Loved by Cacao

Pania Joy Robinson
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Welcome to the Loved by Cacao Podcast A home for many voices of cacao from around the world. Here we'll talk about how vast the world of cacao is. Especially how Cacao is an incredible plant medicine for our times. Hear stories from the people who love cacao with deep respect and learn how this sacred ancient medicine is changing their lives and weaving love from heart to heart. We’ll delve into every aspect we can about cacao; the sacred, the history, the science, the mystery. Mostly the story. I hope you will join me. I look forward to sharing cacao with you.

  1. Aug 8

    27. From Chef to Cacao King, with Jeff of the Cacao Embassy

    In this episode I had the opportunity to speak with Jeff from the Cacao embassy He is Co-owner and operations architect at the Cacao Embassy in Christchurch New Zealand.  I had heard lots about the embassy and wanted to visit while on my NZ tour last year.  It was amazing to be welcomed in with open arms and to chat with Jeff about his shift into the world of cacao and all about the Cacao Embassy and so much more.  The Cacao Embassy was started by Oonagh of The Cacao Ambassador, and you can listen to her story in Episode6! We talked about: Their latest blend ‘Eiru’ & their process of making blends.  How Jeff got started working with cacao after his background as a chef.  His emotional reaction to his first cacao.  How he and his wife Ngawai began working with the Cacao Embassy Being a man joining an all women business to learn about cacao. Visiting the Solomon Islands The disconnect between farming cacao and the use of cacao The Cacao Ambassador bringing that connection back Knowing where our food comes from  Connecting with the Solomon Islanders Running the Cacao Embassy as a family  Getting Playful with Cacao Men connecting with and healing with Cacao The impact of working with cacao farmers    The Cacao Ambassador & The Cacao Embassy How Jeff feels loved by Cacao Contact the Cacao Embassy: https://thecacaoembassy.nz/ Instagram: thecacaoembassynz Connect with Pania: On instagram: lovedbycacao Email: ⁠paniarobinson@gmail.com

  2. May 16

    26. The Plants Are Helping Us Come Home to Our Light with Rachel Ellis

    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 pulled deeper and I could truly slow down.  This conversation feels like that relaxation and deep connection to nature. Because it’s the essence Rachel brings with her deep love and knowledge of the earth, plant wisdom, Te Rongoa Maori and so much more.  Rachel is a teacher, practitioner of angelic Reiki and Te Rongoa Māori, and she facilitates cacao circles.  I met up with Rachel in Blenheim and we shared cacao from Kakao drinking chocolate together in my motorhome parked up in her driveway. Rachel shares a beautiful Karakia (prayer) at the beginning and Pania shares a cacao blessing.  We went on to talk about: Connecting with trees Cooking and eating cabbage tree  Building a connection of reciprocity with plants  Rachel’s early experiences with spirituality  Plants as an ally for her healing from burnout Communication with plants  Relationship with the Kawakawa plant  Patupaiarehe the Fairy people of Aotearoa  Meeting Cacao & Rachel’s potent first experience  And all cacao showed her Plants helping us to remember we are light beings  Why cacao is needed on Earth right now Interdependence vs Independence Working with the plant realm Love for the cacao trees  Grief and Open hearts  Cacao connecting us with threads of light  Closing out with a meditation of connecting the threads of light between us.

  3. May 1

    25. She’s in Her Pleasure Era, Serving Up Pure Pacific Cacao with Irma of Mamamuti Cacao

    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 of Mamamuti Cacao in Raglan last October and it was so much fun.  We had an amazing conversation and I think you’ll love this one.  Some of the things we talked about: How Irma began her path with Cacao How Mamamuti came into being and the meaning of the name Irma’s upbringing in Africa Her times dancing with the dark and how cacao has been her ally throughout.  Welcoming a pleasure era How to move through shadow into pleasure Flipping the Script on Perimenopause Liberation from numbness and shame Why Cacao helps us experience pleasure  How the very popular Mamamuti Vanilla Blend came into existence  Messages & Love from Cacao

  4. Apr 17

    24. When Research Meets Real Life Practice, and a Thesis on Cacao, with Daillen Culver

    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. Her time in Guatemala Is cacao medicine?  Being on the ground with the farmers.  Understanding where our cacao comes from.  The current global climate of cacao.  What it means to truly have a relationship with cacao.  Cacao as a doorway to working with the plant realms.  Cultural appropriation.  Ceremonial consumption behind cacao.  The possible future of cacao.  Daillen is an anthropologist, a somatic practitioner, and writer. Her work takes an interest in cultural research, embodied practice, and creative inquiry, with a central focus on how people cultivate resilience, meaning, and connection in times of social and ecological upheaval. Her academic research centers on Indigenous food systems and agroecological practices in Latin America. To contact Daillen: Email daillenc@gmail.com Instagram @daillenc If you are interested in her 2027 Cacao Cultural Immersion Retreat sign up to the Interest Form HERE Dalileo Cacao was mentioned several times, you can see their website here: https://dalileocacao.com/ Also Fly Kakao sells Guatemalan Criollo Cacao which is sourced from Dalileo! You can purchase it here: https://www.flykakao.com/products/pure?variant=39526785482848 (Not an affiliate link, Fly Kakao is simply one of my favourites)

  5. Apr 5

    23. Season Two Cacao Blessing Meditation

    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, you can listen here.

  6. Apr 4

    22. A New Season is Risen!

    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 Cacao and add new ones. Because intention is important when working with cacao.  There is a seperate Cacao Blessing being uploaded very soon also, as a new season gift. I’m very grateful to have you here,  Thank you for tuning in and may your heart be happy. Wishing you love. As always you can connect with me  On instagram: lovedbycacao Email: paniarobinson@gmail.com To purchase the cacao I was drinking in this episode, Keith’s Cacao, my original favourite, with a 5% discount: http://www.keithscacao.com/discount/PANIAJOY20NZ20

  7. 07/06/2025

    21. One Year Recap! Reflections & Celebrations & Gratitude

    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 moments from the past year of this creation. Acknowledgments for everyone who has been involved so far. Gratitude, Celebration. And finally I circle back to the intentions that I shared at the very start in Episode One! I wanted to see if they still apply and if it’s time to add new Intentions.  I hope you enjoy tuning in and thank you so much for being here for this episode, and for any over the past year.  It means so much to me to have you listen!  With love and happy gratitude,  Pania In This Episode I was drinking An amazing mix of Keith's Cacao, Arhuaco Cacao from Kakao Drinking Chocolate, Wahine Blend from Cacao Ambassador and Cacao crumble sprinkled on top from Cosmic Mama Cacao. For the Arhuaco Cacao: For a one time 10% discount on not for profit heirloom cacao by Kakao Drinking Chocolate, use code LOVEDBYCACAO ⁠⁠https://www.flykakao.com/?ref=pania⁠⁠ Or for Keith's Cacao:  Receive 5% discount on each purchase using this link⁠ ⁠⁠⁠http://www.keithscacao.com/discount/PANIAJOY20NZ20⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR enter code at checkout on the Keiths Cacao Website.  Code: PANIAJOY20NZ20 Connect with Pania Email Pania: paniarobinson@gmail.com Follow Loved By Cacao Instagram:⁠⁠ ⁠@lovedbycacao⁠⁠⁠ Join my Email List: https://www.paniajoy.com/ Thank you to Kamal for creating the mini soundscape for Loved by Cacao!  Kamal is a DJ & medicine music weaver, find his music on Soundcloud⁠⁠⁠ https://on.soundcloud.com/xem5CT38SGxFQexa8⁠⁠⁠

  8. 06/07/2025

    20. Raw Real Life Stories and Returning Home to Love; a very personal heart share with Pania Joy

    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 what I believe.  - I share some of how I came home to myself and of course, how cacao has supported me in what became a journey of self acceptance, of self love.  This one feels vulnerable, and I’m tender towards sharing it, but I also really wish to, these are stories that my heart wants to share, and I am grateful to you and honoured if you listen in.  Recently I sat down one afternoon at my cacao altar, with Tui birds singing outside my window and recorded this intimate episode for you.  It starts off with a little update chat And after that I open up,  to share stories from some of my bigger life experiences. For this episode I was drinking Arhuaco Cacao with honey, cinnamon and a touch of chilli powder! This is a really special cacao, grown in the mountains of Colombia and brought to us by Kakao Drinking Chocolate. I loved the way the Arhuaco goodness supported me in feeling relaxed enough to get vulnerable and personal in this episode.  And I’d like to invite you to make a cup of cacao for yourself also to tune in with my stories here, if you haven’t already.  Imagine we are sitting together, cosy and relaxed, drinking  sharing from our hearts.... The Cacao I was drinking: Kakao Drinking Chocolate Arhuaco Pure For a one time 10% discount on this not for profit heirloom cacao use code LOVEDBYCACAO ⁠https://www.flykakao.com/?ref=pania⁠ Connect with Pania Email Pania: paniarobinson@gmail.com Follow Loved By Cacao Instagram:⁠ ⁠@lovedbycacao⁠⁠ Cacao Journey Relaxation as mentioned in episode, by Kamal Ortiz: https://soundcloud.com/k-k-mal-willis-ortiz/cacao-journey Thank you to Kamal for creating the mini soundscape for Loved by Cacao!  Kamal is a DJ & medicine music weaver, find his music on Soundcloud⁠⁠ https://on.soundcloud.com/xem5CT38SGxFQexa8⁠⁠

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Welcome to the Loved by Cacao Podcast A home for many voices of cacao from around the world. Here we'll talk about how vast the world of cacao is. Especially how Cacao is an incredible plant medicine for our times. Hear stories from the people who love cacao with deep respect and learn how this sacred ancient medicine is changing their lives and weaving love from heart to heart. We’ll delve into every aspect we can about cacao; the sacred, the history, the science, the mystery. Mostly the story. I hope you will join me. I look forward to sharing cacao with you.

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  • Creator
    Pania Joy Robinson
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    28
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Pania Joy Robinson
  • Show Website
    Loved by Cacao