I offer my gracias

to my ancestors for passing warm mugs and love of cacao from generation to generation.

I consider it an art form and a blessing to work with cacao, a delicious and nutrient dense food.

I am grateful for the immense local support for my mission to revive chocolate's reputation to the healthful food and spirit medicine that it naturally is. 

My mother is from Colombia and raised me drinking cacao made fresh by hand. It is my honour to fill your cup with my love bombs, a cacao beverage that is inspired by my heritage.

I import cacao directly from Colombia with some help from mi mama. We are supporting small scale chemical free farming. Growing cacao is a viable business. I intentionally leave the value added work of hulling, roasting and grinding in Colombia. I do this on purpose because I feel strongly about continuing the passing on of ancestral wisdom and know-how and maintaining the value added work opportunities in Colombia where the cacao trees grow.

When you purchase from Forest Moon Chocolates you are supporting an intentional way of international commerce. 

Cacao is an exotic treat with a beautiful natural buzz, may it fuel you in living your life in it's truest expression.

Photos by Stasia Garraway for Folklife Magazine

Where’s the chocolate?

FOREST MOON CHOCOLATES

A groovy little farm stand chocolate shoppe! Lena sells packages of her love bombs, prayer bars and coconut bars. Made fresh weekly.

  • Forest Moon Chocolates is located at 601 Upper Ganges Road on Salt Spring Island.

    OPEN: THURSDAY-SUNDAY

    10am-5pm

    Cash payment please if absolutely necessary e-transfers are received at

    forestmoonchocolates@gmail.com

    Even though this is a self serve farm stand shop, payment must be made immediately to honour the spirit of reciprocity and mutual generosity.

    Gracias for supporting my craft.

BLESSINGS & EVENTS

Lena holds seasonal blessings and other intentional upcoming gatherings.

  • END OF YEAR SPECIAL PRACTICE

    WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 31

    9:30-11:30AM (2 hrs)

    Hosted at the Wellness Centre


    Step into the season of winter and the fresh canvas of 2026 with presence and gratitude. 


    This special end of year class led by Lena will encompass:

    • Warming full body yoga practice that will culminate with relaxing yin to welcome the winter vibes

    • Guided journaling and contemplation to thank and honour 2025 and its gifts and challenges

    • Meditation to welcome spaciousness for the new creative cycle.

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      Please wear comfortable clothes and set up your personal schedule so that that you can be fully present and at ease for these 2 precious self care hours.


      Please bring:

    • a yoga mat and meditation cushion (lots available to borrow at studio)


    • a journal and pen



    Please be in touch with any questions lena@awakenyoga.ca


    If you have received a spot in this special event as a gift, just show up with the above mentioned items.

    SIGN UP HERE

PRIVATE CACAO JOURNEYS

Be served a blessed cup and cacao and journey into the temple of your heart. Lena guides one on one and group cacao journeys. 

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This food is a gift of the whole universe –
the earth, the sky, and much hard work.
May we live with mindfulness and gratitude.
May we transform our unskillful states of mind,
May we take only foods that nourish us and prevent illness
We accept this nourishment so that we may realize the path of Love.

The Five Contemplations by Thich Nhat Hanh