the birth of mmm cacao
Hi, it's me again! ;)
The Short:
Introducing: ♡ mmm cacao ♡ monday morning meditation + cacao: a weekly gathering at my place. $3. Read about it here. Dec 18 start!
DECEMBER SAUNA SPECIAL!!!! $20 per person
Anyone else needing a break from social media or an adjustment to your screentime?
The Long:
So, I've always been a night owl. and I'm a PROUD night owl! Someone's gotta hold it down while the morning people sleep!...I delight in the spaciousness and quiet of the later hours - a time when my thoughts and feelings can unfurl and get some breathing room without the distractions of the daytime to do's. THAT BEING SAID: I'm also heavily affected by the seasons and the weather...and with the dark and cold rolling in at 4:30pm, I get plenty of time for my after dark musings.
A couple months ago was my most recent mushroom journey and I got the hit that it was time for another morning person stint- and within a week I was effortlessly waking up early (in the 5s and 6s for the most part) and I'm rolling with it. (sometimes alarm assisted, mostly not)...and of course I let myself sleep later if I feel I need it!!
IN FACT, I'm rolling with it so hard that I'm having *crazy morning person ideas* like morning meditation group sessions in my living room!!!
AND SO, ♡ mmm cacao ♡ is born.
A gentle, grounded, connected, and intentional way to start the week.
We gather Mondays 7am to 8:30 in my living room. (December 18 is our kickoff!). We'll drink yummy cacao together mostly in quiet with a few gentle words, then settle into a 25-30 minute silent sit. Then we’ll come back into our shared space to share some reflections and or intentions for the day or week. Cost: $3. (for the cacao) No commitment needed. Just know you are welcome.
If this sounds lovely to you, you can join the mmm cacao whatsapp community to stay in the know and receive announcements/reminders. This is NOT a group chat- you will receive just one message direct from me per week - a sunday evening reminder, or a message if I need to cancel. That’s all :).
You can find the link to join the community here: innerspace.la/mmmcacao
My house is in Glassell Park in Northeast LA so this really fits best for those of you who live in this part of town. If you don't live in this area but know people who do who you think would LOVE this, please forward them this email or send them that link!!! Let’s continue to cross pollinate communities :)
Perhaps it will extend into future seasons, but I'm starting with just winter to see how it feels and how it goes. You may have seen that I included my cacao recipe in my last newsletter - Honestly, its so f'ing good.
I’m looking forward to sharing early morning cacao and meditation with you!!
mmm cacao
In other news: It's official. SAUNA SEASON is here! I barely sauna in the summer but when the colder temps come I'm in there almost every night before bed. It feels SO good and I sleep SO deeply post sauna! As a winter gift I'm offering discounted sauna sessions for the whole month of December. $20 per person for a private sauna session. hot sauna, outdoor cold shower, indoor hot shower, beautiful dressing room....towels/shower supplies/filtered water here for you! Come enjoy!
Typically my sauna calendar is only open one week in advance, but for this December special I opened it up for the whole month. You can book your sauna through the link on the website: innerspace.la/sauna Bring a friend!
I'm currently taking a break from instagram which is a regular practice of mine since I have a long history of spending too much time on there! (am I addicted to internet humor?) I briefly logged in a couple times in the past weeks just to gather emails for this newsletter and to post about the sauna, but have been scroll free and as always, it feels really good to be taking a break.
On this note, for those of you who are on my fire circle email list, I'm going to do something a little different in January. I have been wanting to do a circle where we explore healthy tech habits for a WHILE now - but instead of just doing a one-off circle, I want to make it a 2 part series with the same group. One month apart.
When we gather for the first one, I'll do a brief talk on smartphone addiction and share with you about my personal journey around too much screentime, my experiences with tech-fasts, and systems that have worked well for me in the past. From there, we'll share in a group conversation on the matter…I know we’ll find each other’s shares highly relateable! Before closing, we will ALL set personal intentions for the next month- some sort of a stretch that's also for sure achievable like:
keeping phone out of the bedroom & using alarm clock
taking a social media break or committing to clear boundaries
turning phone off after a certain time each night
waiting til after our morning practice to check phone
etc etc etc!! limitless options!!!
and THEN , we will come back together a month later and reflect in group space about our shifts- what we experienced, what we learned, what we were challenged by, and how we want to move forward from there! I think this series might be popular so I might do a couple different groups w the same model!
If you're not on the fire circle list you can sign up here: innerspace.la/aroundthefire Circles are now capped at 8 instead of 10 to keep them more intimate.
ALRIGHT LOVES!!
That's that for now…
Catch you for one of these things, or for a private session if some cozy gentle therapeutic touch would do you good in this time. ♡
I'm off to Joshua Tree for a retreat this weekend and I'm sure I'll be coming back with a lot to reflect upon. You know….feeeeeelings….about liiiiiiife….the yooshj
Drop me a line if you want to share anything, I love hearing from you.
from my tender heart to yours,
warmth + kindness to all
♡ your mari mu
