerings, Community, and Continuing the Journey

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