The Heart Opener: Cacao Ceremony, Breathwork and Sound Experience

A Cacao Ceremony, Breathwork & Sound Experience
Step into a guided journey designed to gently open your heart and reconnect you with the essence of love within.
This immersive experience invites you back home to yourself—into presence, connection, and the remembrance of our shared humanity. Through the heart-opening medicine of cacao, the transformative power of breath, and the healing vibrations of sound, you’ll be supported in softening, releasing, and realigning.
In honor of Mother’s Day weekend, we will connect to the energy of the Mother—the nurturer, the protector, the compassionate force of unconditional love.
Together, we will co-create a safe, nurturing space for inner exploration, meaningful connection, and collective healing.
We will begin by grounding into the body and connecting with the Earth, arriving fully in the present moment. From there, we’ll open the space together with intention and shared presence.
You will then be guided through a ceremonial cacao experience to awaken the heart, followed by a gentle and nourishing breathwork practice to deepen awareness and flow. From this space, we will transition into an immersive sound journey, where voice and vibrational instruments will support the release of stagnant energy, regulate the nervous system, and invite harmony across mind, body, and spirit.
We will close with integration time, offering space for reflection, grounding, and intentional carryover of the experience into your daily life.

You’re welcome to attend this experience on your own as a way to deeply nourish yourself with self-love, or share it alongside a dear friend, your mother, or a meaningful mother figure in your life.

*What is Cacao?
Simply put, Cacao is chocolate in its purest form. It is a superfood that contains incredible benefits for your mind, body and spirit.

Learn more below:
https://cacaolaboratory.com/pages/what-is-ceremonial-cacao

Led By: Sharisse Francisco
Sharisse Francisco is a Queer Puerto Rican Afro-Latina
Vocal Artist, Songwriter, Sound & Breathwork Facilitator, Ceremonial Cacao Guide, Vocal Embodiment Coach, Reiki Practitioner, and guide at Othership.
Blending her theater background and years as a professional singer with her studies in holistic healing modalities and intuitive wisdom, Sharisse creates transformative experiences that nurture healing, self-discovery, and authentic expression.
Through one-on-one guidance and communal offerings, she holds space for individuals to:
Access their true inner voice
Cultivate inner peace through nervous system regulation
Awaken joy through mindfulness and embodiment
Empower and love themselves fully
Activate courageous and authentic self-expression
Foster meaningful connections
Ignite expansion for both individual and collective liberation
Sharisse’s work invites people to step into their fullest potential, embrace their unique gifts, and live from a place of embodied freedom and joy.

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