Happy Valentine’s week, cacao family!
This time of year often brings love into focus, whether that means deepening connection with a partner or turning that attention inward toward yourself. In that spirit, we’re sharing two cacao rituals: one for returning to your own heart through self-devotion, and one for deepening presence and connection in partnership.
Keep reading for a Valentine’s cacao ritual designed to help you return to the heart, both within yourself and in relationship.
P.S. You may notice a small language update on our site. What we previously called Enhanced Cacao is now Botanical Cacao, a clearer way to describe these blends of ceremonial cacao with whole plant allies and superfoods that support well-being. The blends themselves have not changed, only the name.
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Valentine’s Day Cacao Rituals for the Heart
These rituals are meant to be experienced slowly, with care. Love begins inward, with our own capacity to listen and soften. From there, it naturally extends outward into how we meet another. Cacao supports this movement not by pushing, but by creating the conditions for presence, honesty, and warmth to emerge.
Before beginning, prepare your cacao slowly and with care. Allow the warmth, aroma, and rhythm of preparation to signal a transition from the day into something more intentional. This is less about doing and more about arriving.
Returning to Your Own Heart
A ritual of self-devotion
This first ritual is an invitation to reconnect with yourself through presence rather than effort. It is not about affirming or fixing anything. It is about listening to what is already alive beneath the surface.
As you prepare your cacao, bring your attention gently toward the heart space. Notice what is present without trying to interpret it. Sensation, emotion, openness, resistance. A pure ceremonial cacao such as Boundless Belize pairs well here, offering grounded, steady support that encourages embodiment without overstimulation.
Once seated, place one hand on your heart and one on your belly. Take a slow sip of cacao and pause. Allow the warmth to spread through the chest before reaching for words or meaning. Sit for a few breaths, letting the body receive first. If it feels supportive, soften your gaze or close your eyes and imagine the breath moving directly through the heart, as if you are breathing into that space.
When it feels right, begin journaling or reflecting, taking a sip between each prompt and allowing your answers to arise naturally:
- What does my heart need more of right now?
- Where have I been withholding gentleness from myself?
- How have I been tending my heart well this season?
- What would devotion to my own well-being look like in this season?
- What am I ready to soften or release to feel closer to myself?
- When do I feel most at home within my own body and being?
If your body asks to move, let it. This can be subtle and unstructured. A sway, a stretch, or simply standing and breathing. Allow the body to integrate what the heart has named. When complete, take a moment to acknowledge yourself for listening with honesty and care.
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Deepening Connection in Partnership
A ritual of shared presence
From the steadiness of your own heart, the invitation naturally extends into relationship. This ritual is not about creating intensity or resolving anything. It is about slowing down enough to feel one another again, beneath habit, roles, or expectation. This can be done with a romantic partner or with a close friend if you’re not in partnership
Prepare your cacao together if possible, moving slowly and with shared attention. Allow the process itself to become part of the ritual. Tantric Rose Blossom pairs beautifully here, as rose has long been associated with emotional openness and trust, while cacao supports circulation and heart-brain coherence.
Sit facing one another and begin with a few moments of quiet breathing. Let the nervous system settle before speaking. If it feels supportive, place one hand on your own heart and one on your partner’s hand or knee, creating a simple point of connection.
Begin to take turns responding to the following prompts, pausing for a sip of cacao between each reflection and allowing space for the words to land:
- What I appreciate about you that I do not say often enough
- When I feel most connected to you
- What helps me feel safe, seen, and supported in our relationship
- How I would like our connection to deepen or soften in this season
- What I want to be more present with or attentive to in our relationship
After sharing, place your right hand on your partner’s heart and allow them to place their right hand on yours. Sit together in silence for several minutes, breathing naturally and feeling the warmth beneath your palms.
When ready, close with a long embrace, allowing your bodies to integrate the experience. You may choose to journal individually afterward or simply remain together in stillness.
Love is not something we arrive at once. It is shaped over time through presence, care, and honest attention. It lives in the small, intentional moments where we choose to listen, soften, and stay connected.
May cacao support a deeper relationship with your own heart and with those you share your life with. Not as a performance, but as a practice you return to again and again.
