la maison de coco

by Michele De Luca-Verley

Welcome to la maison de COCO, where Cacao has been my constant companion for over 20 years, guiding me as a chocolatier and then opening my heart and perspective. Cacao awakened my being so that I remembered how to hear my ancestors’ whispers in the wind, how to collaborate with the Spirit of Plants and Trees, how to once again feel the energy of Mother Earth pulling me closer to her warm embrace and how to ignite Fire within my heart. She gently coaxes me to express my authentic voice with freedom of spirit. With gratitude in my heart, I invite you to join me on your authentic journey toward freedom. 

CACAO CEREMONY — As a ceremonialist, I am honored to create a space in which participants can recollect their relationship with Mother Earth’s elements, allowing them to witness these intrinsic energies in their bodies and their spirits. Cacao guides me to offer participants a Sacred Space within the Cacao ceremony to explore their human aspects as held in each of the Directions while being supported by the Divine Feminine Energy of this Ancient Plant Spirit. This beautiful, nurturing energy of IxCacao has taught me that we are all simultaneously teachers and perpetual students and the Cacao ceremony is the sacred classroom for us all.

SPIRITUAL BATHS — It is my honor to guide you in the ceremony of the spiritual bath and introduce you to the healing energies of water, prayer, love, plants, light, and faith with the intention of washing away all that no longer serves your highest, divine purpose.

“A spiritual bath is full of ‘Energetic Celestial Harmony’ that activates our higher consciousness.” — Dr. Rosita Arvigo

BODY BREATH CONNECTION — My intention is to create a sacred space so that you can recollect the miracle of your own breath. The Body Breath Connection hopes to awaken the connection with your body’s rhythms of emotions through focused attention, gentle breath, touch and movement. This technique was designed to help the brain reconnect with the body more fully, using the breath to shift your state of consciousness and to open with awareness to your very own healing power.