Loving Support during the Period

A Cacao ritual can become a loving companion before and during menstruation, giving you a special space just for you. An invitation to listen inward, connect with your intuition and consciously sense what your body and your soul need during this special time. In this post you will discover how to weave Ritual Cacao into this phase of your cycle and lovingly do something good for yourself.

By Leni in Cacao Blog

What do you need during menstruation?

Curling up in bed with a warm cup of Cacao - many of us probably have this image in mind. How wonderful when we also consciously do something good for ourselves with it. That makes it worth choosing the right Cacao. By that we mean pure Cacao mass without sugar or other additives. Because Cacao naturally brings with it a special abundance of components that make it a wonderful companion for this special time.

During our period, many of us long for more rest, relaxation and retreat. At the same time, we often feel more strongly connected to our intuition during this special time and perceive more consciously what is happening within us. A Cacao ritual can give you a beautiful space to follow this connection and dive even deeper into your inner world.

Ritual Cacao & your intuition

I often experience the Cacao rituals I do before and during my period as particularly intense. My body speaks to me far more clearly than usual and I receive deep insights into my inner world. I feel and see a bigger picture of the connectedness between everything.

Menstruation can also be a beautiful time to take the space to let new ideas arise and to become creative. A Cacao ritual can accompany this moment of pausing and give you room for everything that wants to emerge from within you. For me personally, the time towards ovulation is especially well suited for putting these ideas into practice, because that is when I feel full of energy and step out into the world with full force.

Gentle companionship during your period

You may also give your body conscious attention during your bleeding. A Cacao ritual can be a loving moment in which you pause, connect with yourself and do something good for yourself.

Cacao naturally brings with it a special abundance of nutrients, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. Especially during their bleeding, many experience a Cacao ritual as soothing and nourishing. It is also worth taking a look at iron and magnesium: iron contributes to the normal formation of red blood cells and haemoglobin as well as to normal oxygen transport in the body, magnesium to normal muscle function - together they also contribute to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue.*

Alongside all these valuable components, Cacao also contains theobromine, its characteristic plant compound. But a Cacao ritual may be so much more during this time than the sum of its components: a conscious pause in which you come to rest and let yourself be accompanied by the gentle warmth of your Cacao - especially when everything feels a little heavy and you long for a moment just for you.

In the premenstrual phase in particular, many experience their Cacao ritual as a kind of gentle anchor - a moment for themselves, to arrive back with themselves when their mood fluctuates.

In our Ritual Space, a place to breathe deeply and relax, you will find guided rituals, little moments of mindfulness and beautiful music that opens your heart and takes you on a gentle journey with Cacao.

Ritual Cacao during menstruation – a personal experience

Hannah Rübig wanted to find out for herself how it feels to consciously weave Ritual Cacao into this special time of her cycle. To do so, she drank Cacao daily before and during her menstruation and shared her very personal experience with us:

“I experienced my menstrual time as incredibly gentle and physically and emotionally relaxed. The Cacao very gently lifted me out of a hormonal mood low. I felt good-humoured again and perfectly comfortable in my body, which otherwise often feels so puffy and bloated during this time. My food cravings also became much gentler.”

Craving chocolate

Perhaps you know it too, that craving for chocolate around your period. Instead of judging this moment, you can also understand it as a little invitation to consciously sense within yourself: what do I really need right now?

With a Cacao ritual you give yourself a moment in which you listen to your inner world and give your body attention. Instead of reaching for something sweet on the side, it may become a wholly conscious act of self love - with a warm cup of Cacao, time for yourself and everything you need in this very moment.

This is how Ritual Cacao can become a beautiful companion before and during your menstruation. Far more important than any ritual, however, is that you keep getting in touch with yourself during this special time, listen to your body and sense what you really need right now.

*as part of a balanced and varied diet and a healthy lifestyle. Average values for iron (32–144 % NRV) and magnesium (61–91 % NRV) per 100g - see Nutritional values of our Cacaos.