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mary beth larue: yogini, writer, blisscrafter

giveaway: chocolatao.

Posted on January 30th, by mb in giveaway. 28 comments

there are a few beloved pleasures that make a regular appearance here on my blog, two of them being acupuncture and chocolate. a friend of ours recently sent us his chocolate bar, chocolatao, that combines the science of chinese medicine with deliciousness of organic chocolate and after one bite, i was sold.

the verdict: the chocolates are super delicious, the concoctions are brilliant and i truly love the intention behind what they do.

when traver boehm was still an intern at yo-san university here in venice (where i get my weekly acupuncture treatments!) he had a patient that refused to take her raw herb decoction. her reply was, “these literally taste awful and there’s nothing you can do to get me to take them.. unless you can find a way to get them into chocolate!” bam, the seed was planted.

the company uses TCHO chocolate for the bars, which is a free-trade, organic company up in san fran. the chocolates, which are anti-oxidant rich as it is, have goji berries mixed in them upping the antioxidant count even higher.

for the remainder of this school year, the company giving 10 percent of their proceeds to yo-san for their education fund. prior to this promotion, and once again after it, they were giving 10% to wounded warrior, CALM, and the make a wish foundation. “joel and i both feel that if we get to live in SB, and make chocolate for a living, we’ve got to be giving something back to the community,” said traver.

check out their amazing company, and please leave a comment here on the post if you’d like to be one of two lucky winners that get a sample pack of the bars!

giveaway will close next wednesday, february 6.

the winners are sarah choueiry and alexi tetrault! congrats guys!



28 Responses to “giveaway: chocolatao.”

  1. meghan says:
    January 30, 2013 at 7:55 am

    what a spectacularly delicious + healing creation!
    thank you for sharing it, MB + for offering this giveaway.
    xo,
    Meghan

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  2. Nicole says:
    January 30, 2013 at 8:17 am

    YUM! I love your blog!

    <3Nicole

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  3. Katy hornaday says:
    January 30, 2013 at 8:51 am

    These sound awesome.
    And I just started taking your classes on yogianonymous.com and they are great!
    Thanks!

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  4. Kirsten.SogAard says:
    January 30, 2013 at 8:59 am

    Hi Mary Beth! I’ve recently began following your blog. You motivate me on a daily basis (couldn’t be more thankful for this, having just graduated and in need of a fire lit under me), and for this I thank you! What better of a time to say hello then when there’s a giveaway of a product that is so supportive and enriching in more ways than one. All the best-

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  5. Sarah Choueiry says:
    January 30, 2013 at 9:50 am

    ooooo i would love to get my hands on that! thanks for hosting the giveaway!

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  6. Micha says:
    January 30, 2013 at 9:58 am

    Healthy chocolate? I’m sold! giving back makes it even more appealing. Thanks!

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  7. Jacqui says:
    January 30, 2013 at 10:14 am

    As I lay sickity sick in bed today, I was JUST thinking about how I wish chocolate was the cure!

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  8. jULIA says:
    January 30, 2013 at 10:19 am

    I love when companies put such heart in to their products and give back to the community!

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  9. Jill says:
    January 30, 2013 at 10:26 am

    Being gluten-intolerant means bars of chocolate are my quick fix. I’m very intrigued by this concept!

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  10. Valerie says:
    January 30, 2013 at 10:46 am

    These are the best tasting chocolates! The stress reliever is my fave. Great blog!

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  11. Alex Smith says:
    January 30, 2013 at 10:54 am

    mmm! these look amazing. miss you and our hangouts on sunny calvert st. will have to come yoga with you in venice next time i’m there for a visit! x

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  12. Meghan says:
    January 30, 2013 at 12:06 pm

    This sounds like a delicious treat that’s going to wonderful causes! Way to go! Thanks for sharing!

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  13. Andrea says:
    January 30, 2013 at 12:41 pm

    The chocolate sounds AMAZING. Enjoy reading your blog!

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  14. Alexi says:
    January 30, 2013 at 1:10 pm

    These sound yummy! Thanks for keeping me inspired through your classes online & awesome posts.

    I finally got the motivation to start my own blog as well :)

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  15. Amy Ramos says:
    January 30, 2013 at 1:25 pm

    What a great idea, I would definitely take my herbs with chocolate. Here’s to genius ideas!! Nice work!

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  16. rachel says:
    January 30, 2013 at 3:05 pm

    I love trying out new chocolate!

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  17. Caitlin says:
    January 30, 2013 at 5:52 pm

    Yup. This is amazing. Two of my favs, together in harmony.

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  18. Tomeka says:
    January 30, 2013 at 8:50 pm

    Now that I have finished my half marathon, I want to start doing more yoga. I’m excited about yoga anonymous. This is something that will enrich me in more ways than just physical. And I’m so freakin ready for it!!!

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  19. Margaux permutt says:
    January 31, 2013 at 1:26 pm

    I LOVE chocolate. I want HEALTHY chocolate. Give it away to MEEE!!!

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  20. manda says:
    February 4, 2013 at 6:45 am

    Great giveaway!

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  21. viridis says:
    February 4, 2013 at 7:05 pm

    Must face forward in 2013. Chocolate should help.

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  22. domestic diva says:
    February 5, 2013 at 1:34 pm

    Sounds yummy! Thanks for the chance.

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