How to Make a Cup of Ceremonial Cacao

How to Make a Cup of Ceremonial Cacao

marzo 03, 2025

This video shows step-by-step how to make a cup of cacao using modern equipment. Once you get the hang of it, you'll be glad you chose authentic ceremonial cacao!

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Cacao Allies: 5 Ways for Non-Indigenous People to Stay Ethical

Cacao Allies: 5 Ways for Non-Indigenous People to Stay Ethical

febrero 08, 2025

Authentic ceremonial cacao has a lot to offer the world. Yet as this modern ceremonial cacao movement grows, there are lingering questions about how to share it in an ethical way. Here are 5 tips on how to do that!

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mitla traditional cacao demonstration

How Tariffs Would Affect Mitla Ceremonial Cacao

febrero 03, 2025

A blanket tariff on Mexican imports would have a devastating effect on the cost of Mitla ceremonial cacao, which is grown in Chiapas and prepared in Oaxaca.

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Introduction to Cacao Pods

Introduction to Cacao Pods

enero 17, 2025

Most people never see what comes before a cacao block, or even a drink. And it's a shame, because it can help us appreciate cacao more fully! Here's your chance to learn about cacao pods.

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Why Heart of the Earth Cacao's Price Has Jumped

Why Heart of the Earth Cacao's Price Has Jumped

enero 10, 2025

The price of Heart of the Earth cacao has risen a lot recently. Some factors are the same for all our cacao. Yet this unique case also helps to explain our whole model of sourcing authentic ceremonial cacao.

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Confronting Ethical Abuse by the So-Called "Mayan Wisdom Project"

Confronting Ethical Abuse by the So-Called "Mayan Wisdom Project"

noviembre 30, 2024

This is the story of how we helped Mayan spiritual guides express how they felt exploited by a non-indigenous company... and how we became a target of intimidation in the process. It's a cautionary tale.

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The "Big Chocolate" Industry is in Chaos

The "Big Chocolate" Industry is in Chaos

abril 08, 2024

You may have heard that chocolate prices are going up... but what does that actually mean? And will it affect the cacao you get from Soul Lift?

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Ceremonial Cacao and Psilocybin Mushrooms: Historical Overlap and Therapeutic Synergy

Ceremonial Cacao and Psilocybin Mushrooms: Historical Overlap and Therapeutic Synergy

abril 05, 2024

For thousands of years, ceremonial cacao and psilocybin mushrooms have been used by indigenous groups in Latin America. Now cacao presents potential advantages for administration methods and therapeutic effect in modern psilocybin therapies.

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Why Fermentation Length Matters for Ceremonial Cacao

Por qué es importante la duración de la fermentación del cacao ceremonial

enero 16, 2024

La fermentación es un paso importante en la preparación del cacao y tiene un gran efecto en el sabor y aroma del producto terminado. Pero, ¿cómo funciona realmente?

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How Ancient Ceramics Are Changing the Story of Cacao

Cómo las cerámicas antiguas están cambiando la historia del cacao

diciembre 04, 2023

En los últimos 40 años se han producido hallazgos increíbles que amplían y aclaran el uso del cacao en las culturas antiguas de lo que hoy es el hemisferio occidental.

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Why We Closed Our Brick-and-Mortar Cacao Shop

Por qué cerramos nuestra tienda física de cacao

noviembre 11, 2023

Una nota del fundador de Soul Lift Cacao, Nick Meador, sobre el cambio en nuestra oferta local que se produjo en noviembre de 2023.

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Testing Ceremonial Cacao for Polyphenol Antioxidants

Pruebas de cacao ceremonial para antioxidantes polifenólicos

agosto 29, 2023

Para continuar revelando la diferencia entre el cacao preparado tradicionalmente y otros tipos de chocolate y productos de "cacao", hicimos que el cacao ceremonial Heart of the Earth fuera analizado para detectar antioxidantes polifenólicos. ¡Los resultados nos sorprendieron!

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