What Do Raw Foodists Really Eat...? + Will YOU Be Joining David Wolfe For His Birthday This Year...? :)

What do raw foodists *really* eat...?
Well, if you read this blog regularly, you'll know *exactly* what I eat, day-in-day-out... ;) However, not everyone usually details their food logs in this way, so if you're curious how other raw foodies eat, you might wanna check out an intriguing new ebook from Nomi Shannon called "What Do Raw Fooders Eat?" which contains food logs, recipes, insights and tips from 48 raw foodies from around the world, including Mr. Monarch, Victoria Boutenko, Cherie Soria, Jameth Sheridan and many others - check it all out HERE and...enjoy ;)


on July the 21st I loved:

1 quart water
2.5 cups watermelon/mandarin juice
chunk of fresh papaya
2 cups coconut water blended with Elixir of The Lake
bowl of energy soup fresh from the garden, with nori/avo/Sea Clear/sauerkraut on the side, followed by a sliced apple spread with almond butter
big mug of herbal tea
water of a young coconut
a sliced apple with almond butter
1 cup water


Yeeeeeeee-HAH, we're back on Leo time again - raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh ;)

...and Mr. David Wolfe, raw lion extraordinaire, is hosting a very special birthday celebration this year in...Detroit, of all places, on his only Mid-West tour stop this year ;)
Wolfie will be delighting in a three-day celebration of all things raw and delicious from August 5th to the 7th, spanning his birthday on the 6th... This event, going by the name of "David Wolfe RAW" will be a three-day immersion experience into all things raw, cutting-edge, healthful, longevity-provoking and joyful :) Yoga, talks, Q&A, food demos, prizes, tonics, a gourmet birthday dinner and much more are all on offer - check it all out at: http://www.how2eatraw.com
...aaaaaaaaaaaand, as a very special gift to y'all, the organisers of this unique event are offering an exclusive discount to those of you who would love to go and play in the birthday games with Mr. Wolfe - you can get a *10% discount on tickets* and a *15% discount on 3-day passes* by using the exclusive coupon code RawWorld as you purchase your tickets (note: this code is case sensitive)...ENJOY :)
...and here's David's video invite to this event for you to enjoy too:

http://vimeo.com/25156444

on July the 22nd I enjoyed:

1 quart water
1 cup mandarin/granadilla juice
chunk of fresh cherimoya - yummmmmmm :)
2 cups coconut water blended with Elixir of The Lake
bowl of energy soup fresh from the garden, with nori/avo/Sea Clear/sauerkraut on the side, followed by a sliced apple spread with almond butter
big mug of herbal tea
water of a young coconut
little bowl of grawnola with sliced apple and coconut water
1 cup water


on July the 23rd I was blessed with:

1 quart water
2.5 cups watermelon/mandarin juice
chunk of fresh papaya
2 cups coconut water blended with Elixir of The Lake
bowl of energy soup fresh from the garden, with nori/avo/Sea Clear/sauerkraut on the side, followed by a sliced apple spread with almond butter
big mug of herbal tea
little hand-stirred yumpot of hazelnut butter, carob powder, stevia, orange oil
water of a young coconut
2 cups water

We enjoyed a *lovely* live radio interview with the delightful Elaina Love last week, covering candida, detox, liver cleansing, juice feasting, low glycemic food choices and much more...you can check out the free playback for that interview over at http://www.TheRawFoodWorldRadioShow.com for the next week or so - enjoy :)

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

Birthday Joys :)

Yesterday was my 32nd Birthday and I had so much FUN :)))

Thanks so much to all of you who sent bright birthday messages and kind wishes :) We were back in gorgeous sunny Ojai surrounded by boxes, envelopes and packages of things people had sent here to the warehouse... :) We went for a lovely hike in the mountains, drank juice, went to the fabulous Santa Barbara Farmers' Market to procure the finest fresh figs and other yummies, walked on the beach, paddling in the Pacific along the way, then in the evening Mr. M had arranged a cheeky surprise birthday party for me with lovely friends ;)
We enjoyed raw cupcakes made with love and then the gathered lovelies decided to hold a *beautiful* birthday blessing ceremony for me, wherein I lay in the middle as everyone gathered around and offered such sweet blessings to my path, before pulling together to levitate me up to the ceiling - a liiiift up into my next spin around the sun - fun ;)

In case you missed my special birthday gifts to YOU in my newsletter this week, you can check those out in the section below...


On August the 8th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
2 tbsp bee pollen
3 cups greeeeeeeeeen juice
½ bag of fresh cherries with a few fresh figs
1 cup water
1 cup mixed veggie juice
a fascinating item from a raw food deli in So-Cal - smthg like an Indian Samosa, stuffed with veggies and nut pate, served with baby spinach, followed by a couple of slices of dried pineapple
mug of horchata tea
1 cup water


Yesterday, (Tuesday the 10th of August) was my 32nd Birthday :) 
I wanted to share something special with all of YOU guys on this occasion and decided to offer 8 of my favourite products from our store at a whopping 32% Off :) Here is the gorgeous goodie list below:

"Raw Emotions"
"Anastasia"
"Non-Violent Communication"
Acai Powder
Nori Sheets
Maca Powder
Lucuma Powder
Carob Powder

Click HERE to order any of these goodies at 32% Off...

...and for those of you who may not be drawn to any of these items right now, remember that we have lots of fabulous freebies for you to explore too, such as our free raw food e-reports from HERE, the free playback calls of all the radio interviews we did in the last year from HERE and the two free ebooks I also produced in the last year, from ProfoundlyRaw.com and ProfoundlyRawRecipes.com...

Between all these special offers and fun freebies to explore, I do hope that you all find some reason to rejoice and celebrate today - we love and appreciate you :)


on August the 9th I loved:

1 quart water
1 tbsp bee pollen
3 cups greeeeeeeeeen juice
bowl of fresh fruit salad: papaya, peach, cherries, figs
shared cucumber salad meal with Mr. M, with cracker samples and almond butter
2 cups water
3 tbsp acai powder :)
2 cups water


on August the 10th it was my birthday and I enjoyed:

1 quart water
3 cups goji juice with Marine Phytoplankton
2 cups greeeeeeen juice
bowl of cherries and three apricots
1 cup water
yummmmmy fresh figs at the Santa Barbara farmers' market with a little raw almond butter
amazing SURPRISE birthday party raw cupcakes :) two delicious flavours: lemon-poppyseed and raspberry-white chocolate - wow :)) also birthday drinks: watermelon juice, samples of kevita cultured drinks
1 cup water

I also wanted to let you all know about some of the *amazing* eco-clothing stores online that I've been ordering things from lately... We basically came back from Ecuador with empty bags so that we can bring lots more things back there when we go back...so, as we came here with just the clothes on our backs, I was busy ordering some yummy new eco-friendly items before we arrived...
I have been absolutely *thrilled* with every item I've received so far - I LOVE it all and also got such great discounts and offers with some of these companies that I wanted to share the info here with you guys as well, so that you can maybe enjoy some eco-friendly bargains TOO...here we go:

 Jute and Jackfruit - 15% Off and Free Shipping

Gretchen and Grace - 40% Off (use code "Summer40" - expires Aug 15th)

Uncommon Scents - Free Shipping and Free Perfume Oil samples - I *love* the bamboo clothes from Dreamsacks - this site seems to have the best prices for them...

There are MANY more fabulous discounts on eco-clothing sites through the White Apricot

site, listed HERE - enjoy ;)

I also got more lovely things from some of my usual favourites:

Texture Clothing

Pineapple Pop on Etsy

and
Mountains of the Moon

I *hope* that the codes and offers above still work for you - they worked for me at the time of use - probably a good idea to use them sooner rather than later if there's smthg you like the look of, as they may expire otherwise - enjoy... ;)

All love and shimmying refinement,
Ms. Stokes-Monarch. xxx

A Space of Love... :)

Are you ready for the beautiful Space of Love/Funky Raw festie coming up next weekend – August 14th–17th – in the UK?
Mmmmm, I would be there in a split second with fairy bells on if I were in the UK right now – I went to the festie last year in the Sussex countryside and loved it sooooo much, I was beaming the whole weekend ;) I'm in New England right now though, rather than the 'original' England, so I'll be sending blissings from here instead... ;) Some of the intended delights of the festie include: raw food workshops/demos/talks, yoga, live music, wild food walks, healing area, drumming circle, trance dance, permaculture, sauna, kids' area and sound healing – yummmmmmm ;)
You can check out all the details and reserve your space on the SpaceofLove site, HERE. Enjoooyyyyyyy...

on August the 5th I had:

1 quart water
mug of the Rawtographer's outrageously potent herbal tea with schizandra berries, goji berries, medicinal mushrooms, pau d'arco and more...
1.5 cups goji water with Marine Phytoplankton
bottle of greeeeeeeen juice and bottle of Royal Flush from Liquiteria
cherry and fig feast with almond butter and a slice of yummy raw lemon cheesecake :)
1 quart water
bottle of greeeen juice
little handful bee pollen/hemp seed mixture, 2 Brazil nuts and a curry powerwrap
3 cups water

Well, speaking of celebrations, we had a lot of fun at David Wolfe's b–day party in NYC this week and he just posted a video online of the talk he did there. If you didn't see that and would like to check out the action, you can watch it HERE, to find out which kinds of plants he's been growing on his properties, hear how we all met up in Vilcabamba and even maybe learn how to reverse male pattern baldness – lol ;) It's 63 mins long – enjoy ;)


on August the 6th I had:

1 quart water
cherry, peach and blueberry feast with creamy almond butter
1 quart spring water straight from the spring
2 tbsp bee pollen, a few leaves of fresh–picked sheep's sorrel and a few wild berries, 1 tbsp green powder, a strip of dulse
little bowl of sauerkraut and kim chee with creamy almond butter and olives – wow :)
1 cup powerful women's herbal tea from Goji Girl
2 cups water

Oooo lala – the new summer edition of Purely Delicious magazine is out and it is BEAUTIFUL :) Just love the work Rebecca Carlson is doing on this raw mag...here's a little sneaky peaky into the line–up this time round:

• Raw-101 (raw friendly markets) with Sheree Clark
• Q+A with Matt Monarch & Angela Stokes-Monarch
• Recipes by Sarma Melngailis of Pure Food & Wine restaurant and Living Raw Food (her latest book)
• Fit Tips by fitness guru Scott Brown
• Cherie Soria from Living Light helps us to find our sweet spot!
• "Who’s Afraid of Sea Vegetables?" by Julie K (Julie Kalivretenos) • Traveling Raw by Matthew Kenney
• "In My Own Words" a new series of healing and hope about my own struggles with Multiple Sclerosis
• The Green Mustache Kids Club / Road Trip Fun by Lisa Testa
• Easy Dining Al Fresco with Omid Jaffari
• Surviving the Summer Cookout...
• And so much more :)

NICE ;) You can grab your copy from HERE if you're not already subscribed – enjoy ;)

All love and blissful unfoldings,

Ms. Sto–Mo. xxx

'Fire Your Diet' and Win Yummy Goodies Instead... ;)

I am delighted to say that I am being interviewed tomorrow night by the lovely, lively Joe Kasper of 'FireYourDiet.com' ;) Joe is a fast–talking, no–nonsense New Yorker ex–physical ed teaching, nutrition and fitness coach who is out there spreading the word in his own unique way :)
You can listen in to my interview with him tomorrow night (Thursday July 30th) at 10pm EST (7pm PST). Get on the call by dialing 712-432-1601 and entering the access code 709529# OR visit http://www.FireYourDiet.com for more info...
ENJOY :)

on July the 26th I had:

1 quart water
2 cups greeeeen juice: cucumber, celery, fennel, dill, romaine, ginger, lime
2 cups energy soup, followed by a little yacon root
1 quart water
1.5 cups goji water with Marine Phytoplankton
pot of pineapple chunks
2 fresh apricots and a little bowl of blueberries with creamy almond butter
3 cups water

Staying with the east coast theme, Mr. M and I are out here at the moment doing talks all over Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut and New England for the next few weeks (see our events page HERE) ...and we're very excited that in the midst of all these talks, it also happens to be David Wolfe's birthday and he's having a big chocolate party celebration in NYC next Tuesday, August the 4th from 9pm – and everyone is welcome :) You can see all the details and reserve your space on the chocolate–splattered dancefloor by visiting the website of the gorgeous Gabrielle Brick, who is organising the party...Mr M and I will be there with joy and love – hope to see you there too if you're around :) Check out the details HERE...


on July the 27th I had:

1 quart water
1.5 cups goji water with Marine Phytoplankton
2 cups energy soup with a couple of brazil nuts and sauerkraut on the side
1 quart water
30 chlorella 'nuts'
big bowl of fruits: pineapple, peach, nectarine, blueberries, goji berries, with almond butter
3 cups water


on July the 28th I loved:

1 quart water
1.5 cups goji water with Marine Phytoplankton
pot of pineapple chunks
two peaches and a nectarine with almond butter
3 cups water
30 chlorella 'nuts'
1 quart greeeeeeen juice from Oasis Café in PA (Tiffany, you are my juice saviour ;)
2 cups greeeeen juice
2 cups water

Here's a fun little way to big up some of your favourite raw people and places, while potentially bagging yourself some yummy goodies at the same time: voting for the 2009 Veggie Awards closes this Friday at midnight – you can hop on over to their site HERE right now and register YOUR votes in categories like your favourite snack bar/recipe book/restaurant/website and so on...there are actually quite a few raw foodie places, products and people in there to choose from (and if there is no answer you like, you can usually enter your own choice ;)...aaaaaaaaaand, just by voting, you can win a whole range of fun goodies like a tropical holiday in the Florida Keys, designer vegan bags, books, eco–friendly cosmetics, clothes and much more – see HERE for all the details and ENJOY :)

All love and masterful unfoldings of the divine,
Ms. StoM. xxx