RawReform E-Journal

The New Place to Find Me: GlowWithGrace.com!

noreply@blogger.com (RawReform) — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 15:26:00 +0000

Dear people,

my apologies for being absent from here for so long...

In case you do not already know, I am now doing *vlogs* (video logs) these days, rather than written blog posts here...

My new vlogging place is: http://www.GlowWithGrace.com - please come and check out my new offerings there :)

I am sharing videos on parenting topics, singing some of our favourite lullabies, reading some of our favourite children's books, answering your Qs, sharing recipes, video clips of Oria, giveaways and more...

Included here are a couple of recent pictures of our dear daughter Oria, who is now 15 months old...
You can also see a video I made here of pics of Oria from her whole first year:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdECbgQYP8I.

THANKS so much for all your support, love, sharing and communication over the years on this blog...I started it waaaaaaay back on November 19th 2006 at the very beginning of my 92-day Juice Feast adventure in Costa Rica...here's my first ever post from back then if you want to check it out... ;) ...and last November, 2012, was my last "real" blog post here...so...thanks for *six* great years... :)

I hope to see you all over at Glow With Grace...you can subscribe to receive updates as they are posted at GlowWithGrace by using the link in the top right menu on this page here. You can also find GWG on YouTube here and on FB here - enjoy :)

All love,
Angela. xxx

P.S. If you specifically want to keep up with our raw food antics, videos, articles, offers, discounts and more, you can join our "The Raw Food World" weekly newsletter using the sign up box on the right side of the page here. Enjoy :)

Win a Blendtec Blender :)

noreply@blogger.com (RawReform) — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 23:59:00 +0000

Hey everyone :)

Long time no blogs...I know...I've been fully immersed in "mama-baby world" for the last year, as most of you likely know...

Well, our dear daughter Oria is *just* about to turn a year old in a couple of weeks and I'm feeling a bit more able to be back in the communications world...

...and I wanted to let you know that we're giving away a fabulous, free Blendtec Blender in our current giveaway :)

Just check out the video below to get the deeeets and also to get the link to a new free article download we made called "4 Steps to Better Health" - everyone can download this pdf file for free from our site to print out, read, share etc - check it all out in this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-TNnDNtH8U

Blessings to all :)
All love,
Angela. xxx

New Raw Food Excursion Tours to Iceland this Summer :)

noreply@blogger.com (RawReform) — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 17:06:00 +0000

As many of you reading this will know, Iceland occupies more than a little space in my heart ;) I lived in that remarkable land for around 3.5 years, on and off and truly fell in love…with the land, the culture, the people, the language, the nature, the clean air and water, the glaciers, geysers, volcanoes, whales, music and so on and so on…it truly is a magical place…(plus recently announced as THE best country in the world to live in for children and the second best country to live in for mothers (after Norway), FYI… ;)

I’d likely want to be back there in a heartbeat if it was warm all year round ;) However, right now it’s summer there and summertime in Iceland is totally BEAUTIFUL and extraordinary in my experience, with almost 24 hour day-light, super-high energy, lovely weather and all the usual wonders of Iceland to offer…aaaaaaaaand, our dear friend Gardar has just launched a new site offering raw/vegan/vegetarian excursion trips around Iceland – LOVE it :)

…aaaaaaaand, guess what? The trips are even based out of the beautiful ecovillage, Solheimar, where my whole raw food journey began ten years ago – I love it :) I was living in Solheimar as a volunteer for a year back in 2002 when a dear friend there lent me the book “Raw Family” by the Boutenkos and my whole journey unfolded from there – you can visit the very place where my raw story unfolded and eat straight from the greenhouses that I was working in at the time if you like – lol ;)

Here’s some of what’s on offer during these spectacular new week-long excursion trips:

* Lodging in the magnificent Icelandic ecovillage, Solheimar, where you’ll even get to plant your own tree :)
* All raw/vegan/veggie meals included
* Dine at our fabulous friend Raw Solla’s outstanding raw restaurant in Reykjavik, Glo (Solla was the head chef at our wedding in 2009 and was also voted the world’s Best Raw Vegan Simple Chef at the Best of Raw Awards last year :)
* Volcano trekking
* Icelandic horse-back riding
* Swimming and luxuriating in the world-famous Blue Lagoon mineral pools
* Geothermal pool/hot pool trips
* Visit lava fields, mud pits, geysers, live hot springs, black sand beaches, water falls, national parks, local farms, historic sites and so much more…

Wow…I wanna go on one of these tours myself after listing all that – lol ;) I am so so soooo excited to know that these raw tours are being offered to Iceland – it truly is a gem of a place and these new tours offer such a raw-friendly option for exploration… Upcoming current dates for these week-long tours are:

*July 1 – 7

*July 20 – 27

*August 2 – 7

I sincerely hope that some of you choose to go and check it all out this summer and if you do, please do let us know how your experience was – I’d love to hear all about it… For now, you can see aaaaaall the deets for these tours and get yourself booked in to enjoy over HERE…happy trails, or in Icelandic, goda ferd :)

All love,
Angelalalaaaaaaa. xxx

P.S. By beautiful synchronicity, Iceland Express airline just today announced a very special 24 hour sale on flights to Reykjavik from 10 European cities - you can check out their sale and get your tix booked lickety-split-quick HERE - enjoy :)

Huge Inventory Blowout until Sunday :)

noreply@blogger.com (RawReform) — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 00:35:00 +0000

We have a HUUUUUUUUUUGE Inventory Blowout going on right now, including massive cans of our favourite Chlorella/Spirulina Tablets, Incan Berries, Pecan/Hemp Seed Butters, Flavoured Nuts/Seeds, Ashwaghanda and much more...

See here: http://www.therawfoodworld.com/blog/?p=3130

ENJOY all while stocks last and/or until this coming Sunday evening at midnight Eastern... ;)

All love and sprinklings of delight-dust,
A. C. Stokes-Monarch. xxx

The Conscious Parenting Summit Grand Finale :)

noreply@blogger.com (RawReform) — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 00:39:00 +0000

Well...seems like we truly, finally made it to the end of the Conscious Parenting Summit ;)
Today we have a final flamin' finale to share with you wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiith...OURSELVES ;)

Yes, check it out, launching tonight over at http://consciousparentingsummit.com/cps/ - our very own wrap-up review of the Summit, starring Oria Berry Monarch on the mic ;)

ENJOY :))) ...and thank you all again SOOOOOOO very much for being part of this experience - we feel so blessed to have been able to share this with you all :)))

All love,
Angelalaaa, Mr. Mmmm and Oria Berry. xxx

P.S. If you've missed any of the calls, you can find the audios and transcripts for the whole Summit HERE, along with all the speakers' books and other products. A portion of all the profits from this summit is donated to charities supporting women and children's well-being, including Robin Lim's "Bumi Sehat" foundation in Bali.

Conscious Parenting Summit - Free Bonus Call Tonight :)

noreply@blogger.com (RawReform) — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 19:53:00 +0000

Well...the Conscious Parenting Summit is officially over... :(

Thanks so much to ALL of you who have been part of this amazing event - have you enjoyed it...? Please let us know your feelings, experiences, impressions...

...aaaaaaaaaaand...guess what...? We're BACK - lol ;) One day away and we couldn't help ourselves but bring you another free *bonus* interview, starting at 8pm tonight - tune in over at http://consciousparentingsummit.com/cps/ to find out what it's all about ;)

ENJOY :)

All love,
Angelalaaa, Mr. Mmmm and Oria Berry. xxx

P.S. If you've missed any of the calls, you can find the audios and transcripts for the whole Summit HERE, along with all the speakers' books and other products. A portion of all the profits from this summit is donated to charities supporting women and children's well-being, including Robin Lim's "Bumi Sehat" foundation in Bali.

Is it safer to birth at home or in a hospital...?

noreply@blogger.com (RawReform) — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 19:58:00 +0000

WOW…’tis the last official day of the Conscious Parenting Summit today ;O (We *might* have some extra surprises up our pretty sleeves for you ;)

THANK YOU so much to everyone who has participated in this ground-breaking event…if you didn’t yet catch last night’s moving talk on Circumcision with Marilyn Milos, that’s still free until 8pm Eastern tonight here:
http://consciousparentingsummit.com/cps/

…and tonight we are super-blessed to be able to wrap up this incredible Summit line-up with a sweet, beautiful interview with the lovely Mary Jackson, home birth midwife legend, who has been delivering babies for over 35 years in the Santa Barbara area of California…check out Mary’s fabulous stories and insights from 8pm Eastern tonight and…enjoy :)

All love,
Angelalaaa, Mr. Mmmm and Oria Berry. xxx

P.S. If you've missed any of the calls, you can find the audios and transcripts for the whole Summit HERE, along with all the speakers' books and other products. A portion of all the profits from this summit is donated to charities supporting women and children's well-being, including Robin Lim's "Bumi Sehat" foundation in Bali.

Would YOU Circumcise a Child...?

noreply@blogger.com (RawReform) — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 19:51:00 +0000

Did you hear Michael Mendizza's fabulous call on "primal parenting in a modern world" last night, for the Conscious Parenting Summit...?

If not, you can catch the replay here until 8pm Eastern tonight:
http://consciousparentingsummit.com/cps/

Tonight's free interview is on the delicate subject of Circumcision, with Marilyn Milos, founder of nocirc.org...to us it's blatantly obvious not to circumcise a child - how about you...?

All love,
Angelalaaa, Mr. Mmmm and Oria Berry. xxx

P.S. If you've missed any of the calls, you can find the audios and transcripts for the whole Summit HERE, along with all the speakers' books and other products. A portion of all the profits from this summit is donated to charities supporting women and children's well-being, including Robin Lim's "Bumi Sehat" foundation in Bali.

Can you be a "primal parent" in a modern world...?

noreply@blogger.com (RawReform) — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 18:26:00 +0000

Did you catch last night's *fascinating* call on Dunstan Baby Language with the lovely Bregje Hamelynck, for our Conscious Parenting Summit...?

If not, the free replay is available still until 8pm Eastern tonight, here:
http://consciousparentingsummit.com/cps/

We're into the *last* three nights of calls this week :( It's gone so fast...and tonight we're blessed and pleased to bring you a free call with Michael Mendizza, founder of "Touch The Future", author and researcher into all things "alternative" in terms of child raising for the last few decades...he'll be talking with us tonight about "primal parenting in a modern world" - yummers ;)

Join us from 8pm Eastern tonight...

All love,
Angelalaaa, Mr. Mmmm and Oria Berry. xxx

P.S. If you've missed any of the calls, you can find the audios and transcripts for the whole Summit HERE, along with all the speakers' books and other products. A portion of all the profits from this summit is donated to charities supporting women and children's well-being, including Robin Lim's "Bumi Sehat" foundation in Bali.

What does it mean when a baby says "neh"...?

noreply@blogger.com (RawReform) — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 18:35:00 +0000

Did you just LOVE Hethir Rodriguez's call on the Conscious Parenting Summit yesterday about herbalism, fertility, miscarriage and more...? We did :)

You can still catch this fabulous call for free until 8pm Eastern tonight over here:
http://consciousparentingsummit.com/cps/

Tonight's free call is all about Dunstan Baby Language - do you know abt Dunstan already...? If not, this 5-sound universal baby "language" system is a "must-know" topic for all who are in contact with newborns...Dunstan educator Bregje Hamelynck will be telling us aaaaaaaall about it from 8pm Eastern tonight - join us :)

All love,
Angelalaaa, Mr. Mmmm and Oria Berry. xxx

P.S. If you've missed any of the calls, you can find the audios and transcripts for the whole Summit HERE, along with all the speakers' books and other products. A portion of all the profits from this summit is donated to charities supporting women and children's well-being, including Robin Lim's "Bumi Sehat" foundation in Bali.

How Do You Stop a Miscarriage...?

noreply@blogger.com (RawReform) — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 18:01:00 +0000

Did you listen in to Shazzie's fabulous free call on nutrition yet for the Conscious Parenting Summit?

The call's still up for free until 8pm Eastern tonight and covers optimum nutrition ideas for pregnant/breastfeeding mamas, plus babies and children too...see here:
http://consciousparentingsummit.com/cps/

Tonight's free call is with the lovely Hethir Rodriguez, who will be discussing fertility, herbalism, how to stop/avoid a miscarriage and much more - check it out from 8pm Eastern and...enjoy :)

All love,
Angelalaaa, Mr. Mmmm and Oria Berry. xxx

P.S. If you've missed any of the calls, you can find the audios and transcripts for the whole Summit HERE, along with all the speakers' books and other products. A portion of all the profits from this summit is donated to charities supporting women and children's well-being, including Robin Lim's "Bumi Sehat" foundation in Bali.

Which nutrients are KEY for brain development in children...?

noreply@blogger.com (RawReform) — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 19:03:00 +0000

Were you able to access the lovely Carrie Contie's interview for the Conscious Parenting Summit last night yet, on pre- and perinatal psychology and "slow parenting"...?

I know some people had issues accessing the call...seems to all be fixed now...the free replay is available here until 8pm Eastern tonight:
http://consciousparentingsummit.com/cps/

Coming up tonight: Shazzie :))) Our dear friend Shazzie will be giving us the ins-and-outs and ups-and-downs of nutrition for our little ones - tune in from 8pm Eastern tonight :)

All love,
Angelalaaa, Mr. Mmmm and Oria Berry. xxx

P.S. If you've missed any of the calls, you can find the audios and transcripts for the whole Summit HERE, along with all the speakers' books and other products. A portion of all the profits from this summit is donated to charities supporting women and children's well-being, including Robin Lim's "Bumi Sehat" foundation in Bali.

What is "slow parenting"...?

noreply@blogger.com (RawReform) — Thu, 31 May 2012 18:25:00 +0000

Did you enjoy Naomi Aldort's insightful talk on Communication for the Conscious Parenting Summit yesterday?

You can still catch it for free until 8pm Eastern tonight here if you missed it:
http://consciousparentingsummit.com/cps/

Tonight's free call is with the fabulous Carrie Contey, Phd, who is a Pre- and Perinatal Psychologist and has some fascinating insights to share with us on child brain development and "slow parenting" - join us from 8pm Eastern tonight :)

All love,
Angelalaaa, Mr. Mmmm and Oria Berry. xxx

P.S. If you've missed any of the calls, you can find the audios and transcripts for the whole Summit HERE, along with all the speakers' books and other products. A portion of all the profits from this summit is donated to charities supporting women and children's well-being, including Robin Lim's "Bumi Sehat" foundation in Bali.

Would you treat a child like your dearest friend...?

noreply@blogger.com (RawReform) — Wed, 30 May 2012 19:22:00 +0000

Did you tune into last night's Conscious Parenting Summit call on Unschooling yet, with Jan Hunt?

You can still catch it here for free until 8pm Eastern tonight:
http://consciousparentingsummit.com/cps/

Tonight's free call is with the legendary Naomi Aldort, who'll be talking Communication with us and telling us like it is, in her own inimitable style ;) Check her call out tonight from 8pm Eastern and enjoy... :)

All love,
Angelalaaa, Mr. Mmmm and Oria Berry. xxx

P.S. If you've missed any of the calls, you can find the audios and transcripts for the whole Summit HERE, along with all the speakers' books and other products. A portion of all the profits from this summit is donated to charities supporting women and children's well-being, including Robin Lim's "Bumi Sehat" foundation in Bali.

My 10 YEAR Raw-nniversary Today - Free Giveaway ;)

noreply@blogger.com (RawReform) — Wed, 30 May 2012 14:32:00 +0000

WOW, it's 10 years ago today since my dear friend Heida in Iceland lent me the book which helped me to change the life path I was on...10 years ago today I borrowed the book "Raw Family" by the Boutenkos, read the whole thing in one evening and *bam*, dove into my raw path the very next day :)

A decade later, what an epic journey this has all turned out to be, leading me from miserable, morbidly obese, always ill and extremely shut down emotionally, through ten or so dress size changes, countless countries, interviews and talks all around the world, marriage, moving to Ecuador and now the whole new adventure of motherhood ;)

If you don't already know about the early years of my transformation, you can read aaaaaaaaaaaaall about that on my website HERE...

As for now, I'd love to extend my heartfelt gratitude and gleeeeeeeeee, as ever, to dearest Heida for setting me on my raw path, the Boutenkos for sharing their story that inspired me so much, Mr. Monarch for sharing this wild ride with me with such love and passion...and ALL of you out there who have been a part of this transformative healing journey this last decade, in whatever role you may have showed up - THANK YOU :)

As a little celebration of this decade benchmark today, I'd love to give away 10 free copies of the very first ebook I ever wrote on the subject of raw: "How To Go Raw For Weight Loss"...if you'd love to feast your eyes on a free copy of this ebook, just leave me a comment below on this blog post letting me know who or what inspires you most in the raw foods movement right now and why :) You can also leave your comment on Facebook instead if you find that easier...the thread on Facebook is HERE:http://www.facebook.com/RawReform. I'll aim to split the winners at random in the coming days between commenters on both pages...

For now, HUGE thanks again to you all out there who have been part of this decade-long celebration of life and transformation and here's to many more decades of exploration to come... :)

All love,
Angelallaaaaaaaaa. xxx

What does it mean to "Unschool" with a child...?

noreply@blogger.com (RawReform) — Tue, 29 May 2012 19:32:00 +0000

Did you hear April Renee's informative call on the dangers of vaccinations last night for the Conscious Parenting Summit...?

You can still catch it free here until 8pm Eastern tonight:
http://consciousparentingsummit.com/cps/

Tonight's free call is with Unschooling expert Jan Hunt (whose fabulous book I synchronistically began reading today ;) Check her call out tonight from 8pm Eastern and enjoy... :)

All love,
Angelalaaa, Mr. Mmmm and Oria Berry. xxx

P.S. If you've missed any of the calls, you can find the audios and transcripts for the whole Summit HERE, along with all the speakers' books and other products. A portion of all the profits from this summit is donated to charities supporting women and children's well-being, including Robin Lim's "Bumi Sehat" foundation in Bali.

Would You Vaccinate a Child...?

noreply@blogger.com (RawReform) — Mon, 28 May 2012 18:27:00 +0000

Did you catch yesterday's FREE Conscious Parenting Summit call with the legendary Elena Vladimirova?

http://consciousparentingsummit.com/cps/

All about Conscious Conception and Community...and free for replays until 8pm Eastern tonight...when we move on to our exclusive interview with the lovely April Renee, on the dangers of vaccinations...April lost her own daughter to vaccination poisoning and now runs vacinfo.org to help educate others on the dangers of vaccines...listen in from 8pm Eastern tonight...

All love,
Angelalaaa, Mr. Mmmm and Oria Berry. xxx

P.S. If you've missed any of the calls, you can find the audios and transcripts for the whole Summit HERE, along with all the speakers' books and other products. A portion of all the profits from this summit is donated to charities supporting women and children's well-being, including Robin Lim's "Bumi Sehat" foundation in Bali.

Can you conceive a baby consciously...?

noreply@blogger.com (RawReform) — Sun, 27 May 2012 17:58:00 +0000

Mmmmmm, did you tune into yesterday's thought-provoking Conscious Parenting Summit call with the lovely goddess Laura Shanley? You can still catch this empowering call on Unassisted Childbirth free until 8pm Eastern tonight:

http://consciousparentingsummit.com/cps/

...and from 8pm Eastern tonight you can hear our dear friend Elena Vladirimova speaking on Conscious Conception and Community - enjoy :)))

All love,
Angelalaaa, Mr. Mmmm and Oria Berry. xxx

P.S. If you've missed any of the calls, you can find the audios and transcripts for the whole Summit HERE, along with all the speakers' books and other products. A portion of all the profits from this summit is donated to charities supporting women and children's well-being, including Robin Lim's "Bumi Sehat" foundation in Bali.

Would YOU Give Birth Unassisted...?

noreply@blogger.com (RawReform) — Sat, 26 May 2012 19:07:00 +0000

Are you LOVING the free Conscious Parenting Summit as much as we're enjoying sharing it...??? :)))

...and did you catch last night's call yet on Water Birth, with the lovely Barbara Harper...? The replay can be found free here today:

http://consciousparentingsummit.com/cps/

...and tonight's interview with the wonderful Unassisted Birth pioneer Laura Shanley is due to start at 8pm Eastern - join us :)

All love and power-glee spasms,
Angelalaaa, Mr. Mmmm and Oria Berry. xxx

P.S. If you've missed any of the calls, you can find the audios and transcripts for the whole Summit HERE, along with all the speakers' books and other products. A portion of all the profits from this summit is donated to charities supporting women and children's well-being, including Robin Lim's "Bumi Sehat" foundation in Bali.

Opening to Receiving :)

noreply@blogger.com (RawReform) — Sat, 26 May 2012 00:44:00 +0000

I’m not sure that I’ve ever been so excited to write a blog post…or had the feeling like my fingers are falling so much all over each other to get what I’m feeling out onto the screen in front of me…

(Deeeeeeeeep breath… ;)

I feel like I experienced a quantum leap in my reality today. I feel like a different person. I feel, for the first time perhaps in my *life* - or at least the first time as an adult – that I am truly open to receiving. Receiving love from others, receiving acceptance, receiving connection…receiving whatever is lovingly given. This may sound like some “new age blahblah” perhaps to some people reading this…yet for me I truly feel today like a veil has been lifted…like I’m experiencing life suddenly in technicolour…like *everything* is different…I hope to be able to convey this experience here in a way that helps others to relate to it…

So, what happened…?

Well…I’ve recently been delving deeeeeeeeply back into the world of “Non-Violent Communication” (NVC, also sometimes known as “Compassionate Communication”). What I’m seeing is that for me, this way of communicating and being is HUGELY powerful as a tool of self-transformation. HUUUUUUUUUUUUUGELY powerful. It has such resonance with my soul, with my way of being, my way of understanding myself…more than any other “transformation tool” I’ve *ever* used…

I learnt of NVC for the first time many years back now – perhaps eight years or so ago, on a retreat in the UK…it very much resonated for me then, yet I was at that time also very much diving into the raw food world, developing my website, books, coaching etc, so, I integrated what I swiftly could of NVC and it then took somewhat of a “backseat” for me these last eight or so years…

In the last few weeks I’ve been immensely enjoying reading a number of NVC books, mostly around parenting issues in relation to NVC. I’ve read perhaps six or so books in this field in the last few weeks and the more I read, the more NVC becomes integrated into my life, my thinking, my patterns and the more and more and MORE I love and appreciate it…

Which brings us to today.

I had a space of about 40 minutes alone this morning. I was feeling exhausted. I decided to get centered, take a deeeeeep breath and use NVC to look into what was going on for me right then. In I went.

After prodding around a bit, I could see that the main feeling with me was one of anxiety. Ok, got the feeling. Now, what was going on *behind* that feeling of anxiety? As I delved and dug and burrowed into this picture, what I came up with was this: I was feeling anxiety in relation to a number of upcoming social engagements – meetings with friends, events and so on.

Why anxiety?

What was not feeling fulfilled in me to such a degree that just thinking of these social events would trigger a feeling of anxiety in me? Again I dug and dug around, looking for the answer that TRULY felt like it resonated…and what I saw was that at these kind of encounters, what I was looking for was acceptance, love and connection…and the *anxiety* was there because rather than ever allowing myself to actually RECEIVE these things to any significant degree, I had instead been holding myself in a life-long pattern of feeling "obligated" to GIVE these things to whoever else was around me, non-stop, constantly, until I felt totally drained.

I would not allow myself the space to RECEIVE almost *anything* from anyone…just little threads here and there to keep myself alive…otherwise I just felt obligated to give give give give give, relentlessly…and no matter how much I would give, I would always wonder if it was “enough”…no WONDER I would usually walk away from social encounters feeling totally exhausted ;O

…and no wonder that the mere idea of such encounters being upcoming in my near future would trigger feelings of “anxiety” in me…feelings of “oh man, here we go again, get ready to givegivegivegivegive, get ready to feel totally exhausted”… It is like I’ve been feeling obligated to take on the “responsibility” for the happiness and well-being of everyone around me for years on end, without being available to RECEIVE almost anything for myself except scraps…WOW :O

As I said, others may read this and think “so what?”, or “what is she babbling about…?”, yet for me, right now, this is all feeling absolutely MONUMENTAL and I have the feeling that there may be many others out there, women especially, who may read this and feel some resonance with the patterns I’m describing and…who knows, maybe even through my sharing, others may feel that they find some kind of a “short-cut” to realising what they are experiencing too…

As I looked at this picture in myself of giving-giving-giving and not being open to receiving…as I cracked that apart, I felt, in my energy body, a massive shift…I felt and “saw” it in my energy field, as my heart chakra opened up with a soft green light in an OPENING/receiving cycle that just wasn’t seemingly there before, or certainly not open in the way I could sense it opening now…I felt the warmth of the opening as it spread across my heart space…it felt amazing…I was moved to tears.

Suddenly everything felt different – everything – my whole life…so, here’s an arrayed snapshot into some of what I’ve been feeling/sensing for the last few hours: I feel lit up, hyper, bubbling, disorientated at this huge new sense of energy flowing through my system, I keep getting visions of running on hill-tops, bursting with energy; I feel like I’ve been living a “half-life” until now, without even remotely realising it; I keep wondering “why would anyone have ever listened to a word I said until now…?” – couldn’t they SEE I wasn’t fully there?; also wondering: “how did I get anything done living that kind of half-life?”…marvelling that I survived at all, let alone managed to offer the world anything that feels “significant” in any way; wondering if other people have lived all their lives feeling this way too, or if not, how different things have been for them; huge feelings of gratitude to realise these things NOW at least…and especially while Oria is still relatively young, rather than not taking the time/space to check into all this until she is already grown and has potentially taken on the same energetic patterns fully for her life too; huge feeling of gratitude and relief too for the tool of NVC to help me to see these things clearly – I’ve worked with MANY healing modalities over the years and nothing has come close to this for me personally to just be able to get into the CORE of what it is that I’m feeling and wanting; the energy sensation currently in my body feels very similar to the feeling I get when I eat raw chocolate – the blowing open of the heart chakra, the increased synchronicity, the “high”, yet this is all completely energy-based, no physical consumption of anything involved and hopefully there will be no significant “come down” ;) …I deeply hope and trust that this new awareness will stay with me now and integrate fully…

I want to make something else clear…I do not feel that the primary place for me now to receive from is other people…I feel that it is from Spirit/Source/God/Nature, or whatever you might like to call that energy that is beyond these little human forms we’re apparently in…I was recently reading shaman Little Grandmother’s beautiful book and one part in there that really resonated for me was where she describes the pattern most humans seem to have these days of “feeding” from each other energetically rather than connecting to and fuelling from Source, from the infinite well of pure potential and love that surrounds us…this feels to me like the REAL place to truly receive from…

So what does any of this mean in “practical” terms? For me it feels like there is the possibility for me to relax more now in social settings with others. I can let go of feeling “responsible” for everyone in any context, “obliged” to keep things feeling “nice” and flowing…I can just relax, if I choose, keep my heart chakra space open to receive as well as give and…see what arises ;)

I don’t attach any expectations to holding this space completely open steadily all the time now that I’ve witnessed it…I do feel like there’s been a fundamental shift in my being though and I feel so very grateful for it and wanted to share something of this experience here.

If you would love to explore NVC more for yourself, we have an NVC book you might enjoy HERE – I’d *HIGHLY* recommend checking this technique out… :)

Brightest blessings to you all,
Angela. xxx

Would YOU Cut Your Baby's Umbilical Cord...?

noreply@blogger.com (RawReform) — Thu, 24 May 2012 19:50:00 +0000

Did you get to listen to last night's exclusive Conscious Parenting Summit interview with CNN Hero of The Year 2011, midwife Robin Lim???

http://consciousparentingsummit.com/cps/

We are so blessed :)

New interview coming up tonight with the wonderful Dr. Sarah Buckley, MD on lotus birth, birth hormones, placental transfusion, breastfeeding and more - enjoy :)

All love,
Angelalalaaaaa, Mr. Mmmmmm and Oria Berry. xxx

p.s. Part of ALL "upgrade" sales from the Summit go towards supporting Robin Lim's fabulous "Bumi Sehat" charitable foundation in Bali, supporting women and children in high-poverty areas - see our upgrade packages HERE :)

The FREE Conscious Parenting Summit Starts Today :)))

noreply@blogger.com (RawReform) — Tue, 22 May 2012 18:23:00 +0000

It's HERE :))))

The *free* Conscious Parenting Summit starts *today* at 8pm Eastern, 5pm Pacific time.

http://consciousparentingsummit.com/cps/

Our first interview, available *free* for 24 hours, is with the wonderful Ingrid Bauer, author of "Diaper Free" - find out how to happily and healthily raise babies without diapers/nappies :)))

Join us tonight, please spread the word :)

All love,
Angelalalaaaaaa, Mr. Mmmmmm & Oria Berry. ♥ ♥ ♥ xxx

p.s. We also have the wonderful "Nappy Free" DVD on this subject too, see HERE...and check out the coming line-up for the Summit over the next 15 days HERE - enjoy :)))

The FREE Conscious Parenting Summit Starts Tomorrow :)))

noreply@blogger.com (RawReform) — Mon, 21 May 2012 20:45:00 +0000

Woooooo-HOOOOOOOO: our free online Conscious Parenting Summit starts *TOMORROW* :)))))

Are you signed up yet…??? If yes, YAY, we’re so excited to share this with you :)

If not, you can jump in HERE if you’d love to…

Here’s a reminder of what’s in store:

Below is a list of all of our esteemed speakers, along with the subjects that they are speaking on:

Robin Lim (CNN Hero of the Year 2011) – Lotus Birthing, Breastfeeding, Bonding
Barbara Harper – Water Birthing
Laura Shanley – Unassisted Birthing
Ingrid Bauer - Diaper Free
Sarah Buckley, MD – Placenta Transfusion, Dangers of Early Cord Cutting; Breastfeeding & Co-sleeping
Elena Vladirimova – Conscious Conception and Living in Community
April Renee - Vaccinations
Jan Hunt – Unschooling
Naomi Aldort – Communicating with Children
Hethir Rodriguez - Fertility & Avoiding Miscarriages
Shazzie – Nutrition for Babies and Children
Michael Mendizza - Primal Parenting in a Modern World
Carrie Contey (prenatal and perinatal psychologist) – Slow Parenting and How Babies’ Brains Work
Bregje Hamelynck – Dunstan Baby Language
Mary Jackson (Midwife for 40 years) – Natural Home Birthing with Incredible Stories
Marilyn Milos – Circumcision

We hope that you can join us :)

To sign up for this free event, click the link below:

http://consciousparentingsummit.com/cps/

…and please remember to help spread the word of this informative, life-changing free event with your friends and family too :)

All love and crowning joyblossoms,
Angelalalalalaaaaaa, Mr. Mmmmm and Oria Berry. xxx

Free Extra Pre-Event "Baby Sign Language" Video for The Conscious Parenting Summit :)

noreply@blogger.com (RawReform) — Wed, 16 May 2012 10:18:00 +0000

We're delighted to be able to offer an extra pre-event exclusive video for you today, a week before the official kick-off of the Conscious Parenting Summit on May the 22nd....

Check out this exclusive new *bonus* interview for the Conscious Parenting Summit, with Monta Briant, who is a “baby sign language” expert. You’ll learn how you can communicate with your child six months to a year before they are even able to speak words or sentences. We’ve already started to teach sign language to our daughter Oria at 5 months old, with beautiful success.

Imagine being able to understand why your baby is crying by being able to read and understand her signs. As you will see in this video, this skill has literally saved children’s lives. Being able to communicate with your baby at these earlier stages lets us into our baby’s world early and we may discover that our little angels are capable of communicating with us about much more than we ever realised :)

You can sign up now for free instant access to this ‘Baby Sign Language’ video interview and additionally, you will get access to the entire free Conscious Parenting Summit, which starts next Tuesday, May 22nd. Furthermore, you will also get free access to the three other bonus videos that are all available when you sign up for the Conscious Parenting Summit...ENJOY :)

All love,
Angela, Mr. Mmmmm and Oria Berry. xxx

The FREE Conscious Parenting Summit starts in ONE WEEK :)))

noreply@blogger.com (RawReform) — Tue, 15 May 2012 10:01:00 +0000

We are SOOOOOO excited :))))

Our fabulous new FREE online Conscious Parenting Summit is due to kick off *one week* from today, on May 22nd...

***Did you sign up already, for this free Summit?***

***Did you invite your friends...?***

If not, please do so at your earliest convenience, my dear, over 'ere:
http://consciousparentingsummit.com/cps/

;)

What is the Conscious Parenting Summit?

We interviewed 16 of the foremost conscious parenting experts in the world...and starting this May 22nd, we will air a different one of these interviews daily, for free, for 16 days.

To learn how to get free access to this entire event, you can click the link below and sign up by putting your email address in the field to the right of the video:

http://consciousparentingsummit.com/cps/

We feel that the main reason why we had such a peaceful birth and why Oria is as healthy and happy as she is, is due to the amazing information shared by the speakers who are appearing in this Summit.

It was Ingrid Bauer’s book that enabled us to understand how to raise Oria "Diaper Free", for example. It was Laura Shanley’s book that gave us the confidence to do an unassisted birth without any hospitals, midwifes or doulas. It was Shazzie’s book which gave us the information on getting specific and key nutrients for Oria’s growth such as DHA and choline for brain development. It was Elena Vladirimova who taught us how to clean up and transmute any dramas from our own birthing experiences. Naomi Aldort’s book taught us how to communicate and cooperate with our child after she was born, and the list goes on and on.

You can only imagine how excited we were to be able to interview each one of these amazing people :) In each one of these interviews, we asked the most important questions that we believe you’d love to know the answers to as well.

Below is a list of all of our esteemed speakers, along with the subjects that they are speaking on:

Robin Lim (CNN Hero of the Year 2011) – Lotus Birthing, Breastfeeding, Bonding
Barbara Harper – Water Birthing
Laura Shanley – Unassisted Birthing
Ingrid Bauer - Diaper Free
Sarah Buckley, MD – Placenta Transfusion, Dangers of Early Cord Cutting; Breastfeeding & Co-sleeping
Elena Vladirimova – Conscious Conception and Living in Community
April Renee - Vaccinations
Jan Hunt – Unschooling
Naomi Aldort – Communicating with Children
Hethir Rodriguez - Fertility & Avoiding Miscarriages
Shazzie – Nutrition for Babies and Children
Michael Mendizza - Primal Parenting in a Modern World
Carrie Contey (prenatal and perinatal psychologist) – Slow Parenting and How Babies’ Brains Work
Bregje Hamelynck – Dunstan Baby Language
Mary Jackson (Midwife for 40 years) – Natural Home Birthing with Incredible Stories
Marilyn Milos – Circumcision

We hope that you can join us :)

To sign up for this free event, click the link below:

http://consciousparentingsummit.com/cps/

…and please remember to help spread the word of this informative, life-changing free event with your friends and family too :)

All love and blissballs of joy,
Angelalalalalaaaaaa, Mr. Mmmmm and Oria Berry. xxx