Step into
ANCESTRAS
WITHUS
How can I support you at this stage of your work?
WHEN THE CACAO MATCHES THE SPACE YOU HOLD
I know how much heart you pour into your spaces.
We come to cacao to connect, to listen, and to open space with care.
At a certain point in my own practice, a quiet question began to surface.
Not out of doubt, but out of curiosity.
Do I really know the cacao I’m serving?
I realized that intention alone wasn’t enough for me anymore.
I wanted to understand the land my cacao came from, how it was grown, and what kind of relationship it carried.
This checklist grew from my desire to ensure our sacred circles resonate with the true harmony of a living cacaotal, rather than unknowingly carrying the weight of industrial extraction.
It’s not about getting it “right.”
It’s about bringing your sourcing into deeper alignment with the space you already hold so beautifully
That is why I created this checklist.
The Fast Facts
• Child Labor: 1.5M children in cacao fields
• Poverty Wages: Farmers earn under $1/day
• Deforestation: 90% of forests destroyed
• Toxic Metals: Nearly half test unsafe
• Hidden Origins: Half of cacao untraceable
Free Cacao Sourcing & Inquiry Guide
A reflective checklist: the questions I learned to ask .
Not prescriptions, but clarity.
About me
Where Cacao, Culture, and Practice Meet
I am a researcher by training and a cacao practitioner by devotion.
With a background in history, language, culture, and institutional research, my work has always been guided by inquiry and a deep respect for origins. That same curiosity led me to travel through Mexico, Peru, and Bali, where I came into direct relationship with cacao as a living plant teacher rather than a product.
I am the founder of Ancestras With Us, a cacao and ritual goods offering rooted in traceability, reverence, and lived practice. I have also studied under transformational guide Kute Blackson, which continues to shape the depth and integrity of my work.
Cacao is my most beloved plant ally. Everything I share is an invitation to bring the harmony of the cacao grove into the spaces we hold, with awareness of the land, the lineage, and the hands that carry it.