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Vilcabamba World Raw Food Gathering, May 2010

2009-11-20T22:09:00.001-06:00

Vilcabamba World Raw Food Gathering, May 2010

Visit, Learn and Play in the Sacred Valley of Longevity

In May 2010, raw foods enthusiasts from around the world intend to gather in Vilcabamba, Ecuador, for an informal, free–flow, unstructured, empowering and educational cell–ebration in the Sacred Valley of Longevity, from May the 4th to the 14th, 2010.

Join David "Avocado" Wolfe, Matt Monarch, Angela Stokes–Monarch, The Wheatgrass Messiah, as well as yogis and superheroes from around the world.
Simply get there. Join up with the group and get ready to explore a week or so of spontaneous joy and connection together in the sacred Valley of Longevity.
Bring your senses of humour and adventure, your water bottles, flashlights and hiking shoes...leave behind your expectations, left–brain worries and stilettos…

Please be aware that Vilcabamba is a small town; if you intend to join this gathering, please come with a sense of respect and honour towards the local community, culture and ways of life – we can co–create an enjoyable, enriching experience for everyone!

This gathering is truly a co–creation; no–one is specifically 'in charge' of organising events, transport, lodging, etc...there is no participation 'fee' involved and everyone is free to create, invite, participate and enjoy as inspiration guides them...the Vilcabamba area is an active wonderland of synchronistic flow, so step into the river and enjoy the journey...

on November the 17th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
3 cups greeeeeen juice: celery, fennel, spinach, parsley, mixed local greens from NJ, apple, ginger
2 Tbsp bee pollen and 30 chlorella tablets
1 quart greeeen juice from Liquiteria in NYC
bowl of coconut bell pepper soup with a shared flax cracker/salad at Bonobo's in NYC, followed by a bottle of the diiiviiiine coconut chai and 1.5 mesquite balls – YUMMMMM :)
2 cups 'royal flush' juice from Liquiteria
3 cups water
3 cups goji juice with Marine Phytoplankton, a cup of STRONG, handmade herbal medicinal tea from Jeff the Rawtographer
2 cups water

on November the 18th I loved:

1 quart water
1 quart greeeeeen juice from Liquiteria
1.5 cups greeeen juice from Liquiteria
picnic lunch of romaine wraps stuffed with Summer's 'Cheeze' recipe, fermented :), dulse, sprouts, cucumber, followed by 2 mesquite balls from Bonobo's
bottle of coconut chai from Bonobo's – WWWWWWOOOOWWWWWW :)
1 quart water
3 cups goji juice with Marine Phytoplankton
2 apples with 3 Tbsp bee pollen and 3 Tbsp goji powder
1 cup goji juice with Marine Phytoplankton
2 cups water

We could enjoy hikes together in Vilcabamba, raw food talks, foraging walks, horse–back riding, yoga sessions, group meditations, hot/cold spring adventures, farm tours, parties, drum circles, food demos and whatever else we might feel inspired into...

We have created a new community website for this event, where you can connect with other people about travel, accommodation, learning Spanish, researching the Vilcabamba area, making suggestions for activities together and so on – you can join that site freely and connect with others, HERE: http://rawinecuador.ning.com.

Vilcabamba is blossoming into a little hub in the Andes of raw food orientated/yogic/conscious/eco–friendly, like–minded community. Well–known for the longevity of its residents, the region is traditionally home to an unusual number of centenarians, seemingly due to the outstanding soil/air/water quality in the area and the relaxed pace of life. Life in Vilcabamba is very simple and easy–going, with many people still riding around on horseback, children playing safely in the streets late into the evening and life centered around the simple town square.

Vilcabamba is remarkably fertile and the climate in the area is described as 'like spring all year round', with food growing in abundance and houses built without either heaters or air conditioning...rich greenery, stunning views and rainbows abound...

This world-gathering of raw food enthusiasts and superheroes is a one-time only event. We're sure that we'll be talking about it for the rest of our lives...

on November the 19th I was blissed with:

1 quart water
3 cups greeeeeeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, mixed local greens (SPICY ;), fennel, parsley, spinach, romaine, ginger, lemon, apple
bowl of energy soup with flax crackers and 'cheeze' sauce on the side, followed by an apple
1 quart water
1 cup greeeeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, mixed local greens (SPICY ;), fennel, parsley, spinach, romaine, ginger, lemon, apple
30 chlorella 'nuts', 2 Tbsp bee pollen, an apple, a curry powerstick
3 cups water
3 cups goji juice with Marine Phytoplankton
2 cups water

on November the 20th I appreciated:

1 quart water
2 cups greeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, zucchini, kale, parsley, romaine, ginger, lemon
catered gourmet raw lunch including YUMMY coconut–cilantro soup, pad thai, orange creamsicle cheesecake and various samples of yummy new raw breads and cookies coming to the store soon ;)
1 quart water
20 chlorella tablets
2 apples and 2 gorgeous homemade raw apple cookies
mug of herbal tea
3 cups water

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Vilcabamba Resources

If you are not familiar with the Vilcabamba area, here are some resources you may find useful:

Photo tour from Mike Adams, the Health Ranger (www.NaturalNews.com) – http://www.naturalnews.com/PhotoTour_Vilcabamba-Ecuador-Homes_1.html

Videos from The Raw Food World TV Show of Vilcabamba – http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=TheRawFoodWorld&view=videos&query=vilcabamba

Assorted articles on Vilcabamba on NaturalNews.com: http://www.naturalnews.com/Vilcabamba.html

***Remember to join us at The Vilcabamba Raw Food Gathering May 2010 Community Website: http://rawinecuador.ning.com to meet up with your fellow travelers, share suggestions and more...***

The Facebook Events page for this gathering can be found here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=185007941314

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Travel and Accommodation:

The easiest way to get to Vilcabamba from afar seems to be as follows:

Fly to Quito, take a smaller domestic plane from there to Loja in the south of Ecuador (the nearest big town to Vilcabamba), take a taxi/bus/car from Loja to Vilcabamba.
The domestic flights between Quito and Loja can be booked with TAME –http://www3.tame.com.ec/eng/index.htm.
(Those of you coming from Europe might like to check out Air Comet – http://www.aircomet.com)

To find a place to stay in the Vilcabamba area, try visiting:
http://www.seekvilcabamba.com/Projects/VGuide/VStay.aspx (hotels, guest houses and rental info, plus lots of other great info to explore on this site ;)

Vilcabamba on WikiTravel: http://wikitravel.org/en/Vilcabamba

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We look forward to playing in paradise with you :)

All love,
Ms. Stokes-Monarch. xxx

Five Things That Surprise Me About Living in The USA...

2009-11-17T18:27:00.001-06:00

I've been in the USA since April this year – about seven months solid now...I've been travelling pretty much that whole time, allllll over this vast country, from east to west and criss-crossing back again and again, giving raw food talks, spreading the message. While culturally there are clearly many overlaps between my native Britain and the USA, there are other things about life here that sometimes surprise me...I thought I'd share five of these here and would love to hear any feedback/comments any of you might love to share regarding these... ;)

1. Toilet Cubicles – one thing that has long baffled me about life in the USA is WHY public toilet cubicles seem to almost invariably have an approx. 1 inch gap around the door, so that people can easily view the toilet user through the gap if they want – and vice versa...I find this really bizarre and indeed have never seen this in any other country with such regularity – what IS this all about?
2. Diversity – this place is SO vast and sometimes I find it amusing that it's all lumped together into one 'country' (not that I'm very excited by borders/country definitions in general ;) The east coast reminds me often of Britain, with its quaint little towns, four seasons and older architecture...Florida seems like a totally different world with alligators, coconuts and rampant humidity, then there's the west coast with all its modernity, strip malls and enormous stretches of farmland...and that's not to mention the whole of the MIDDLE of this vast continent, with its mountains, flatlands, swamps and more...so much to explore ;)

on November the 14th I loved:

1 quart water
3 cups greeeeeeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, fennel, parsley, spinach, ginger, lime, apple
bowl of energy soup with fermented flax crackers on the side, followed by an apple
3 cups water
3 cups goji juice with Marine Phytoplankton and Merlin's Elixir
little plate of yummy desserts at a raw food potluck, including pumpkin pie and almond butter cookies: WOW :)
3 cups water

3. Invisible Natives – I'm surprised how little visibility there seems to be here of 'native' culture. The 'reservations' where native communities apparently now mostly live seem like a mystery to me, like a hidden parallel reality going on in this same land...I would LOVE to visit a reservation to see what is going on there...I'd also love to visit an Amish farm, as I find them kind of mysterious too – WHERE did this culture come from? We don't have 'Amish' people in Europe as far as I know – how did this come to be here? I'd love to know more abt these things, if anyone has anything to share... ;)

4. Patterns – virtually every house I've ever visited in the USA seems to have zip lock bags, mason jars and masses of pillows on the beds. Perhaps the zip lock bags and mason jars are raw foodie influences…what are all the pillows about though? There seems to be a pattern here to stack up at least five or more pillows onto beds…is this a cultural suggestion of comfort? Or to be able to watch TV in bed more cosily or…???
5. Dryers – it seems to me that almost everyone here dries their clothes using a dryer, regardless of the weather or where they live...this is definitely one of the oddest things about life here to me...in all my time here I think I recall ONE house that had a washing line outside to dry clothes and indeed many places actually have RULES in place that residents are NOT ALLOWED to dry clothes outside...HUH??? Dryers are hands–down usually the BIGGEST energy–sucking appliances in a household and they're not even NECESSARY in so many cases, with all the sunshine here...hence it really baffles me that more people don't seem to dry their clothes outside...I guess it's time to start an air–drying revolution ;)

Well, those are my reflections on surprises here for now – I'd love to hear your feedback – you can leave comments below, thanks ;)

on November the 15th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
2 cups greeeeeeeeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, fennel, parsley, endive, ginger, lime, apple
bowl of energy soup with samples of new raw essene breads on the side, followed by an apple
1 quart water
2 cups goji juice with Marine Phytoplankton
a few crudités with veggie dips followed by a little bowl of blended yum: pear, Sun Warrior powder, Irish Moss, mesquite powder, cinnamon, water, with some goji berry powder on the side and samples of a local raw chef's coconut macaroons, in NJ
3 cups water

on November the 16th I adored:

1 quart water
2 cups goji juice blended with camu powder
2 cups greeeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, spinach, parsley, ginger, lime
shared big salad with Mr. M covered in the amazing 'cheeze' sauce from Summer – WOW :) followed by an apple
1 quart water
1 cup beet/apple liver cleanser juice
bowl of blended yum: pear/ashwaganda/maca/Sun Warrior protein powder, mesquite powder, cinnamon, Irish moss, water, with goji powder on the side
3 cups water

Next weekend is the last weekend of the tour Mr. M and I are currently on, all over the USA – we speak in Maine and New Jersey and then we're DONE for a month – yeeeeeeeee–HAH :)
Sadly this weekend is also the same weekend that David Wolfe's 'Longevity Now Experience' seminar is happening over in California, so we won't be there to play in person, however, they have decided to STREAM this event live, for all those not able to be there in person – YAY :) So, you get to watch in on the events as they happen if you like, PLUS you can also re–watch the footage over and over again, whenever you like – yummy :) To get on board with the remote viewing of this seminar, click HERE and enjooooyyyyy some wild Wolfie insights ;)

All love,
Angela Stokes–Monarch. xxx

Best of Raw Awards 2009 Open NOW :)

2009-11-14T20:41:00.000-06:00

OOOoooOoOoOooo, it's that time of year again – nominations are now OPEN for the 2009 Best of Raw Awards, hosted by the ever–lovely Laura Fox :)

This is a two-stage process: first, nominations are open from now until December the 2nd, when they'll be announced on Laura's radio show, THEN from December the 3rd, everyone gets to VOTE for the winners, from all the selected nominees in each category.
The 'winners' will be announced and honoured I believe on December 31st on Laura's radio show – though of course we all know that ultimately ALL of us in this delicious community are winners ;)
There are around 25 categories to vote for in the awards in this year, including your favourite raw book, film, restaurant, website, educator, event and so on – you can choose up to THREE nominations in each category... It's totally free to participate in this community event, so hop on over to BestOfRaw.net and share the love ;)

on November the 10th I loved:

1 quart water
shotglass of orange juice
2 cups greeeen juice: celery, zucchini, kale, cucumber, ginger, lime
bowl of energy soup with fermented seed cheese nori crackers on the side, followed by a hand–mixed yumpot: lucuma/mesquite/cinnamon powders with orange oil, almond butter and water – yummmm :)
mug of spicy tea
3 cups water
3 cups goji juice with Marine Phytoplankton and goji powder on the side
little plate of desserts at a raw potluck (pumpkin pie, pumpkin bread, apple pie etc), with fresh apples and berries
3 cups water

on November the 11th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
3 cups coconut water blended with Greener Grasses powder
2 tbsp bee pollen, 30 chlorella tablets
1 quart beet/celery/apple juice
2 cups water
3 Tbsp bee pollen, 30 chlorella nuts
1 quart greeeeeeeeeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, fennel, parsley, spinach, apple
3 cups goji juice with marine Phytoplankton
2 Tbsp bee pollen
3 cups water

Today is World Diabetes Day – November 14th

Have you experienced diabetes reversing from eating raw, or do you know someone who has? A request came in recently from the UK to find someone with this background, who is willing to be a 'case study' for an article going out to people who have diabetes or are considered 'at risk' for developing it. If you or someone you know has experienced reversal of diabetes from eating raw, please get in contact with info (at) gourmetraw.com to share your story - you do NOT need to be in the UK to participate. THANK YOU for spreading this healing message :)

on November the 12th I loved:

1 quart water
1 cup beet/apple/carrot juice
1 quart greeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, fennel, spinach, parsley, ginger, lime, apple
2 cups grrreeeen juice: celery, spinach, parsley, ginger, apple
4 Tbsp bee pollen, 30 chlorella tablets
3 cups water
3 cups veggie juice: celery, cucumber, beet, apple, ginger
3 cups goji juice with Marine Phytoplankton
2 cups water

on November the 13th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
1 quart greeeeeeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, fennel, spinach, parsley, ginger, apple
½ tsp kamut powder, 2 Tbsp goji powder
box of pineapple chunks
1 quart fresh spring water
box of papaya chunks with 2 persimmons
3 cups goji juice with Marine Phytoplankton and Merlin's Elixir
3 Tbsp bee pollen, 30 chlorella tablets
2 cups water

ALSO as it's World Diabetes Day today, those lovely people over at SimplyRaw and The Movement To Reverse Diabetes Naturally are doing a special 50% OFF sale on their dvds, Simply Raw and Raw For LIfe (I'm in the latter ;) For the next 6 days you can get either or both of these inspiring DVDs from HERE for half price – nice :)
You even get a STACK of generous freebies along with any purchase, including the whole of my 'Revealing the Physical Changes' ebook (usually $19.99) and the whole of Mr. M's 'Raw Success' ebook (usually $15.95) - maybe it's worth getting into this deal just for these freebies alone ;) Get your copies HERE...

Enjoooyyyyyy,
All love and healing yummies to you all,

Ms. Stokes–Monarch. xxx

Blendtec Blender Contest - Hilarious Winner Announced :)

2009-11-10T11:06:00.000-06:00

OoOOoooo lala, we had SUCH an impressive response to last month's RawReform Giveaway Contest to win a Blendtec Blender. THANK YOU so much to all of you who sent in your video entries...
We asked you to send in a video of no longer than 3 minutes, telling us why you want to win a Blendtec aaaaaaaand getting us gigglin' at the same time ;) We had some hilarious video entries and in this video below you can check out some of the submissions PLUS, see the outrageous WINNING entry...I literally cry with laughter every time I see this winning video - I hope you all enjoy it too :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAmhbVQVxpA

You can check out the original of that winning entry HERE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utRo1c1OU9k - I recommend reading the words in the side bar on the right while you watch it, to help make more sense of it - I LOVE it ;)

...aaaaaaaaaaand...we had SO much fun with this contest that we decided to do it all over again :)
This time, please send in your most creative and amusing video entry of no more than 3 minutes in length, telling us why YOU would love to receive a shiny new Blend-Tec :) You can send your entries in to angela@rawreform.com (we recommend you upload your video to YouTube and send us the link) before December the 1st, to be in with a chance of winning...

THANKS again to all of you who sent in your videos and we look forward to seeing the next round of submissions :)

on November the 8th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
30 chlorella 'nuts'
2 cups greeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, spinach, parsley, lemon, ginger
mixed raw salad selection from the deli at Greenlife store in Asheville, followed by a handful of grawnola
1 quart water
20 chlorella nuts
2 persimmons, samples of kamut and goji berry powders
mug of chaga tea
3 cups water

If you're in the LA area this weekend and would love to learn some yummy Holiday Raw Recipes, Ms. 'Foxy' Laura Fox has some treats in store for you ;)
Join the lovely Foxy to learn how to make Brazil Nut "Turkless" Turkey, Olive-Pine Nut Gravy, Sweet Potato Casserole, Fresh Cranberry Relish, Smashed Notatos, Raw Stuffing Balls and Raw Apple Pie with Whipped Kream - WOH ;O - sounds to me like a fabulous gourmet raw foodie solution to raw holiday tension... ;)
The class is this Saturday, November 14th, from noon to 3:30pm in Marina del Rey. To book your space, you can email laura@visionaryculture.com or go to the EVENTS page at www.VisionaryCulture.com - enjoy :)

on November the 9th I loved:

1 quart water
mug of chaga tea
2 cups greeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, fennel, spinach, parsley, Jerusalem artichoke, ginger, lemon
bowl of energy soup with yummmmmy cumin crackers, followed by a little apple cobbler with cashew cream – yummmm :)
3 cups water
an apple, a persimmon and a pomegranate – YUMMM :)
2 cups water

...and if you're in the UK and looking for 'gourmet' raw treats on the hop, check out the gorgeous new line from the yumsters at GourmetRaw.com - they've just launched a beautiful range of raw brownies and 'flackers' (i.e. flax crackers, LOVE the name ;) which are set to get stocked up soon on health food shop shelves all over the UK...
I am excited to see this, as I've long felt there was a gap in the market in the UK for SAVOURY raw items to 'grab and go' at health stores - it seems like there's tonnes of raw chocolates there and not much savoury stuff, so...HURRAY for this new line ;)
You can check out the products at GourmetRaw.com and you can also suggest a health food store where you would love to get these new gems, HERE.

All blissings,
Angela Stokes-Monarch, MA. xxx

The Biggest Flares in the Business ;)

2009-11-08T13:25:00.000-06:00

OooOooooo, I'm so happy, I found a GREAT new (to me), free online inspiring resource to tune into while I'm doing 'mindless' work on the 'puter – it's called the Conscious Media Network and they have a BIG archive of old interviews going back to 2005, with all kinds of people on all kinds of intriguing topics, from spirituality and 2012, to love and relationships, energy healing, alternative therapies, astrology, prophecies, reincarnation and much more...I even found an old interview with David Wolfe on there, from January 2008 ;) You can visit their archive HERE and enjoy... ;)

on November the 5th I was blissed with:

1 quart water
2 cups greeeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, parsley, spinach, ginger, lemon
bowl of energy soup with fermented seed cheese flax crackers & mixed prepared raw veggie dishes from GreenLife in Asheville (WOW ;), followed by a few raw cookie samples
1 quart fresh spring water
2 apples cut into chunks with some raw cereal scattered on top
mug of spicy tea
3 cups water

OMGODDESS, I am absolutely LOVING my new hemp flares from Texture Clothing. I first bought a hemp 'market' skirt from Texture a few years back at a Green Fest show and have probably worn it about half the time ever since then ;) Recently they brought out a new line of BEAUTIFUL hemp/organic cotton flared trousers with the tag line 'Good Luck Finding This Kind of Flare Elsewhere…' ;)
Now, I am an eco–flares aficionado and I will confirm these are indeed the yummiest hemp trousers I've met in a long time – these gals just make clothes that fit GREAT :) Love them...you can check out the Texture collection at www.textureclothing.com and I hope you enjoy their wonderful creations as much as I do :)

on November the 6th I loved:

1 quart water
2 goji juice with Marine Phytoplankton and Merlin's Elixir
2 cups greeeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, spinach, parsley, lemon, ginger
2 Tbsp bee pollen, 3 tsbp spirulina crunchies
1 quart water
raw dinner party/potluck meal: creamy soup followed by zucchini pasta and salad, rounded off with a plate of amazing dessert samples, including raw chocolates – eeeeeeeeeeeeek ;)
mug of peppermint sun–tea
3 cups water

on November the 7th I appreciated:

1 quart water
2 cups greeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, spinach, parsley, lemon, ginger
plate of party leftovers: salad/pasta/sauce, followed by some apple–flax dessert
1 quart water
25 chlorella tablets
rest of leftover apple–flax meal with a fresh apple
3 cups water

Upcoming FUN Anastasia–inspired events in Europe:

Mmmmm, if you're tuned into the Anastasia/Ringing Cedars of Russia books already, you'll hopefully feel them as a huge inspiration in your life, just as I do :)
On November the 17th, Dr. Leonid Sharashkin, the translator of the books from Russian into English, is giving a talk in Brighton, England on this amazing series of books that are inspiring such shifts in consciousness and action, all over the world... Dr. Leo will be speaking for ONE NIGHT ONLY, at the Friend's Meeting House...this event is very likely to sell out fast, so if you'd love to be there, you can secure your ticket online HERE: www.ringingcedars.co.uk/workshops
They have also just announced a second two–day workshop in London with Dr. Leo, on Nov 19th–20th, as the first workshop sold out – see that same site for more info ;)

Three new pilgrimages to the sacred Dolmen sites of Russia have also just been announced, for 2010. The three tours will be in April, May and September 2010 and all the details are HERE: http://www.spaceoflove.com/dolm_tour.htm.
...and if somehow you are not tuned–in yet to the amazing Anastasia books and you're wondering what this is all about, you can see the books HERE – nothing has inspired me more in recent years than these books ;)

ENJOY :)

All love,
Angela Stokes–Monaaaaaaaarch. xxx

Five Surprising Things I've Learnt Since Releasing 160lbs...

2009-11-05T19:43:00.000-06:00

Five Surprising Things I've Learnt Since Releasing 160lbs:
My life has changed in many surprising ways since releasing 160lbs with a raw lifestyle...here are a few of the more unexpected things I've come to understand/recognise:

1. The more giving, open-hearted and generous I am, the more the universe seems to deliver yumminess straight back at me, in abundance...

2. The more I listen to and honour the promptings of the 'still, small voice within', the more effortlessly and synchronously my life seems to flow...

3. I cannot make other peoples' choices for them, including what they eat, how they treat me or any of their reactions...

4. Don't take anything personally (kudos to Don Miguel Ruiz especially for this gem ;). If people are behaving towards me in a way that I find confusing or rude, I find it most useful now to recognise that it is their OWN stuff they are acting out towards me and to send them blessings and let go of it... ;)

5. I have a choice in every single moment to spiral my energy upwards or downwards – life is open to interpretation and misery is always a choice ;)

I trust you're enjoying your own inner and outer explorations too...what surprises you?

on November the 2nd, I loved:

1 quart water
2 cups greeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, parsley, spinach, ginger, lemon
bowl of energy soup with fermented seed cheese flax cracker samples on the side, followed by some of the AMAZING new Superfood Cereals from Living Intentions – yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm :)
1 quart water
mug of spicy tea
1 quart water

LOVE this new 'Raw Food Kids' song video from the Boutenko kids - SO cool, some excellent lyrics and LOVE the costumes - these guys are true raw superheroes of our time :))) GREAT video to share with raw children methinks...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cd1Z4snq2Jo

on November the 3rd I enjoyed:

1 quart water
2 cups goji juice with Marine Phytoplankton, Merlin's Elixir and Etherium products
2 cups greeeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, spinach, parsley, lemon, ginger
bowl of energy soup with fermented seed cheese cracker samples on the side, followed by a little hand–mixed yumpot: lucuma/maca/mesquite/cinnamon powders with orange oil, pine nut butter and water = YUM
3 cups water
amazing flax cracker and raw cashew cheese samples at our talk, followed by 2 apples and 2 raw almond cookies
1 quart water
2 cups goji juice with Marine Phytoplankton and Merlin's Elixir
2 cups water

on November the 4th I was blissed with:

1 quart water
2 cups green juice: celery, cucumber, spinach, parsley, fennel, Jerusalem artichoke, ginger, lime
bowl of energy soup with fermented seed cheese flax crackers on the side, followed by a handful of the AMAZING Superfood Cereals ;)
1 quart water
2 cups greeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, parsley, spinach, ginger, lemon
2 apples with another handful of YUMMY Superfood Cereals :)
3 cups water

I was recently reminded of the AMAZING photo exhibition 'Ashes and Snow', which I had the supreme pleasure of visiting in person in LA, back in 2006...have you seen that exhibit? Apparently it has been seen by over 10 million people now, worldwide, making it "the most attended exhibition by any artist in history". WOW ;O ...So I would guess at least a few of you have borne witness to the astounding beauty in these photos, depicting humans and other animals together. NOTE: none of these photos have apparently been 'photoshopped' AT ALL, they are all shown as taken – truly profound – check out the full gallery at the link below:

http://www.ashesandsnow.org

With effortless, breathtaking beauty abounding,

Ms. Stokes-Monarch. xxx

Your OWN Certified Organic Garden :)

2009-11-02T18:45:00.000-06:00

OOooooooo, there's a very exciting new MLM company on the scene that I think y'all might be interested in, as it's all about growing fresh, certified organic foods :) (I'm not usually excited by MLM companies, just as I imagine many of you aren't either - this one seems genuinely very cool though...) The company is called "Organic Acres" and is truly a unique model for sustainable agriculture and business.
The idea is that wherever you live in the USA, you can have your own organic garden plot with them, where you get to choose what is grown and they manage the whole plot for you, even providing 24-hour camera surveillance and you get all the food grown on your plot delivered to you on demand, as you want it...wow...interesting methinks ;)
Now of course the IDEAL from my perspective would be for everyone to be growing/gathering food right where they live, however, for many people (especially in the big cities), that is not yet part of their reality, so if they're going to be getting foods from elsewhere anyway, it seems preferable to be getting certified organic foods from their own garden, from crops they've chosen themselves, non? ;)
The way this company has been set up actually makes it possible for people to pretty much end up getting all their fresh food for *free*, through introducing others to Organic Acres...and even if that isn't something you'd be excited to do, you still get so many benefits, for example, while you pay a $100 monthly maintenance fee for a full garden to be tended, you get BACK in return not only all the produce from your garden but also a $100 debit card to use in the Organic Acres online "General Store" that has many dried/packaged products, just like our store. You can also sell any excess fresh produce from your land in the community online "Farmer's Market"...

Organic Acres is so new that it hasn't even actually launched yet – it is about to go live in 1–2 months probably, so now is a GREAT time to get involved in this revolutionary food production business, if you're interested...and in fact the first 2000 people to join up now (for free) actually become part–owners of the company, receiving 2% of any company profits in the years to come...I think this is a really exciting opportunity for people interested both in green businesses PLUS getting top quality certified organic fresh produce delivered straight to your door from your own plot – love it :) You can sign up HERE to learn more and secure your place as one of the pioneers of this blossoming business...enjoy ;)

on October the 30th I loved:

1 quart water
1.5 cups goji juice blended with camu powder
2 cups greeeen juice: celery, cucumber, parley, spinach, lemon, ginger
bowl of energy soup with AMAZING fermented seed cheese crackers from a friend in Asheville – WOW ;) Followed by a hand–mixed yumpot of lucuma/mesquite/cinnamon/maca powders with pine nut butter, orange essential oil and water
3 cups spring water fresh from the Earth ;)
3 cups goji juice blended with Marine Phytoplankton, Merlin's Elixir and Etherium Products
2 cups water

OooOoooo, yesterday I got to play on the phone with one of my favourite Earth goddesses, Ms. Alexandra Jaye from MyGoddessLife.com :) She interviewed me about the emotional connection with food, reconnecting to nature, handling cravings and lots of other fun visionary explorations...you can check out that interview HERE – it's about an hour long...ENJOY...

on October the 31st I was blissed with:

1 quart water
2 cups greeeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, parley, spinach, lemon, ginger
bowl of energy soup with amazing fermented cracker samples, followed by samples of fermented GRAWNOLAS – wow, there's some wonderful goodies coming to Asheville sometime soon ;)
3 cups water
2 cups goji juice blended with Marine Phytoplankton, Merlin's Elixir and Etherium Products
an apple and a YUMMY raw 'peanut butter and jelly sandwich' at a raw–friendly Halloween party
2 cups water

on November the 1st I enjoyed:

1 quart water
2 cups goji juice blended with camu powder
2 cups greeeen juice: celery, cucumber, spinach, parsley, fennel, asparagus, Jerusalem artichoke, ginger, lime
bowl of energy soup with amazing fermented cracker samples, followed by samples of fermented GRAWNOLAS
mug of spicy tea
3 cups water
mug of blended green mush: green powder, irish moss, an apple, tahini and water blended together – yum :)
3 cups water

Eeeeeeeek, so many of you have been writing in to ask what is happening with Mr. M's blogs/The Raw Food World TV Shows...Mr. M's blog was taken down a few days ago by Blogger temporarily while they 'check it for spam'... ;) (This happened to me once before too, while I was Juice Feasting - my site was down for abt a week ;( We'll see how long it takes them to get his site back up...)
In the meantime he's still posting videos daily to http://www.YouTube.com/TheRawFoodWorld, so you can catch up on any you may have missed these last few days, including us talking about the upcoming Raw Food Festie in Vilcabamba, Ecuador in May 2010, our New Year's Retreat at The Tree of Life in AZ, spring water detox aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand, very excitingly, a...

ONE WEEK EXTENSION to the deadline for the Blendtec Blender Giveaway...

...as we realised we hadn't told the TV viewers about it ;) So, y'all now have until midnight Pacific time on Sunday November 8th to send in your entries for the blender giveaway – all the details for that giveaway are in this post HERE if you wanna read up on it...

To your divine YUMMINESS ;) Enjoy that full moooooon...

All blessings,
Ms. Stokes–Monarch. xxx

Join Us For New Year's Eve :)

2009-10-30T10:11:00.000-06:00

Would YOU love to spend New Year's Eve with myself and the Monarch, in delightful company with a whole tribe of raw foodies, down at the Tree of Life in warm wintery Arizona? Mmmmmm, if that sounds yummy to you, then I'm blissed to say that we have a 10 day "Renew Yourself" raw rejuvenation retreat lined up for you to come and play at... The retreat is from Dec 27th to Jan 6th and will combine powerful body work with yoga, meditations, delicious raw foods served daily by the Tree of Life kitchen crew and of course, talks with us. Here's a list of some of the activities on offer:

* 5-6x/week yoga classes

* 4x/week food prep classes, on subjects such as breakfasts, savory foods, sauerkraut, and raw 'breads'

* 1x/week sprouting class - wheatgrass, alfalfa, sunflower, buckwheat, mung beans and many other kinds of sprouts

* 4x/week Nutritional Q&A sessions with Dr. Dan Engle, Medical Doctor and Psychiatrist

* 1x/week Qi Gong class

* 7x/week Evening programs/Meditations

* Access to unlimited wheatgrass, non-chlorinated pool, infrared saunas, non-chlorinated hot tubs, the world's largest Chartres labyrinth, sundecks, and nature trails

* Native American medicine wheel, teepee

* New Year's Native American Inipi (Ceremonial Lodge)

* New Year's Day Celebration Party

The arrival date is Dec 27th and the phone number to make reservations is: 866.394.2520 x215 or via email: tolrep2@treeoflife.nu

Included in the retreat fee of $2,890 is lodging (shared double room) at the renowned Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center, an abundance of 100% organic plant-based meals, 5 kundalini-enhancing, intensive "Renew Yourself" body–work sessions with Dr. George Cromack...and all the activities listed above...

We are very excited to bring in the New Year this way, with raw family :) We're especially looking forward to the Inipi (ceremonial lodge) on New Year's Eve, which we intend to all emerge from at exactly midnight... Then we're going to have a New Year's Day party on January the first, with music and delicious food, where we'll enjoy an intention circle and collectively set the course for a totally flowing, synchronous, divinely healthy 2010 ;)
We hope that you'll join us for this AMAZING, powerful, life–shifting retreat...

on October the 27th I was blissed with:

1 quart water
2 cups veggie juice: celery, fennel, spinach, carrot, ginger
2 Tbsp bee pollen, 2 Tbsp spirulina crunchies, an apple
bowl of energy soup with sauerkraut and spicy sunflower seeds, followed by a YUMMY slice of raw blueberry cheesecake :)
3 cups water
2 cups goji juice with marine phytoplankton, Merlin's Elixir and Etherium Gold
an apple with ½ a bag of Noniland Coconut Crisps and an apple–oat cookie
3 cups water

I've been doing a lot of 'mindless' work for the last week on the computer (repetitive stuff that doesn't require much of my actual attention) and when I'm doing tasks like this, I LOVE to listen to inspiring information. As a result I've been tuning into Raw Vegan Radio and also Raw Inspirations Radio – love them :) Both of these shows provide masses of free interviews with fascinating people in the raw foods movement and beyond – I'd recommend tuning in for some inspiration if you don't already and big KUDOS to Steve and Laura for providing these great services... :) What do YOU like to listen to at times like these? Any recommendations...?

on October the 28th I loved:

1 quart water
3 cups greeeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, spinach, parsley, lemon, ginger
big bowl of chia–pomegranate pudding with a couple of fresh figs and tahini on the side
3 cups water
2 Tbsp spirulina crunchies and bee pollen
two small apples with a big handful of spicy sunflower seeds
3 cups water

on October the 29th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
2 cups goji juice with Marine Phytoplankton, Merlin's Elixir, Etherium Products
2 small apples with spirulina crunchies and bee pollen
bowl of energy soup with spicy sunflower seeds on the side, followed by a hand–mixed yumpot of lucuma/mesquite/maca/cinnamon powders with a little pine nut butter and water
3 cups water
2 cups goji juice with Marine Phytoplankton, Merlin's Elixir, Etherium Products
bowl of grawnola with fresh apple and macadamia milk ;)
2 cups water

The video entries are pouring in for the current RawReform Giveaway Contest to WIN a Blendtec Blender (worth $399) – thank you all SO much for your very amusing, creative flow and sharing...the closing date for this contest is Nov 1st (this SUNDAY) and here is a little reminder of the deets again for those of you who'd still love to enter:

How do you get in on this free piece of mechanical magic for your kitchen? Well, get us giggling and you could be on to a winner ;)

To be in with a chance of winning the spangly new machine, we'd love for you to send in to us a video of no more than 3 minutes in length, explaining WHY you'd love to win the Blendtec blender, what you currently use as a blender (if anything) AND...we wanna giggle too - whoever gets us laughing the most (whether from your stage presence, hilarious costuming, witty anecdotes, charming interaction, stand-up comedy routine or whatever it is...) will win the blender...
Oooooooo, how exciting - we very much look forward to enjoying your submissions :)
You have until November the 1st to get your entries in. We suggest the easiest way to send the videos to us is to upload your entry to YouTube (or another online video hub such as Google Vids or whichever you like ;), then send us the link to the video, to angela@rawreform.com. You can set your video to 'private' if you don't want 'the general public' to see your video quite yet...;) If you would like to send us a video in any other way, you can contact us on that same email address to arrange that - please DO NOT email us massive video files however ;)
Thanks...and ENJOY :)))

All lovings and shimmy-ings,
Ms. Stokes-Monaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarch. xxx

Three Russian Heroines... :)

2009-10-27T14:01:00.000-06:00

Today I'd like to give some little updates on Three Russian Heroines in my life: Victoria Boutenko, Elena Tonetti and Anastasia :) I'm not quite sure yet why my karma seems to be so tied up with strong Russian female energies...yet these three women, between them, have had and continue to have a HUGE impact and influence on my life in the last years...(interestingly, apparently part of Mr. Monarch's pre–USA family history also traces back to Russia…hmmmmmmm...)

So, let's start with Victoria, as she was the first to come to my awareness, when my dear friend in Iceland lent me the Boutenko's 'Raw Family' book back in May 2002, which led to my 160lb weight release and dramatic life shift... next month, Victoria is going to be our special guest on The Raw Food World Radio Show :) YAY :) Mr. M is going to be interviewing her on the evening of November the 27th, from 6pm Pacific time, 9pm Eastern time. The call is LIVE and FREE and you can sign up for it HERE. Be aware that there is only room on the call for 1000 people, so get in there quick if you want to be on the call live ;)

ENJOY...

on October the 24th it was mi madre's b-day and I loved:

1 quart water
2 cups goji juice with Marine Phytoplankton, Merlin's Elixir and Etherium products
cupful of pomegrante/chia pudding with a few bites of apple
2 cups goji juice with Marine Phytoplankton, Merlin's Elixir and Etherium products
bowl of energy soup with spicy sunflower seeds and a little pine nut butter on the side, followed by more pomegranate/chia pudding – YUMMMM :)
2 cups water
2 cups green juice: celery, cucumber, spinach, zucchini, parsley, fresh garden greens, ginger, lemon
2 cups water

Next up is the lovely Elena from Birth Into Being, who we first met at the Raw Food Film Festival, back in 2007, where we were BLOWN AWAY by her amazing film 'Birth As We Know It' – the most perspective–altering documentary I have ever seen, all about conscious parenting.

Elena has a full schedule of workshops, film showings and more on her site HERE and I was very excited to see recently that someone called Jeanice from the Ringing Cedars/Anastasia Ning Community announced they will be doing a free radio call with Elena on November the 11th. Jeanice is starting up a new BlogTalkRadio channel dedicated to discussing natural pregnancy, childbirth, parenting and so on and Elena will be the first guest. The primary intention for the show is to share this valuable information with teenagers, yet all are welcome to join in – you can connect to the call HERE.

on October the 25th my dog would have 25 years old if he was still alive and I was adoring:

1 quart water
3 cups goji juice blended with camu powder
bowl of energy soup with spicy sunflower seeds & sauerkraut on the side, followed by a little hand–mixed shared yumpot bowl of: lucuma, mesquite, cinnamon, vanilla powders with pine nut butter and water
3 cups water
2 Tbsp spirulina crunchies, 2 Tbsp bee pollen
2 cups water

on October the 26th I was blissed with:

1 quart water
2 cups goji juice blended with Marine Phytoplankton, Merlin's Elixir and Etherium products
bowl of energy soup with olives and flax crackers on the side, followed by a little yumpot of chia–pomegranate pudding :)
1 quart water
2 cups goji juice shaken up with Marine Phytoplankton, Merlin's Elixir and Etherium products
3 Tbsp bee pollen, a couple of chunks of Rawnola and a little handful of dried yacon slices
3 cups water

...and on the subject of the Ringing Cedars, our final Russian role model of the day, yet certainly not the least impactful in my life, is dear si*star* Anastasia, out in the forest in Siberia. If you've hear me speak recently, most likely you'll have heard me sharing how much these books have influenced me – I started reading the series of nine books a couple of years ago and they have deeeeeply impacted my whole life perspective – in fact, if there was only ONE book I could recommend for anyone to read, it would be 'Anastasia' – these books are literally changing the face of the planet, without any advertising, it's all spread by word of mouth and deep, heart–felt passion to reconnect to the Earth – LOVE it :)

Recently, someone sent us the links to a little 50 minute documentary online, all about people who are taking ACTION on implementing the 'Anastasia' lifestyle, getting to the land, setting up their kins' domains, growing food, connecting to nature. It is available to watch on YouTube as a series of 5 videos, which you can see in the playlist HERE – enjoy ;)

I hope these lovely maidens help inspire YOU in some way along your journey too – they have definitely been powerful role models in my life :)

All love,
Ms. Stokes–Monarch. xxx

RawReform Spanish Translation Ready :)

2009-10-24T11:15:00.000-06:00

OOoOoooo, exciting news - we have the first SPANISH translation of one of my e-books ready :) We've had SO many requests for Spanish versions over the years and the delightful Carla Blanes Cañero over in Europe has been so kind as to put her shiniest translator hat on and provide us with the Spanish version of my first book 'How to Go Raw For Weight Loss' or..."Reforma Cruda: Cómo pasarse a los crudos para perder peso" - yeeeeee-HAH :)
You can see the Spanish e-book HERE. We also have the French e-books HERE and many more translations are on their way from all over the place - we have Norwegian, Danish, German, Serbian, Polish and more in the works... :)
THANK YOU to all the amazing translators worldwide and please let any of your Spanish-speaking loved ones know that this first book is now ready, if they'd love to dive in... ;)

on October the 22nd I loved:

1 quart water
shot of wheatgrass (felt reeaaaaally nauseous from that ;)
2 cups STRONG green juice: celery, cucumber, zucchini, buckwheat and sunflower greens, mixed sprouts, ginger, lemon
bowl of energy soup with flax crackers on the side, followed by a little shared hand–mixed yumpot (lucuma, mesquite, maca, pine nut butter, cinnamon, vanilla powder, water)
3 cups water
1.5 cups STRONG green juice: celery, cucumber, zucchini, buckwheat and sunflower greens, mixed sprouts, ginger, lemon
2 Tbsp bee pollen, ½ bag of Noniland coconut crisps, apple–oatmeal cookie
cup of bancha tea
3 cups water

Mmmmm, so it's Halloween next week and here in Louisville, KY where we're talking today there are certainly some VERY elaborate decorated gardens with giant spiders, grave stones, skeletons and more...yet the scariest part of Halloween to me, as I'm sure many of you would agree, is all the refined sugars, crazy candies, cakes and sucrose blues most children (and many adults) go through at this time of year :(
Dr Ritamarie has a wonderful Halloween e–book all about the perils of standard Halloween 'treats' and packed instead with yummmmmmmy, fun, goulish RAW snacks, cookies, sweets and so on – YAY :) The good doctor is coming to the rescue ;) You can check out her book HERE – she just updated it for this year with new info, recipes and so on, so now you get your scary gloves and masks on and get busy in your kitchen with these healthy treats ;)

on October the 23rd I was blissed with:

1 quart water
2 cups STRONG green juice: celery, cucumber, bok choi, mustard greens, lettuces, parsley, ginger, lemon
½ a papaya with lime juice – YUMMMM :)
bowl of energy soup with sauerkraut and spiced sunflower seeds on the side, followed by a little bowl of chia/pomegranate/almond milk pudding – NICE :)
3 cups water
YUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMY little bowl of banana ice cream with purple mulberries – phew ;)
3 cups water

TOUR DATES:

As I mentioned, we're speaking in Kentucky today – Mr. M's actually on stage right now as I write, explaining to a packed room how to handle cravings for past food choices ;) We have some new dates on our tour calendar, so here is the updated list for y'all:

*Oct 26th - Columbus, OH
*Oct 27th - Cincinnati, OH
*Nov 3rd - Asheville, NC
*Nov 11th - Virginia Beach, VA
*Nov 12th - Silver Spring, MD
*Nov 14th - Pittsburgh, PA
*Nov 15th - Bradley Beach, NJ
*Nov 17th - New York, NY
*Nov 18th - Chestnut Ridge, NY
*Nov 19th - Oneonta, NY
*Nov 21st - York, ME
*Nov 22nd - Montclair, NJ
*Dec 5th - Holland, MI
*Dec 7th - Chicago, IL
*Dec 8th - St. Paul/Mendota Heights, MN
*Dec 14th - Phoenix, AZ
*Dec 15th - Sedona, AZ

You can see ALL the talk details HERE...we hope to see you out there in the coming months... ;)

All love and blissful unfoldings,
Ms. Stokes-Monarch. xxx

Ten Ways to Help Get Raw Food Into Reluctant People ;)

2009-10-22T10:25:00.000-06:00

Here below is a fun little article I recently sent out in my newsletter that I thought y'all might enjoy here too...if you're not on my main RawReform newsletter list yet, you can sign up for that HERE...
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Ten Ways to Help Get Raw Food Into Reluctant People

Many of us experience challenges trying to help others to eat more healthily. Well, despair ye no longer, help is at hand... ;) Here are ten top tips for helping reluctant people eat more raw...

1. DESSERTS ;) Almost everyone loves desserts...You don't need to even tell anyone the dessert is raw - just put out a gorgeous raw cake or pie and watch everyone enjoy it. A fabulous tip is to add Irish Moss to the recipe as a thickening agent - that way you're also renegading minerals into them at the same time ;)

2. Gourmet Treats - people are often afraid that raw food will be 'boring'. Surprise your loved ones by learning a few special 'gourmet' raw dishes that will help make the food seem more familiar to them. Raw Pizza, Lasagna, Burgers and other dense, filling 'mock' dishes are great bridges into a raw lifestyle.

3. "Slowly, Slowly, Catch A Monkey" - trying to force other people around you to become raw very rarely seems to have positive, lasting results. A much more effective strategy seems to involve slowly, gently and consistently introducing new foods/recipes over time - slowly, slowly, respectfully allow each person's path to unfold at their own pace.

on October the 18th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
little cup of green smoothie and a little cup of goji juice blended with Marine Phytoplankton and Camu Powder
bowl of energy soup with some of my hand–pickled veggies and a few dehydrated onion crisps on the side, followed by a delicious little hand–blended yumpot
3 cups water
2 glasses of green juice
bowl of lemongrass/coconut soup followed by a little bowl of rawnola with almond milk :)
2 cups water

on October the 19th I loved:

1 quart water
3 cups greeeeeeeen juice: celery, dill, parsley, mixed sprouts
2 Tbsp bee pollen
2 cups energy soup with pickled veggies and spiced seeds on the side, followed by a delicious little hand–blended yumpot
3 cups water
3 cups goji juice blended with Marine Phytoplankton, Etherium Gold and Merlin's Elixir
bowl of Lydia's grawnola with homemade spicy–sweet almond milk ;)
3 cups water

4. Food Gathering - take your loved ones out to pick fruits or forage in the wild. Reconnecting to nature in this way can be thoroughly energising, inspiring and enjoyable, plus helps in understanding experientially where food comes from...

5. Sprout/Grow Food - ask your loved ones (especially children), if they'd love to help you with sprouting in the kitchen or growing food. When people are involved in growing their own food, there is a stronger connection to the produce and you might find they are more excited to eat the harvest ;)

6. Small Portions - if you're offering something raw that you sense will be perceived as 'odd' by your loved ones, try offering only small amounts at first. With my parents for example, I offer shotglasses of green juice and describe it as 'medicine' - they are willing to grimace and knock this back, whereas a big glass might be off-putting to them.

on October the 20th I adored:

1 quart water
2 cups goji juice with Marine Phytoplankton, Merlin's Elixir and Etherium Gold
bowl of chia pudding with homemade spicy–sweet almond milk, incan berries and chunks of freeze–dried durian
1 quart water
2 cups greeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, parsley, ginger, lemon
amazing gourmet raw food platter from the chefs at Café Life in Atlanta: raw quesadillas, sweet potato cannelloni, pumpkin pie – WOW ;)
2 Tbsp spirulina crunchies, 1 Tbsp bee pollen
3 cups water

on October the 21st I loved:

1 quart water
2 cups greeeeeeen juice
gourmet creation leftovers from Café Life in Atlanta: sweet potato cannelloni, raw 'samdwich', pear baklava – all outrageously yummy ;)
3 cups water
2 cups goji juice blended with Marine Phytoplankton, Merlin's Elixir and Etherium products
2 Tbsp bee pollen, ½ pack Noniland coconut crisps
1 quart water

7. Food Prep - asking your loved ones to assist in raw food prep can be a great way to get them more involved - especially children. Make it clear that by helping they are not then obliged to eat the food, though they are welcome to eat some if they'd like to ;)

8. Educational Resources - if you have inspiring raw food books, DVDs, magazines or other resources, it can be useful to leave them OUT where other people can see them and may casually dip into them, rather than packing them away out of sight.

9. Abundance - do your best to have an abundant range of raw goodies available on display for loved ones to feast on at their will. A flowing fruit basket, a stack of raw snack bars, a cookie jar packed with dehydrated fruity roll-ups, or an ice-lolly rack in the freezer of frozen raw treats can all go a long way to help making healthier treats easily accessible to the reluctant ;)

10. Shine On :) Be a shining, glowing, positive example of the raw food lifestyle, allowing others to simply observe the shifts in your life, without trying to push anything onto them. BE the change and let others follow along the path at their own pace if they'd like to, as your beaming health and radiance becomes an irresistible beacon to them ;)

I hope that helps some of you out there..

ENJOYYYYY :)

All love,
Angela. xxx

Gabriel Cousens on Spirituality and Raw Food...

2009-10-18T12:53:00.000-06:00

Gabriel Cousens Interview:
If you didn't yet hear the very unique radio interview Mr. M did last Thursday with Dr. Gabriel Cousens, on the link between spirituality and raw food, healing deep rooted candida, raw chocolate, lucid dreaming and a whole lot more, you're still in luck... Due to major techie issues with the audio file, the playback for this talk has been extended to Monday night (Oct 19th) at midnight Pacific time, including all the special offers mentioned on the call :)
We have now provided THREE ways to listen to the call for free, as so many people were having issues accessing the link, so, hop on over HERE, pick your listening strategy and…ENJOY ;) We've been getting absolutely glowing feedback about this interview – it was a lot of fun ;)

on October the 15th I adored:

1 quart water
3 cups goji juice with camu powder & Etherium products
bowl of energy soup with spiced pumpkin/sunflower seeds on the side, followed by a little handmixed 'yumpot' of lucuma/maca/mesquite powders with vanilla, almond butter and water – YUMMMMM ;)
mug of pau d'arco tea
1 quart water
2 cups greeeeeeeeeeeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, zucchini, fennel, parsley, spinach, ginger, lemon
mug of goji/ginger 'detox' tea
2 cups water

Final Reminder:

Last chance to get the PHENOMENAL 'Birth As We Know It' DVD for just $35 ($10 off). This offer ends this Tuesday, October the 20th. Click HERE to get your mits on probably the most profound, life-altering, perspective–shifting DVD I have ever had the joy to see, at a bargain rate... :)

on October the 16th I loved:

1quart water
½ cup barberry juice – oOOOooooo, SOUR ;)
bowl of energy soup with spiced seeds and some of my HANDMADE pickled veggies on the side :) followed by a little hand–mixed yumpot (as above) and apple–chia pudding
3 cups water
glass of greeeeeen juice
little bowl of grawnola with almond milk
3 cups water

on October the 17th I was blissed with:

1 quart water
delicious little plated raw meal from The Present Moment Café on retreat in FL :) dolmas, cashew 'cheeze', flax crackers, pot of blueberry cobbler – yummmmmmm ;)
1 quart water
cup of veggie juice
an apple with spirulina crunchies & bee pollen, followed by a little bowl of grawnola with lucuma/mesquite/cinnamon 'milk'
3 cups water

Hmmmmmm, seems that Ms. Kate Magic is up to some kind of tricks at the moment, working on a new site called 'Kate's Magic Bubble'...she won't even tell me what it's all about, yet knowing Ms. Magic, it's sure to involve lots of giggles, sparkles, rainbows, raw chocolate, quirky camera angles, phenomenal raw recipes and unicorns ;) She says she's not telling what it's all about until her birthday on November the 10th, hmmmmmm...until then, you can already freely sign up for exclusive magic bubble–entry rights HERE and you even get a luscious–sounding free kale chip recipe as a gift for doing so ;)
If you're not familiar with Ms. Magic's special kind of raw flow, she is a super–yummy long–time raw mumma in the UK (over 15 years raw), has at least five books to her name, the latest being the outrageous, newly released 'Ecstatic Beings' which she co–created with the divine Shazzie. She's a mover–shaker, cookie–cakes–and–cracker–maker with ext–RAW–dinary recipes, colourful tattoos and mixing decks to play her toooooons...I lived with Kate for a year or so, on and off, in Brighton and she fed me the best salads and raw cakes I've ever eaten ;) You can check out her books HERE and her newly forming myseterious 'bubble' HERE ;)

http://katesmagicbubble.com
ENJOY ;)

All love,
Ms. Stokes–Monarch. xxx

Climate Change and Food Production...

2009-10-15T10:40:00.000-06:00

Did you know that today is Blog Action Day, worldwide? One day a year, bloggers everywhere unite to address a certain topic and this year is: Climate Change.
Hmmmmmm, Climate Change...what would the Stokes–Monarch mind like to share about that I wonder...? Let's see…well, one thing that struck me deeply recently was the wonderful dad of the Dervaes 'Urban Homesteading' family over in Pasadena, CA speaking about food growing patterns in recent years.
In an interview, Jules Dervaes, who has been growing food all around his home for many years, noted that he always used to feel clear and confident about how to direct gardening newbies with growing their own foods. In the last few years however, things have changed so dramatically in his area with the climate and seasons that there is seemingly no longer any pattern to follow...it has all gone more than a little random...he said he has tried planting tomatoes out FIVE times in the last 12 months and none of the crops have yielded much harvest...
This really struck me, as it illustrated for me at a very simple, hands–on, practical level the result that climate change is having...and as someone who is very keen to learn more about growing food and to get my hands in the soil on our land down in Ecuador sometime in the next year, all being well, I am VERY interested to know how climate changes may be directly affecting food yields...
So, aside from eating raw (and hence potentially producing a lot less waste, plus a smaller footprint if you're eating lots of local, organic, wild foods), what ELSE might help curb Climate Change? HERE is a wonderful list of 10 solutions for Climate Change from Scientific American – ENJOY ;)
Here's to Mama Earth...WE LOVE YOU :)))

on October the 13th I loved:

1 quart water
3 cups goji juice blended with camu powder
3 cups greeeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, zucchini, endive, fennel, spinach, romaine, ginger, lemon
bowl of energy soup with flax crackers on the side, followed by some of the Goji Yum Balls and a mug of hazelnut tea – YUMMMMM ;)
3 cups water
1 quart water

Mmmmm, would you LOVE another opportunity to win my book 'Raw Emotions'? If so, you might enjoy hopping over to Nwenna Kai's blog HERE where you can read a recent interview I did with the lovely Ms. Kai AND get in on the opportunity to win a free copy of my book at the same time ;) The giveaway closes next Monday, the 19th – so get in there quick if you'd like to be onboard...

ENJOY :)

on October the 14th I was blissed with:

1 quart water
3 cups green juice: celery, cucumber, endive, romaine, spinach
bowl of energy soup with spiced pumpkin and sunflower seeds on the side, followed by a little 'yumpot' of lucuma/mesquite/maca/cinammon powders hand whipped up with a little almond butter, vanilla and water – YUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM ;)
mug of hazelnut tea
3 cups water
2 cups greeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, endive, romaine, spinach
2 Tbsp bee pollen
2 cups goji juice with Etherium products, Marine Phytoplanton, Merlin's Elixir
3 cups water

…and while we're on the subject of interviews and offers, be sure to tune in tonight to Mr. Monarch's LIVE call with Gabriel Cousens, M.D., for The Raw Food World Radio Show. The call is FREE, LIVE and starts at 7pm Pacific time, 10pm Eastern time...you can sign up to participate HERE if you're not already onboard...they will be discussing spiritual aspects of nutrition, candida solutions, energy, meditation and much more...plus expect the usually special offers abounding ;) Remember, there is only room on the call for 1000 people, so get in there quick if you'd love to participate ;) We'll connect with you sooooooooooon...

All love and gratitude,
Angela. xxx

Join Us on The Beach in Florida :)

2009-10-12T21:39:00.000-06:00

Two Little Reminders:

#1: Dr. Gabriel Cousens Interview
Ooooo, Mr. Monarch is working like a trooper on preparing his questions for the interview with Gabriel Cousens on The Raw Food World Radio Show this Thursday ;) If you're not yet signed up to listen in to this unique LIVE, free interview, you can shimmy on over HERE to get in on the action – you might expect spiritual explorations, candida management strategies, kundalini awakenings, energy transformation discussions and more... ;)

#2: Beachside Florida Retreat, Oct 16-18

Also coming up at the end of this week is our weekend raw retreat in Florida – oooooo lala, how exciting :) From October the 16th to the 18th we shall be sharing a beachside mansion on the Palm Coast with a group of likeminded raw yumsters, with talks, food demos, beach walks, massage, reflexology and more...join us HERE if you'd love to come along and play ;)

on October the 10th I was blissed with:

1 quart water
3 cups greeeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, zucchini, romaine, parsley, ginger, sprouts
bowl of energy soup with flax crackers, followed by a little yumpot of almond butter mixed with maca, lucuma powder, cinnamon and water
2 cups water
2 cups goji juice shaken up with marine phytoplankton, Merlin's Elixir, Etherium products
tub of pineapple chunks
an apple with spirulina crunchies and bee pollen
3 cups water

A Very Special Request:

Mr. M says he would like a corporate lawyer please ;) If there is anyone out there who would like to play that role, or recommend a lovely light–worker lawyer of some kind for us to connect with, then please email angela@rawreform.com and we will connect with joy - thank you :)

on October the 11th I loved:

1 quart water
3 cups greeeeeeen juice: cucumber, wild greens, starfruit, apple, ginger – OOooOOoOoooo ;)
bowl of energy soup with amazing sprouted tahini on the side, followed by a little yumpot of almond butter mixed with maca, lucuma powder and water
3 cups water
3 cups goji juice blended with Merlin's Elixir, Marine Phytoplanton and Etherium products
an apple with bee pollen
2 cups cucumber/carambola juice, fresh grapes and a few pineapple chunks
2 cups water

on October the 12th I was delighted by:

1 quart water
2 cups greeeeeen juice: cucumber, celery, wild greens, parsley, ginger, carambola
bowl of energy soup with a little mixture on the side of hemp seed/flax oil/black crystal salt, followed by a yumpot of: lucuma powder, dark mesquite powder, pine nut butter, orange essence, cinnamon and water – WOW ;)
3 cups water
3 cups goji juice blended with Marine Phytoplankton, Merlin's Elixir, Etherium Gold
globs of goji mixture with the lovely Jenna Norwood, as we made THIS goji ball video ;)
3 cups water

Speaking of Mr. M, he just put out his latest newsletter tonight with even more special deals for October - this list below is quite spectacular...or maybe that can be spooktacular, as it's nearly Halloween and the following specials are available until October 31st... ENJOY :)

"At Cost":

Merlin's Herbal Roots Elixir, 170 grams - $24.47, Normally $34.95 - with 7% coup0n $22.75, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $21.53

Mucuna, 2oz - $7.77, Normally $12.95 - with 7% coup0n $7.23, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $6.84

Mucuna, 16oz - $35.97, Normally $59.95 - with 7% coup0n $33.45, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $31.65

Shilajit, 2oz - $8.97, Normally $14.95 - with 7% coup0n $8.34, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $7.89

Shilajit, 8oz - $23.97, Normally $39.95 - with 7% coup0n $22.29, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $21.09

Amla Extract, 2oz - $7.77, Normally $12.95 - with 7% coup0n $7.23, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $6.84

Ashwagandha Extract, 2oz - $7.17, Normally $11.95 - with 7% coup0n $6.67, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $6.30

Bacopa Monreri, 2oz - $10.17, Normally $16.95 - with 7% coup0n $9.46, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $8.95

Holy Basil, 2oz - $7.77, Normally $12.95 - with 7% coup0n $7.23, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $6.84

Tribulus Terrestris Saponins, 2oz - $7.77, Normally $12.95 - with 7% coup0n $7.23, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $6.84

Turmeric, 2oz - $7.77, Normally $12.95 - with 7% coup0n $7.23, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $6.84

Valerian Extract, 2oz - $7.77, Normally $12.95 - with 7% coup0n $7.23, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $6.84

Cacao Powder, 16oz - $13.97, Normally $19.95 - with 7% coup0n $12.99, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $12.29

Agave Powder, 16oz - $10.47, Normally $14.95 - with 7% coup0n $9.73, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $9.21

Lucuma Powder, 16oz - $11.17, Normally $15.95 - with 7% coup0n $10.38, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $9.83

Maca Powder, 16oz - $13.97, Normally $19.95 - with 7% coup0n $12.99, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $12.29

"Below Cost":

Goji Berries, 16oz - $9.97, Normally $19.95 - with 7% coup0n $9.27, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $8.77

Barefoot Bed Pad, 16oz - $95.00, Normally $195 - with 7% coup0n $88.35, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $83.60

Tahini (Living Tree Community), 16oz - $7.17, Normally $11.95 - with 7% coup0n $6.67, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $6.31

Warrior Food - Plain - $11.97, Normally $19.95 - with 7% coup0n $11.13, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $10.53

Warrior Food Vanilla Enhanced + Phycocyanin - $14.97, Normally $24.95 - with 7% coup0n $13.92, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $13.17

To access these offers, click the link below, or type - hnymn - in the search box at the top right hand corner of www.TheRawFoodWorld.com.

Click Here For "At Cost" Specials
Additionally, you can redeem this coup0n at www.TheRawFoodWorld.com by typing in - HONEYMOON - in the coup0n number section, to get an additional 7% off your order. This coup0n will be good through October 31st, 2009 and can be redeemed at: www.TheRawFoodWorld.com
You can get 12% off your order and ALL FUTURE ORDERS by joining the Inner Circle Community HERE for ONLY $9.97 a month.

ENJOOOOYYYYYYYYYYYYY :)

All love,
Ms. StoK-MoN. xxx

Tooth Issues and Raw Food...

2009-10-10T17:03:00.002-06:00

Lately we seem to have had a rush of Qs about teeth issues with a raw lifestyle. I thought it might be useful therefore to post here some info on this topic – here we go:

Many raw foodists seem to develop issues with their teeth. I recommend using natural toothpaste that does not contain glycerin, such as the 'Tooth Soap' products. Glycerin coats the teeth, meaning calcium and other beneficial ions cannot easily reach the enamel to help it regenerate. Teeth can regenerate, like all bones in the body, if given the chance. Food Grade Hydrogen Peroxide is a great alternative choice for keeping the mouth clean. (Use only in a 3% solution. Add a drop or two of this solution to your toothbrush before brushing.) Eating mineral-rich black rock salt from India/Pakistan has been reported to strengthen and support tooth health as well. Most importantly, floss and brush your teeth daily, rinse your mouth out with water after eating/drinking anything sweet/acidic and...smile :)

Other than that, getting PLENTY of green leafy vegetables and mineral–dense foods into the body is KEY for getting lots of calcium into your system that can be used effectively by the body...plus sesame seeds/tahini/figs are great for calcium...we also now have the Raw Calcium/Grow Bone products from Garden of Life, if you want to supplement that way...
We also have some GREAT books on dental care on our site HERE.

I hope that helps :)

on October the 8th I loved:

1 quart water
3 cups goji juice blended with camu powder and Merlin's Elixir
bowl of chia pudding: chia soaked in blended apples with maca, lucuma, cinnamon and incan berries = YUMMMMM ;)
1 quart water
2 cups goji juice with Marine Phytoplankton
handful of spirulina cruchies and bee pollen
2 cup water

THANK YOOUUUUU to all of you who sent in your applications for the jobs at The Raw Food World warehouse in Ojai – these positions have now been FILLED. We are delighted to welcome two happy shiny new beings to the team – they will be filling your orders with pleasure and love in the coming months (see if you can feel their love vibes when you receive your packages... ;)
Enjoy...

on October the 9th I adored:

1 quart water
1.5 cups mixed juice, 2 Tbsp bee pollen/spirulina crunchies
shot of wheatgrass, 2 cups greeeeeeeeen juice
2 AMAZING persimmons
bowl of energy soup with flax crackers, followed by a yumpot of almond butter mixed with lucuma and maca, with some dehydrated banana chips on the side – YUMMMMM :)
1 quart water

Would you love to win a pack of ALL the ebooks by myself and Mr. M? If so, you might wanna hop on over to the Raw Epicurean site, where the lovely Ingrid has just posted an interview with me and a giveaway of the complete package of our ebooks – FUN :) You can check it out HERE...ENJOY… ;)

All blessings and abundant delights,
Ms. Sto–Mo. xxx

WIN a BLENDTEC BLENDER :)

2009-10-08T11:01:00.003-06:00

EXCITING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY :)
Hey raw superstars, listen up – we have two positions open at our warehouse in Ojai, California, which we're eager to fill with two yummy new raw–inspired beings of the light :)
Please be aware that these are VERY manual jobs, involving lifting weights throughout the day, up to 50lbs or so.
Here are the deets for the two positions – one is part–time, one full–time:

***Part–time position, 18–23 hours a week***
This role involves stocking the warehouse shelves, checking in deliveries, maneuvering packages and so on. The ideal candidate will be very physically able/fit, diligent, a 'self–starter', adaptable, co–operative, reliable and efficient.
The hours for this job usually work out as 3 days a week for 7 hours a day, with Friday and Monday being key days onboard. The position could be played out over 4 days though if necessary – this is semi–negotiable ;) The time of day for this job is mid–day to afternoon time.

***Full–time position, 40 hours a week***
This role involves packing orders in the warehouse. The ideal candidate for this role will have great attention to detail, the ability to work well in a team AND also independently, work efficiently, co–operatively and accurately, be able to lift heavy weights and follow instructions as given.
The hours for this job are Monday to Fridays, starting at 8am in the mornings.

If you are interested in either of these jobs and would love to add your sparkle to our team there in CA, then please contact our shipping manager Zack on zrawfood (at) zackwood.com with your resume, the reasons why you'd love to join the team and which position you're interested in – THANKS :)

on October the 5th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
3 cups goji juice with coconut water, Marine Phytoplankton and Merlin's Elixir
big bowl of YUMMMMY grawnola with chunks of fresh apple/berries and coconut water
1 quart water
40 chlorella nuts and 2 Tbsp bee pollen
3 cups water

Are we friends yet on Facebook? If not, please come on over and knock on my virtual door HERE and let's be friends even more, in a cyber–tastic way... ;)

on October the 6th I loved:

1 quart water
3 cups goji water and coconut water blended with marine phytoplankton, Merlin's Elixir and Etherium products
bowl of energy soup with spirulina coconut chips on the side, followed by two chia ice cream hearts <3 <3 ;)
mug of spicy tea
1 quart water
1 quart goji juice with Etherium products
cup of natural calm
2 cups water

on October the 7th I adored:

1 quart water
3 cups water
2 cups greeeeen juice: celery, zucchini, cucumber, endive, spinach, romaine, ginger, lemon
bowl of energy soup with garlic sunflower seeds on the side, followed by a little shared yumpot mixture with Mr. M of incan berries/lucuma/almond butter/cinnamon/sunflower lecithin = YUMMMM ;)
3 cups water

We have SUCH a fun RawReform Giveaway Contest for you this month :) You can win an actual FREE literal high speed really truly amazingly wonderful Blendtec Blender, worth $399 :))))
I'm so excited to have this wonderful gift to be able to share with someone out there - what a blessing for someone starting out or augmenting their raw food kitchen - LOVE it :)
We have been LOVING our Blendtec lately - if you haven't seen any of our recent vids enjoying the blender, you could poke into that reality HERE...
SO, how do you get in on this free piece of mechanical magic for your kitchen? Well, get us giggling and you could be on to a winner ;)

To be in with a chance of winning the spangly new machine, we'd love for you to send in to us a video of no more than 3 minutes in length, explaining WHY you'd love to win the Blendtec blender, what you currently use as a blender (if anything) AND...we wanna giggle too - whoever gets us laughing the most (whether from your stage presence, hilarious costuming, witty anecdotes, charming interaction, stand-up comedy routine or whatever it is...) will win the blender...
Oooooooo, how exciting - we very much look forward to enjoying your submissions :)
You have until November the 1st to get your entries in. We suggest the easiest way to send the videos to us is to upload your entry to YouTube (or another online video hub such as Google Vids or whichever you like ;), then send us the link to the video, to angela@rawreform.com. You can set your video to 'private' if you don't want 'the general public' to see your video quite yet...;) If you would like to send us a video in any other way, you can contact us on that same email address to arrange that - please DO NOT email us massive video files however ;)
Thanks...and ENJOY :)))

All love,
Angeelelelelelelelelelelelllalaalalalalalalalallaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. xxx

Access the Insider List... ;)

2009-10-05T14:58:00.006-06:00

Mr. M just put up some VERY special offers for the 'Insider List', on The Raw Food World TV Show tonight - these are items from our warehouse that got damaged/ripped/returned etc and are sold off from time to time at very low costs - check it out at the link below and get your orders in Clickety-Split-Lickity-QUICK if you're wanting any of these items - once they're gone, they're gone...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_RzcF2dV-A

on October the 3rd I loved:

1 quart water
double shotglass of orange juice
20 chlorella tablets, 2 Tbsp bee pollen
2 cups strong green juice: celery, kale, spinach, parsley
bowl of energy soup with flax crackers, followed by an apple and 2 Tbsp Wilderness Poet pistachio halva spread – yummmmmm ;)
1 quart water
3 cups coconut water blended with Merlin's Elixir, mucuna, spinach powder and mesquite powder
3 cups goji juice blended with Merlin's Elixir & Marine Phytoplanton
2 cups water

Mmmmmm, I don't think I've ever been so MOVED by the contest entries for a RawReform Giveaway as with the last batch that came in, to win a free copy of Elena Tonetti's awe-inspiring 'Birth As We Know It' DVD.
My heart felt like it was breaking with each and every contest submission that I read: I wanted to send a copy to EVERYONE... ;(
This is truly SUCH an amazing, life-shifting documentary that I thoroughly recommend viewing at any opportunity you get...alas, there could only be one winner of last month's giveaway however...and that winner was picked today as the lovely, open-hearted, flowing goddess, Sparrow Jones :)

In answer to the question: "If you were the winner of the Birth As We Know It DVD, who would you share this inspiring documentary with and why?", Sparrow replied:

"I am on the Women's History Month planning committee at my university
and we had already decided to make this coming year's theme "Birth Stories" --
a theme that can be applied both to actual childbirth as
well as to birthing of ideas, rebirth of self, and more.

Part of our WHM festivities includes hosting a gender studies
conference to which people from all over the country come to listen to
and present ideas about gender, genderedness, and all related topics.
The conference draws quite a crowd, especially since we have hosted
luminary keynote speakers such as Barbara Ehrenriech, author of
"Nickel and Dimed: On Not Getting By in America."

If I were the winner of the Birth As We Know It DVD, I would use my
position as a member of the WHM planning committee to arrange a
special viewing and discussion of the ideas presented in the DVD. With
our conference already drawing a crowd of people interested in such
ideas and our theme of "Birth Stories" already having been chosen, it
would be the perfect opportunity to open a lot of people's eyes,
minds, and hearts to new ways of thinking and relating."

Sparrow R. Jones

Oooooo, WONDERFUL - thank you so much Sparrow, for entering this contest and for your desire to share this DVD with the people at your conference :)...and THANK YOU indeed to ALL of you who entered this contest...

$10 OFF for EVERYONE :)))
If you'd still love to get a copy of this outstanding DVD, as a special offer to you all, I've arranged to have the DVD on sale in our store for $10 off the usual price (from now until October 20th :) You can now get 'Birth As We Know It' for just $35 using this link HERE. I want as many people as possible to feel able to access and share this important information - ENJOY :)))

on October the 4th I adored:

1 quart water
double shotglass of orange juice with goji juice
3 cups greeeeeeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, zucchini, spinach, parsley, romaine, endive, fennel
YUMMMMMMY meal at Au Lac: Chimmichurri followed by shared De La Mamma and Donut Holes – WE LOVE ITO :)))
mug of 'digestive ease' tea
1 quart water

My dear friend Lara has a very special invite to extend to any of you who would LOVE to go and help out at her mum Zanna's charming retreat centre, on the volcanic Canary Island of Lanzarote, near Spain... :)
Here's the download from Lara:

"Zanna, at Villa Amatista retreat centre in Lanzarote, Canary Islands, is looking for WWOOFers (work exchange) AND a paid admin person; soul family, conscious, lovely people, who can use their initiative and are diligent at working.

***WWOOFing Positions***

*working on the land+gardens - there is a hectare of land, growing lots of veggies and fruit trees.

*Painting walls

*Sweeping paths

*Planting trees

*Building stone walls

*Preparing food (for everyone, or for groups when there are courses/workshops).

*...and always lots of different things to be done.

In return for your help, you will receive your food and accommodation. Food is Vegetarian/Vegan, mainly raw - lots of salad from the garden. All Yummy!

Work 5 days a week, normally 9am-2pm. But if you want to work later instead you can, and if you want to have an extra day off you can work a little more for a couple of days - there are many possibilities.

***Long-Term Admin Job***

For this position, you receive your food and accommodation, plus some extra spending money.

There isn't actually a lot of admin to handle, but the centre does need someone to check the e-mails and deal with the bookings daily. Hours of admin vary each day and as there is not a huge amount to do in the office, you get to work/play in the garden too ;)

This position requires someone who is competent with computers, speaks Spanish fluently/very competently and is able to get on independently with whatever tasks are at hand.

With either position, you can also get involved in the regular workshops, including topics such as rebirthing, pilates/yoga, pranic healing, Tai Chi, shamanic healing and so on. You can see all about the centre HERE - the site is available in four languages.

If you are interested in either of these positions, please contact Zanna by e-mail on: zanna.amatista (at) gmail.com.
ENJOY..."

All love,
Angelalaalalaaaaaaaa. xxx

Gabriel Cousens on The Raw Food World Radio Show :)

2009-10-03T18:09:00.007-06:00

Well, well, well, did you hear Mr. Monarch interviewing the fabulous Shazzie on The Raw Food World Radio Show last week? If not, you missed out on some powerful insights and revelations, including conscious parenting tips, info on 'free–range children', supplementation, breastfeeding and co–sleeping, plus the gracious answering of some very personal questions by the ever–incorrigible Mr. Monarch... ;)
NEXT UP is Dr. Gabriel Cousens...yes, the good doctor will be the next guest to grace The Raw Food World airwaves, with his shiny morsels to share on spiritual unfoldments, optimal health choices and reversing degenerative conditions...HURRAH :)
This LIVE call is scheduled for Thursday, October 15th at 7pm Pacific time (10pm Eastern time) and once again, there is only room for 1000 people to join the call, so be sure to sign up and call up in good timing, if you'd love to be with us for this unique, FREE event ;) You can see all the details and sign up to access the call info HERE...

ENJOY...

on October the 1st I loved:

1 quart water
20oz greeeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, parsley, spinach, dandelion, ginger, lemon
2 tbsp bee pollen, 20 chlorella 'nuts', little handful of spirulina crunchies
2 cups water
bowl of energy soup with flax crackers and pecan butter on the side, followed by an apple
3 cups water
3 cups goji juice blended with Merlin's Elixir and Mucuna
1 cup water

Would you love to win a FREE printed, signed copy of my book 'Raw Emotions'? If so, you might want to hop on over to the blog site 'The Daily Enlightener', written by the lovely Nateah, a RawReform Blog reader based in Tennessee ;)
Nateah has created 'The Daily Enlightener' as a daily inspirational newsletter for mind, body and spirit. To be in with a chance of bagging this month's prize, Nateah would love to see you send in your favourite recipe...all the details can be found HERE – enjoy ;)

on October the 2nd I enjoyed:

1 quart water
3 cups goji juice blended with camu powder
bowl of energy soup with an orange bell pepper on the side, followed by 2 Tbsp of Wilderness Poet Pistachio Halva Butter
3 cups water
2 apples with spirulina crunchies and bee pollen
1 quart water

While we're on the subject of giveaway contests, it is my joy to remind you that the current RawReform Giveaway Contest to win a copy of the amazing 'Birth As We Know It' DVD closes this Monday, October the 5th...here's a little reminder of the details:

Please send in your answer to the following question, to angela@rawreform.com:

"If you were the winner of the Birth As We Know It DVD,
who would you share this inspiring documentary with and why?"

Maybe you'll open your heart to showing this DVD to a local women's group, or share it at a potluck gathering, with a group of teenagers, your extended family, your local school or arrange a whole event around showing the documentary...whatever resonates for you, we'd love to hear about it - the more people who receive this information, then all the better :) ...and it is my sincere hope that whoever is picked to win the DVD follows through and does actually share the DVD with those around them - this is vital, life-shifting information... ENJOY and we look forward to reading your suggestions for outreach and connection...you have until October the 5th to send your yummies in... ;)

(You can also get Elena's DVD from our store HERE if you just can't wait... ;)

All love and profound blissings,
Ms. Stokes-Monarch. xxx

The Continuum Concept :)

2009-09-30T20:56:00.004-06:00

I am thrilled to say that Mr. Monarch and I finished reading the amazing book 'The Continuum Concept' by Jean Liedloff today. WOW. If you haven't read this book yet, which discusses the profound impact on health and well–being of carrying babies around CONTINUOUSLY for the first eight or so months of their lives, I HIGHLY, highly recommend you check it out.
This book was actually first brought to my attention about 6 years ago and it took me all this time to get round to reading it...I'm SO glad I did :) As a quote says on the front of the book "If the world could be saved by a book, this just might be the book."
Liedloff lived for a number of years among 'stone age' native people in South America and the contrasts she noted in the health, vibrancy, joy and well–being between the people there and in our 'civilised' society were enormous. She captured the main differences in this book and offers suggestions for how we might get back to a similar state of simpler, healthier living...the MAIN suggestion she offers along these lines is the absolutely CRITICAL point of carrying/wearing babies during their formative first few months/year.
Liedloff gives harrowing examples in the text outlining the ways in which most children in our societies are left alone to cry in cribs, totally separate from their mother or anyone else, for hours on end. The devastating sense of abandonment, loneliness and pain that these babies feel without any real way to discharge their energy field and so little skin-to-skin nourishment impacts most people in our societies for the rest of our lives... In stark contrast to this bleak start in life, Liedloff relays how children in the tribal culture are always carried, welcomed and fully involved in the society and grow into loving, co–operative, independent, social, dependable people.
This is truly a remarkable book and one that shares 'ancient wisdom' that seems so obvious when one reads it – of course it makes sense to treat baby humans this way, instead of leaving them alone in 'plastic boxes', in boxey rooms with no fresh air, to cry themselves to sleep... Just like reading about the idea of eating raw food might logically lead to an 'ah–HAH' ;) moment for many people, this book opens out a whole other area of life for our society to re–consider...I am SO grateful to have read this book prior to bringing children into this world...(and again, no, I am not pregnant or intending to start having children anytime soon – we are very interested in 'conscious parenting' though ;)
If you'd love to check out this amazing book, you can do so HERE – I would LOVE to see even more people enjoying this book and passing on this critical message and life practice...

on September the 27th I loved:

1 quart water
1.5 cups greeeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, spinach, romaine, cilantro
bowl of YUMMMMMMMMY coconut–durian 'pie' made by the ingenious Mr. Monarch, by blending together coconut meat, Irish Moss, freeze–dried durian, sunflower lecithin and lucuma – WOW :)
1 quart water
2 apples with spirulina crunchies and bee pollen
3 cups water

on September the 28th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
3 cups greeeeeeeeen juice: celery, parsley, romaine, fennel, spinach
bowl of energy soup with half an orange bell pepper, followed by half a Jake's Unbaked Goji Bar and a little pecan butter – YUMMMMM :)
1 quart water
2 apples with spirulina crunchies and bee pollen
1.5 cups goji juice with Marine Phytoplankton
2 cups water

I am currently further thrilled at the fact that I seem to be able to read in moving vehicles these days without getting motion sick...I read the whole of The Continuum Concept out loud in the car, these last few days. This is very interesting to me, as prior to being raw/the last few years, I would get VERY motion sick if I tried to read in cars. Interestingly, Jean Liedloff actually mentions in The Continuum Concept that many issues such as motion sickness, seasickness, vertigo and so on seem to be CULTURAL in many ways - apparently these kinds of conditions are very rare among many indigenous/tribal communities worldwide...wow...I always say that for me, eating raw is all about coming more into alignment with nature and my true being...well, maybe that has also now shifted to remove motion sickness from my being ;) Or maybe it's just that I've been on the road for so many years now that my body is just accustomed to being in motion and can handle anything on the move ;) Whatever the cause, I'm very excited to now be able to read on the very lengthy journeys we experience most days on the road - I actually now kinda enjoy the car rides, as it means we get to access amazing books together, learn, ponder, share ever more...I think we've actually read about 10 books together in the last 2 weeks this way - FUN :)))

on September the 29th I was blissed with:

1 quart water
3 cups coconut water with Greener Grasses, Merlin's Elixir and Mucuna
pod of durian and a little bowl of blended pudding: durian/frozen blueberries/Irish Moss/Sunflower Lecithin/Lucuma Powder – YUMMM :)
1 quart water
2 apples with spirulina crunchies and bee pollen
3 cups water

on September the 30th I loved:

1 quart water
3 cups Goji Juice with Marine Phytoplankton
bowl of energy soup with a piece of Lydia's sunflower bread/almond butter, followed by three slices of dried mango – yummmmmm ;)
1 quart water
2 apples with spirulina crunchies and bee pollen
mug of vanilla/hazelnut tea

Upcoming Tour Dates:
Sooo, speaking of life on the road, myself and Monsieur Monarch are still on tour...right now we find ourselves in sunny ol' Florida, after a trek over here through the deep south (WOW – I have never seen landscapes in the US like that; humid sticky swamp areas and myriad waterways presumably teeming with alligators/crocodiles... ;)
We will be all over the east coast and then heading back west from here over the coming 2.5 months... Here below are most of the confirmed dates so far and if you'd love to help us set up a talk in YOUR area, then just drop us an email at angela@rawreform.com and we'll see what we can co-create ;)

*Oct 8th - Naples, FL
*Oct 18th - St. Augustine, FL
*Oct 21st - Cordova, TN
*Oct 22nd - Nashville, TN
*Oct 24th - Louisville, KY
*Oct 26th - Columbus, OH
*Oct 27th - Cincinnati, OH
*Nov 11th - Virginia Beach, VA
*Nov 17th - New York, NY
*Nov 21st - York, ME
*Nov 22nd - New Jersey
*Dec 2nd - Cleveland, OH
*Dec 5th - Holland, MI
*Dec 12th - Pittsburgh, PA

You can see ALL the talk details HERE...we hope to see you out there in the coming months... ;)

Blissful love and beautiful resonance,
Ms. Sto-Mo. xxx

Reversing Diabetes with Dennis Banks :)

2009-09-27T11:13:00.005-06:00

OoOoOooooo, I'm excited - you may recall that a few days ago we were visiting the wonderful Tree of Life healing centre in Arizona and I mentioned the amazing stories of reversing diabetes that are coming out of there at the moment. Well, we were extremely blessed to interview one of the current diabetes course attendees - none other than Mr. Dennis Banks, one of the founders of the American Indian Movement (AIM), activist, warrior, leader, mover-shaker and now raw foodie-diabetes-reverser-extraordinaire ;) I really loved the opportunity to interview Dennis and we ended up speaking for around 45 minutes. Mr. M just posted the series of videos with him to TheRawFoodWorld.tv and you can check all 5 vids out at the link below - I trust you enjoy this peek into Dennis' life and vision for reversing diabetes in Native communities nationwide...

http://mattmonarch.blogspot.com/2009/09/dennis-banks-weight-loss-interview.html

on September the 25th I adored:

1 quart water
water of a young coconut blended with Greener Grasses, Merlin's Elixir and Mucuna
bowl of energy soup with flax crackers on the side and sample of jungle peanut butter, followed by an apple with a couple of Tbsp of Lucuma–Vanilla Coconut Crème
1 quart water
2 apples with bee pollen and spirulina crunchies
3 cups water

If you'd love to see some snaps of our Summer Solstice Raw Union wedding celebrations, Mr. Jeff Eichen has a lovely collection over HERE that he just recently sent us the link for...there's some great, unique pics in there - I especially love this one of us with our eyes closed ;)

http://jeichen.zenfolio.com/p571485489/h3ef97745#h3ef97745

on September the 26th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
2 apples with bee pollen and spirulina crunchies
3 cups water
juice of an orange
bowl of energy soup with blue–green coconut crisps, followed by an apple and a few Incan berries
1 quart water

LOVE this little quote sent to me recently via the lovely daily 'Gift for Today' emails from Hazelden:

"Every problem teaches us how to resolve it. If we can't see the solution, than we're not ready for it, and instead of sputtering vainly we should set that question aside and address ourselves to our appropriate tasks."

LOVE it - that has been the flow of my energy for years now and it helps me in countless situations to move on from whatever seems 'stuck', focus on smthg else that seems open to flow/possibility at that time and come back to the first issue later on, when the energy seems clearer...

With gushing torrents of joy and abundance,
Ms. Stokes-Monarch. xxx

Secrets of the 113 Year Old Man :)

2009-09-25T12:25:00.005-06:00

Final Reminder:

Mr. Monarch is interviewing the divine Shazzle–Dazzle LIVE on The Raw Food World Radio Show today :)

The call starts at 7pm Eastern time (4pm Pacific, Midnight UK time) and is free. I imagine you may expect cheeky questions, insightful info on raising raw children, lots of giggles and special offers ;)

To access the dial–in info, visit HERE...and ENJOY...

on September the 22^nd I loved:

1 quart water

2 cups coconut water with Greener Grasses and Merlin's Elixir

bowl of energy soup with ½ a red bell pepper on the side, followed by a serving of leftover chia/plum dessert from The Tree of Life café

1 quart water

3 cups goji juice with Marine Phytoplankton

handful of spirulina crunchies

2 gorgeous apples with bee pollen and spirulina crunchies

2 cups amazing herbal tea

2 cups water

LOVE this story one reader, Antonia, sent me yesterday about Walter Breuning, who is apparently the oldest man in the USA , having just celebrated his 113^th birthday on Monday :)

He attributes his health and longevity to eating only twice a day and small amounts – read his story HERE on USAToday. This is fun for us to see, as Mr. M and I have been reading/exploring a lot recently around 'temperance' – Mr. M just wrote a great little article on this subject in his last newsletter in fact, called 'How to Live Over 100 Years Old' – you can read that HERE if you'd love to...

Here's to systematic undereating and enhanced longevity ;)

on September the 23^rd I adored:

1 quart water

double shot of sprout juice and 3 cups greeeeeeeeen juice: celery, fennel, romaine, spinach, little carrot

bowl of energy soup with ½ a red bell pepper, followed by a little pistachio halva from Wilderness Poet

1 quart water

2 cups goji juice with Marine Phytoplankton

2 apples with bee pollen and spirulina crunchies

3 cups water

on September the 24^th I was blissed with:

1 quart water

2 cups greeeeeeeeen juice: celery, zucchini, spinach, romaine, ginger, lime

bowl of energy soup with 'pizza' flax crackers, followed by a sample of the lucuma vanilla crème from Vivapura

1 quart water

2 cups goji juice with Marine Phytoplankton

2 apples with bee pollen and spirulina crunchies

3 cups water

MMmmmmm, well, while we're on the subject of taking very little into the body, dear Ms. diva Dina from BellyBoxFitness.com has a very generous offer to extend to one of you lovelies out there, if it resonates for you.

Dina wants to GIVE AWAY a 3–week water fasting package at The Tanglewood Wellness Center in Panama (worth over $2000), to someone who really would love to heal a serious health challenge or is looking for radical shifts in their life.

The fast can be taken at any time – the center opens in rotations of a number of weeks 'on', then a number of weeks 'off' and you can take the three weeks whenever you like during the open sessions.

Now, I have never personally water–fasted and would not choose to undertake something like this myself, however I wanted to pass this message on, in case any of you out there would love to accept Dina's offer. She has been to the Tanglewood Center quite a few times before and bought this package to go again, before realising her heart isn't quite in it anymore to water fast herself. She decided that instead she'd love to give this package away to someone else. Here's what she wrote:

"The only requirement is that I want to give it to someone who really really wants it, has really researched water fasting, has a serious illness, health challenge or is looking for massive radical change in their life and has the will power and dedication to maintain health afterward. This is a serious fast - more extreme than a juice fast and I want them prepared into what they will enter into. I would like to help them understand what not to do once they have demonstrated they are familiar with this knowledge."

If YOU would love to connect with Dina about her offer, you can contact her on: dina (at) bellyboxfitness.com before November 15^th, explaining WHY you would love to undertake this kind of water fast; please include a contact phone number.

Bright blessings to you all – we love you :)

All love,

Ms. Sto–Mo. xxx

Join us on Retreat in Florida :)

2009-09-22T20:26:00.005-06:00

OOOooooo la la, breaking news: it seems Mr. M and I are holding a retreat next month in Florida – hurray :)
From October 16^th to 18^th on the Palm Coast, FL, we'll be enjoying a relaxing, rejuvenating weekend retreat at an oceanfront mansion, giving talks on raw food, sampling raw creations from talented chefs, playing with biomats, doing detox footbaths, massage and reflexology and enjoying the beautiful ocean and beach – YUMMY :)
If you'd love to join us for this unique event, just visit HERE and you can see all the details and sign–up... The retreat is just a month away from now, so be sure to register soon if you'd love to be there - the first ten people who sign up apparently also receive complimentary accommodation in the mansion - yeeeeeeeee-HAH ;)
We'll see you on the beach ;)

on September the 19^th I loved:

1 quart water
3 cups watermelon juice
3 cups greeeeeeeeeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, parsley, spinach, ginger, lemon
1 Tbsp bee pollen
cup of herbal tea
bowl of energy soup with flax crackers/almond butter, followed by a handful of soaked Incan berries
1 quart water
2 cups goji juice with Marine Phytoplankton and Merlin's Elixir
2 cups water

Well, well, well, translations of my books into various different languages is currently underway by inspired raw beings around the globe – we currently have people scribing away in German, Spanish, Norwegian, Polish and Czech...and we already have French versions of many of my books available HERE and the Hungarian version of my recipe book is HERE ;)

If YOU are deliciously fluent in another language, excited about the raw lifestyle and would love to translate some of our books to help spread the message globally, then email me on angela@rawreform.com and we'll see what we can co–create ;)

THANK YOU :)

on September the 20^th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
20 chlorella 'nuts'
bowl of energy soup with flax crackers/almond butter, followed by a few slices of dried lucuma
2 cups goji juice with Marine Phytoplankton
3 cups greeeeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, zucchini, spinach, romaine, ginger, lime
YUMMY samples from Vivapura – bee pollen, spirulina crunchies, trail mixes, with two fresh apples
shot of coconut kefir
3 cups water

on September the 21^st I was blissed with:

1 quart water
3 cups goji juice with Marine Phytoplankton
fingertip of royal jelly and 1tsp fresh bee pollen
wonderful buffet meal at The Tree of Life Café – sprout salad, butternut/coconut soup, raw pizza, chia/plum dessert
1 quart water
mug of herbal tea
1 cup coconut kefir
3 cups goji juice with Marine Phytoplankton
3 cups water

Those lovebugs over at SimplyRaw are doing a very special 'Gratitude Sale' right now – get 50% OFF on either or both of their DVDs (Simply Raw and Raw for Life – I'm in Raw for Life ;)
This offer is only running until this Friday, the 25th, so click over HERE sharpish if you'd love to get in on the action.
I LOVE how Simply Raw is helping people (especially diabetics) to change their lives all over the place...we're in Arizona right now, visiting the Tree of Life, where Simply Raw was filmed and meeting some of the people currently on the diabetes reversal programme there – the stories of recovery are PHENOMENAL – one man told us yesterday that he released 28 POUNDS in his first 2 weeks here and almost all of them are off their insulin or on significantly lower dosages – it is SO inspiring and wonderful to witness :)
Maybe we'll get to interview some of these recovering heroes tomorrow for The Raw Food World TV Show – we already have some wonderful videos up online from the Tree – see below for the first in a series ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXNLwzieuZA

With all love and bountiful joy radiating,
Ms. Sto–Mo. xxx

Food and Money...

2009-09-19T12:44:00.004-06:00

I've been thinking a lot recently about the connection between money and food in our societies. My sense is that as most people at this point usually BUY food, rather than pick it from somewhere for free, there is a STRONG connection in our collective consciousness between food and money. This seems to easily lead to situations where people don't want to 'waste' any food and perhaps end up eating more than the BODY actually requires, simply because that food was PAID for with money... Imagine the relationship wild animals have with food in contrast...imagine a zebra overeating 8lbs more grass than it actually requires because it 'bought' it from an antelope and hence feels compelled to use it... ;)
Here's a suggestion – if you find yourself in a situation where you're feeling compelled to 'finish something off', let's say a basket of peaches that are over–ripe...step back for a moment and ask yourself a few questions: 'am I actually hungry?', 'does my BODY want this food, or my mind?', 'is the main reason I want to eat this so that I don't feel it has been 'wasted'?' and so on...maybe also try imagining that you're in an ORCHARD of over–ripe peaches – would you feel compelled to eat them ALL? It is not your 'responsibility' to eat something just because it is ready to be eaten...nature (and industry) produces food in abundance all the time and you don't have to eat it all – lol ;) EVEN if you've paid for a portion of it with money – it is ok to let things go to the compost pile/back to the Earth without passing through your body first...

I wrote something along these lines in my book 'Raw Emotions' – I wanted to re–visit these ideas here today though, as I find this money–food connection so interesting and bizarre – the more I look at humans, the more curiosities there seem to be... ;)

on September the 16^th I loved:

1 quart water

3 cups greeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen juice: celery, parsley, lettuce, fennel, mixed sprouts, endive, ginger, lime

box of YUMMY zucchini noodles with amazing creamy sauce, from the delightful RawSeed, followed by a little handful of dehydrated granny smith/cinnamon slices

1 quart water

20 chlorella 'nuts'

2 apples with ½ a pack of freeze–dried durian and a little handful of the Kaia curry sunflower seeds

2 cups water

2 cups goji juice with Marine Phytoplankton

1 cup water

OooOoOooo, exciting news for those of you with little people in your lives, especially if they seem to be other–than–thrilled about raw food adventures... ;) Those delicious yummymummies over at RawMom.com have just launched the world's first raw food recipe book for children :) Called 'Monkey Mike's Raw Food Kitchen' this book is gorgeously illustrated throughout and contains 36 fun, easy–to–make, kiddie–approved raw food recipes :)

You can see ALL the details over on the RawMom site HERE and they even have a few videos posted there showing some gorgeous little girls making some of Monkey Mike's recipes ;) ENJOY...

on September the 17^th I was blissed with:

1 quart water

3 cups greeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, spinach, romaine, ginger, mixed sprouts, ginger, lime

bowl of energy soup with flax crackers and almond butter on the side, followed by a few slices of the amazing dried mangoes – wow :)

1 quart water

2 cups goji juice with Marine Phytoplankton

3 cups water

on September the 18^th I enjoyed:

1 quart water

3 cups organic watermelon juice

1 Tbsp bee pollen

3 cups greeeeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, spinach, parsley, ginger, lemon

bowl of energy soup with flax crackers and almond butter on the side, followed by a handful of soaked Incan berries – yummmmm ;)

1 quart water

2 cups goji berry juice with Marine Phytoplankton

water of one young coconut blended with Greener Grasses and Merlin's Elixir

3 cups water

I promised to share with you some more of the charming poems y'all sent in for last month's contest to win Sarma MeIngailis' new book 'Living Raw Food'.

Here is a choice little selection of three more of your acrostic love tomes to the beautiful raw goddess Sarma:

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Succulent

Abundance

Rejuvenating

Mankind's
Appetite

Marie G.

––––––

Sarma, a noun derived from the Turkish verb sarmak, which means "wrapping" or "rolling". A name so perfect, it's karma.

A potent blend of business school, marketing smarts, raw ambition, and platinum blond hair.

Redefining raw, Sarma knows she's not selling food or virtue. She's selling fabulousness, glow, a luxury lifestyle. Sex in the City meets Whole Foods Market.

"Mostly raw food eating" she says--no guilt or apologies or crunchy self-righteousness. As Diane von Furstenberg says "I'm a vegetarian but admit that every now and then I want a slice of salami."

A girl who can concoct a spirulina cilantro smoothie and make drinking it look that sexy is talented indeed. Master Cleanse martinis anyone?

Melissa B–M.

–––––––

Oh my gosh...

New and fantastic experiences have now become a way of life!

Energy and

Love are in abundance now I've

Uncovered the special magic of raw food.

Can you guess who helped me along this journey?

Keen to know my secret?

Yes - it was all thanks to the lovely Sarma!

Down to earth, inspiring,

Unbelievably radiant,

Charismatic and able to

Kick start me into action...I'm forever grateful.

Sarah V.

––––––––

WOW – love it, thank you laydeeees, for sharing your creative flow ;)

All love,

Angelalalalaalaaaaaaaaaa. xxx

Nurturing The Mother...

2009-09-15T19:48:00.008-06:00

Recently I received an 'SOS' message from two separate women on the same day, both feeling distraught about the same thing: the wonderful natural parenting magazine 'The Mother' from the UK is set to close down, without more support. These two women both felt this would be a HUGE loss in the world of natural parenting/lifestyles and were seeking out extra support for the magazine. I have since been in contact with the editor of the magazine - Veronika - and I've been registering subscriptions for various friends worldwide who are new or soon–to–be parents.

I truly feel the value of this magazine too – it has been around for many years and offers outstanding articles on conscious birthing/parenting, peaceful pregnancy, ecstatic natural/home births, breastfeeding, homeschooling and so on – it even has a regular raw food column :) The Mother magazine is currently being published 6 times a year and subscriptions can be sent anywhere in the world. If YOU too would love to support the vital message of this magazine, you can visit their site and sign up to receive the mag HERE...if not for yourself, then maybe there's a friend you feel would love to read these mags, or a local women's centre where this message might be well received? I sincerely hope that together we can keep The Mother flowing in her divine ways – I feel this is such a key message to keep in circulation...

on September the 12^th I loved:

1 quart water

2 cups greeeeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, spinach, parsley, kale, ginger, lemon, granny smith apple

2 cups durian/coconut/green powder smoothie from GoRaw Café in Vegas

2 apples with 1 Tbsp Wilderness Poet halva, handful of Incan berries

1 quart water

2 cups greeeeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, spinach, parsley, kale, ginger, lemon, granny smith apple

2 Tbsp bee pollen

3 cups water

on September the 13^th I enjoyed:

1 quart water

1 cup goji juice

2 cups water

30 chlorella 'nuts', 2 Tbsp bee pollen

2 cups greeeeeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, spinach, parsley, kale, ginger, lemon, granny smith apple

2 cups goji juice

durian mono–meal feast :)

1 quart water

OMGODDESS...I am absolutely LOVING the Sesame Pistachio Hemp Spread from Wilderness Poet at the moment :))) We just started carrying this product and I LOVE it - it's like eating halva from a jar, with extra added chunks of yumminess: pistachio crumbles, hemp seeds and a pinch of salt co-mingle into a sublime melt-in-the-mouth pot of decadence - LOVE it ;) We did a little taste-test video of it on TheRawFoodWorld TV Show recently - see below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Il9liNGtd3k

MmmmMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm :))))

on September the 14^th I was blissed with:

1 quart water

3 cups greeeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, endive, fennel, parsley, spinach, red leaf lettuce, ginger, lime

bowl of energy soup with flax cracker samples, followed by 1 Tbsp Wilderness Poet halva spread and a little handful of Incan berries

1 quart water

20 chlorella 'nuts'

2 apples, handful of Incan berries, 2 Tbsp Goji Bliss spread

3 cups water

on September the 15^th I nourished myself joyfully with:

1 quart water

1.5 cups grrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeeeen juice mixed with 1cup goji juice

1 Tbsp bee pollen

AMAAAAAAAAAAZING tacos and vanilla cheesecake from The Raw Seed – yummmmmmmmmm, plus a bite of the 'One' chocolate bar - eeeeeeek ;)

1 quart water

1 cup goji juice with Marine Phytoplankton

3 cups water

Mr. Monarch just updated his monthly special offers again for TheRawFoodWorld.com...here they are for your delight and exploration:

The following specials are available until September 30th...

"Below Cost":

Nutiva Coconut Oil 54 oz - $14.95, Normally $23.95 - with 7% coup0n $13.90, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $13.16

Oxygen Supreme II, 4oz - $16.47, Normally $24.95 - with 7% coup0n $15.32, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $14.49

Zeoforce Caps - $19.95, Normally $29.95 - with 7% coup0n $18.55, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $17.56

Zeoforce Powder - $19.95, Normally $29.95 - with 7% coup0n $18.55, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $17.56

Organic Hemp Protein 30oz & Hemp Oil 16oz (Dark Glass Jar) - $10.95, Normally $32.90 - with 7% coup0n $10.18, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $9.64

Freeze Dried Durian - $7.77, Normally $12.95 - with 7% coup0n $7.23, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $6.84

Freeze Dried Pineapple - $5.37, Normally $8.95 - with 7% coup0n $4.99, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $4.73

Freeze Dried Mango - $7.17, Normally $11.95 - with 7% coup0n $6.67, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $6.31

Freeze Dried Banana Chips - $5.37, Normally $8.95 - with 7% coup0n $4.99, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $4.73

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Peruvian Olives - 15.7oz in glass jar - $7.67, Normally $10.95 - with 7%

coup0n $7.13, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $6.75

Rawnola - $7.67, Normally $10.95 - with 7% coup0n $7.13, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $6.75

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To access these offers, click the link below, or type - hnymn - in the search box at the top right hand corner of www.TheRawFoodWorld.com.

Click Here For "At Cost" Specials
Additionally, you can redeem this coup0n at www.TheRawFoodWorld.com by typing in - HONEYMOON - in the coup0n number section, to get an additional 7% off your order. This coup0n will be good through September 30th, 2009 and can be redeemed at:
www.TheRawFoodWorld.com

You can get 12% off your order and ALL FUTURE ORDERS by joining the Inner Circle Community HERE for ONLY $9.97 a month.

ENJOOOYYYYYYYYYY :))))

All love,

Ms. Stokes-Monaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarch. xxx

Educational Experiential Opportunities :)

2009-09-12T11:24:00.005-06:00

OoOOoooo la la, would you perhaps love to get a little juicier this autumn? WELL, Mr. David 'Juice Feasting' Rainoshek has some fun news for you. He will be hosting his first ever Juice Feasting private group session, for a month from October the 2^nd to November the 2^nd. He's taking on just 12 juicy people to share this experience, which will involve one–on–one coaching and group support for the whole month...marvellous ;)

For all the details and to become one of the blessed juice disciples, visit HERE and enjoy...

on September the 10^th I adored:

1 quart water

2 cups goji juice blended with Greener Grasses – interesting ;)

1 Tbsp bee pollen

bowl of energy soup with a piece of Lydia's Sunflower Bread on the side, followed by a little handful of Incan berries

1 quart water

3 cups greeeeeeeeeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, parsley, spinach, ginger

2 apples, a little handful of Incan berries, 2 Tbsp AMAZING Wilderness Poet hemp/pistachio/halva spread – WOW :)

3 cups water

...and in other 'educational–experiential–opportunities' news, dear Elena from Birth Into Being has a 10–DAY Apprenticeship Training coming up soon over on the east coast. Elena only goes to the east coast once a year and this year's dates are October 14–23^rd. There are three ways to participate: for 2 days, 4 days or the whole 10 days. The full course description can be found HERE and you can reserve your place by contacting info (at) birthintobeing.com or calling 530-566-0199.

WOW. I would LOVE to do this whole training with Elena sometime...the amount of life–shifting info I absorbed via this woman in just 2 days last weekend was phenomenal...and with I think around 27 years of experience in this field, she has SO much to share...if you haven't yet seen the six YouTube videos of Elena we put up on TheRawFoodWorld TV Show this week, I would thoroughly encourage checking those out at the links below – it's like accessing an hour's free download from the goddess of birthing – enjoy ;)

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJZMIq9Zgb0

Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nob6sNRkn8

Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGgL4PDrbh0

Part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwDLjZFAyDQ

Part 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHew3OnNFJA

Part 6: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzSvQHTWkX4

on September the 11^th I loved:

1 quart water

shotglass of orange juice

2 cups greeeeeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, endive, fennel, romaine, zucchini, lemon

½ bowl of energy soup with new cracker samples on the side, followed by 2 Tbsp Wilderness Poet halva spread

cup of soooothing herbal tea

2 cups water

double shot of aloe vera juice

½ bowl of energy soup with new cracker samples on the side, followed by some apple–cinnamon dehydrated 'snappers'

1 quart water

The 'Women Go Raw' team came to visit me in Ojai a few days back, on their biodiesel solar–powered RV tour ;) Love it...these lightworker women are doing some wonderful movin' and shakin' to spread this healing message...we went to play in a park together and below is a little video of my interview with them – enjoy ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxTaVyfbofA

Mr. M and I are officially back on tour again now too – first stop is Vegas today and we'll be meandering onwards from here, aallllll over the place again...across the south, into Florida, up the east coast, back across the middle...you can see the full schedule HERE and email us at angela@rawreform.com if you'd love to help set an event up with us in your area ;)

Thank you lovelies and all blessings for your joyous unfolding...

All love,

Ms. Angela. xxx