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Voting Open NOW in Best of Raw 2011 Awards :)

noreply@blogger.com (RawReform) — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:48:00 +0000

Voting in the *first round* of the Best of Raw 2011 Awards is open now – we are delighted to be listed in various categories… :)

You can jump on over HERE to vote on your favourite raw people, places, products and media of 2011…this round of voting closes on Feb 1st, then the top four in each category go though to the final round - enjoy :)

http://www.bestofrawfoods.com/

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THANK YOU for all your wonderful entries to last month’s RawReform Giveaway Contest to win one of our beautiful bamboo bowls :) We asked you to send in your favourite salad recipe, to be in with a chance of winning. The blessed winner was chosen at random today and I am delighted to announce Charyse Williams as the fortunate recipient of this beautiful bowl. Charyse sent in the following yummmmy-sounding recipe:

The only salad that I could eat all day, every day is:

Handful of spinach leaves

Sliced Granny Smith apples

Handful of green grapes

Handful of red grapes

Thin rings of red onions

Chopped pecans that have been sprinkled with cinnamon and honey or agave.

Dressing:

Juice from the apples, apple cider vinegar and coconut oil. Blend all, toss with salad and enjoy :-)

Enjoy,

Charyse

Thanks Charyse :) We trust that you’ll now enjoy your delicious salad even more from your beautiful new bamboo bowl ;)

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A little reminder that Mr. Mmmmmm just kicked off a massive "blowout" sale a few days ago - here's what's on offer:

Blowout Sale & Baby Bliss :)

noreply@blogger.com (RawReform) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:32:00 +0000

Greeeeeeetings all :)))

Trusting all is flowing well for you all...

Our little Oria Berry will have been Earthside with us for 8 weeks this Sunday - things are flowing reaaaaaally well - she is a delight and we feel so blessed :)
It really seems like she's trying to *talk* already, making funny little sounds and she's very smiley ;) You can see some pictures of her I uploaded to FaceBook yesterday HERE - enjoy :)

I thought you might also like to know, if you didn't see already, that Mr. Mmmmmm just kicked off a massive "blowout" sale last night - here's what's on offer:

* Pili Nuts * Maca (crazy deal) * Water Filters * Cashews *
Camu Powder * Sacha Inchi Oil * Enema Bags *

Something for everyone...you can check out all the deals HERE and get in on the bargains while stocks last - enjoy :)

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

p.s. We've been *loving* this sweet, interesting little video from Walk Off The Earth, which I'm sure many of you have seen already, as it went "viral" this last week - you can check it out HERE if you didn't enjoy it yet ;)
Note how much the guy in the middle resembles Mr. Vitalis...he has an equally fabulous name it seems: Gianni Luminati - love it ;)

Final 8 Hours for 17.5% Off Any Size Order... :)

noreply@blogger.com (RawReform) — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:05:00 +0000

HAPPY NEW YEAR

to you aaaaaaall :)

...'tis the last few hours now to use our fabulous holiday coupon code that gets you 17.5% off *any* size order in our online store, TheRawFoodWorld.com :)

There's also a code for 12% off appliances... :)

...aaaaaaaaand Mr. M put up the "At-Cost Specials" for January early too, so you can enjoy both December's AND January's specials, PLUS 17.5% off everything, all until TONIGHT at Midnight Pacific time...

You can get all the deeeeeets and get in on the discount action over HERE :)))

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2011 has been an amazing year for us and we trust you've enjoyed the ride too - here's to a fabulous 2012 for all of us :)))

I'd love to sign off blogging for this year with the same beautiful quote that I've finished the last few years of blogging with too:

Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky,
The flying cloud, the frosty light;
The year is dying in the night;
Ring out, wild bells, and let him die.

--Alfred, Lord Tennyson

All love,
Angelalalaalaaaaaaa. xxx

17.5% Off Any Size Order + January's At-Cost Specials Came Early ;)

noreply@blogger.com (RawReform) — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 01:26:00 +0000

Hey all :)

Trusting the "Holiday Season" is unfolding with grace for you all...

...all is flowing well for us in our daily explorations with our beautiful baby Oria - we have so much to feel grateful for... :)

If you didn't see already, as a holiday gift to y'all, we currently have a coupon code that gets you 17.5% off *any* size order in our store, TheRawFoodWorld.com :)

There's also a code for 12% off appliances... :)

...aaaaaaaaand Mr. M put up the "At-Cost Specials" for January early too, so you can enjoy both December's AND January's specials, PLUS 17.5% off everything, all until Dec 31st at Midnight Pacific time...

You can get all the deeeeeets and get in on the discount action over HERE - enjoy and brightest new year blessings to you all... :)))

All love,
Angela. xxx

Life as New Parents... :)

noreply@blogger.com (RawReform) — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 23:08:00 +0000

Hey everyone :)

Well, as predicted, I haven’t been around much online since the birth on 11-20-2011 of our beautiful little daughter, Oria Berry Monarch :)

Everything has been going great so far with our new unfolding lives together, even if we are definitely in a newborn-sleep-deprivation-time-warp much of the time… Thanks so much for all of your kind messages, love and gifts – they are all so appreciated :)

In case you missed any of our recent videos about our new life with Oria, here are some links to check out:

Unassisted Childbirth: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxjVKgShyzM

Our Child’s Name is Oria: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfKxTFiolz4
Respect Women & Unassisted Birth: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4spZVv6iGwo

How To Avoid Hospital Visits For Children: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2w_dDpFNPt8

…and we have lots more to share in upcoming videos, such as which supplies we had ready in advance of Oria’s arrival, answering your top Qs, our Lotus Birth/placenta procedure and so on…stay tuned over at TheRawFoodWorld.tv for updates :)

All love,

A. C. Stokes-Monarch and Oria Berry Monarch. xxx

Welcome To The World, Baby Monarch :)

noreply@blogger.com (RawReform) — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 17:25:00 +0000

Happy Thanksgiving to all of the Americans out there...and indeed to all beings everywhere who have gratitude in their hearts :)))

...and today we personally have a HUGE amount to be grateful for - see the video here below...

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

We are feeling so blessed and in a love-bubble of new exploration right now...so, I may not be around so consistently in blog-world in the coming months...thanks for your understanding... ;)

All love and heart-bursts of joy,

A. Stokes-Monarch and the Little Bubba. xxx

"Raw Emotions" Course Recordings Available Now :)

noreply@blogger.com (RawReform) — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 00:46:00 +0000

I’m excited to say that last week saw the final session of the “Raw Emotions” course that I just offered through the En*theos Academy for Optimal Living – it was a *wonderful*, fluid, expansive experience to get to share this course through the Academy and the feedback from the participants has been absolutely beautiful to hear – excess pounds released, food addiction patterns examined and released, lives opening to brighter and more vibrant possibilities…we are so blessed :)

If you weren’t part of the live weekly group for this course, you can still participate, as the whole course is now up as a replay series over HERE. You can access the material whenever you like and take your time to absorb and integrate it all… The intention is that the replay version of the course will permanently be available now, so as and when you ever feel the inspiration to dive deeper into exploring your own emotional connections with food, you can access this material and get digging… ;)

The Raw Emotions course at The En*theos Academy for Optimal Living is available HERE – enjoy :)

On November the 17th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
2 cups coconut water blended with Vitamin C powder
2 cups of coconut water blended with fresh nettles
bowl of cucumber salad (cucs from the garden :), with avo/sauerkraut, nori, flax crackers, Sea Clear, lecithin, tahini, followed by a little yummmmers apple
mug of herbal tea
2 cups coconut water, chunk of Mr. M’s Pili Nut “Chocolate”
mug of herbal tea
2 cups water

O.M.GODDESS, as you can see in the next two food logs below, yesterday I put together the most AMAZING little "snack" concoction that I've tasted in a long time. It was a total recipe download from Spirit, totally delicious and just five ingredients:

Sauerkraut
Go Raw sprouted pumpkin seeds
Chlorella flakes
Andreas' pumpkin seed oil
Sea Clear

In a little glass I stirred together abt 1 tbsp of the pumpkin seed oil with a tiny bit of Sea Clear, then dumped lots of sauerkraut into a bowl with a sprinkling of chlorella flakes on top and a couple of tbsps of the Go Raw pumpkin seeds. Then I added the oil/SeaClear mixture on top of that, stirred it all together with a fork and dived in - WOOOOOOOOWWWWWWW :) Sooooooooooo tasty :)))
I LOVE it... Lemme know if you try it, or smthg similar - enjoy :)))

on November the 18th I appreciated:

1 quart water
2 cups coconut water blended with Vitamin C powder and Royal Jelly Powder
1.5 cups intense greeeeeeen juice from the garden
bowl of cucumber salad (cucs from the garden :), with avo/sauerkraut, nori, flax crackers, Sea Clear, lecithin, tahini, followed by a little yummmmers apple
mug of herbal tea
2 cups coconut water, chunk of Mr. M’s Pili Nut “Chocolate”
mug of herbal tea
AMAAAAAZING little snack-bowl blend of sauerkraut, chlorella flakes, Andreas’ pumpkin seed oil, Go Raw pumpkin seeds, Sea Clear – WOW ;O
Mug of herbal tea

On November the 19th I loved:

1 quart water
2 cups coconut water blended with Vitamin C powder
2 cups yummmmmers green smoothie: mango, a little coconut water, lots of beautiful fresh greeeeeens from the garden :)
bowl of cucumber salad (cucs from the garden :), with avo/sauerkraut, nori, flax crackers, Sea Clear, lecithin, tahini, followed by a little yummmmers apple
mug of herbal tea
2 cups coconut water, bowl of the AMAAAAAZING little snack-bowl blend of sauerkraut, chlorella flakes, Andreas’ pumpkin seed oil, Go Raw pumpkin seeds, Sea Clear :)
mug of herbal tea

Final 36 hours for At-Cost B12 Patches:
Due to popular demand, we are offering our fabulous B-12 Patches 'At-Cost' again, until this Sunday, November 20th, at midnight. We've had countless requests to offer another discount on these Vitamin B-12 Patches; B12 is a nutrient that people are commonly deficient in and tend to have multiple concerns about. We've found these B-12 patches to be the most effective B-12 supplement on the market...

To get these B-12 Patches at this amazing deal below until Sunday evening, click here.

B-12 Energy Patch - Healthy Habits - $14.97, Normally $24.95 – with 7% coup0n $13.92, with TRFW Benefits 13% coup0n $13.02, and for annual members with 14.5% coup0n $12.80

[3-pack] B-12 Energy Patch - Healthy Habits - $40.42, Normally $74.85 – with 7% coup0n $37.59, with TRFW Benefits 13% coup0n $35.17, and for annual members with 14.5% coup0n $34.56

To enjoy these offers and more, click the link below:

Click Here For "At Cost" speci@ls
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 November 30th, 2011 and can be redeemed at:
www.TheRawFoodWorld.com

To get 13% - 14.5% Off all of your orders, you can sign up for TRFW Benefits Program by clicking HERE!

All love and resonations of joy,
A. C. Stokes-Monaaaaaarch. xxx

B12 Patches and Pili Nuts "At-Cost" + Our 6-Year Connection-versary ;)

noreply@blogger.com (RawReform) — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:06:00 +0000

Due to popular demand, we are offering our fabulous B-12 Patches 'At-Cost' again, until this Sunday, November 20th, at midnight. We've had countless requests to offer another discount on these Vitamin B-12 Patches; B12 is a nutrient that people are commonly deficient in and tend to have multiple concerns about. We've found these B-12 patches to be the most effective B-12 supplement on the market...

To get these B-12 Patches at this amazing deal below until Sunday evening, click here.

B-12 Energy Patch - Healthy Habits - $14.97, Normally $24.95 – with 7% coup0n $13.92, with TRFW Benefits 13% coup0n $13.02, and for annual members with 14.5% coup0n $12.80

[3-pack] B-12 Energy Patch - Healthy Habits - $40.42, Normally $74.85 – with 7% coup0n $37.59, with TRFW Benefits 13% coup0n $35.17, and for annual members with 14.5% coup0n $34.56

On November the 13th I appreciated:

1 quart water
2 cups coconut water blended with Vitamin C powder and Royal Jelly Powder
2 cups coconut water
2 cups greeeeeeen smoothie: mango with strawberries and greeeeens from the garden :)
bowl of cucumber salad (also cucs from the garden :), with avo/sauerkraut, nori, flax crackers, Sea Clear, lecithin, tahini, followed by a little yummmmers apple
mug of herbal tea
chunk of Mr. M’s spirulina-lucuma-pili nut “chocolate” with water of a young coconut
2 cups water

on November the 14th I was blessed with:

1 quart water
1 cup watermelon juice
a delicious dragon fruit
2 cups coconut water blended with nettles from the garden :)
bowl of cucumber salad (also cucs from the garden :), with avo/sauerkraut, nori, flax crackers, Sea Clear, lecithin, tahini, followed by a little yummmmers apple
mug of herbal tea
chunk of Mr. M’s spirulina-lucuma-pili nut “chocolate” with water of a young coconut
2 cups water

Today, November the 18th, is a special day for us: it marks six years since I first emailed Mr. Monarch back in 2005 - the beginning of our connection together… ;) Many of you know our connection story already…if you don’t, you can watch a video we did on this theme a couple of years back, HERE ;)
…and what a journey the last six years have been… ;) I feel extremely blessed to be unfolding this path with such a generous, loving, dynamic, beautiful soul… :) Sending dear Mr. M love, light and huge gratitude always, as ever… :)

Wednesday also marked the second birthday of our little buckskin princess pony, Luchita, who came to us as a “rescue” earlier this year…you may recall she was quite a sight back then – pretty much skin and bones, stunted, riddled with parasites and at the age of 16 months, the same size as our 4-month colt, Cherry…eeeeeeeeeeek…well, take a look at the little goddess here now ;) She is a feisty, delightful little princess, very insistent about massage, loves to sneak inside our house whenever she gets the chance and still happily nursing at the age of two… ;)

on November the 15th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
2 cups coconut water blended with Vitamin C powder and Royal Jelly Powder
30 chlorella tablets, cup of coconut water blended with fresh nettles
bowl of cucumber salad (cucs from the garden :), with avo/sauerkraut, nori, flax crackers, Sea Clear, lecithin, tahini, followed by a little yummmmers apple
mug of herbal tea
2 cups coconut water
little bowl of Lydia’s apple cereal with fresh diced apple, maca, coconut water
mug of herbal tea

on November the 16th I loved:

1 quart water
2 cups watermelon/orange juice with Vitamin C powder stirred in
a yummmmmers dragon fruit
2 tbsp spirulina crunchies, 2 curry powersticks
2 cups herbal tea
bowl of cucumber salad (cucs from the garden :), with avo/sauerkraut, nori, flax crackers, Sea Clear, lecithin, tahini, followed by a little yummmmers apple
mug of herbal tea
2 cups coconut water
chunk of Mr. M’s Pili Nut “Chocolate”
mug of herbal tea

As you may have noticed from my daily food logs here, I tend to eat some of Mr. M’s fabulous Pili Nut “Chocolate” creations pretty much every single day at the moment – they are soooooooooooooooo GOOD :)
You can use Pili Nuts to make “chocolate” without ANY chocolate or even carob involved, yet it tastes, looks and even feels like chocolate – I absolutely LOVE it, plus the fact that these rare little nuts are packed with fabulous nutrition, especially Vitamin E, great for the skin…
Well, many of you have written in asking how we make this Pili Nut “Chocolate” and unsure how to use the divine Pili in general, soooooo, as the Pili Nuts are actually “At Cost” this month in our store, I thought this might be a sublime time to re-cap our videos here aaaaaall about the joys of Pili – these videos were from a few months back when we were first introduced to Pili and thoroughly enjoying experimenting with them in the kitchen:

Polynesian Pili Nuts: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8b8VjO0pNE

Pili Nuts Are Like Chocolate Consistency: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fq0MQnZ5w7g

The Amazing Things Pili Nuts Can Do: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fq0MQnZ5w7g

Amazing New Peeled Pili Nuts: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCPN0jg2nRA

You can get your own At-Cost Pili Nuts until Nov. 30th, at this link HERE – enjoy :)))

All love,
Angela Stooooooookes-Monaaaaaaarch. xxx

Welcome To The World, Sally Joy :)

noreply@blogger.com (RawReform) — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 15:31:00 +0000

:))))

Our new baby horse was born Friday night :)))

Welcome to the world, Sally Joy :)))

She came in with the recent full moon on the stargate, 11-11-11 :)

She is like a *tiny* little sacred white replica of her dad, our

palomino Sparkie - she has the same white markings on her face and

ankles...

Mumma Barbie and baby both seem to be doing really well...and her

older brother Cherry Star is being very gentle with her so far... :)

Sally Joy is feeding a lot already, she is very alert and seems like

quite a brave little one - as you can see in this picture, she

already went to meet Mr. M up close on her *first* day here - Cherry

didn't make contact for about 10 days after he was born...perhaps

because mumma Barbie's pregnancy was very relaxed this time, this little one

has very few fears... :))) We hope so :)))

You can see a photo album of pictures of Sally Joy's first day here Earthside, over on Facebook, HERE - enjoy :)

The dogs are very curious and also learning to leave her

alone...Barbie is very protective...she is also still nursing Cherry

at the same time...

The picture of the stones on Facebook is where Sally Joy was born and we buried

her placenta... I laid a ring of eight stones around one

central white stone to represent her horsey tribe around her,

protecting her - she is horse number nine now living with us here ;)

We love her :))))))

on November the 9th I delighted with:

1 quart water
2.5 cups coconut water blended with Vitamin C powder
3 tbsp spirulina crunchies
1.5 cups coconut water
little bowl of cucumber salad with avo/sauerkraut, plus flax crackers, nori, tahini, SeaClear, lecithin on the side, followed by a little apple
mug of herbal tea
chunk of Mr. M’s Pili Nut Chocolate, 2 cups coconut water
mug of herbal tea

on November the 10th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
1 cup coconut water blended with Vitamin C powder
2 cups greeeeeeeen juice from the garden
little bowl of cucumber salad with avo/sauerkraut, plus flax crackers, nori, tahini, SeaClear, lecithin on the side, followed by a little apple
mug of herbal tea
chunk of Mr. M’s Pili Nut Chocolate, 2 cups coconut water
mug of herbal tea
1 cup water

The Freeze-Dried Durian is baaaaaaaaaaaack :)))

Any of you durian lovers out there who have ever tried our amazing Freeze-Dried Durian product will surely be jumping for joy right now – it’s BACK :)

These little chunks of freeze-dried deliciousness are made freshly from each durian season in Thailand and we JUST received the new batch – YAY :))) Mr. M and I are super-excited to get our hands on some again – it’s soooooooooOOOOoooOoOOoooooo GOOD – like durian “popcorn” or smthg – lol ;) You can also rehydrate it in any liquid, use it in smoothies, ice cream mixes, cereals and so on – endless possibilities :)
If you’ve never tried durian, this might be a fun new culinary adventure for you – proceed with caution though – people tend to looOoOOOOoooove durian or find it repulsive – lol ;)
You can get your mitts on some of the fabulous Freeze-Dried yumminess HERE – enjoy :)

on November the 11th I rejoiced with:

1 quart water
1 cup coconut water blended with Vitamin C powder
2 cups greeeeeeeen juice from the garden
bowl of Berry Good cereal with diced apples, maca and coconut water
2 cups coconut water
little bowl of cucumber salad with avo/sauerkraut, plus flax crackers, nori, tahini, SeaClear, lecithin on the side, followed by a little apple
mug of herbal tea
2 cups water

on November the 12th I loved:

1 quart water
1.5 cups watermelon/orange juice
2 cups coconut water blended with Greener Grasses
35 chlorella/kelp tabs
Yummmmmmmmers raw lunch at a friends’ place: salads, dressings, amazing stuffed tomatoes, followed by subliiiiiime carob pudding with freshly picked berries – GORGEOUSNESS :)
Water of a young coconut
Handful of coconut BBQ chips
2 cups water

Well, this month we’re offering one of the beautiful 8” Salad Bowls to one fortunate winner…so, to be in with a chance of winning this gorgeous bowl, just send us in your A to the following Q:

“What is your favourite salad recipe that you’d love to fill up this bowl with…?”

Send your answers to rawreformcontests@gmail.com by December the 17^th and a winner shall be picked at random and with much jubilation shortly thereafter... :)

In the meantime, if you'd love to order some gorgeous bamboo-ware for your own delight, you can check out our whole bamboo collecti0n HERE - enjoy :)

All love and resonations of JOY :)

A. C. Stokes-Monarch. xxx

Raw/Permaculture Retreats in Vilcabamba + Raw Recipes Galore...

noreply@blogger.com (RawReform) — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:37:00 +0000

OoOOoooo, how much might you love to come and learn to be a superfood chef, a permaculture genius or simply to enjoy a yummmmmy raw rejuvenation retreat, all right here in Vilcabamba, Ecuador, the beautiful “Valley of Longevity”…? ;) Well, dear raw si*star* Kitzia and raw permaculture teacher/chef Bruce Horowitz have some exciting upcoming programmes here to share with y’all…
There are three events they intend to host here next January: a Superfood Chef Training course from January the 15^th to the 20^th, a “Permaculture in Paradise” course on Jan the 21^st and 22^nd, plus a Raw Rejuvenation Retreat from the 15^th to the 22^nd of January… You can see all the details for these three beautiful events over HERE and please note that the current “early-bird special” pricing is due to finish next week, so you might want to contact them soon if you intend to come and play… ;)

On November the 5^th I enjoyed:

1 quart water

2 cups watermelon/orange juice

yummmers bowl of mango blended with avocado :)

2 cups intense greeeeeen juice from the garden

bowl of cucumber salad with avo/sauerkraut, plus flax crackers, nori sheets, Sea Clear, lecithin, tahini on the side, followed by a little yummmers apple

mug of herbal tea

water of a young coconut

2 cups water

on November the 6^th I appreciated:

1 quart water

3 cups coconut water blended with Vitamin C powder

1 cup greeeeeen juice from the garden

2 cups coconut water

bowl of cucumber salad with avo/sauerkraut, plus flax crackers, nori sheets, Sea Clear, lecithin, tahini on the side, followed by a little yummmers apple
3 cups water

mug of herbal tea

chunk of Mr. M’s Pili Nut Chocolate with mug of herbal tea

cup of reishi/shilajit/ormus tea

Those dear raw love-blossoms up in Camp Rawnora in Michigan would love to let y’all know that they have a gorgeous raw recipe calendar for 2012 available now :)
Featuring beautiful glossy pics of all the recipes and only $10 each with discounts for bulk orders (great Holiday gift ;) – you can grab your copy now over HERE – enjoy :)

on November the 7^th I was on the road most of the day and I loved:

1 quart water

3 cups coconut water blended with Vitamin C powder

3 tbsp spirulina crunchies

water of a young coconut

2 curry powersticks, an avocado with flax crackers, 2 little yummmmers apples

water of a young coconut

mug of herbal tea with chunk of Mr. M’s Pili Nut Chocolate

mug of herbal tea

on November the 8^th I was blessed with:

1 quart water

2 cups intense greeeeeen juice from the garden

cup of nut milk and lots of yummmmmmers raw mango cake at a potluck brunch :)
water of a young coconut

little bowl of cucumber salad with avo/sauerkraut, plus flax crackers, nori sheets, Sea Clear, lecithin, tahini on the side, followed by a little yummmers apple

water of a young coconut

mug of herbal tea

Mmmmmmm, so it’s getting into that “Holiday Season” time for many of you reading this and this is the time of year we tend to get lots of emails asking how to cope socially with eating raw, what to eat at Holiday time events, what to eat in the cold and so on…well, as I mentioned recently, Heather Haxo Phillips just released her 2011 “Healthy Holidays” ebook with over 50 new raw yummmmmers Holiday-time recipes, which you might love to check out, HERE.

I also recently was inspired to make an amazing raw apple cobbler, as we have some reaaaaally good apples here right now – I poked around on the fabulous “GoneRaw.com” recipe site and found the delicious recipe below submitted by “wanna_B_raw” – apparently the recipe originally came from raw chef Chad Sarno – well, whoever it came from, it’s YUMMMMMMERS and we all loved it here, so I thought I’d share it here for y’all too - you can see the original post HERE– enjoy :)

Yummy Apple Cobbler

Submitted by wanna_B_raw on August 13, 2007 - 6:50pm

Servings:

Serves 6 - 8

I found this recipe on the internet, but I don’t remember which site! It is BETTER then any cooked cobbler! You won’t miss the frozen Mrs. Smith pies after this!

Ingredients:

5 medium apples
½ cup raisins, soaked in water 2-4 hours or overnight in fridge
½ teaspoon cinnamon
½ lemon, juiced
2 tablespoon honey
1 teaspoon vanilla
½ teaspoon nutmeg
½ teaspoon sea salt

COBBLER TOPPING INGREDIENTS
1½ cup pecans, not soaked
¾ cup dates, pitted and not soaked
½ teaspoon sea salt

Preparation:

Peel and chop ONE of the apples. Place it along with the drained raisins, cinnamon, lemon juice, honey, vanilla, nutmeg and salt in a food processor or high speed blender. Pure until completely smooth and creamy. Set aside.
Peel, core and slice thin remaining apples. Place slices in a large bowl and gently toss with pureed mix. Place in a medium sized glass or ceramic dish.
For the topping, in a food processor pulse the pecans until finely ground then add the dates and continue to grind until evenly mixed. Crumble an even layer of the pecan mixture over the apples.
Place your pan in the dehydrator at 115 degrees for about 4 hours. Enjoy! Tastes even better after the first day!

All love,

Angelalalaaaaaaaaaa. xxx

2011 "Healthy Holidays" E-book Available Now :)

noreply@blogger.com (RawReform) — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 15:48:00 +0000

I am delighted to share with you that this year’s “Healthy Holidays” ebook, compiled by the lovely Heather Haxo Phillips of Raw Bay Area, is now ready :)
This ebook was HUGELY popular last year, so Heather decided to make a whole new 2011 version for this year too, featuring over 50 new “Holiday Time” raw recipes from people such as:

Me :), Cherie Soria, Nomi Shannon, Elaina Love, Jennifer Cornbleet, Annmarie Gianni, Russell James, Jason Wrobel, Melissa Mango, Chaya-Ryvka Diehl, Abeba Wright, Chef BeLive, Chef Tina Jo and many more...

The book is beautifully presented with full-colour photos of the dishes, plus lots of additional info and tips on getting through the Holiday season making food choices you feel good about, travelling raw, eating raw in cold places, speaking to others about your dietary choices and so on…

Recipes shared include Holiday Nut Nog, Fig, Black Olives & Walnut Cheeze Balls, Sweet Potato Yummus, Spiced Carrot Butternut Squash Soup with Pine Nut Cream, TuRAWkey Rolled Loaf with Herbal Stuffing, Pumpkin Pie, Chocolate Ganache, Berry Crumble and many many more – yummmmmmmmmmmers ;)

You can check out this new book and grab your own copy over HERE – much love to Heather for sharing this beautiful project and…enjoy :)

on November the 2^nd I enjoyed:

1 quart water

3 cups watermelon/orange juice

2 cups coconut water blended with Greener Grasses powder

little bowl of cucumber salad with avo/sauerkraut, plus flax crackers, nori, tahini, Sea Clear and lecithin on the side, followed by two yummmmmers little apples

mug of herbal tea

2 cups coconut water, piece of yummmmmmmmmmers raw apple cobbler :)

mug of herbal tea

Dear raw brother Michael Bedar would love to let y’all know about a survey he is doing in regards to diabetes, live/vegan food and mental attitudes. He is looking for people who have been diagnosed with diabetes to fill out the questionnaire and help with this research. If you or someone you know has been diagnosed as diabetic and might be willing to fill out this survey, just jump on over HERE to participate – many thanks :)

on November the 3^rd I appreciated:

1 quart water

3 cups watermelon/orange juice

2 cups coconut water blended with Greener Grasses powder

3 tbsp spirulina crunchies

water of a young coconut

little bowl of cucumber salad with avocado, sauerkraut, flax crackers, nori sheets, tahini, Sea Clear, followed by a chunk of yummmmmmers Apple Cobbler :)

mug of herbal tea

water of a young coconut

on November the 4^th I loved:

1 quart water

3 cups watermelon/orange juice

2 cups coconut water blended with Greener Grasses powder

water of a young coconut

little bowl of cucumber salad with avocado, sauerkraut, flax crackers, nori sheets, tahini, Sea Clear, followed by two yummmmers little apples

mug of herbal tea

samples of amazing raw cake while preparing it ;)

mug of herbal tea

OoOOOoooooo, we have a *beautiful* RawReform Giveaway Gift to share with one blessed winner this month: one of our GORGEOUS 8” Bamboo Salad Bowls :)

We looooooooooooooooove our sustainably-produced bamboo-ware selection and have a mass of these bowls, plates, cutlery, utensils and more here at our home in Ecuador – everyone always asks us where we got them from, as they are very aesthetically pleasing ;)

Well, this month we’re offering one of the beautiful 8” Salad Bowls to one fortunate winner…so, to be in with a chance of winning this gorgeous bowl, just send us in your A to the following Q:

“What is your favourite salad recipe that you’d love to fill up this bowl with…?”

All love and reonations of wonder :)
A. C. Stokes-Monarch. xxx

TheRawFoodWorld.com Named "Best National or Online Health Food Store" in VegHealth Awards :)

noreply@blogger.com (RawReform) — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:36:00 +0000

A huge THANK YOU to all of you who voted for us in the recent 2011 VegHealth Awards – I am delighted to share that we WON in the category of “Best National or Online Health Food Store”, beating the "almighty" *Whole Foods* themselves ;O

Wow, what an accolade ;)

We thank you all for your beautiful support, as we continue to strive to offer the best service we can to y’all – we love you :)
You can check out all the winners in the various award categories HERE – enjoy and huge gratitude again to all who voted :)

on October the 30th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
1 quart coconut water blended with Vitamin C powder
2 yummmmmmmers little mangoes
4 tbsp spirulina crunchies
water of a young coconut
bowl of cucumber salad with avo/sauerkraut, flax crackers, Sea Clear, tahini and lecithin, followed by two yummmmmmers little apples
mug of herbal tea
handful of coconut BBQ chips
3 cups water

Dear raw si*star* Kitzia, who lives here in Vilcabamba now and is an amazing permaculturalist, artist, mumma, raw chef and general mover-shaker is looking to release her previous property in Mexico to someone who will take over this magnificent botanical garden paradise and love it in the same way it has been nurtured until now…
The 11 acre property, named Buena Fortuna, has over 3000 plant species, is located near the Sea of Cortez, and is pretty much a raw foodie paradise with tropical fruits/nuts from around the world such as black sapote, lychees, papaya, mangoes, bananas, citrus, tamarind, passion fruit, guavas, macadamias and much more…all the deeeeeeets about this unique property can be found HERE – brightest blessings to whoever takes on stewardship of this phenomenal land…

on October the 31st I appreciated:

1 quart water
3 cups watermelon/orange juice
bowl of mango blended with avocado :)
water of a young coconut
bowl of cucumber salad with avo/sauerkraut, flax crackers, Sea Clear, tahini and lecithin, followed by a yummmmmmers little apple
mug of herbal tea
2 cups water
mug of herbal tea

on November the 1st I was blessed with:

1 quart water
3 cups coconut water blended with Vitamin C powder
bowl of sliced apples with Lydia’s Berry Good Cereal, maca and coconut water
water of a young coconut
2 cups greeeeeeen juice from the garden
little bowl of cucumber salad with avo/sauerkraut, flax crackers, Sea Clear, tahini and lecithin, followed by a little chunk of Mr. M’s Pili Nut Chocolate
mug of herbal tea
water of a young coconut

Our dear friend Norm just launched a wonderfully inspiring new documentary DVD called "Heal Your Self", all about people who have taken responsibility for their own health and turned their lives around...and *I'm* in the DVD - fun :)

Four years in the making, this insightful documentary features healing stories, insights and tips from seventeen different people from all around the world, including:

Me :), Dr. Bernie Siegel, John Gray, Paul Nison, Dr. Thomas Lodi, John Kohler, Jeffrey Hollender - the founder of Seventh Generation, Aubrey Hampton - the founder of Aubrey's Organics and many more...

People share their stories in this DVD of reversing all kinds of debilitating conditions naturally, from obesity to cancer to spinal meningitis to IBS and beyond... These healing testimonials are accompanied by powerful discussions about health and nutrition, emotional and environmental stress, the power of the mind, visualisation and meditation, taking responsibility for our lives and much more...

You can check out the trailer and get the full DVD here:
http://www.tinyurl.com/healys - enjoy :)

All love,
Angelalalalaaaaaaaaaaa. xxx

Why I haven't been around online the last few weeks...

noreply@blogger.com (RawReform) — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 17:31:00 +0000

I’m BACK :)

As you may possibly have noticed, I’ve been more or less “absent” online in the last few weeks…today I finally have the energy to connect again, so here I gratefully am :)

I want to share what has been unfolding for me this end the last few weeks… I basically became uncharacteristically extremely unwell and ended up in bed for almost two weeks. I believe the situation began with some kind of infection or virus, then spiraled from there, leaving me still slowly rebuilding my energy daily right now.

On the morning of October the 10^th I awoke to a sudden very odd sensation in my head and body…a lot of pressure in my head, a feeling of “not being in” my body, vision behaving strangely and so on…after a few hours I laid down again and pretty much ended up in bed for the next two weeks, bizarre symptoms playing themselves out over time…hot and cold flushes, sweating, semi-delirium, complete loss of appetite, pressure in head, extremely low energy, strange vision, huge difficulty moving the physical body and so on…

This illness was extremely odd for me to experience, as I am *not* used to feeling ill anymore at all… At this point now today, all of the strange “symptoms” have passed and I am more or less back to my usual self, though it definitely feels like I am still rebuilding my vital energy day by day…my sleep pattern had also become completely messed up from being in bed so long, so I am still working on getting back into a more typical flow…

More than anything, I am left with a deep and clear message once again in my life that *health is the greatest wealth* - trulytrulytruly, without our health, we have so little…health and vitality are such incredible gifts, so often overlooked I feel, when we are used to having them with us…

While I was in that semi-comatose state in bed, I would see what other people were doing around me, how fast they moved, how quickly they could think and speak, the number of things they could do in a day and I was just in complete awe…from the place I was in, it all looked *impossible* - in the space of a day it was literally all I could do to drink some juices, eat something and shower – the rest of the time I was just there, in bed, in a daze of symptoms and semi-delirium…very odd to experience…

When I would connect to Spirit during this time and ask them what was going on, I always got the same response – an overall “blankness”, basically a message to "keep out of it", the over-arcing feeling that everything is fine and being taken care of – I may not understand the process at play now, that doesn’t matter, I am still being supported and carried and at some point it will all make sense, this is a necessary part of the process… The message seemed to be more or less: “you just do what you can to keep the physical body alive right now and we’ll take care of the rest, at some point this will all make sense.” Wow…pretty bizarre to be experiencing…just trusting in the unfolding flow, especially as I pretty much had no option in terms of energy anyway; I could barely move or think, so it all very much felt like a space of surrender and waiting to see what was unfolding…I felt much like I imagine a caterpillar does as it languishes and liquefies in the chrysalis, deconstructing into a mush, trusting the process and eventually emerging on the other side, brighter, stronger and ultimately transformed… :)

Now that I am more-or-less out the other side of this health “drama”, it is amazing to me to be able, for example, to make a batch of flax crackers, as I did yesterday…I had wanted to do that for about two weeks, yet it literally would have felt impossible for me to do so even a week ago…to note yesterday that there was enough vital energy back flowing through my system to perform such a task without feeling completely and utterly exhausted by the end of it was such a bright blessing and I am so grateful :)

This experience the last few weeks reminds me of a similar illness I experienced when I was about nine years of age – as I recall it came on just as suddenly and left me totally wiped out on the sofa for more than a week, swirling in symptoms and semi-delirium… No-one ever knew what it was I was dealing with, it just came, did whatever it did and moved on…

Perhaps my current detox process just finally hit that age of my life and I am reversing back through that curious stage again – who knows… ;) I do recall that after I came through that experience at the age of nine and finally had some vague appetite again, my parents whisked me up to the local corner shop to buy whatever sweets, chocolates and other treats I would eat – lol – while I certainly won’t be taking that approach this time around, I am definitely grateful to be able to eat again…you may notice that there are no food logs for me here in my blog for the last few weeks – there wasn’t much to make note of and I had no energy to do so anyway… we’ll see if I can get back on track now with making my usual notes… ;)

For now, I am SOOOOOOOOOOO grateful to still be here in the game, to be feeling more vital life energy in my system day by day, able to walk around again, converse with people, do a few more activities each day, eat and drink with more ease and so on – again, a huge reminder that *health is the greatest wealth* - may you all be feeling truly vibrant and healthy, today and always… :)

All love,

Angelalalaaaaaaaaaaaaa. xxx

Cherry Star's FIRST Birthday :)

noreply@blogger.com (RawReform) — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 22:56:00 +0000

Today is the FIRST birthday of our baby horse, Cherry Star :)

This cheeky little equine angel popped into the world a year ago today, the same day that we landed back here in Ecuador…it’s *amazing* to me that we’ve been here a year non-stop today – it has gone SO fast and soooooo very much has happened…we are so blessed :)

Cherry’s entrance into the world was the most beautiful welcome home present imaginable back then, especially as no-one was really even sure if his mum, Barbie, was pregnant…then suddenly he was just here and…evidently she had been pregnant all along… ;) The pictures here show, from left to right, tiny Cherry the day after he was born, then running down the hill to see me today and finally contemplating whether to chew the vines or not ;) (I posted more photos to Facebook HERE if you'd love to see more ;)

Cherry’s character is very much laced with the cheeky trickster energy, from his “surprise” entrance into the world, to his love of throwing his food all over the floor, to his delight in getting into areas of the garden we’d prefer him to not be, to his constant curiosity about the dogs and daily niggling of the older horses, playing with their tails and manes, trying to provoke them into playing with him – he is a total delight, such a HUGE loving heart, gentle eyes, cheeky horse-anality and always ready for a bum massage... ;)

We give blessings and major gratitude today for the gift of this beautiful little being in our lives –

Happy Birthday, dear Cherry Star :)

on October the 5^th I appreciated:

1 quart water

3 cups watermelon/orange juice

8 granadillas

2 cups pretty intense greeeeeen juice from the garden

water of a young coconut

plate of yummmmmmers raw food goodies at raw potluck, followed by a carob yumball

big mug of herbal tea

chunk of Mr. M's amazing Pili Nut "Chocolate" :)

2 cups coconut water blended with Vitamin C

1 cup water

WOW, I had such fun playing with Google Earth yesterday…have you used it recently…? It had been a while since I’d plugged into it and I got re-inspired after hearing friends talking about using it to “fly to a bazaar in India”, visit their homes and more… So I downloaded the latest version yesterday and Mr. Monarch and I went on a really fun little trip around the globe to some places of significance for us…

It was AMAZING to be able to show Mr. M exactly where I grew up, without taking a huge trip to England here in this physical reality… ;) Have you used the “street view” function on there…? Unbelievable…with this function I can literally “stand” outside the house I grew up in, turn around 360degrees to see how the whole neighbourhood looks these days, “walk” up the street to the shops I used to go to daily as a child and the pub I used to drink in as a teenager… Really amazing technology…thanks for the entertainment and memory-nurturing, Google ;)

You can get the latest version of Google Earth from HERE if you’d love to play too... :)

on October the 6^th I loved:

1 quart water

8 granadillas

2 cups greeeeen juice from the garden

water of a young coconut

bowl of cucumber salad with sauerkraut/nori sheets/Sea Clear/lecithin/tahini on the side, followed by a sliced apple

big mug of herbal tea, big chunk of Mr. M’s amazing Pili Nut “Chocolate”

water of a young coconut

1 cup water

on October the 7^th I was blessed with:

1 quart water

1 quart coconut water blended with Camu powder and Royal Jelly Powder

2 cups greeeeeen juice straight from the garden

bowl of cucumber salad with sauerkraut/nori sheets/Sea Clear/lecithin/tahini on the side, followed by a sliced apple

2 cups water

water of a young coconut

big mug of herbal tea, big chunk of Mr. M’s amazing Pili Nut “Chocolate”

2 cups water

Ooooooooo, one winner is going to be in for an out-raw-geous treat this month...we are blessed and blissed to be able to offer y'all a giveaway gift pack containing ALL FIVE sublime flavours of the supreme Rawtella spreads: Original, Mint, Crunch, Coffee and Silk - wow :)

If you've never tried the Rawtella spreads, they are the stone-ground, raw version of the popular commercial food "Nutella" - the raw versions are handmade with highest quality raw chocolate, hazelnuts, coconut crystals and other yummy ingredients - you can check out all the deets HERE.

To be in with a ch@nce of winning this delicious and generous gift pack, just send in your A to the following Q, to rawreformcontests@gmail.com:

"Which other old favourite commercial chocolate treat would you love to see replicated in a raw version and why...?"

Get your entries in by October the 21st 2011 to be in with a ch@nce of receiving this yummy selection - the winner shall be chosen at random and with great j0y shortly thereafter...
In the meantime, if you'd love to order some yummmmers Rawtella for your own delight, you can do so HERE - enjoy :)

All love and splashes of serene joy,
A. Stokes-Monaaaaaaaaaaaaaarch. xxx

The "Healing Cancer World Summit" Starts Soon :)

noreply@blogger.com (RawReform) — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:48:00 +0000

Do you know someone living with cancer...?
Hmmmm, I wonder who *doesn't* know at least one person with cancer these days - the stats for cancer are *SHOCKING*...
Well, those wonderful Giannis have created a wonderful new free online summit starting soon called the "Healing Cancer World Summit", which features free talks from nine of the world's leading experts on healing cancer naturally...
The summit starts on October the 25th and runs for five days, sharing insights and inspiration from people such as:

Dr. Thomas Lodi, Charlotte Gerson, Mike Adams, Dr. Nicolas Gonzalez,

Dr. Francisco Contreras, Dr. Leigh Erin Connealy, Burton Goldberg, and more.

Combined, this group has had multiple decades of experience working with cancer patients in their clinics and seeing fabulous results...

To join in this potentially life-saving, free online summit, click HERE - enjoy :)

on October the 1st I appreciated:

1 quart water
3 cups watermelon/orange juice
1 cup intense greeeeeeen juice from the garden
little bowl of fresh strawberries straight from the garden
bowl of cucumber salad with nori sheets/Curry-Kraut crackers on the side, topped with Sea Clear, lecithin and Brazil nut butter, followed by a sliced apple
mug of herbal tea
water of a young coconut
big chunk of Mr. M's *amazing* new Pili Nut "Chocolate" :)))
1 cup water

on October the 2nd I enjoyed:

1 quart water
8 granadillas
water of a young coconut
2.5 cups veggie juice straight from the garden
little bowl of cucumber salad with nori sheets/Curry-Kraut crackers on the side, topped with Sea Clear, lecithin and Brazil nut butter, followed by a sliced apple
mug of herbal tea
water of a young coconut
water of a young coconut blended with Vitamin C powder
chunk of Mr. M's *amazing* new Pili Nut "Chocolate" :)))
1 cup water

My dear friend Caro in the UK has a *WONDERFUL* new project to share with y'all... The Living Rainbow Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation that Caro has set up to offer coaching programmes for people in supported living who want to improve their health by eating more fresh foods - love it :) This project arose when it became clear that Caro's own son, Ben, who has special needs and lives in a supported living house, was going to become more responsible for feeding himself, rather than meals being supplied - after witnessing some "other-than-optimal" choices unfolding from this new framework, Caro decided to step in and start sharing info with the people there about smoothies, juices and healthier living in general - she saw great improvements and felt the desire to share this message wider, especially considering that apparently 70% of the people in the UK with special needs show up as either overweight or underweight :O
Caro received funding from UnLtd in the UK to create this foundation and now she has a great new website to share the message of The Living Rainbow Foundation - check it out at www.the-living-rainbow-foundation.org. If you'd love to get involved with Caro's project, you can contact her through the website - brightest blessings to all involved :)

on October the 3rd I was blissed with:

1 quart water
2.5 cups watermelon/orange juice
3 cups coconut water blended with Elixir of The Lake
1 cup water with lime juice
plate of yummmmmmmmmmers salads at a friend's house, with flax wraps on the side, followed by a slice of delicious raw strawberry cheesecake :)
1 cup water with lime juice
water of a young coconut
chunk of Mr. M's Pili Nut Chocolate
cup of herbal tea
1 cup water

on October the 4th I loved:

1 quart water
2.5 cups watermelon/orange juice
8 granadilla
3 cups coconut water blended with Elixir of The Lake
bowl of cucumber salad with nori sheets/Curry-Kraut crackers on the side, topped with Sea Clear, lecithin and Brazil nut butter, followed by a chunk of Mr. M's *amazing* new Pili Nut "Chocolate" :)))
big mug of herbal tea
water of a young coconut
2 cups water

I recently filmed a 5-part YouTube Q&A video for TheCoolVegetarian, the links for which you can see below - we covered, among other things, my weight loss story, women and body image issues, my "top 3 health secrets" and natural birth control - enjoy :)

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlAFJm-TQdg
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbwG7pSnjkY
Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOoNUrkz0TY
Part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAqAmtUlW9Q
Part 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzoBLU13pbc

All love and splashing silhouettes of joy,
A. C. Stokes-Monaaaaaaaarch. xxx

Get Your Goddess Meditation Bliss-Flow On ;)

noreply@blogger.com (RawReform) — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 14:04:00 +0000

Mmmmmm, we went out with a blissful final interview for the recent season of shows over at TheRawFoodWorldRadioShow.com - we were blessed to be joined by the beautiful Alexandra Jaye Johnson, chief Goddess over at MyGoddessLife.com...we discussed ideas for optimising health, relationships, nutrition, playtime, fitness, confidence and much more - Alexandra has *so* many GREAT, practical tips and insights to share with women (and men too, if they're drawn... ;) - check out the free playback of this wonderful interview this week over at http://www.TheRawFoodWorldRadioShow.com - enjoy :)

We'll be piecing together the next line-up for another season of interviews sooooooon, all being well - you can stay tuned to TheRawFoodWorldRadioShow.com, or enter your email address in the box below to find out about the new schedule when it's ready and if there's anyone *you* would particularly love to hear interviewed, just send us an email to angela@rawreform.com and let us know...thanks ;)

on September the 28th we were on the road quite a lot again and I enjoyed:

1 quart water
3 cups watermelon/orange juice
8 granadillas
water of a young coconut
40 chlorella tablets
water of half a young coconut
2 curry powersticks
water of half a young coconut
little bowl of cucumber salad with nori sheets/curry-kraut crackers on the side, spread with Sea Clear and Brazil nut butter, followed by a little hand-stirred yumpot of Brazil nut butter, carob powder, orange oil and stevia
2 cups herbal tea
1 cup water

I recently did an interview for the lovely Yvelette over at CalmingCorners.com - you can check that out HERE for some of *my* tips on starting a raw lifestyle, plus our yummmmmmmmers "Chocolate Milk" juice recipe and more ;)

on September the 29th we were once again on the road a lot and I appreciated:

1 quart water
3 cups watermelon/orange juice
8 granadillas
40 chlorella tablets
water of a young coconut
3 tbsp bee pollen/hemp seed mixture
water of a young coconut
little bowl of cucumber salad with nori sheets/curry-kraut crackers on the side, spread with Sea Clear and Brazil nut butter, followed by a few soaked pruuuuuuuunes - YUMMERS :)
mug of herbal tea
water of a young coconut

on September the 30th I loved:

1 quart water
2.5 cups watermelon/orange juice
2 cups semi-intense greeeeeeen juice from the garden
little bowl of cucumber salad with nori sheets/curry-kraut crackers on the side, spread with Sea Clear and Brazil nut butter, followed by a few soaked pruuuuuuuunes - YUMMERS :)
1.5 cups water
mug of herbal tea
2 sliced apples dipped into a little bowl of Mr. M's new Pili Nut "Chocolate" batter ;)
2 cups water

Dear raw diva Courtney Pool recently sent over a link to MedMob.org, which I felt would be fun to share with y'all here...according to Courtney:

"Over the globe, a phenomenon called MedMobs, or Meditation Flash Mobs, are happening. In dozens of countries, people are rounding themselves up to set a date and time to meditate as a group, often choosing public parks, squares, or other places where they can be seen and where people can spontaneously join when inspired. It seems most groups meditate together for up to an hour, and some MedMobs gather over 200 people at once.

MedMob.org is the main website, which has a map of all the places around the world who have groups organizing these. I'd encourage you to share this site with everyone you know, all around the globe, who may be interested in participating in their area. -- Courtney."

LOVE it - thanks for sharing Courtney and enjoy getting your mass meditation on, people ;)

All love,
Angelalaalaaaaaaaaa. xxx

Last 48 Hrs to Access September AND October At-Cost Specials Simultaneously :)

noreply@blogger.com (RawReform) — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:54:00 +0000

It's one of those magical times again when we're just about to slide into the next month and Mr. M makes available the At-Cost specials for two months simultaneously - for the next few days, until the end of September, you can enjoy the deals from both September *and* October, over at TheRawFoodWorld.com - fun :)

Here are just *some* of the current items "at-cost":

Chia seeds, hemp seeds, hemp oil, royal jelly, chlorella powder, angstrom minerals, lip balms, B12 patches, chlorella tablets, spirulina crunchies, olive oil, coconut butter, systemic enzymes, MSM caps, Franky G's spice blends, jackfruit, mulberries, apricots, kale chips, biscotti and MUCH more...

Check out *all* the current deals on the site HERE...

on September the 24th we were on the road again most of the day and I enjoyed:

1 quart water
3 cups watermelon/orange juice with Vitamin C powder
1 cup greeeeeeeeeeeeen juice from the garden
8 granadillas
2 cups water
40 chlorella tablets
3 curry powersticks
water of a young coconut
little bowl of leftover greeeeeeeen salad w/kelp noodles and pesto sauce, followed by a chunk of Mr. M's new white Pili Nut "Chocolate"
2 cups water

on September the 25th I appreciated:

1 quart water
3 cups watermelon/orange juice with Vitamin C powder
2 cups intense greeeeeeeeeeeeen juice from the garden
curious yet delicious little meal of fresh strawberries with Brazil nut butter
water of a young coconut
little bowl of cucumber salad with avocado and sauerkraut, served with Curry-Kraut crakers topped with Sea Clear and tahini - yummmmmmmm :) Followed by a little white Pili Nut "Chocolate" from Mr. Mmmmmmm :)
water of a young coconut
1 cup water

Final reminder:

It's that time again - the next spectacular Longevity Now Conference is being held this coming weekend in Costa Mesa (September the 30th to October the 3rd) - are you going...? If you don't yet have tickets for this all-star, cutting-edge health ext-raw-vaganza, you can still get last-minute tix HERE...

This coming conference features fabulous speakers such as:

David Wolfe, Daniel Vitalis, Ron Teeguarden, Kevin Trudeau, Dr. Jameth Sheridan,

Nadine Artemis, Truth Calkins, Raw Solla, Jason Wrobel and many others...

on September the 26th I was blissed with:

1 quart water
3 cups watermelon/orange juice
2 cups greeeeeeeeeeeeen juice from the garden
yummmmmmmmmmers raw meal at a friend's house: raw zucchini fettucine, greeeeen salad, wraps
water of two young coconuts
chunk of Mr. M's Pili Nut Chocolate
mug of maca/reishi/shilajit/ormus tea
1 cup water

on September the 27th I appreciated:

1 quart water
3 cups coconut water blended with granadillas and Vitain C powder
30 chlorella tablets
bowl of yummmmmmers fruit salad at the "Post-Apocolypse Breakfast Club", with a little coconut/cardamom/cinnamon pudding on the side
little bowl of cucumber salad with avocado and sauerkraut, served with curry-kraut crackers
water of two young coconuts
1 cup water

Ooooooo lalalalalaaaaaaa, tomorrow sees the final radio interview scheduled in our current show line-up...and we are blessed and blissed to have the opportunity to speak with the lovely Alexandra Jaye Johnson, resident Goddess over at MyGoddessLife.com :)
Alexandra is *all* about helping to empower women into their most radiant, joyful, authentic expressions of themselves...and in this final free radio interview of this season tomorrow, we'll be picking Alexandra's noggin for her top tips and tricks for releasing the Goddess within all of us - fun :) Join us at 6pm Eastern (3pm Pacific) for this fun, inspirational and free call - dial-in info is accessible from TheRawFoodWorldRadioShow.com - enjoy :)

All love and blissballs of benign benevelance ;)
A. C. Stokes-Monaaaaaaaarch. xxx

Are you ready for "The World's Biggest Summit"...? ;)

noreply@blogger.com (RawReform) — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 14:56:00 +0000

Are you ready for "The World's Biggest Summit"...??? ;) The lovely Goddess Leonie down in Australia has pulled together an extraordinary-looking online summit event involving 100 guest speakers - including me - and the whole thing is *completely* free - no "premium" packages, nothing to ever pay...just hours and hours and hours of free interview bliss ;)
Personally I definitely feel like a "life-long" lover of learning and am constantly listening to different podcasts, interviews, audiobooks and inspirational materials every day - well, here's a whole new summit to dive into and explore... :) The summit starts soon, on October the 1st and covers all kinds of juicy topics such as creativity, business, health, spirituality and much more - check out all the details over at http://www.worldsbiggestsummit.com.

on September the 20th I loved:

1 quart water
3 cups watermelon/orange juice
2 cups yummmmmers greeeeen juice from the garden
bowl of cucumber salad with Mr. M; salad stuffed into handmade flax wraps with Sea Clear, tahini and sauerkraut :) Followed by a sliced apple
2 cups herb tea
water of a young coconut
two yummmmmy raw yumballs while preparing for potluck ;)
2 cups water

on September the 21st I enjoyed:

1 quart water
2 cups watermelon/orange juice
2 cups greeeeeen intense juice from the garden
bowl of cucumber salad with Mr. M; salad stuffed into handmade flax wraps with Sea Clear, tahini and sauerkraut, followed by a little salad at raw potluck and yummmmmers yumballs :)
1 cup herbal tea
water of a young coconut
sample of new white Pili Nut Chocolate Mr. M is working on ;)
2 cups water

Mmmmmmm, we enjoyed a *beautiful* live radio interview last week with the lovely Diane Baran, Non-Violent/Compassionate Communication specialist... :)

I would *highly* recommend listening in to the playback of this free radio interview if you didn't hear it already... Diane shares about this powerful, simple, inspiring form of communication so beautifully, with such passion and depth of experience - I love it :)
The impact that Non-Violent/Compassionate Communication can have in relationships, communities and groups is *profound* and I'm so thrilled to be sharing this information with others who may not yet be familiar with this authentic way of connecting - check out the free interview playback this week over at http://www.TheRawFoodWorldRadioShow.com and ENJOY :)

on September the 22nd I appreciated:

1 quart water
1 cup coconut water/orange juice
30 chlorella tablets
little bowl of fresh fruit (granadilla, papaya), with Lydia's Berry Cereal and coconut water
2 cups coconut water
little bowl of cucumber salad with Mr. M; salad stuffed into handmade flax wraps with Sea Clear, tahini and sauerkraut, followed by some dried Jackfruit
2 cups water
2 cups coconut water
a sliced apple with molten white Pili Nut "Chocolate"

on September the 23rd I liked:

1 quart water
3 cups coconut water with orange juice
8 granadillas
2 cups coconut water blended with Greener Grasses
2 cups greeeeeeeeen juice straight from the garden
bowl of yummmmmmmers kelp noodles dressed with pesto, with a greeeeeeen salad from the garden on the side, followed by a chunk of Pili Nut "Chocolate"
2 cups water
water of a young coconut
sample of *amazing* new maqui berry powder :)))
1 cup water

Ladies and Gentleman, 'tis now your last chance to join my upcoming "Raw Emotions" course at The Academy for Optimal Living, which is lined up to start this coming Tuesday, September the 27th, at 7pm Eastern - here's a recap of the deeeeeeeeets:

I am *SUPER*-excited to announce that I have been invited to teach a course based on my book Raw Emotions this coming autumn for The Entheos Academy for Optimal Living :)
This Academy is the brain-child of the delightful Brian Johnson of PhilosophersNotes.com and his radiant goddess Alexandra Jaye Johnson of MyGoddessLife.com. I think this Academy is SOOOOOOO COOL :))) ...and I am so thrilled to see how effortlessly this project seems to be unfolding for this dynamic duo - it feels like there is very strong energy from the Universe behind this one... The basic idea of "The Academy" is to serve as a place for people to learn about truly useful information for creating their Optimal Lives for themselves...forget a crusty old university schedule sagging under the weight of physics classes, history lectures and tedious maths tuition and other left-brain blah-blah...this Academy is all about useful, practical, insightful sharing of the yummiest kinds - think classes on nutrition, positive psychology, health and well-being, creativity, meditation, parenting, relationships, spirituality, money, conscious business, sustainability and much more - YEEEEEEEEEE-HAAAAAAH :) ...and all under the loving guidance of various "experts" in each respective field...

The "Raw Emotions" course is set to start on September the 27^th at 7pm Eastern and to run for 8 consecutive Tuesdays at the same time... If you can't make the sessions live, everything will be archived for later access. This course will dive into all of the key concepts of "Raw Emotions", including:

The Raw Lifestyle and Emotional Healing
Seven Ways of Eating - The Role of Consciousness in Food Choices
Examining Physiological and Psychological Addiction
Tell-Tale Signs of An Overeater and Creating Our Optimal Vision
Three Steps to Restructure Emotional Connections to Food
Exploring the Emotional Detox Process
Top Tips for Healing
Maintaining Maintenance

You can check out aaaaaaaaaaaaall the juicy details and get signed up for this autumnal joy class HERE: http://www.entheosacademy.com/course/Raw-Emotions and you can see a short intro video from Brian on the Academy here: http://www.entheosacademy.com - see you "on campus" ;)

All love and reverberations of joooooooooy,
A. Stokes-Monarch. xxx

Win A Gift Pack of ALL 5 Rawtella Spreads :)

noreply@blogger.com (RawReform) — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 17:53:00 +0000

I am excited to announce that I am part of an inspiring new "Living Ayurveda" course kicking off next week on September the 27th... I will be a guest speaker on the emotional transformations that can unfold with a raw lifestyle, for this 9-month online course all about Ayurveda, Raw/Living Foods, Yoga, Healing and more...
There is a different module to explore each month, with workshops, Q & A sessions and guest speakers featured in group calls each week. Everything is recorded for playback later and there is a forum to connect with all the other course participants. You can learn aaaaaaall about this inspiring course, which is now in its fourth year, by clicking HERE - enjoy :)

on September the 16th I appreciated:

1 quart water
3 cups coconut water blended with Vitamin C Powder and Royal Jelly Powder
little bowl of fresh fruits: dragon fruit, strawberries fresh from the garden, frozen black grapes :)
2 cups coconut water blended with fresh wild greens
bowl of cucumber salad with Mr. M; salad stuffed into nori sheets with Sea Clear, tahini and sauerkraut, followed by a little hand-stirred yumpot of Brazil nut butter, carob, orange flavour extract and stevia
2 cups herbal tea
chunk of Pili Nut "Chocolate" from Mr. M
water of a young coconut
2 cups water

on September the 17th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
3 cups watermelon/orange juice
2 cups coconut water blended with Elixir of the Lake
bowl of cucumber salad with Mr. M; salad stuffed into nori sheets with Sea Clear, tahini and sauerkraut, followed by a little hand-stirred yumpot of Brazil nut butter, carob, orange flavour extract and stevia
2 cups herbal tea
chunk of Pili Nut "Chocolate" from Mr. M
2 cups water

Our radio interview with the lovely Diane Baran, Non-Violent/Compassionate Communication specialist, was postponed last month due to unforseen circumstances and I'm delighted to say that we're lined up to connect again instead this coming Thursday, September the 22nd at noon Eastern time, 9am Pacific (to allow for the inter-continental time difference - Diane is in Europe ;)
We hope you can join us for this live, free call all about NVC/compassionate communication...get the call-in info over at http://www.TheRawFoodWorldRadioshow.com :)

on September the 18th I loved:

1 quart water
3 cups coconut water/orange juice/Vitamin C powder
20 chlorella tablets
bowl of granadilla/papaya/coconut yoghurt/maca/stevia
2 cups water
yummmmmmmmmers raw wrap meal made by a friend, with seaweed salad and guacamole on the side, followed by a chunk of Mr. M's Pili Nut Chocolate
water of a young coconut
chunk of Pili Nut "Chocolate"
2 cups water

on September the 19th I was blissed with:

1 quart water
3 cups watermelon/orange juice
little bowl of amazing fresh strawberries from the garden :)
3 cups coconut water blended with Elixir of the Lake
bowl of cucumber salad with Mr. M; salad stuffed into nori sheets with Sea Clear, tahini and sauerkraut, followed by a little hand-stirred yumpot of Brazil nut butter, carob, orange flavour extract and stevia
2 cups herbal tea
chunk of Pili Nut "Chocolate" from Mr. M
2 cups water

Ooooooooo, one winner is going to be in for an out-raw-geous treat this month...we are blessed and blissed to be able to offer y'all a giveaway gift pack containing ALL FIVE sublime flavours of the supreme Rawtella spreads: Original, Mint, Crunch, Coffee and Silk - wow :)

If you've never tried the Rawtella spreads, they are the stone-ground, raw version of the popular commercial food "Nutella" - the raw versions are handmade with highest quality raw chocolate, hazelnuts, coconut crystals and other yummy ingredients - you can check out all the deets HERE.

To be in with a chance of winning this delicious and generous gift pack, just send in your A to the following Q, to rawreformcontests@gmail.com:

"Which other old favourite commercial chocolate treat would you love to see replicated in a raw version and why...?"

Get your entries in by October the 21st 2011 to be in with a chance of receiving this yummy selection - the winner shall be chosen at random and with great joy shortly thereafter...
In the meantime, if you'd love to order some yummmmers Rawtella for your own delight, you can do so HERE - enjoy :)
...and to see if you were one of the blessed winners of LAST month's giveaway prizes of four copies of Mimi Kirk's fabulous new "Live Raw" book, jump on over HERE.

All love and jumping jacks of joy,
Angelalaalaaaaaaa. xxx

The Third International Day of Juice Feasting - This Sunday :)

noreply@blogger.com (RawReform) — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 15:19:00 +0000

If you didn't yet hear, this coming Sunday, September the 18th, is lined up to be the Third International Day of Juice Feasting :))) People all over the world will be cranking yummy concoctions from their juicers all day long in celebration of this revolutionary life practice...and near Seattle, a group of juicy celebrants headed up by Dave the Raw Food Trucker will be sharing an afternoon of talks, discussions and juicy flow, from noon to 5pm Pacific. Speakers include Dave the Raw Trucker, Tresa Yung, Penni Shelton and many others and the intention is for the whole event to be simulcast live through Ustream... :) Get all the details for this event HERE: http://www.dayofjuicefeasting.com.
One reader, Cindi, intends to be there for the event this Sunday and wanted to share a blog post with y'all on her excitement for this coming celebration - see HERE :)
Happy juicy flow to all of you at all times and especially this coming weekend - enjoy :)

on September the 12th I was blissed with:

1 quart water
3 cups coconut water blended with passionfruit and Vitamin C powder
2 cups coconut water blended with Elixir of the Lake
bowl of cucumber salad with Mr. M; salad stuffed into nori sheets with Sea Clear, tahini and sauerkraut, followed by a little hand-stirred yumpot of Brazil nut butter, carob powder, orange flavour extract and stevia
mug of herbal tea
water of a young coconut
chunk of Pili Nut "Chocolate"
2 cups water

on September the 13th I appreciated:

1 quart water
3 cups watermelon/orange juice
3 cups coconut water blended with Elixir of the Lake
bowl of energy soup straight from the garden with nori sheets on the side stuffed with Sea Clear, tahini and sauerkraut, followed by a hand-stirred yumpot of Brazil nut butter, carob powder, orange flavour extract and stevia
water of a young coconut
bowl of coconut yoghurt with chopped apple, Lydia's Berry Cereal and stevia :)
2 cups water

MMmmmmmm, we enjoyed another *fabulous* free radio interview last night with the lovely Nick Ortner of TheTappingSolution.com.
If you're not familiar with the energy healing technique of "tapping"/Emotional Freedom Technique/EFT, check this interview out to learn all about this totally simple, highly effective and FREE healing technique that you can use on yourself, tapping with your own fingers on meridian points on your body... Nick shared some wonderful healing stories and we did a few example rounds of things tapping can be used to bring relief in connection to...you can check out the free playback of this inspiring interview over at http://www.TheRawFoodWorldRadioShow.com for the coming week - enjoy :)

on September the 14th I loved:

1 quart water
3 cups watermelon/orange juice
3 cups coconut water blended with Elixir of the Lake
bowl of energy soup straight from the garden with nori sheets on the side stuffed with Sea Clear, tahini and sauerkraut, followed by a hand-stirred yumpot of Brazil nut butter, carob powder, orange flavour extract and stevia
water of a young coconut
chunk of Pili Nut "Chocolate"
2 cups water

on September the 15th we were on the road again most of the day and I enjoyed:

1 quart water
3 cups coconut water blended with Vitamin C Powder and Royal Jelly Powder
6 granadillas
3 curry powersticks
water of a young coconut
30 chlorella tablets
water of a young coconut
bowl of Lydia's apple cereal with fresh apple, coconut yoghurt and stevia
3 cups water

A little reminder:

Today is the last day to send in your entries for the current RawReform Giveaway contest to win one of four copies of Mimi Kirk's fabulous new "Live Raw" book - here's a little reminer of the deeeeeeeets if you didn't send in your entry yet:

For this month's RawReform Giveaway, I am delighted to say that we have FOUR copies of the fabulous new book "Live Raw" from raw beauty Mimi Kirk to share...

If you're not yet familiar with the uberlicious Mimi, she was voted "Sexiest Veg*n Over 50" in the Peta Awards recently and at *72* she is a glooooowing example of how to be healthy and vibrant past 50, or at any age, for that matter... ;) Mimi's book shares 120 of her yummiest recipes plus lots of tips and insights for a more vibrant life...
To be in with a chance of winning one of these delightful books from Mimi, just send in your A to the following Q, to rawreformcontests@gmail.com:

"Which fabulous person over 50 inspires you the most and why?"

Get your entries in by September the 16^th 2011 to be in with a chance of receiving one of these very special books - the winners shall be chosen at random and with great joy shortly thereafter...
In the meantime, if you'd love to order a copy of this inspiring book for your own delight, you can do so HERE - enjoy :)

All love and reverberations of subtle delight,
A. Stokes-Moooooooooonaaaaaaaaaaaaarch. xxx

What Are YOUR Top Character Strengths...? :)

noreply@blogger.com (RawReform) — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 15:27:00 +0000

Have you ever taken the fascinating "Survey of Character Strengths" test over at AuthenticHappiness.com? Thanks to Brian Johnson over at PhilosophersNotes.com, I was alerted to this interesting, free little test which takes perhaps 20-30 mins to complete and will reveal *your* top five strengths from 24 postulated key character strengths in life...fun :)
You can access this free test HERE (go to the "Questionnaires" tab and choose "Via Survey of Character Strengths" test) ...and if you're interested, here are my apparent five top character strengths, based on this test:

Hope, optimism, and future-mindedness

Curiosity and interest in the world

Gratitude

Love of learning

Spirituality, sense of purpose, and faith

What about you...??? ;)

On September the 9th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
1 cup mandarin/granadilla juice
cup of greeeeen juice with wheatgrass and more...
little bunch of amazing dark grapes, a dragon fruit
water of a young coconut
2 curry powersticks
2 cups herbal tea
bowl of energy soup straight from the garden with sauerkraut on the side, plus 2tbsp Andreas' magical oils, followed by a few dried figs
1 cup reishi/shilajit/ormus tea
little handful of raw homemade "Mexican" coconut chips
2 cups water

In case any of you missed our "Huge Announcement" video last week, you can check it out HERE - it's already had around 20,000 views as I write this - we are suuuuuuuuuuper-excited for this new flow in our lives - thanks for all your kind words of excitement and support :)))

on September the 10th I appreciated:

1 quart water
3 cups watermelon/orange juice
30 chlorella tablets
little bowl of coconut yoghurt with papaya and Lydia's Berry cereal
3 cups water
water of a young coconut
little bunch of amazing dark grapes
chia/kraut crackers with avocado, sauerkraut, tahini, Sea Clear :) Followed by a chunk of Mr. M's Pili Nut "Chocolate"
1 cup water

on September the 11th I loved:

1 quart water
3 cups watermelon/orange juice
30 chlorella tablets
a dragon fruit, a few granadilla, a few "Andean Blueberries"
bowl of kelp noodles with "Mexican" raw sauce, followed by a little handful of dried jackfruit
2 cups water
water of a young coconut
chunk of Pili Nut "Chocolate" from Mr. M
2 cups water

My new "Raw Emotions" course at The Academy for Optimal Living is due to start soon, on September the 27th - if you didn't enroll already, here's a reminder of the deeeeeets:

I am *SUPER*-excited to announce that I have been invited to teach a course based on my book Raw Emotions this coming autumn for The Entheos Academy for Optimal Living :)
This Academy is the brain-child of the delightful Brian Johnson of PhilosophersNotes.com and his radiant goddess Alexandra Jaye Johnson of MyGoddessLife.com. I think this Academy is SOOOOOOO COOL :))) ...and I am so thrilled to see how effortlessly this project seems to be unfolding for this dynamic duo - it feels like there is very strong energy from the Universe behind this one... The basic idea of "The Academy" is to serve as a place for people to learn about truly useful information for creating their Optimal Lives for themselves...forget a crusty old university schedule sagging under the weight of physics classes, history lectures and tedious maths tuition and other left-brain blah-blah...this Academy is all about useful, practical, insightful sharing of the yummiest kinds - think classes on nutrition, positive psychology, health and well-being, creativity, meditation, parenting, relationships, spirituality, money, conscious business, sustainability and much more - YEEEEEEEEEE-HAAAAAAH :) ...and all under the loving guidance of various "experts" in each respective field...

The "Raw Emotions" course is set to start on September the 27^th at 7pm Eastern and to run for 8 consecutive Tuesdays at the same time... If you can't make the sessions live, everything will be archived for later access. This course will dive into all of the key concepts of "Raw Emotions", including:

The Raw Lifestyle and Emotional Healing
Seven Ways of Eating - The Role of Consciousness in Food Choices
Examining Physiological and Psychological Addiction
Tell-Tale Signs of An Overeater and Creating Our Optimal Vision
Three Steps to Restructure Emotional Connections to Food
Exploring the Emotional Detox Process
Top Tips for Healing
Maintaining Maintenance

You can check out aaaaaaaaaaaaall the juicy details and get signed up for this autumnal joy class HERE: http://www.entheosacademy.com/course/Raw-Emotions and you can see a short intro video from Brian on the Academy here: http://www.entheosacademy.com - see you "on campus" ;)

All love and vibrations of pleasant serenity,
A. Stokes-Monaaaaaaaaaaaaaarch. xxx

Longevity Tickets, Discounted Eco-Clothing and Universal Conduits :)

noreply@blogger.com (RawReform) — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 02:00:00 +0000

It's that time again - the next spectacular Longevity Now Conference is being held in Costa Mesa in just three weeks' time (September the 30th to October the 3rd) - are you going...? If you don't yet have tickets for this all-star, cutting-edge health ext-raw-vaganza, you can still get last-minute tix HERE, though they are selling out FAST...
This coming conference features fabulous speakers such as:

David Wolfe, Daniel Vitalis, Ron Teeguarden, Kevin Trudeau, Dr. Jameth Sheridan,

Nadine Artemis, Truth Calkins, Raw Solla, Jason Wrobel and many others...

PLUS of course amazing booths, the legendary tonic bar, stageside giveaways, high energy buzzzzzzzing crowd, wonderful potential conversations/networking and much more...a LOT to explore...jump on over HERE to secure your tickets now if you haven't already and...ENJOY :)

on September the 5th I was delighted with:

1 quart water
3 cups watermelon/orange juice
2 cups strong greeeeeeeeen juice from the garden
water of a young coconut
bowl of cucumber salad with Mr. M; salad stuffed into nori sheets with Sea Clear and tahini, followed by a chunk of Pili Nut "Chocolate" from Mr. M
1 quart water
water of a young coconut
cup of shilajit/reishi/ormus tea

on September the 6th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
2 cups coconut water blended with Vitamin C powder
2 cups coconut water blended with Greener Grasses
bowl of cucumber salad with Mr. M; salad stuffed into nori sheets with Sea Clear and tahini, followed by a small handful of dried jackfruit
3 cups water
water of a young coconut
chunk of Pili Nut "Chocolate"
2 cups water

OoOOooooo lalalaaaaaaa, one of my all-time *favourite* "eco-clothing" suppliers, Texture, are having a very special 30% Off *everything* sale right now, getting ready for autumn :)
I just ordered two more pairs of my favourite trousers from them today at 30% Off: the fabulous "Posh Pants"...the sale lasts from today until September the 11th and you can use the coupon code "fall2011" to get 30% off anything in their online store, here: http://www.textureclothing.com - enjoy :)

on September the 7th it was another "bitty" travelling day and I loved:

1 quart water
juice of a mandarin
7 granadilla
40 chlorella/kelp tablets
2 cups water
4 curry powersticks
water of a young coconut
a few *amazing* dried figs, handful of *organic* grapes - very rare find here :)))
water of a young coconut
chunk of my own yummy naranjilla/carob/chai pie at raw potluck
big mug of reishi/shilajit/ormus tea

on September the 8th I appreciated:

1 quart water
3 cups coconut water blended with Vitamin C and Royal Jelly powders
2 cups strong greeeeeeeeeen juice from the garden :)
bowl of blended amaxing meal from Mr. M: soaked dried figs blended with hemp seeds, served with Spirulina Manna scattered on top - wow :O
3 cups herbal tea
handful of homemade raw BBQ coconut chips
2 cups herbal tea
2 little apples, peeled
water of a young coconut

There's something I've been reflecting on recently that I'd love to share some thoughts about here...I trust that the words come through to help me express this in an understandable way...it is to do with recognising *everyone* in any given situation as conduits for the universal energy/"Spirit", working together in co-creation. Over time it has become very clear to me that all of the "answers"/"clues" in any given situation are unlikely to all be brought forth only through ME, even if I might be personally accustomed to only seeing things from my perspective...
For example, if on a hike with fifteen people, there are at least fifteen different conduits there for the universal energy and the optimal next decision/solution for the highest good of all involved may not necessarily come in through me...if I was on my own, I'd naturally only have my own perspective to draw on (with Spirit's guidance of course)...however, when there are other people present, I have the possibility to open out my reality to embrace and include other inputs too...
I have often felt very moved, for example, to see how someone else in some situation suddenly shares an inspiration, idea or vital piece of information that I would personally have been unlikely to bring forth and which feels like THE missing piece of the puzzle right then in that moment... I feel so much gratitude for the way this tapestry seems to weave itself richly together through moments of interaction...and I love sensing how we are each such individual "funnels" for input into the co-creative game here... Some piece of information that might easily come forth through YOU as an idea or solution in a sticky situation, for example, may not necessarily be something that would be likely to come forth easily through MY being, yet can feel like exactly the "right answer" in that moment... Coming from a background of addiction/"control" issues/isolation etc, it is really rewarding and interesting for me to continually see how it is not necessary for me to feel like I am responsible for having "all the answers" in all situations - others around me are clearly conduits for the universal energy too, fellow Earth-explorers at this time, with their own unique input stream to share...what a blessing it is to dance these dances here together, each one adding their flow as we go and moving along together as a co-creative whole

Would You Love To Hear Our Huge Announcement...? ;)

noreply@blogger.com (RawReform) — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 16:07:00 +0000

Ooooooooo lala, Mr. M has been busy being the "Monarch of Incorrigibility" the last few days, causing a big online ruckus, encouraging people to go and "like" us on Facebook to hear all about a HUGE announcement we're excited to share with the world this week...
If you didn't yet get in on this "huge announcement" action, you can jump over to mattsbigannouncement.com to check out the story, or tune into this little video below to see if you'd love to get involved:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruUNGL_7K8A

This fun announcement will be shared TOMORROW, Tuesday Sept the 6th, all being well -
get in on the action while you can ;)

on September the 2nd I was on the road most of the day again and it was a very "bitty" food day for me - I loved:

1 quart water
3 cups coconut water blended with Vitamin C powder
4 granadillas
40 chlorella tablets
2 powersticks, a goji bar, 2 apples
water of a young coconut
2 apples, 2 powersticks
water of a young coconut
little handful of GoRaw pumpkin seeds
water of two young coconuts
1 cup water

I enjoyed a very sweet, fun radio interview recently with the lovely Dr. Elizabeth Lambaer interviewing me for the Awakening Zone about my transformation, connection to "Spirit", emotional journey and much more - you can listen to/download the free playback of this call if you missed it live, HERE: http://www.awakeningzone.com/Episode.aspx?EpisodeID=488 - enjoy :)

on September the 3rd I was again on a trip most of the day, eating was mostly "bitty" and I was blessed with:

1 quart water
3 cups watermelon/orange juice
2 tbsp Andreas' amazing oils :)
8 granadillas
little bit of sugar cane juice
water and bit of meat from a young coconut
3 powersticks, 2 apples
water and meat of a young coconut, 2 apples
small amount of pumpkin seeds and chia crackers
water of a young coconut, an apple
water of a young coconut

on September the 4th I appreciated:

1 quart water
3 cups watermelon/orange juice
2 cups intense greeeeeeen juice from the garden
bowl of cucumber salad with Mr. M; salad stuffed into nori sheets with Sea Clear and sauerkraut, followed by two little sliced apples with almond butter
2 cups water
water of a young coconut
a few amazing Pili Nut "chocolates" from Mr. M
water of a young coconut

In other radio show news, we just rescheduled our interview with the lovely Diane Baran, Non-Violent/Compassionate Communication specialist, for Thursday September the 22nd at 12 noon Eastern (to allow for the time zone difference between the Americas and Europe, where Diane is based... ;)
If you are not familiar with the concept/work of Non-Violent/Compassionate Communication, this might be a wonderful interview to explore...the book "Non-Violent Communication" by Marshall Rosenburg has been one of the biggest influences in my life and I love sharing this powerful system of communication with others...get the info for this FREE, live call at http://www.TheRawFoodWorldRadioShow.com - enjoy :)

All love,
A. C. Stokes-Monarch. xxx

Raw Songs Galore + 20% Off Juice Feast Retreats... ;)

noreply@blogger.com (RawReform) — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 13:29:00 +0000

In a recent interview, I was reminded about my old online song videos - I hadn't watched them for a while :) For those of you who've not seen my raw food re-works of popular songs, such as "A Few of My Favourite Raw Things", "How Do You Have a Social Life With Raw Food" and others, you can check out these links below for some raw aural entertainment... ;)

*A Few of My Favourite Raw Things: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoL1cGzx8_U

*How Do You Have a Social Life With Raw Food: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGpCkmD4dT0

*Processed Food Feels So Wrong: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i87l4pJ0Xcc

*Green Leaves: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gz1Uu_r5ROA

*Raw 5 Years Going on 6: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlhvlJCKOfs

*Juice Glorious Juice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBpr82W4VtY

*Do They Know About Raw Food?: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5rtPZ9dEz8

*The 12 Raw Days of Christmas: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEk3FM_LNZw

*Raw Emotions Song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfsHG5RyU5g

I actually have a couple more songs lined up that I have yet to record - this inspires me to see if I can get moving with sharing those - it's *fun* for me to see these old videos - I hope that you enjoy at least one or two of them too... :)))

on August the 29th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
½ cup mandarin/passionfruit juice
chunk of papaya, chunk of pineapple
1.5 cups intense greeeen juice from garden (alfalfa, spinach, romaine, carrots)
bowl of cucumber salad with Mr. M; salad stuffed into nori sheets with Sea Clear and sauerkraut, followed by a few pieces of dried jackfruit
water of a young coconut
2 cups water

on August the 30th I loved:

1 quart water
2 cups watermelon/passiofruit juice
2 cups coconut water blended with Elixir of The Lake
bowl of energy soup fresh from the garden, with nori sheets stuffed with SeaClear/avocado/sauerkraut on the side, followed by a few *amazing* little Pili Nut/Spirulina "Chocolate" treats from Mr. M - WOW ;O
water of two young coconuts
2 cups water

OoOoooooooo, Rawnora retreat centre in Michigan just announced a fabulous *20% OFF* their upcoming Juice Feasting and Yoga retreats - BARGAIN :)
Their next Juice Feast Retreat runs from Sept 9th to the 15th, with options for 3, 5, or 7 days of participation...then Yoga camps are being held on the weekends of September 23rd-25th and October 14th-16th - jump on over to Rawnora.com for all the deeeets and to get signed up - we <3 Rawnora :)

on August the 31st I was on the road again a lot and I appreciated:

1 quart water
3 cups watermelon/naranjilla juice
30 chlorella tablets
8 granadillas
water of a young coconut
2 curry powersticks, a goji bar, handful of rawnola cereal
water of a young coconut
six *amazing* little Pili Nut/Spirulina "Chocolate" treats from Mr. M
water of two young coconuts

on September the 1st I enjoyed:

1 quart water
3 cups coconut water blended with Vitamin C powder
2.5 cups coconut water blended with Greener Grasses powder
4 granadillas
bowl of cucumber salad with Mr. M; salad stuffed into nori sheets with Sea Clear and sauerkraut, followed by a few of Mr. M's amazing Pili Nut Spirulina "Chocolate" treats :)
water of two young coconuts
2 apples
2 cups water

We enjoyed a delightful, insightful and sprite-ful live radio interview yesterday with the inspiring Mr. Markus Rothkranz, for TheRawFoodWorldRadioShow.com - Markus is one of the most dynamic people I've ever met in terms of his creativity, visions, productivity and genius artistic flow - this was a very fun interview covering Markus' healing journey, foraging, muscle-building on raw, the role of exercise, cleansing and much more - you can check out the free playback for this week over at http://www.TheRawFoodWorldRadioShow.com - enjoy :)

All love,
Angelalaalaaaaaaa. xxx

Last Chance to Vote for Us :)

noreply@blogger.com (RawReform) — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:18:00 +0000

Laaaaaaaaadies and gentlemen, 'tis the last couple of days to VOTE for our store in this year's "Veghealth Awards", as the "Best National or Online Health Food Store" - voting closes on August the 31st...if you didn't already vote and would love to lend your support, here's a reminder of the deeeeeets:

Our store, TheRawFoodWorld.com is currently a contender for the "Best National or Online Health Food Store", up against mega-giant WHOLE FOODS ;O

Voting in the final round of this contest is open NOW until August the 31st, so if you're feeling moved to add your vote to our support, please do so swiftly, HERE :)
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on August the 23rd we were on the road quite a lot and I enjoyed:

1 quart water
1 cup watermelon/orange juice
7 granadillas
2 powersticks, water of a young coconut
2 tbsp spirulina crunchies
bowl of yummmmmmers cucumber/dulse/avocado/kim chi salad, stuffed into nori sheets with Sea Clear, followed by a chunk of Mr. M's Pili Nut "Chocolate"
mug of herbal tea
water of two young coconuts

on August the 24th we were again on the road quite a lot and I appreciated:

1 quart water
7 granadillas
3 tbsp spirulina crunchies
water of a young coconut
2 tbsp spirulina crunchies
water of a young coconut
2 powersticks, bowl of kelp noodles with carrot/red pepper/avocado sauce, plus sauerkraut, followed by a chunk of Mr. M's rawmarkable Pili Nut "Chocolate" :)
mug of herbal tea
1 cup coconut kefir

on August the 25th we were on the road again pretty much all day and it was a very "bitty" eating day for me - I was blissed with:

1 quart water
3 cups watermelon/passionfruit juice
7 granadillas
3 powersticks, handful of spirulina "cookies" from GoRaw
water of a young coconut
3 tbsp spirulina crunchies
water of two young coconuts
2 tbsp spirulina crunchies, 3 little bananas
bowl of kelp noodles with carrot/red pepper/avocado sauce, plus sauerkraut, followed by a chunk of Mr. M's rawmarkable Pili Nut "Chocolate" :)
1 cup water

LOVED this one-man a cappela "choir" video in Arabic sent by a friend recently - check it out - so beautiful, creative, inspiring :)

http://www.wimp.com/cappellaarabic/

on August the 26th we were once again on the road again most of the day and I loved:

1 quart water
3 cups greeeeen smoothie: mango, papaya, greeeens from garden
8 granadillas
2 powersticks
water of a young coconut
3 tbsp spirulina crunchies
bowl of cucumber salad with Mr. M; salad stuffed into nori sheets with Sea Clear, followed by a chunk of Mr M's out-raw-geous Pili Nut "Chocolate"
water of two young coconuts

on August the 27th we were again on the road most of the day and I enjoyed:

1 quart water
1.5 cups watermelon/mandarin juice
9 granadillas
water of a young coconut
2 powersticks, 2 goji bars
water of two young coconuts
bowl of cucumber salad with Mr. M; salad stuffed into nori sheets with Sea Clear, followed by a chunk of Mr M's out-raw-geous Pili Nut "Chocolate"
water of a young coconut

on August the 28th we were again on the road all day and I loved:

1 quart water
1.5 cups watermelon/orange juice
juice of two mandarins
bag of fresh strawberries
40 chlorella/kelp tablets
2 powersticks
water of a young coconut
big bowl of chia pudding with papaya/granadilla, chunk of Pili Nut "Chocolate"
water of a young coconut

One yumster, Dorien, is looking for inspirational stories from y'all to share in a new book - read on below for the deeeeets:

Inspiring shortstory contest

Do you have an inspirational story to share?

We are looking for:

Real life motivational shortstories about how intention, positive thoughts, following your heart, doing something different or setting goals can change your life completely.

The best stories of the competition will be bundled and published in a book, and will receive a commission on the sales.

The goal of the book is to inspire people. To motivate them to set their intentions and have faith that they too can change their lives. Positive thought creates positive outcome.

Your shortstory submission should be:

max 6000 words

real life story

submitted in doc, google document or LaTeX format

preferable written in English, although other languages might also be accepted upon request and translated by the book editors

Please include a short biography of yourself (max 300 words) and a weblink or adress. This will be published alongside your article if you are selected.

Send your submission or any questions to dorien (at) sunflareltd (dot) com before November 23rd.

Good luck!

All blessings,
A.C. Stokes-Monarch. xxx

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