CARRYING THE FLAME //
a summer cacao stewardship series
This summer, we will be taking a gentle pause from personally facilitating cacao circles while the hearth remains lit and trusted hands tend the fire.
For June, July, and August, we are honored to welcome three women we deeply trust to steward the space at Harmony House — each bringing her own medicine, presence, prayer, and way of carrying the cup.
The circles will continue here in the heart of Harmony House, held with intention, reverence, and care.
Each gathering will offer its own unique rhythm and expression, while remaining rooted in the spirit of COMMUNITY CACAO — warmth, authenticity, connection, and the quiet medicine of gathering together.
about community cacao circles //
You are warmly invited into an evening of ceremonial cacao, connection, and immersive sound at Harmony House.
These gatherings are designed as spaces to soften, reconnect to the body, and be held in intentional community.
We gather in circle, sip pure ceremonial cacao, and settle into an evening of reflection, presence, music, and shared experience.
Each evening closes with simple, nourishing bites shared together — grounding the experience and tending the body before we part for the night.
about ceremonial cacao //
Pure ceremonial cacao is a gentle yet powerful plant medicine that has been known to ::
• open the heart + deepen connection
• relieve stress + support nervous system regulation
• encourage emotional release
• stimulate creativity + clarity
• elevate energy levels without the crash
• enhance feelings of warmth, presence, and alignment
This is not a psychedelic experience — it is subtle, embodied, and deeply connective.
exchange //
$45 — Circle Exchange
$50 — Supporter Exchange
$55 — Steward Exchange
$0 — Scholarship Seat (1 available per gathering)
If you are in a season of abundance, choosing a higher tier helps support accessibility for others.
One scholarship seat is available for each gathering and is offered with love. If it is visible in the registration drop down menu, it is available.
+ 5% of every gathering is donated to Huaca Montegrande in Peru, honoring the ancestral lands and traditions that carry the spirit of cacao.
Limited space — advanced registration required.
LOCATION //
Harmony House @ theGROVE
19 Cedar Lake Road, Chester CT
Please arrive 15 minutes early so we may begin together.
JULY is stewarded by //
∆ lara woolfson
Lara is a sound healer, ritual facilitator, and shamanic arts practitioner devoted to tending the spaces where transformation becomes possible. Originally from South Africa and now based in Boston, she holds an MFA from Lesley University and weaves ancient earth traditions with intuitive sound to support deep healing. Rooted in Andean cosmology, Reiki mastery, and polarity energy work, Lara tends the relational field — the place where truth becomes embodied — and offers steady company to those moving through thresholds. She believes healing happens in community, and curates gatherings where we can get still, listen inward, and remember the wisdom already within.
∆ what to expect
An evening of ceremonial cacao and sound at Harmony House, held in the fullness of high summer.
The world is quick to rush us across our thresholds; this evening is an invitation to simply stop in the doorway. Whether you're moving through a season of transition, longing to slow down, or somewhere in the middle of a reinvention of your own, this is a space to land.
In the immersive hush of a sound bath, and the depth and heart-medicine of cacao, we make space to befriend the parts of us that only quiet can reach — the ones still waiting for us to slow down enough to hear them.
Come as you are.
follow along // @larawoolfson
