Cacao Ceremony and Sound Journey at Telluride Yoga Festival 2026 with Danielle Klein

I was invited back to the Telluride Yoga Festival for the 2nd year in a row!!  Returning to a place that welcomed you so warmly the first time around is one of the sweetest feelings in this line of work. 😘
I led 3 sound journey sessions across the weekend. This blog is dedicated to the 1st one: The Cacao Ceremony & Sound Journey, because it deserves its own full story.

What Is Ceremonial Grade Cacao — And Why Does It Matter?
Before I tell you about the session, I want to give cacao the credit it deserves. Because what I use is not the cocoa powder in your pantry. Not even close.
Ceremonial grade cacao is something entirely different — and the distinction matters both energetically and nutritionally.
The cacao plant (Theobroma cacao — which literally translates from Greek as food of the gods) has been cultivated and revered for thousands of years, primarily throughout Mesoamerica — in regions that are now...