BITTERLY necessary

SONQO currently has a stand at Germany's largest chocolate fair, chocoLart in Tübingen. All around us, they are offering incredibly sweet milk chocolate in every imaginable variety.

Most chocolate comes from plantations, thus destroying the rainforest. At the fair, we are once again made aware of how large this blind spot is in our society's consciousness. Most of the people who come to our stand, however, are so interested that their bodies are oversweetened from tasting so much chocolate, and they are yearning for the bitterness of Pachamama Cacao.

The bitterness of 100% cacao with «ceremonial grade» quality fulfills important functions in body, mind and soul: It leads directly to gut feeling and reconnects us with our original instincts.

Without a connection to primal instincts, love is seductively sweet romance like sugary syrup. sonqo.org

Unfortunately, bitterness has been bred out of an incredible number of foods. For example, people used to eat salad before their main meal so they could enjoy the food with a more alert feeling and avoid overeating. Today, many people buy lab-created bitter drops to reactivate their sense of their stomach. A cup of Pachamama Cacao in the morning fulfills this function in a completely natural way, helping you start the day feeling connected to your primal instincts.

As in the interplay of wind and sail, love gains a clear direction in life through the connection to primal instinct. sonqo.org

A cup of Pachamama Cacao in the morning reconnects us to our primal instincts and opens our unconditional hearts to the focus of non-judgmental love. However, opening the heart is often romanticized. A conscious approach to opening the heart is very important!

Putting oneself, others, or especially children and teenagers under time or performance pressure means pushing oneself or others (or being pushed) to ignore boundaries and exceed them. This pressure causes one to lose touch with the fullness of one's heart and then do things that are not heartfelt. Enjoying a cup of cacao in peace in the morning helps one to consciously observe this heart-opening state and therefore to know and respect one's own limits.

At the same time, actively observing the opening of the heart also helps to avoid immediately becoming overly enthusiastic and wasting energy on impulsive activity. A conscious opening of the heart can support the celebration of serenity, calm, and inner peace, and from these grounded strengths, one can grow beyond one's own mental limitations and into new horizons.

A SONQO box contains two bars, each with 300g of Pachamama Cacao. This is enough to prepare a delicious Daily Cacao every morning for a whole month. In Germany, you can have the cacao shipped to your home by emailing info@sonqo.org. In Switzerland, you can order via sonqo.shop

Daily Cacao Recipe: Heat 200ml of water, add spices if desired, let the water infuse with the spices, then remove the water from the heat and add 20g of finely chopped Pachamama Cacao, let it melt, and then stir with a wooden spoon. Create a pleasant atmosphere with a calm mood and enjoy your daily cacao, its bitterness, and the wonders of your heart opening.

Haylii!! –– Ángel & Aline send you their warmest greetings.