Happy New Year. May 2026 be full of health, prosperity and love. This month’s meditation follows a slightly different format. It will be a mini cacao ceremony where I first invite you to mindfully drink a cup of ceremonial cacao and then meditate on how you can occupy your place in the world with compassion.

Recipe:

150ml milk, oat, almond milk or tea

10 gram ceremonial cacao or dark chocolate with high cacao contents

Optional:

Sugar to taste

Cinnamon

Vanilla sugar or paste

A drop of rose water

Method:

Pour liquid into a small pot and slowly heat it. Do not boil.

Add chocolate to melt and spices.

Careful with rosewater as it can overpower all other flavours easily.

Stir to fully melt chocolate and pour into your favourite mug.

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Meditation Script / Voice by Astrid Bernkopf

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The festive season can quickly become stressful and we easily get overstimulated. In this meditation, we focus on relaxing our bodies and tuning in with our feelings. Whenever you need a few minutes to reset, feel free to replay this meditation.

Includes:

- Introduction and settling in

- Focus on breath

- Body relaxation

- Tuning in with thoughts, emotions and our inner self

Mediation Script / Voice by Astrid Bernkopf

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November was a beautiful month with crisp air, frost and getting warm clothing out. This meditation focuses on the loving energy we have in our hearts. We first bathe in it and then send it out to someone else.

Includes:

- Introduction and settling in

- Focus on breath

- Sensing heart / centre of chest and imaging warmth in it

Meditation Script / Voice by Astrid Bernkopf

Stock media provided by Darri Logi Skúlason / Pond 5

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