Loved by Cacao

In this episode we get taken by Rachel into the plant realms, into the earth,into the fairy realms and into light and lumeria.  This is the second conversation in my 6 part Aotearoa tour series. As soon as I touched down in the south island Te Wai Pounamu after being away for 2 years, my whole body and being relaxed, I breathed a sigh of relief and felt magnetised into the earth like my roots were...

We have a firecracker of an episode today. I can’t believe I’ve been sitting on this for so long because listening back through it I thought people need to hear this! Irma has a real knack for making me laugh & feel so much joy while also talking about profound subjects and sharing from her deep well of knowledge.  I’m very happy you’ll get to hear her speak. I got to sit in person with Irma o...

Today we get to hear from anthropologist Daillen Culver who wrote her masters thesis on ceremonial grade cacao and the ceremonial cacao movement.  Her research is fascinating and today she shares with us how she went about it, what she found and so much she has learned along the way.  We spoke about: Her Masters Thesis on the emerging market for ceremonial grade cacao. Her research and findings. H...

Have your cacao ready, get cosy, light a candle and enjoy this drop in with CACAO and with LIGHT currently pouring through on Easter Weekend 2026 while I recorded this. A gift for you to celebrate this new season. A gift to rest into with breath and nourishment. May you feel Peace today, With Love, Pania The music I mentioned at the end is the Mary Magdelene Frequency by Elsa Field and J Rokka, yo...

We are back! And very very happy to be so. And at Easter too, happy Easter to you. This episode is a season two introduction and update for you.  I share what happened: why there was such a big break between seasons.  Including a little about my big road trip and my summer.  And also some insight  into what you can expect coming up next.  First we get to revisit the initial intentions for Loved By...

It’s amazing to be able to sit down and chat about 1 year of Loved By Cacao,!  What a special feeling to be here! I share some of my behind the scenes processes with the podcast.  And as usual a few minutes meditation with cacao (this time 10 minutes in). I share how the creative process has been and my thoughts and encouragement around creativity in general.  Some of my highlights and favourite m...

Pania gets personal! In this episode I share: - My confusing upbringing being exposed to a very mixed bag of spirituality. - I spoke about losing my mum in my twenties,  -  Going through a divorce in my 30’s.  - I also delve into my  personal challenges with self worth and self expression.  - I share my own healing journey and how at times I’ve truly found it hard to know my way and to even know w...

I’m SO happy to bring you this very sweet and touching conversation today with my friend Andrew Burrows, who tuned in all the way from Guatemala, while at the very special & beloved Lake Atitlan.  The time flew by as we shared heart felt stories about cacao, stories about Keith Wilson of Keith's cacao, which was very touching. We tried to convey what we think Keith was up to (!?!) & wh...

How might we relate to water if we extend the same deep listening and respect we offer to cacao?  And how might our experience with cacao be enhanced if we give more awareness to the water we mix with it?  These questions are my ongoing inquiry as I bring this beautiful conversation about WATER to Loved by Cacao.  Shona and Ross of ‘Source Water’ share their incredible journey of becoming stewards...

Makenzie of Kakao blessed us with a visit to Aotearoa. On the first weekend of Feb I got to sit with her and 3 more wonderful women, to chat about cacao right after we had THE most dreamy day of sharing cacao & sisterhood in a group of 8. In this episode you'll hear from Rachel, Lauren & Alexandra who share a snippet each of their journeys with cacao, all sharing a theme of how support...

This conversation with Radha Iveta was such a joy! Radha has so many gifts to share in the world of health and wellbeing including Cacao.  Listen in to her beautiful story and hear us discuss the world of cacao in depth, what we have observed over the last 8+ years and where we think it is heading.  Radha offers a gorgeous meditation to get us started,  drops some amazing nuggets of wisdom towards...

Just in time for Solstice, in this episode we have: A guided cacao blessing, poetry, thoughts on bringing cacao into the holidays, and a mini heart focused meditation we can use to re-centre during busy times or overwhelm.  I also share some of my behind the scene processes, my learnings with cacao in my intentional 28 days with her and the ‘podcast block’ that I experienced. And how cacao helps m...

Giulia passionately works with cacao beans making beautiful Cacao paste & has a vision of everyone having a sack of beans in their home and the skills to use them. She is a Life Guide and Wayfinder, supporting people in their journey to self-transformation & purpose, helping people ride the waves towards their visions.  And as she said there is always cacao involved.  She has had an apprec...

This may be one of the most important episodes I’ll make. Restoration Ecologist Karen Gordon joins me from Peru to tell us how Mama Cacao needs our support right now! There is a site where the most ancient history has ever been found about Cacao.  A temple in Northern Peru that is over 6000 years old, where remnants of cacao have been found inside a ceramic vessel which was buried within the templ...

Surprise! Mackenzie is back again.  Makenzie Marzluff is the amazing founder of Kakao Drinking Chocolate. (you can hear all about her origin story in Episode 7 where she shares how it all started and her incredible devotion to cacao.) Since our last conversation Makenzie has had lots going on in relation to Kakao and so I wanted to get together again to hear all about it and share with you! We tal...

An episode filled with story & song from the talented Cyrus Henry. Cyrus is a proud indigenous Maori, skilled Shamanic Medicine Man, Healer, Coach, Men’s work facilitator, Talented Creative Artist, Performer, Dancer, Musician.  Like how people say someone has a heart of gold, I feel Cyrus has a heart of 'Cacao Love', He loves life how cacao teaches us to, living with passion, presence...

Welcome to Episode 10. In this episode Pania gets to sit down with Tracy of Cosmic Mumā Cacao.  It is a relaxing and insightful conversation.  We hear all about Tracy’s amazing healing journey and also the healing work she offers in the world. We talk about this path, how she has healed from illness & trauma, and how that led to the creation of Cosmic Muma cacao. Also, weaving cacao into her h...

In this episode we get to hear words from Mama Cacao about how the transformation she goes through from bean to paste can inspire our own times of inner change. First, Pania shares some updates about the podcast and behind the scenes processes, plus what to expect going forward. Then words and feelings from her deep cacao cocoon she’s been in, including a 3 day cacao immersion with KAKAO.  There i...

In this Episode; Drop in with Pania in her 8.8.8 Portal solo ceremony. She brings us into a space of presence with Cacao. Then offers some free-flow sharing from her heart. Followed by a special channeled message from Cacao. This message flowed through in January 2024 & now is the moment to share it. Thank you for listening. Please subscribe for more Cacao Love. <3 Follow Loved By Cacao on...

In this episode Makenzie generously shares with us the origin story of KAKAO in a way that shines a beacon of light for all of us who wish to live our passions & follow the highest guidance for our lives.  She tells her story of moving through the journey of finding self love, & her own light. To opening up to hear the call of cacao; seeing the vision that she was meant to bring it out to...

In this episode Pania gets to sit down with Oonagh Browne of The Cacao Ambassador & two of the amazing cacao farmers she works with from the Solomon Islands; Grace & Agnes.  They were on a special cacao tour around NZ & kindly took the time to share their stories with us. Stories of Love, Connection & Revolution.  Find The Cacao Ambassador on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/th...

An episode to share with people in your life who want to learn about cacao.  Cacao? Isn’t it just chocolate? What do you mean ceremonial cacao?  And what’s the fuss anyway? Also, what is the difference between all these things and cacao beans, cacao nibs, raw cacao? Cacao butter?  Pania covers all of this & more.  It’s a vast subject but this is a friendly starting point.  Loved By Cacao Insta...

Welcome to our First Guest on Loved by Cacao! Hannah shares her journey of meeting cacao while living in Latin America and embarking on a big journey to bring special cacao beans home to New Zealand to create her own cacao paste inspired by its original lands of Mexico.  We talk about how she got here, the challenges, the beauty, her love for cacao and how it feels for her to be loved by cacao.  A...

Pania’s story! In this episode Pania shares her story of how cacao has woven into her life.  Her journey from chocolate lover to small cacao business, to travelling Latin America and becoming a student of cacao, this plant medicine teacher. Becoming immersed in her loving relationship with this magical tree. Loved By Cacao Instagram: @ lovedbycacao Email: lovedbycacao@gmail.com Discount codes to p...

This is an offering of gratitude.  An offering for you, an offering to all the souls and elements that weave cacao together.  This is like a meditation, a small journey of gratitude which you are invited to listen to as an opening to your time sitting intentionally with cacao.  Please use it whenever you would like. Blessings on your time with cacao.  Loved By Cacao Instagram: @lovedbycacao A big...