Three Goddess Event Offerings...

Today I would love to let you know about a few different gatherings being organised and offered by three goddesses who I love: Elena Tonetti, Kate Magic and Little Grandmother :)

First up: Elena Tonetti's "Birth Into Being" workshops...many of you know that we LOVE the message Elena is sharing in the world about gentle birthing and conscious parenting...(and before we get another mass of emails again, no I am NOT pregnant... ;)
Elena is the creator of the outstanding "Birth As We Know It" documentary and next month she will be offering her live "Birthshops" in California, starting November the 19th. There are three ways you can participate: for two days, for four days or for the whole 10 day programme, which is the full "Apprenticeship" training. The Apprenticeship training is only offered once a year in the USA, sooooo...catch Elena while you can if this field is of interest to you...you may remember that Mr. M and I attended a two-day gathering with Elena last year - it was a profoundly beautiful and rich experience :) For more deets on these Birthshops and to reserve spaces, you can visit Elena's events page HERE and scroll down to the November 2010 section...ENJOY :)


On October the 13th I loved:

1 quart water
2 cups smoothie: coconut water with carob, Greener Grasses, maca, lecithin
3 tiny dragon fruit and 3 yummy granadilla
a papaya
2 cups water
2 cups cucumber juice mixed with orange flavour extract
shared cucumber salad meal with Mr. M: cucumber, sauerkraut, dulse & avocado, stuffed into nori sheets, followed by a little hand-stirred "Brownie" yumpot: Brazil nut butter, carob powder, orange extract, maca
mug of horchata tea
1 cup water

Next up: magical raw si*star* Kate Magic over in the UK would love to let y'all know that she is organising a Raw Chocolate Roller Disco on November the 19th in London ;) lol - LOVE it ;)
This one-night-only event will be held at a roller disco venue near London Bridge and every visitor will receive raw chocolate, raw cake and yummy drinks as part of the entry fee...there will be funky tunes to set the scene, marshals to assist beginners and surely LOTS of giggles galore - I'd be there with bell-tousled-rainbow-legwarmers on in a flash, if I were on the other side of the Atlantic ;)
For now I'll leave it up to all you kids on the right of the pond to enjoy this event :) You can see all the details and book tickets HERE...


on October the 14th I was blissed with:

1 quart water
water of a young coconut
2 cups cucumber juice with lime juice and orange extract
3 cups greeeeeen smoothie: mango, banana, greeeeens from the garden, with a little maca and carob
4 granadilla and a mango
2 cups water
a curry powerwrap, a few pieces of flax cracker with sauerkraut and avocado on top
2 cups water


on October the 15th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
2 cups watermelon/orange juice
2 tiny dragon fruits and a papaya
2 tbsp bee pollen
2 cups pineapple juice blended with Ormus Greens
2 cups pineapple juice blended with Ormus Greens
bowl of cucumber salad with Mr. M...with coconut/spirulina chips on the side, followed by a little carob/maca yumpot :)
mug of horchata tea
1 cup water


In the last week before we left the USA, Mr. Monarch and myself immersed ourselves into a life-shifting weekend workshop in New Mexico with wisdom-keeper shaman Little Grandmother, along with our lovely managers of TheRawFoodWorld, Zack and Alara.
I have written here quite a few times before about how much I appreciate the message that Little Grandmother (Kiesha Crowther) is sharing...so it was absolutely beautiful to be able to connect with her in person and absorb her positive, uplifting, motivating visions for the times we are currently living in and also headed towards...she foresees so much joy and liberation as we keep on shifting forwards through 2012 and beyond - I like that resonance :)
So many people at the gathering were moved repeatedly to tears of joy and release, hearing her stories and visions...it was a very deep-rooted, intense experience. Little Grandmother speaks with such clarity, sincerity, humility and grace - I love what she is sharing...one of my favourite aspects of what she shares is the idea that "it is none of my business what anyone else thinks of me". :) :) :)

On the second day of the workshop, we stood in sacred ceremony as a group on tribal grounds, surrounding a medicine wheel with an ancient healing crystal at the centre. We shared a healing ceremony for the sacred feminine and Little Grandmother also told each member of the group the Animal Totem that she saw accompanying them...(fyi, Mr. M is apparently a lemur and I am a mustang :)))
We took this group photo with Kiesha as we were floating out at the end of the weekend...we had such a wonderful time connecting with the Tribe of Many Colors and I would thoroughly recommend gifting yourself the experience of sharing some time with Kiesha if the opportunity ever seems to come up for you...her website is HERE, so you can check out her events schedule there...plus I would highly recommend watching some of her online interviews/talks if you haven't already seen them - see HERE for example to get started...
ENJOY :)

All love,
Angelalalaalaaaaaaaaaaa. xxx

Vilcabamba Raw Food Gathering Starts in 1 Week :)

OoooOOOOOooo lala...'tis but a week now until the beginning of the intended Raw Food Gathering here in Vilcabamba, Ecuador on May 1st... ;O Here are some 'opening party' deets from the rawinecuador.ning.com site, for anyone who still might love to come down and play:

"Opening Party at Papayas Cafe

On the opening day of the Raw Food Gathering, everyone is welcomed to the Grand Opening of the new Papayas Cafe in Vilcabamba :)

Papayas Cafe is a new raw-friendly eatery in town, located right opposite the Vilcabamba bus station.

From 3-7pm on May the 1st, Papayas will open its doors for the first time and everyone is welcome to come along, connect and kick-start the gathering together...

Entrance to the party is free, with raw drinks and desserts available for purchase.

We look forward to connecting with you all there :)))"

No-one really knows how many people will actually be here for this free-flow gathering, though there are currently around 300 members of the Ning site - it looks like it's going to be *fun* - raw chocolate parties, yoga sessions, handicraft tours, hikes, horse rides, raw food classes, song circles...our possibilities are endless... :) Check out rawinecuador.ning.com for more info...

on April the 22nd I loved:

1 quart water
water of a young coconut
cup of intense greeeeeen juice
2 cups greeeeen/mango smoothie with Mr. M
2 cups water
cup of intense greeeeeen juice
chunk of watermelon, handful of grapes
yummmmmy shared meal with Mr. M of cucumber salad, with spirulina-coconut chips on the side :)
mug of reishi/shilajit/ormus tea
2 cups water

A little reminder that Mr. Monarch will be interviewing Elena Tonetti-Vladirimova this Monday evening for The Raw Food World Radio Show. This *free* call starts at 6pm Pacific time, 9pm Eastern and we're *VERY* excited about connecting with the lovely Elena again...if you're not familiar with her work, she is the creator of the outstanding "Birth as We Know It" DVD, all about conscious parenting, water birthing, 'attachment parenting', breastfeeding and so on...we attended a wonderful course with Elena last year and we're totally in love with the work she's sharing with the world...if you'd love to listen in to this free interview, you can access the call details over at http://www.TheRawFoodWorldRadioShow.com - enjoy :)


on April the 23rd it was a travelling day for us and I appreciated:

1 quart water
2 cups watermelon/pineapple juice
3 cups crazy-good green juice with fresh sugar cane juice :)))
bowl of fresh fruit salad mixed with chia seed gel
water of a young coconut
30 chlorella tablets
handful of bee pollen mixed with walnuts
mug of reishi/shilajit/ormus tea
2 cups water



on April the 24th I appreciated:

1 quart water
water of a young coconut
2 cups pineapple/watermelon juice
2 cups greeeeeen juice mixed with sugarcane juice
bowl of blended green yum: mango, avocado, greeeeeens, wakame seaweed, lime juice, with some dried Incan berries sprinkled on top
2 cups water
2 cups greeeeeen juice mixed with sugarcane juice
bowl of *yummy* Monarch-made seaweed/cucumber salad, with spirulina coconut chips on the side - wow :)
mug of reishi/shilajit/ormus tea
2 cups water


One reader, Colleen, wrote in recently saying she'd love to share a yummy recipe that she's developed recently with y'all. The recipe is for...keeping the bowels moving ;) lol... Here's her message:

"I am a new raw foody after doing a massive raw detox and found by accident a yummy recipe for keeping the bowels moving. I don't have a website of my own or a show so I thought if i passed this onto you you could share it with those who need some help in the bowel department :) It's nice and simple... just soaked chia seeds, mixed with prune paste (prunes and a bit of water blended up together...) and some slippery elm powder. It becomes a fruity, nutty, yummy dessert that also soothes the digestive tract and helps with elimination. I have had digestive problems, depression, the usual problems associated with poor diet (I was a cheese on toast type of vegetarian since I was 13) for many years but lately have felt the calling for better health, which, like you and Matt, has helped changed my life and I am meeting more and more inspiring people since choosing this journey. I appreciate your input into helping others become more self-aware in what they eat etc so here's a gift recipe back :)

with reikified love and gratitude,

Colleen McKendry Davies :)"

NICE, enjoy that one, dear readers ;)

All love,
A.C.SM.MA.Hons. xxx

Abundance and Appreciation... :)

WELL...I am thrilled to say that I passed about half of the day today planting beans and peas into our first garden bed :))) SOOOO happy to be out there getting things into the ground...we're planting leguminous plants like this first to help with some nitrogen-fixing into the soil, then the next crop to hit the beds will be veggies/greens/melons that we're really excited about, like lettuces, okra, heirloom tomatoes, spinach, watermelons and so on...

One thing my awareness is drawn to over and over again here is how enormously *abundant* nature is...it is over-awing for me every time I open a fruit here for example, to see ALL those seeds inside just ONE fruit...and to think that every single one of those little seeds has the potential to become an entire TREE or plant, that could then produce HUNDREDS more fruits...and so on and so on - this creates trippy 'Russian Doll' imagery in my mind, with each seed unpacking into generations of more and more abundance...and this all starts from looking at the seeds of just ONE fruit...I think if I tried to plant all of the seeds I encounter here daily, we'd run out of planting land in a week or so... ;) lol...nature is truly so astonishingly abundant, magnificent and giving...so gorgeous to witness...we are all indeed so blessed... :)


on April the 12th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
2 cups greeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
2 cups greeeeen mango smoothie from Mr. M, with a few dried Incan Berries and spirulina
2 cups water
2 cups greeeeen smoothie
water of a young coconut
little handful of gorgeous local berries
1 cup greeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
2 cups greeeeen smoothie, slice of pineapple
mug of reishi/shilajit/ormus tea
2 cups water

I *love* the new 'Raw News You Can Use' feature our friend Terilynn Epperson is sharing every Thursday over on her blog "The Daily Raw Cafe". I think this is *so* cool :) Terilynn has created a kind of 'raw classified listings' service for free, for anyone who would like to send in their info...there are sections such as events, jobs and even contests with deadlines listed - *very* very cool methinks :) Thanks so much Terilynn for providing such a wonderful resource for the community :))) You can check out her delightful listings for this week HERE - enjoy :)


on April the 13th it was a day of travel for us and I loved:

1 quart water
2 cups watermelon/pineapple juice
1 cup straight, intense green juice ;)
bowl of YUMMY fresh fruit salad topped with a little chia gel
2 cups veggie juice
a yummy little dragonfruit
a few flax crackers, 30 chlorella tablets
2 cups water
another shot of intense green juice
1 cup watermelon/pineapple juice
dense little blended shared meal with Mr. M, made with bananas, avocado, spirulina, coconut and chocolate flavour drops - WOH ;)
mug of reishi/shilajit/ormus tea
2 cups water


on April the 14th I appreciated:

1 quart water
3 cups coconut water with marine phytoplankton and chocolate flavour drops
big handful of fresh berries straight from the bushes :)
cup of yummmmmy veggie juice with apple/beetroot juice
2 cups greeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
3 cups greeeeeen mango smoothie with Mr. M, with a little handful of dried Incan Berries sprinkled on top :)
2 cups water
2 cups greeeeen smoothie
mug of reishi/shilajit/ormus tea
2 cups water


A little reminder that our Raw Food World Radio Show interview this month features the wonderful Elena Tonetti-Vladimirova, creator of the "Birth As We Know It" DVD. I was so excited for last month's interview with Leonid Sharashkin and now I think that my excitement monitor might just *erupt* in anticipation of this next interview ;) We *LOVE* the work Elena is sharing with the world...here's Mr. M's summary of this upcoming call:

"This interview could leave your eyes popping open WIDE!!! There is nobody I know who can convey the TRUTH about natural birth more effectively than our dear friend Elena Tonetti-Vladimirova. Angela and I went to one of Elena's birth workshops last year, which changed our lives IMMENSELY for the better. Elena is the creator of the OUTSTANDING DVD 'Birth As We Know It'. It was this DVD that first opened up my mind to the truth of how far from 'natural' the majority of human births are these days and how "Natural Birthing" concepts are IMPERATIVE now to the future of our species. This subject is one of those things that seems so BLATANTLY obvious, if someone is willing to open up to it... and I wonder, how come I didn't see the common sense of these concepts before being exposed to them through Elena's DVD!!! Well, mostly I suppose because, in our societies, we are usually brought up under a 'veil' in regards to Natural Birthing and many other concepts related to natural TRUTH!



Elena will show you that birth is not only something not to fear - that it can, in fact have the potential to be the most ecstatic ORGASMIC experience of your life. I highly recommend checking out Elena's website by clicking the banner above to learn more about her LIFE-CHANGING, world-shifting work. I also recommend purchasing her DVD - either at our store or from Elena's website at the banner above. I feel that it is the BEST DVD on Natural Birthing out there - absolutely phenomenal.

With over 25 years experience in the field of Conscious Parenting, Elena is FULL of FASCINATING stories and we will be asking her to share many of them with us when we interview her on our Radio Show this month! Please join us on Monday, April 26th as I interview Elena Tonetti-Vladimirova at 6:00 pm (Pacific time), 9pm Eastern.

To sign up for this unique interview, please click HERE."

All love,
Ms. S-M. xxx

Three Russian Heroines... :)

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

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

ENJOY...

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

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

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

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


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

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


on October the 26th I was blissed with:

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

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

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

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

All love,
Ms. Stokes–Monarch. xxx

Access the Insider List... ;)

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

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

on October the 3rd I loved:

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sparrow R. Jones

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

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


on October the 4th I adored:

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

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

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

***WWOOFing Positions***

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

*Painting walls

*Sweeping paths

*Planting trees

*Building stone walls

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

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

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

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

***Long-Term Admin Job***

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

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

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

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

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

All love,
Angelalaalalaaaaaaaa. xxx

Educational Experiential Opportunities :)

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

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

on September the 10^th I adored:

1 quart water

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

1 Tbsp bee pollen

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

1 quart water

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

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

3 cups water

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

on September the 11^th I loved:

1 quart water

shotglass of orange juice

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

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

cup of soooothing herbal tea

2 cups water

double shot of aloe vera juice

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

1 quart water

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

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

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

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

All love,

Ms. Angela. xxx

WIN a copy of 'Birth As We Know It' :)

Mr. Monarch and I just spent an absolutely inspiring, blissful, explorative weekend at a workshop on conscious parenting/birthing, with Elena from BirthIntoBeing.com...(now before you all get excited, I am NOT pregnant and my preference would be to not bring children in yet for another couple of years or so, just to be clear ;)
We first met Elena a few years back at the Raw Film Festival, where she was showing her hugely inspiring film 'Birth As We Know It' – we fell in love with her work, vision and message right there...this is without doubt one of the most inspiring and moving documentaries I have EVER seen...AAAAAAND Elena has now very generously offered a copy of the Educational Edition of her DVD to one very fortunate winner, for this month's RawReform giveaway - read on for details below :) (The winner of last month's contest to win Sarma's new raw recipe book will be announced soooon ;)

We filmed Elena for TheRawFoodWorld TV Show and ended up with an hour of footage...lol – she has SO much to share...YouTube only takes 10 minute clips, so stay tuned over at TheRawFoodWorld.TV in the coming few days to check into Elena's incredible message...here is the first clip for now:

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

on September the 4^th I enjoyed:

1 quart water

shotglass of orange juice

8oz sunflower greens/sprout juice

2 cups greeeeeeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, zucchini, endive, fennel, parsley, romaine, ginger, lime

bowl of energy soup with coconut crisps on the side, followed by a handful of Incan berries – yummmmmmm :)

1 quart water

1/2 cup concord grape juice

2 cups greeeeeeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, zucchini, endive, fennel, parsley, romaine, ginger, lime

2 apples, a handful of sunflower greens, a few brazil nuts mixed with a few purple mulberries

3 cups water

Elena has a profound, simple, healing message and vision of conscious parenting, which she is sharing with the world and I am THRILLED to help spread this message far and wide too...so, with that in mind, to be in with a chance of being the very fortunate winner of this month's giveaway prize, please send in your answer to the following question, to angela@rawreform.com:

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

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

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

on September the 5^th I was blissed with:

1 quart water

3 cups goji/green juice mixture – made green juice in a blender/nut milk combo, using goji juice instead of water as the base ;)

½ bowl of energy soup with dill crackers, followed by sample bites of two new raw bars

3 cups water

½ bowl of energy soup with a piece of Lydia's sunflower bread, followed by sample bites of two new raw bars

2 cups water

2 cups coconut water/Greener Grasses/Merlin's Elixir/Marine Phytoplankton

little bowl of chia pudding with concord grapes and FROZEN FIGS – WOW, had never tried that before – like eating fig ice cream :)

3 cups water

on September the 6^th I loved:

1 quart water

3 cups goji/sunflower green juice

2 cps water

bowl of energy soup with crackers, followed by sample bites again of two raw bars

mug of peppermint tea

3 cups water

3 cups coconut water with Greener Grasses, Merlin's Elixir and Marine Phytoplankton

bowl of chia pudding made with blended concord grapes and lucuma powder and a little creamy almond butter swirled on top – WOW :)

3 cups water

Continuing with the theme of raising vibrant loving beings, I am completely in LOVE with this song right now from John Mayer – 'Daughters' – enjoy :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f38Ne96R3iE

Yummmmmmmy,

All love,

Ms. Stokes-Monarch. xxx