The Calm Cocoa Story
our story
At Calm Cocoa, we combine chocolate and meditation to bring mindful moments into your day.
We’ve designed an extra special range of hot chocolate that’s ethical, sustainable and, of course, delicious.
We know how difficult it can be to take time for yourself and be present in your day. It may seem like a small thing, but we know how powerful the uplifting ritual of making and drinking hot chocolate can be.
Calm Cocoa is a tasty way to find peace in your day!
And why hot chocolate?
Well, we think enjoying a mug of hot chocolate is a wonderfully soothing and sensory-filled experience.
But it’s also a nod to the sacred origins of cacao, which was mostly consumed as a drink in Meso-America before being brought over to Western Europe (where it stayed in drink form until the first chocolate bar was created in 1847).
Oh, and because it’s completely delicious too of course…
about meredith
Meredith Whitely is a mindfulness meditation teacher, chocolate judge and chocolatier who runs workshops and classes at Food At Heart.
Meredith, with the help of her husband Johnny and her furry mascot Taz the Terrier, makes Calm Cocoa chocolate with love and care in Mid-Wales (at Calm Cocoa HQ).
Inspired by a need to find better balance after struggling with stress-triggered digestive issues, she decided to explore a new focus for her working life. Over a few years she built on her knowledge of one of her favourite foods and passions: chocolate. This included working as a chocolate tour guide plus teaching creative cooking and chocolate classes incorporating elements of mindful eating, which then led to her training as a meditation teacher with the British School of Meditation in 2017.
Meredith soon saw how intrinsically linked self-care and chocolate are, and decided to create a brand with mindful eating at the core.
She now uses the tools and training that benefitted her own stress management and wellbeing to support others. Along with creating her range of mindful hot chocolate products, she runs chocolate meditation workshops and team mindful eating & mindfulness sessions.
Meredith also judges at the Academy of Chocolate Awards and Great Taste Awards. She completed the Mindful Eating Certificate Programme with The Center for Mindful Eating in 2021, and is passionate about sharing her love of food, wellbeing and joy with other women across the world.
If you’d like to know more about Meredith’s regular meditation sessions and other one-off events you can find out more about her work at Food At Heart.
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