Are you just dying to review my year? I thought so- so I made a little throw back with a mix and match of what I could find in my phone that sparked some kind of emotion in me. Enjoy!
Last New Years eve, celebrated in my cozy forest paradise
Started the year with cleansing the basement..I found old magazines from the 80s and 90s and they had to go..Cindy burning away in the fire
Went to the west coast and hosted a lovely heart opening Sunday with Erica and Gabriella
Magical skies but I promised myself to not do another winter in this cold..it kills my soul.
The perk of working from home..noone has to see what you are wearing below your waste..These white fleece pants saved my winter
Had a lovely reunion with my teenage homie Maggie..we share some wild memories together being wild teens. Love you forever
This felt like my second home last winter, hosting so many ceremonies and trainings at Conscious Life
The magical Cacao that keeps me happy all day, everyday
I hosted a Cacao training which was really lovely, might do that again this winter but online, and from the birthplace of Cacao where I am at right now- give me a shoutout if you are interested
Lovely Josefina and her sister had a launch ceremony for their magical podcast Spiriturious- I am in their first episode so listen in if you haven’t already. We had a lovely Cacao ceremony with breathwork in the first spring sun.
Listen to the podcast here:
Then back to the forest for a retreat
Ah no place like home
Next year I will be more on top on my apple harvest and I still need inspiration on what to do with all of them so hit me with all your inspiration
Me and Elin hosted our last sisterhood retreat with our baby Her Peace that we later decided to step away from. We are still looking for the right person(s) who want to take over this heart project so let me know if you feel called.
Ah the magic when woman come together
My soul sister Tove, don’t know what I would do without her.
I also want to do a shoutout that she has just finished her first book- A biography about Loss, Life after Death and how to find Peace & Happiness again. You can preorder it here
Another day, another ceremony
Then back to the forest and me and Elda took a roadtrip to see my friend Millas beautiful art exhibition.
Then the spring came and I could start rolling around on the grass again eating weeds..Yay.
AND if you want to learn more about how you can use nature as medicine-inside and out- you can come to my sanctuary for private trainings this spring and summer or join my Ceremonial Chakra awakening retreat in July at Shambala where we will work a lot with herbs, plants and flowers
And my energy came back and I started to make medicines- this is my popular blue lotus tincture in the making
In love with Dandelion in so many ways- I eat it, drink it, make body oils and the list goes on
The season opened up for our popular cacao ceremonies at Fiskabäck
And I did some private ceremonies around Stockholm which I love. It makes it extra cozy and personal when you get to come home to people
And then Yohanna invited me to host a ceremony at her magical archipelago retreat we birthed a really exciting new idea that I will share more about when the time comes..
Tove and Patrick
Ah and this is a fun story..You know I love to sing kirtan and its been hard to find good ones in Sweden, and then I went to one where Johan was playing and just loved the vibe so I asked him if we should create a Cacao and Kirtan together, he said yes and so we did and we had so much fun so we ended up doing a few and more to come. Seriously if you have an idea- dont hesitate, just ask whoever is inspiring you. What is the worst that can happen?
Then this is another story..Me and Rosanna had a beautiful podcast recording in her garden and it was so flowy and nice but unfortunately the sound was not good enough so we had to do it again a few months later..here is the result
Off to film a Cacao tutorial with our dear friend and magical photographer and videographer Michelle
Then back to the Forest for the 100th time..and all apple trees in full bloom, my favorite time of the year
Ah the Godess festival..such a beautiful weekend together with a lot of new godess sisters.
We had ceremonies, we sang, shared, released, laughed, cried and all the things. So much love
I was really in my right element
And of course Elda joined the godess festival as well, so many goddesses to hump..
I took a few road trips around my area and just love the coast
We had a launch event for Wild Cacao which was so lovely but unfortunately we are still waiting to get all of our blends from Guatemala to Sweden..its been a mission to say the least but well worth the wait..
One of my favorite spots in Österlen- Franskans Creperie, yum!
And these houses gets me every time..how cozy??
Ah dog spam
When Tove comes to visit she brings her homebaked gluten-free bread goodness..Its my favorite time of the year
Goes with any topping
My root chakra loves this place..
This my friends is my favorite smoothie- cacao, spinach, banana, Maca, peanut butter, almond milk, chia seeds and peppermint..SO good
Reflections
Heaven on earth
Love the daily forest walks when I am home
And Cacao on my stair where the sun never goes down
Nature is the best medicine, whatever you need, I got you:)
Oh my gosh..I am still laughing out loud when I think about this..I was having a little natural beauty workshop and was going to mix the dandelion oil with sugar to show how we can use it as a natural body scrub..but the oil had gone rancid and my smell hadn’t come back yet from the big C so I couldn’t smell it and just confidently shared that its weeds so it doesn’t smell like the store bought products…So we all rubbed ourself with it and then I actually could smell how TERRIBLE it was haha. Fortunately my retreat members had humor so we had a really good laugh and a good swim in the lake and we were all super smooth afterwards though. But dont let that scare you, when done right, this is the best body scrub there is.
My favourite summer drink- fresh watermelon juice with mint from the garden
I sold the gong, kind of broke my heart but some babies has to go. I instead invested in some magical alchemy bowls that you will hear more about this winter.
This was a big year for Wild Cacao– we started to get our products into magical studios like Altromondo, Yoga Shakti, Yoga Kendra and in stores like Örtagubben and Gryningen- so exciting.
I live on this smoothie summertime..
And on herbal infusions with herbs from the land..
Retreat time again
This time our Awaken Your magic retreat with Isabel, our second time and well be hosting another one this summer so stay tuned
Love singing together
I repainted the bathroom only to find out a few months later I have some sort of mold under the bathroom so have to renovate it all this winter while I am away..less of a happy surprise. Anyways, now I get a chance to have some beautiful moroccan tiles and some floor heating.
With my bestie
Off to midsummer gathering
And then the summer hit
This is my healing barn if you didn’t see it yet- I love the energy in here
Ah and my herbal drying rack- such a game changer
Making mugwort smudge sticks experiment..some better than others
This is what I live for
I also got started again with my online breathworks and will continue with that this year- sign up here if you feel called to join.
Medicine bottling
And a lovely cacao ceremony back with Milla
So nice to just be able to chill in the passenger seat when Elda takes me back and forth to Stockholm
OH my gosh..my first baby cucumber harvest..I was so proud
The beaches of Österlen..in love
So proud of myself for fixing up this old outdoor toilet..this is obviously the before pic
Then I got my super pregnant cousin to help me paint it
And voila..how cute? no-one had touched this in like 40 years so I think I did pretty well
My glamping paradise..can’t wait for swedish summer when I look at this
Ok that was some of the highlights from the first half of this year..More to come
I am a Modern medicine woman and spiritual guide working mainly with Ceremonial Cacao, plants, breathwork and sound.
Here I am writing about my life that is divided between Lake Atitlan in Guatemala and the forest in Skåne. Topics I am passionate about are Cacao, holistic health, healing, spirituality, ceremonies, rituals and my dog Elda of course❣︎
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