Release Fear & Remember Peace Ritual
This month our aim is to release fear, ground in nature’s rhythm and have a digital detox if needed. To release the heaviness of the world and reconnect with the quiet wisdom of earth, through our medicine Ritual Cacao.
Ritual Guide
Brew Your Cacao with Intention
As you stir and brew your cacao, whisper into it:
“I give myself permission to unplug from fear.
I return to stillness. I return to the Earth. I return to me.”
Let each stir be slow and deliberate, allowing your nervous system to settle into this ritual and your own thoughts.
Prepare Your Space
Turn off your phone. Put it away. Let yourself truly disconnect.
Ideally, do this ritual outside: in a garden, a park, by a tree, on the earth - where ever calls you. If not, bring some natural elements into your space, stones, leaves, water, flowers.
Light a candle or incense to mark this as sacred time. Let the flame be a symbol of the inner light you are returning to.
Opening Your Space
Hold your Ritual Cacao with both hands, say this invocation as many times as feels good and then close your eyes holding that stillness and peace.
“Dear Cacao Spirit,
In this moment, I step away from the noise of the world.
I release the weight I am not meant to carry.
Help me remember the rhythm of the Earth,
The peace in my breath,
The truth in my heart.”
Drink slowly, mindfully, inviting cacao to soothe your system.
Nature Connection + Grounding Meditation
Sit or lie down with your body in contact with the earth (or floor if indoors).
Visualise roots growing from your body into the earth, grounding you.
Imagine all fear, negativity, anxiety flowing down into the soil, to be composted into wisdom.
With each inhale, draw in steadiness.
With each exhale, release tension.
Spend 5–10 minutes in silence, just breathing and listening to nature around you, while practicing the visualisation above.
Journaling or Reflection Prompts
Use these as gentle invitations, not requirements:
What fear or heaviness am I carrying that’s not truly mine?
What part of me is asking for gentleness right now?
What can I choose to unplug from in order to return to peace?
How can I listen more to the voice of nature and less to the noise of the world?
Release Ritual
Write a fear or heavy thought on a piece of paper.
Fold it, hold it to your heart, imagining that fear leaving your body and going into the soil or ground beneath you.
Then bury the piece of paper in the soil or burn it safely, offering it back to the earth.
Say: “This is no longer mine to carry. I let it go.”
If you’re outside, offer water or a pinch of cacao to the earth in gratitude.
Close in Gratitude
Hold your cacao cup once more.
“Thank you, cacao, for being my ally in returning to what is true.
Thank you, Earth, for holding me.
I am still. I am grounded. I am free.”
Optional Additions
End with barefoot walking, lying under a tree, or quiet nature observation.
Leave a digital-free window (an hour, a day or even a 2 week detox) open after your ritual to deepen your disconnection from the noise.
You could even delete an app or commit to screen-free mornings for the week.