Earth Day Cacao Circle

Celebrate Earth Day 🌎 together in CommUnity with Single Saturday’s Founder Natalie and her sister Nicole, creator of Rakas Kakaw.

Join us for a ceremony to honor the earth, supported by the gentle plant medicine ceremonial cacao. Nicole will guide us through a program of connection to Mother Earth, to one another & to our sacred selves. With open hearts, we warmly welcome you to join us.
Through guided meditations, medicine songs, rituals & mindfulness practices, you will be led on a healing journey of loving self-reflection & community connection. We will begin by sharing some facts about our ethical ceremonial cacao. As we drink our cacao together, we will share Mayan wisdom that has been passed down from our indigenous teachers. What follows flows with energy of the day and the Earth Day Theme. Join us and let’s see what kind of magic we will co-create!
This very special cacao we will drink together is sourced directly from an indigenous women’s collective in Guatemala.

What's included?

• Ceremonial Cacao
• Dinner and alcohol-free beverages
• Mingling with singles
  👉 Depending on the weather we will start outside in Riverside Park.
  Specific details will be shared with event participants ahead of the event.
  Open to singles 20s - 40s. Limited to 10 participants.

----------------------------

ABOUT:

Facilitated by sisters Natalie and Nicole Cramer.
Founded by Natalie Cramer in 2023, Single Saturdays is a community for New York City singles to feel less alone and more supported on the path to finding love. We host activity based events to help singles meet new people and learn about themselves.
Rakas Kakaw Founder, Nicole Flora Cramer, is a trained & experienced Cacao Guide, Yoga Teacher & Sacred Facilitator of healing circles. Nicole has studied with Mayan elders from K'iche, Kaqchikel & Tzʼutujil lineages to deepen her understanding of ceremonial cacao & Mayan culture.
----------------------------

FAQ:

WHAT IS A CACAO CIRCLE?

A cacao circle is a mindful gathering that involves drinking ceremonial-grade cacao in a circle, with the intention of fostering connection, healing, and self-exploration and is rooted in ancient traditions.

WHAT IS CEREMONIAL CACAO?

Ceremonial cacao is the whole food, relatively unprocessed product deriving from the Theobroma cacao tree, native to Central + South America. Theobroma means "food of the gods" in Latin, and cacao is an Olmec term meaning "bitter" and "water." This gentle & sacred heart-opening plant, which has been a central component in Mayan culture for thousands of years, is now hailed in the Western World as a "superfood" packed with nutrients that boost mood, ease stress + help fight disease. The ceremonial cacao we drink in our circles is a brew made of cacao mixed with water. In every Community Cacao Circle with Rakas Kakaw, we serve ethical single-ingredient 100% Mayan Ceremonial Cacao sourced exclusively from indigenous collectives in Guatemala.

WHY DO WE DRINK CEREMONIAL CACAO?

Consuming ceremonial cacao helps us return to the spiritual essence at the core of our human experience. The intention of drinking cacao together - in a sacred circle - is to allow us to drop into a deeper connection with the earth & with our sacred selves. Beginning our gathering in this way facilitates connection with our bodies, helping us to experience our time together as healing medicine for our bodies, for our minds, and for our souls.

Please email [email protected] if you have additional questions.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Private residence, 285 west end avenue, New York, United States