Gabrielle Martorana is the founder of Cacao Wisdom, a ceremonial cacao company rooted in devotion, lineage, and the belief that true transformation happens when we return to the intelligence of our own heart.
Her path with cacao began unexpectedly in 2020, during a time when the world was collectively unraveling and she herself was entering a second wave of healing. After moving to Bali during the COVID era, she attended her first women’s circle where cacao was served. One sip, one song, and one unexpected wave of emotion cracked open a lifetime of numbness and launched her into a profound initiation with this ancient plant medicine.
What began as a moment of surprise quickly deepened into a relationship built on reverence and personal transformation. Gabrielle spent the next years training with cacao teachers in Bali, traveling to Guatemala to study directly with Mayan elders and shamans, and learning the cultural, spiritual, and ceremonial history of cacao from its sacred source. She discovered that cacao was not simply a drink. It was a bridge between worlds. A guide for emotional healing. A catalyst for creativity, clarity, and self-connection. A doorway back to feeling.
Through thousands of personal ceremonies, cacao became her anchor. Her teacher. Her medicine. Her companion through heartbreak, rebirth, and the quiet rebuilding of her own life.
When Gabrielle prepared to move back to the United States, she realized there was no place to source the cacao she trusted. The cacao grown on farms she had stood on. The cacao hand-roasted over open flames by families she had shared meals with. The cacao created with ritual and prayer, not machinery.
So she chose to create what didn’t exist.
Cacao Wisdom was born from devotion to the land, the lineage, and the people who have stewarded cacao for thousands of years. Gabrielle’s mission is simple: to bring ethically sourced, ceremony-grade cacao to her community while honoring its origins, preserving its traditions, and teaching others how to work with cacao in a way that is respectful, grounded, and transformative.
Today, Gabrielle is known for her heart-led approach to ritual, healing, and spiritual entrepreneurship. Her work blends ancient wisdom with modern embodiment, guiding women into deeper connection with themselves, their intuition, and their inner truth.
Whether through her cacao offerings, workshops, or facilitator trainings, Gabrielle’s intention remains the same:
to share the medicine that helped her feel again, open again, and remember who she is.
It is her honor to bring Mama Cacao’s magic to those who are ready to experience the softness, clarity, and soul-level transformation that this sacred plant carries.
Xxx - Gabrielle Martorana, Founder of Cacao Wisdom