#74: Cacao Ceremonies: Heart-Opening Plant Medicine for the Soul with Makenzie Marzluff
Women's Moon WisdomShow Notes
In this episode, I’m joined by the inspiring Makenzie Marzluff, founder of Kakao drinking chocolate. Together, we explore the sacred and transformative world of cacao ceremonies. Makenzie shares her journey with cacao, the powerful health and spiritual benefits of this plant medicine, and how cacao ceremonies can open the heart, deepen connection, and foster healing. We also dive into the cultural significance of cacao, how to honor its indigenous roots, and ways to incorporate ceremonial cacao into your wellness rituals. Whether you're new to cacao or already on your own ceremonial path, this conversation offers rich insights into how cacao can support your body, mind, and spirit.
Key Takeaways:
What makes ceremonial cacao different from regular chocolate.
The physical, emotional, and spiritual benefits of consuming cacao.
How cacao ceremonies work and what to expect during a ceremony.
The importance of honoring the cultural origins of cacao and ensuring sustainable sourcing.
Practical tips for weaving cacao into your daily life for deeper connection and heart-opening experiences.
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About Makenzie:
Makenzie is a serial entrepreneur, most known for launching the first dessert hummus to national grocery store shelves (2015), scoring a deal with Mark Cuban on ABC's Shark Tank (2017), and bringing the first true ceremonial-grade cacao to the western world (2016). Over the last decade, Makenzie has become respected for her innovative approach to conscious leadership and heart-centered business, leading her to write her first book How To Lead A Badass Business From The Heart.
Makenzie's training as a ceremonialist, healer and facilitator comes from a decade of plant medicine work with her shaman in Sedona; intensive shamanic and musical studies with the Yawanawa tribe (Brazil); apprenticing with Nana Marina of the Mayan lineage in Guatemala; and learning from various teachers on the Hawaiian islands. Additionally, Makenzie has traveled the world and had diverse cultural experiences, including learning about kava with the chief & family of Vivili village in Savusavu, Fiji; learning meditation from Amma the hugging saint from India; collaborating with the Arhuaco/Ike tribe in Colombia; receiving regenerative farming and cacao sustainability education from multigenerational farmers/land custodians deep in the jungles of Guatemala and highlands of Peru; and graduating from the Landmark Forum, Landmark Advanced Course, and Being A Leader program by the great Werner Erhardt.
Makenzie is the Founder and Chiefess Custodian of her non-profit organizations KAKAO Ceremonial Drinking Chocolate and Plant of Peace and travels around the world to teach about the heart-opening power of ceremonial-grade cacao and 'awa (Hawaiian kava).
Makenzie's mission is to share her light and inner peace with as many people as possible, in the prayer that all of humanity remembers who they really are. KAKAO and the @plantofpeace are both vehicles for connecting more deeply with oneself and embodying one's true soul essence.
Resources Mentioned:
Listeners get the 2 hour Cacao Workshop for FREE using this discount code moonwisdom
Kakao Drinking Chocolate Website.
Connect with Makenzie Marzluff:
Instagram: @kakaodrinkingchocolate @plantofpeace
Website: www.flykakao.com & https://www.thegaialineage.com/
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