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

Make Your Own Stone-Ground Nut and Seed Butters :)))

In case you didn't yet hear about the AMAZING new stone-grinding machines we now have for making your OWN nut and seed butters, it shall be my delight to share some juicy details with you today about these new contraptions...

As many of you have noticed and commented on, in my daily food logs of the last few weeks, I've been mentioning eating some of our amazing home-made, fresh, smoooooooth nut butters...these butters are off-the-hooooooooooooooook ;)
Mr. M is a nut/seed butter FANATIC and for years has been wondering how to best make his OWN butters, rather than paying $20+ per jar for other peoples' products - he'd tried everything, using a food processor, pestle and mortar, Green Star juicer, blenders...you name it...never with very impressive results...until NOW :)))
A dear friend of ours let us know about a special stone-grinding machine for crunching down and smoooooothing out nuts and seeds into the most incredible, smooooooth, delicious, pourable nut and seed butters that you would have surely ever experienced...
We've been playing with all kinds of nut/seed versions the last few weeks and every trial has resulted in some kind of rich liquid luciousness...these machines can also be used to produce your own *exquisitely* smooooth and professional raw chocolates or similar confections - I actually JUST made my first batch of raw "chocolate" (with carob powder rather than cacao) in one of these stone-grinding machines last night - it is *RIDICULOUSLY* good...I'll aim to demo this on a video some day soon... for now, if you click over HERE you can see a video that we already did showing how to use this epic new piece of machinery...
Imagine, instead of paying $20+ per jar for almond butter or tahini, from now on you can use a machine like this to make your OWN nut and seed butters, of the highest, smoothest, silkiest quality you've ever experienced, for just the cost of the nuts/seeds themselves, plus the initial investment for the machine of course. As one customer commented, "this machine will have paid for itself in about 16 jars of almond butter" - WOW ;O
This stone-grinder is set to become *the* new "must-have" appliance for raw foodies everywhere and we're so excited to be able to share this with you - it is SOOOOO much fun to experiment with all your own mixtures - enjoy the process :)

Check out a video on the stone-grinding machines and get your own machine to play with HERE :)


on June the 16th I loved:

1 quart water
1 cup mandarin/passionfruit juice
little bowl of yummy fruit salad: papaya, banana, pineapple :)
2 cups coconut water blended with Elixir of The Lake
2 tbsp freeze-dried mushroom powder
bowl of energy soup from the garden with sauerkraut and nori sheets on the side, followed by a yumpot of carob powder, almond butter, orange oil, stevia :)
water of a young coconut
2 cups coconut kefir

We enjoyed a FABULOUS radio interview with the ever-lovely Shazzie over in the UK a few days back - you can check out the free playback for this interview for a week now over at http://www.TheRawFoodWorldRadioShow.com for discussions on superfoods, ecstatic living, food sovereignty, growing our own food, picking wild edibles, living on coconut kefir and much more - enjoy :)

I am very excited to say that we have a new radio show line-up ready to share with y'all too :)
Check out this coming rich tapestry of intended interactions:

Krishna McKenzie - June 23rd, 6pm Eastern - "Sustainable Farming/Permaculture in India"

Kara Maria Ananda - July 7th, 7pm Eastern - "Conscious Pregnancy and Birth"

Elaina Love - July 21st, 7pm Eastern - "Building a Life of Pure Joy through Raw Foods"
Brian Johnson – August 4th, 6pm Eastern – “Embodying and Sharing the Universal Truths”

Troy Casey – August 18th, 6pm Eastern – “Herbs and Their Place in Your Health Routine”

Markus Rothkranz – September 1st, 7pm Eastern – “Healing with Raw Foods”

Nick Ortner – Septemebr 15th, 7pm Eastern – “EFT and Tapping Your Way to a Better Life!”

Alexandra Jaye Johnson – September 29th, 6pm Eastern – “Rocking Your Goddess Life”

 
To get the call-in details for any of these LIVE freeee talks, just visit http://www.TheRawFoodWorldRadioShow.com - enjoy :)


on June the 17th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
1.5 cups mandarin/passionfruit juice
2 cups coconut water mixed with Elixir of The Lake
bowl of papaya with pineapple pieces
bowl of energy soup from the garden with sauerkraut and nori sheets on the side, followed by a yumpot of carob powder, almond butter, orange oil, stevia :)
water of a young coconut
glass of herbal tea
half of an AMAZING cherimoya
1 cup water


on June the 18th I appreciated:

1 quart water
1 cup mandarin/passionfruit juice
2 cups coconut water blended with Elixir of The Lake
other half of amazing cherimoya
bowl of energy soup from the garden with sauerkraut and nori sheets on the side, followed by a yumpot of carob powder, almond butter, orange oil, stevia :)
water of two young coconuts
glass of herbal tea

Dear raw si*star* Shakaya Leone has developed a whole new beauty cleanse programme that she'd love to share with y'all...it's a sublime three-week cleanse devoted to developing and honouring the beauty in YOUR life :) Learn how to read the messages your own face is giving you, delve into Shakaya's personal beautifying recipe collections, pick up daily protocols to change your life, find out about ancient beauty rituals and healing teas, learn how to balance your hormones daily, discover a new system for making your affirmations more effective, encounter breathing techniques to dramatically lower your stress, learn effective techniques to stop self-sabotage and much more - you can check out aaaaaaall the details and get signed up over at http://earthempress.com/thebeautycleanse - enjoy :)

All love and reverbations of bliss,
A. Stokes-Monarch. xxx


P.S. Happy Fathers' Day to all the padres out there :)))

Little Grandmother on Animal Communication, Crystals and More... :)

OoOOOoOooooo, the next video is up from Little Grandmother, wisdom-keeper Kiesha Crowther, check it out HERE - in this video she shares info on who the wisdom-keepers are, messages from crop circles, UFO sightings, the uses of crystal skulls and other crystals, her crystal-burying missions, how we can use water for global healing, how to communicate with animals, the role of dolphins, whales and elephants here, the importance of knowing how to grow your own food, masculine and feminine roles and more - you can check it all out HERE...

..and if you didn't see yet the other videos of Kiesha in Zurich posted last week, these have been HUGELY popular already and you might want to check them out... ;) The first video has already been viewed over 56,000 times in one week - see that one HERE...and the video on 2012 has been viewed over  46,000 times too - see that one HERE - enjoy ;)


on November the 19th I was blissed with:

1 quart water
3 cups watermelon/orange juice
3 cups greeeeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
bowl of papaya/banana/maca/carob/ashwaganda/stevia
water of a (very) young coconut
four *amazing* fresh figs from our baby fig trees :))))
1 quart pineapple/cucumber juice
2 cups greeeeeen smoothie: mango, banana, greeeeens from the garden, with some dried Incan Berries swirled in :)
mug of horchata tea
1 cup water

We have an exciting new "Healthy Holiday Survival Guide" raw recipe book to share with you, compiled by the lovely Heather Haxo Phillips of RawBayArea.com. Various raw chefs and authors contributed to this beautiful new publication, including myself, Cherie Soria, Elaina Love, Chaya Ryvka, Melissa Mango, Russell James and others...the book is beautifully laid out, with full-colour pics and is packed with Heather's astounding attention to detail and *loving* touch ;) There are 35 Holiday-themed recipes, plus tried and tested guidance and tips for raw foodies at this time of year...Heather even had the books spiral-bound to make them easy to use in the kitchen (she really thinks of *everything* ;) You can get this lovely new book just in time for the Holiday season HERE - enjoy ;)


on November the 20th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
little glass of orange juice
bowl of papaya/banana/maca/carob/ashwaganda/stevia
shotglass of wheatgrass/greenjuice
water of a young coconut
little glass of cucumber juice
shared cucumber salad meal with Mr. M - salad stuffed into nori sheets with Sea Clear, followed by a carob "Brownie Batter" yumpot ;)
1 cup water
mug of horchata tea
1 cup water


on November the 21st I appreciated:

1 quart water
3 cups watermelon/orange juice
6 granadillas
bowl of papaya/banana/maca/carob/ashwaganda/stevia
2 cups wild greeeens coconut elixir from Mr. M
shared cucumber salad meal with Mr. M - salad stuffed into nori sheets with homemade basil/cilantro/macadamia sauce, followed by a carob "Brownie Batter" yumpot ;)
1 cup water
mug of fresh mint tea
1 cup water


I *loved* this recent "Gift For Today"email message from Hazelden.org - this speaks very deeply to me:

Going Easy

Go easy. You may have to push forward, but you don't have to push so hard. Go in gentleness, go in peace.

Do not be in so much of a hurry. At no day, no hour, no time are you required to do more than you can do in peace. Frantic behaviors and urgency are not the foundation for our new way of life.

Do not be in too much of a hurry to begin. Begin, but do not force the beginning if it is not time. Beginnings will arrive soon enough.

Enjoy and relish middles, the heart of the matter.

Do not be in too much of a hurry to finish. You may be almost done, but enjoy the final moments. Give yourself fully to those moments so that you may give and get all there is.

Let the pace flow naturally. Move forward. Start. Keep moving forward. Do it gently, though. Do it in peace. Cherish each moment.

Today, God, help me focus on a peaceful pace rather than a harried one. I will keep moving forward gently, not frantically. Help me let go of my need to be anxious, upset, and harried. Help me replace it with a need to be at peace and in harmony.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh, *deep sigh of relief* - thanks Hazelden ;) 

All love,

Angelalalaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. xxx

International Day of Juice Feasting :)

ooooOoOooooo, I'm very excited to say that we finally have more details to share with you about the upcoming "International Day of Juice Feasting" on September the 12th :) A lot of you have been asking about this event...
We will be co-hosting a LIVE juicy event in Seattle, WA that day, along with Dave the Raw Food Truck Driver, Elaina Love and other lovely juiciliscious folks ;)
The website with info about this event is now up at http://www.dayofjuicefeasting.com. The live event in Seattle runs from noon to 4pm and can apparently also be viewed live on the web too - how cool :) There will be talks, juicing demos, a live global Q&A on juiciness and more...join us :)
All info at http://www.dayofjuicefeasting.com - we hope to connect with you there :)


on August the 16th I appreciated:

1 quart water
1 quart watermelon/orange juice
3 cups greeeeen juice
1 cup greeeeeen juice
a bowl of fresh figs/blueberries with a little raw almond butter, samples of macadamia nuts and coconut chips
2 cups goji berry juice
2 cups water


on August the 17th I loved:

1 quart water
3 cups watermelon/orange juice
bowl of fresh cherries
3 cups greeeeeen/carrot juice from the Norwalk :)
nori wraps stuffed with Sea Clear, avocado, sprouts, curry-kraut and cucumber, followed by a cherry-vanilla raw love bar :)
1 cup goji juice
2 cups water

I'm also very excited to say that our juicy-yum friend Kate Magic from the UK has just re-launched her site RawLiving and she now has a *beautiful* free 46-page raw ebook to share with y'all...with delicious recipes, gorgeous pictures and insightful sharings on leading a magical raw life...get your free copy of "We Are Raw Living" HERE - enjoy ;)
Kate will also be hopping back over the pond soon to share her glittery joy at Au Lac among other places - you can check out her schedule on her site HERE...


on August the 18th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
bowl of fresh cherries
3 cups greeeeeeen juice
2 cups water
nori wraps stuffed with Sea Clear, avocado, sprouts, garlic-kraut and cucumber, followed by 3tbsp acai powder :)
2 cups water


on August the 19th I loved:

1 quart water
3 cups greeeeeeen juice
bowl of fresh cherries, 3tbsp acai powder
2 cups echinacea tea
*amazing* meal with friends at Rawvolution in Santa Monica: shared enchilada, greeeen soup, 'tiger rolls' and incredible dessert pies - wow :)
2 cups water

On the subject of talks here in the USA, Mr. Monarch and I start our next round of talks next Wednesday, here in Orange County...hmmmmm...I haven't spoken in public in about nine months...not sure yet what I'll be choosing to share this time round...I suspect there'll be some singing in there too though... ;) If you'd love to join us at an event, here is our current schedule:

* August 25th, Orange County, CA *
* September 8th, Oakland, CA *
* September 10th, Portland, OR *
* September 12th, Seattle, WA - International Day of Juice Feasting *
* September 15th, Calgary, AB *
* September 17th-19th, Brighton, MI - Raw Health Eco Fest *
* September 24th-26th, Orange County, CA - Longevity Conference with David Wolfe *

 More details for these events can be found on our site HERE...enjoy ;)



All love and gracious abundance,
Ms. Stokes-Monaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarch. xxx

Join Us at Longevity Conference in September :)

I am *very* excited to say that Mr. Monarch and I are lined up to be at the Longevity Conference, hosted by David Wolfe, in California from September 24th to 26th - YAY :)

We will be hosting a booth with our books and products from TheRawFoodWorld, answering Qs and absorbing the delights of the weekend with friends old and new. There are going to be SO many amazing presenters there again, including:

David Wolfe, Daniel Vitalis, Donna Gates, *Solla* :),
Dr. Mercola, John Robbins, Kevin and Annmarie Gianni,
Truth Calkins, Nadine Artemis, Frank Giglio and many others :)

We haven't been to one of the Longevity Conferences yet - we just watched the last one on DVD though and we LOVED it - so much amazing cutting-edge info, love and high energy sharing...hence we're very excited to be there in person in a couple of months :) If you'd love to be there too, you can find out the details and sign up HERE...we look forward to seeing y'all there if you're able to make it... :)
FYI, tickets are currently $247 for the whole weekend and the price goes up to $297 on August 15th, so get in there soon if you wanna come to play... :)

We just filmed a little interview with Wolfie to share our excitement and ask some Qs about the upcoming conference - you can see that interview here below in two parts - enjoy :)

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_PfbFgTqu8
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTy-1riLE9I

Reserve your place at the Longevity Conference HERE -
we look forward to seeing you there :)

on July the 11th I didn't feel able to eat and instead I enjoyed:

1 quart water
1 quart water
2 cups water
2 cups greeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
2 cups greeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
1 cup water


In other raw event news, the dearlings at the beautiful Ronora Lodge in Michigan would LOVE to remind you that their "Green Synergy Festival" is coming up in about a month: August 20th-22nd...featuring speakers such as Victoria Boutenko, Tim Van Orden and Elaina Love, live music, meditations, raw food demos, sound healing, yoga, foraging walks and so much more...it looks wonderful :)

Founder of the festival, the lovely Raw Chicago Gal, Ariane Glazer, says:

"For five years I have been dreaming of bringing folks together for a transformational experience with raw, green, spirit, activism, dancing, healing, community connection - so I am excited that this is happening now - it is going to be amazing!" 

Join in the fun over at http://www.greensynergyfestival.com :)

on July the 12th I didn't feel able to eat much either...so I loved:

1 quart water
1 cup *amazing* passion fruit/granadilla/mandarin juice :)
2 cups greeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
2 cups greeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
½ a papaya
water of a young coconut
2 cups greeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
a dragon fruit, a papaya
1 cup water


on July the 13th I was delighted with:

1 quart water
2 cups greeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
water of a young coconut
2 cups energy soup with a sprinkling of kale chips on top, followed by a hand-mixed 'yumpot' of tahini, stevia, chocolate+vanilla extracts, maca, water
mug of horchata tea
2 cups greeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
2 cups water

...and skipping across the 'pond', on t'other side of the Atlantic, the raw hero crew from "East Side Raw" in London would LOVE to invite y'all to their next event, coming up in just two weeks, on July 31st...

This is a raw food/juicing/dance party all rolled into one :) There will be a 'rawtini' bar, complimentary raw canapes, a vitality workshop, raffle prizes, dancing, connecting and more to explore...check out the details and reserve your tickets at http://www.eastsideraw.com - enjoy :)))

All love, liberty and grace,
The Stokes-Monarch. xxx

Introducing: The "Profoundly Raw Recipes" E-Book :)

I am *THRILLED* to offer you all a very special new free gift today... Introducing:

The Profoundly Raw Recipes Ebook :)

Three months ago I launched the first "Profoundly Raw" ebook, which contained raw food book chapters contributed by 12 raw authors...that free ebook has been downloaded nearly 10,000 times already since being released just before Christmas last year, as a "holiday gift" to all :)

This time, I wanted to showcase the work of some the fabulous raw chefs in this vibrant community :) So, I invited 12 participants again (6 male, 6 female), to send in one or more recipes from their books and I've been busy piecing all of the wonderful contributions together in the background this last week, ready to present to y'all today, this time as a little "Easter-time Gift" - YAY :) I *love* gift-giving :)


on March the 31st I loved:

1 quart water
water of a young coconut mixed with marine phytoplankton
2 cups greeeeeen juice mixed with carrot juice
mug of mango greeeeeen smoothie with a dragon fruit and ½ a papaya
mug of horchata (hibiscus) tea
2 cups water
2 cups greeeeeen smoothie: mango, pineapple, cilantro, lettuce, wild greens, a banana
2 cups greeeen juice mixed with carrot juice
3 cups greeen smoothie: cucumber, red bell pepper, mango, lime juice, cilantro
2 cups coconut water with marine phytoplankton
2 cups greeeeeen smoothie: red banana, cilantro, lettuce
1 cup water


Here is the line-up of our generous participants this time:

Ani Phyo, Bryan Au, Brigitte Mars, Frank Giglio, 

Elaina Love, Jeremy Safron, Meredith Frantz, Mark Reinfeld, 

Nomi Shannon, Matt Amsden, Solla, Rod Rotondi

...and WOW, these guys really offered up some wonderful recipe treasures for you all to enjoy :) Every chef sent in 1-6 recipes, resulting in a yummy little collection of over 35 fabulous raw recipes from professional raw chefs - nice :)

There are so many yummy treats to explore: how about a little Corn Chowder from Ani Phyo, Asparagus Quiche with Brigitte Mars, a slice of Elaina Love's German Chocolate Cake, a nibble of some Cilantro Pesto Stuffed Mushrooms from Mark Reinfeld, a brimming bowl of Real Deal Oatmeal courtesy of Rod Rotondi or even a wedge of Matt Amsden's famous Onion Bread...???

(Insider's tip: I was so excited that Mr. Amsden sent us in the recipe for his celebrated Onion Bread from Rawvolution - ;O - I think I would download this free ebook just for that recipe alone... ;) 

on April the 1st I delighted like a smoothie fool in:

1 quart water
2 cups greeeeen juice mixed with carrot juice
2 cups coconut water with marine phytoplankton
2 cups greeen smoothie: mango, cucumber, red bell pepper, avocado, dulse, lime juice, cilantro
2 cups water
2 cups greeeen juice mixed with carrot juice
2 cups greeen smoothie: papaya, red banana, avocado, dulse, mint, celery greens, lettuce
2 cups STRONG greeeeen smoothie: red banana, mango, aloe vera, parsley, lettuce
2 cups water

The intention with this 46-page free ebook is to help give you a 'taste' of the kinds of yummies each of these talented chefs serve up...think of it like a 'sampler' ebook...a 'virtual' potluck with some of the most outstanding raw chefs around today...

Most of the chefs provided recipes from their books - some also provided *new* recipes that can't yet be found in any of their books...exciting :)

You can download the free 'Profoundly Raw Recipes' ebook HERE - I sincerely hope that you enjoy it - there's a lot of LOVE in there...may it bring you some inspiration, in the process of your own glorious unfolding journey into more vibrant health...please feel free to share it with friends too...

There are also special offers in the ebook, to get any of the mentioned books at 15% off from TheRawFoodWorld.com :)

So, hop on over HERE to get your free copy of the ebook now... :)

(...and if that link doesn't work for you for some reason, step into the flow of plan 'b' and try this link HERE instead...and if for some absurd reason that still doesn't get you into those virtual book pages, email angela@rawreform.com and we'll hook you up... ;)

ENJOY and a delightful Easter-time to you ALL :))))

All love, 

Angelalalalalalaaaaaaaaaaaaa. xxx


p.s. if you never downloaded the first "Profoundly Raw" ebook and would love to do so, you can find that HERE - double the gifts - enjoy ;)

Free Complete Audio Download of "World Peace Diet" :)

WOW - in case you didn't see, last week saw a monumental occurence in the 'vegan' world, when Dr. Will Tuttle's book "World Peace Diet", all about veganism and our spiritual connections with food, went to #1 in books on Amazon.com ;O

Dr. Will did a huge promo launch, which I mentioned here last week, with masses of amazing freebies thrown in for anyone who bought the book on Amazon - what a HUGE response he received and how beautiful to highlight a book with this kind of message for the whole Amazon-shopping-world to witness ;)

Now, as a 'thank you' celebration for such a successful launch, Dr. Tuttle would love to offer everyone a yummmmmmy freebie download of the WHOLE of his book on audio, unabridged, 13.5 hours. This usually sells for $15 and right now anyone can access the whole audio book for free - you can pick your copy up HERE - enjoy and congrats again to Will for such a wonderful campaign :))))
(If you didn't get his book yet and would like to, the launch page with the freebies is still up for a while longer, over HERE...)


On March the 15th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
3 cups greeeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice and sugarcane juice
bowl of green mush yum: young coconut meat, red banana, cilantro, garlic, on flax crackers with pieces of dulse seaweed, followed by a few macadamias with green raisins
1.5 cups reishi/shilajit/ormus tea
3 cups water
3 cups greeeeeen juice mixed with carrot juice and sugarcane juice
flax crackers topped with dulse seaweed, tahini, chopped tomatoes, followed by some home-made halva, made by mixing together Mr. M's tahini and local raw honey
1.5 cups reishi/shilajit/ormus tea
2 cups water

Our dear friend Elaina Love is looking for an assistant for her yummy business Pure Joy Planet. Excitingly, she is relocating the business to lovely Patagonia in Arizona at the end of this month and would love to also locate a new yumster to help out with office/marketing tasks and beyond - here are the deets from Ms. Love:

Office Assistant/Sales and Marketing position available in Patagonia Arizona with a conscious, intentional, rapidly growing raw food company.

Elaina Love, raw food chef and instructor of Pure Joy Planet is looking for a high integrity, raw food educated, focused and grounded person to work 20+ hours a week beginning March 31st in Patagonia Arizona.

This is the opportunity to grow with Elaina and to help her get set up in Arizona. Position includes and is not limited to: telephone sales, marketing, filing and paperwork, newsletter organization, and product production and fulfillment. Pay is $10 to start with commissions for additional time spent on sales and marketing.

Please send your resume to Elaina at ElainaLive@gmail.com. To find out more about Elaina and her work go to www.PureJoyPlanet.com

ENJOY :)

on March the 16th I loved:

1 quart water
3 cups greeeeeeen juice with pineapple juice
'pizza' piles of flax crackers topped with avocado mush (avocado, basil, cumin, lime juice, garlic) and chopped tomatoes, followed by half a fresh lucuma fruit ;O
2 cups reishi/shilajit/ormus tea
3 cups water
slice of raw birthday cake at a 5 year old raw starlet's b-day party
a few strawberries
2 cups reishi/shilajit/ormus tea
2 cups water


on March the 17th I appreciated:

1 quart water
2 cups greeeeeeen juice mixed with sugarcane juice
bowl of chopped fruit with young coconut meat: dragon fruit, red banana, pear and a few chunks of dried banana/mango on the side from friends
2 cups water
2 cups greeeeen juice mixed with carrot juice
shared yummers meal of kale salad with Mr. M: shredded kale, avocado, dulse, tomatoes, with *AMAZING* pieces of dehydrated 'mac cheese' mixture - WOW :) Followed by a little hand-mixed yumpot of tahini with local honey
mug of herbal tea
2 cups water

We've been having *so* much fun getting our trees and gardens going here in Vilcabamba...this week I tried fresh lucuma fruit for the first time (YUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM :) and planted the seeds from the fruit - yay :) SIX of the carob seeds I planted have now come up too, plus enormous amounts of the Ice Cream Bean Seeds - those things are outrageously prolific...I'd love to hear from any of you who got some of them from our store and have been growing them too...I think every single one I planted of those has come up already... ;O
Mr. M has also been planting up a fig tree FOREST this week - very exciting - see the video below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjqiw2HX8NE

Excitement is building too for the raw food gathering here in Vilcabamba in May - there are over 200 members now on the "Ning" community site for this gathering - come join us if you feel drawn :) http://rawinecuador.ning.com

All love, light and grace,
Angelalalalalaalaaaaaaaaaaa. xxx

Five Things I Learnt On The Road Last Year...

I recently found some notes I'd been making on a piece of paper in the car, along the theme of five things that had become clear to me while living on the road for the MAJORITY of last year, while travelling, moving, darting in and out of places and houses and venues and lives...I thought I'd share these observations here with y'all today...

*'Nothing is Definite Until it is Done' - along our travels we meet people telling us about all kinds of projects, ideas and suggestions that they think are 'definitely' going to happen: books they are writing, new businesses they are 'definitely' going to do, websites they will have ready 'next week' and any number of other things that they are certain are going to unfold...in my experience, nothing is definite until it is actually done...so I tend to receive all this kind of information with an open, supportive heart and an awareness that things may actually unfold in another way than is being foretold... ;) There are so many myriad possibilities for outcomes and we all have a choice in every single moment, so thinking that things are 'definitely' going to happen can seem, to me, a little like openly tempting the 'trickster' energy to rise up and meet the path... ;)

on January the 20th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
2 tbsp YUMMY bee pollen
2 cups greeeeeeeen juice
bowl of blended chia yum: blended together green apples, sprouted chia flour, acai powder, maca, spirulina
1 quart water
3 cups reishi/shilajit/ormus tea
1 cup greeeeeen juice
4 tbsp acai powder
2 cups water

*'Don't Take Anything Personally' - I've mentioned this one before, with major kudos to Don Miguel Ruiz (The Four Agreements) - and it is such a powerful theme for me that it comes up here again. Living and sharing life 'in public' can create situations where energies that seem other-than-supportive seem to be directed towards us. The key to finding peace in these situations, for me, centres around stepping away from taking any of this energy flow personally. I send love to anyone who seems to be acting out in a way that seems other-than-congruent with universal unconditional love and compassion... Sending people love, compassion and healing energy seems to be the best I can do to shift the energy in these situations.

*Breathe Deeeeeeeeeeeeeeep - my first action in any situation that feels challenging is to breathe deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep...this feels calming, healing, empowering and is the quickest way for me to reconnect to source, besides which it is also free and easy to do... ;)


on January the 21st I loved:

1 quart water
2 cups greeeeeen juice
bowl of blended chia yum: blended together green apples, sprouted chia flour, acai powder, maca, spirulina
2 cups reishi/shilajit/ormus tea
3 cups water
2 cups greeeeeen juice
4 tbsp acai powder, handful of *amazing* new Hunza dried apricot pieces - WOW :)
2 cups reishi/shilajit/ormus tea
2 cups water


on January the 22nd I was delighted with:

1 quart water
3 cups greeeeeeen juice
bowl of blended chia yum: blended together green apples, sprouted chia flour, acai powder, maca, spirulina, sprinkled some ground pumpkin seeds on top
2 cups reishi/shilajit/ormus tea
3 cups water
1 cup greeeeen juice
4 tbsp acai powder, little handful Hunza dried apricots
2 cups reishi/shilajit/ormus tea
2 cups water


*Leafy Greens, Seaweeds, Sprouts - for me, these are the three basic food components to concentrate on ingesting daily, to feel healthy, balanced and consistently great. Naturally I consume other things alongside these three - these are just the BASICS to make sure I am getting into my body, in some form, every day... ;)

*Emanating Love to All - many people we come across seem to be carrying a 'pain body' with them to some degree or another...they WANT love, acceptance and to feel happy and yet they may speak and act out in a way that seems to suggest otherwise ;) In my experience, the more I am willing to extend a space of love, compassion and acceptance to everyone, the more easily my own life experience seems to flow...whereas resistance to any energy flow seems to escalate apparent challenges...after all, what we resist, persists ;)
I believe that anyone can hold a healing space of love open towards another being, IF they are willing to do so - it often comes down to a balancing game of pain bodies; who is willing to step up into the light of love, compassion and grace and hold a gentle space open for mutual healing...? Is it going to be an endless, morbid battle of 'my pain body is bigger than yours', or are you willing to step up, listen with compassion to others and spread the love...? ;)

All blessings to you all...
Angelalalalaaaaaaaaaaaa. xxx

Voting Open NOW for Best of Raw 2009 Awards :)

OoOooOoo, lots of yummmmmmy news today - first up:

VOTING is now OPEN for the ‘Best of Raw 2009’ Awards :)
The nominations are all in, for around 30 categories of raw people, goodies, places and services…and all those nomiantions have now been neatly arranged into a pretty voting form by the divine goddess Laura Fox over at http://www.BestofRaw.net - hop on over there now and cast YOUR votes in the myriad categories such as favourite raw restaurant, book, educator, media, blog, online store and so on...Mr. Monarch and I are smiling gratefully to be nominees in many categories ;) Thank you :) Winners are to be announced on December 30th – ENJOY :)

on December the 7th I was blissed with:

1 quart water
mug of herbal tea
1 tbsp bee pollen, 3 tbsp goji powder
3 cups greeeeeeeeeeeen juice: celery, tat soi, fennel, romaine, dandelion, fenugreek, spinach, ginger, lemon
bowl of energy soup with a new kind of kale chip sample and the YUMMY raw breads on the side, followed by an apple
mug of spicy tea
3 cups water
handful of AMAZING mini-persimmons in Ojai, 2 tbsp goji powder
3 cups water

NEW JOB POSITION open at TheRawFoodWorld.com :)
We’re very excited to say that expansion is unfolding rapidly at TheRawFoodWorld.com and we’d love to welcome a new gem to the team to help out madame Alara in the customer services dept...here are the deets:

Where: Here in OJAI at the warehouse
Job Includes: answering phones; taking orders
Skills Required:
• Must be relatively FAST on a computer; Comfortable with 5-6 internet windows open at one time...
• Friendly
• Detailed and Organized
• Efficient
• Health Passionate or at least Health Curious
• Also, must have a decent laptop that you can bring to work and use for the job --- nothing gets downloaded...just need email and internet
Hours: 4 hours, 4 days a week - preferably 10am-2pm Mon-Thurs , starting NOW :)
Compensation: $10 per hour with a possible pay increase in 6 months.

If you're interested in this position, please email Alara with your resume or a request to set up an interview...rawworldservice@gmail.com.
(Yesterday Mr. M and I had a meeting with all the staff of TheRawFoodWorld and we filmed a little of the event to help introduce the team to y’all – see HERE ;)

on December the 8th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
mug of herbal tea
glass of straight pomegranate juice – WOW :)
1 tbsp bee pollen
myriad samples of raw recipes as we created dinner for our whole RawFoodWorld crew ;)
3 cups water
plate of raw dinner concoctions followed by a chunk of the triple-layer cake – YUMMMM :) (recipe videos to follow soon, over at TheRawFoodWorld.tv...)
3 cups water


on December the 9th I loved:

1 quart water
3 tbsp fresh bee pollen
3 cups greeeeeeen juice: celery, zucchini, dandelion, tat soi, fennel, romaine, fenugreek, spinach, ginger, lemon
2 tbsp AMAZING honey samples
2.5 cups beet/apple juice
20 chlorella tablets, 3 tbsp goji powder
3 cups veggie juice: celery, romaine, sunflower greens, spinach, carrot
2 tsbp AMAZING new Diviana Nectar product
3 cups water

WONDERFUL update from Living Light about the fund for Elaina Love and her young son Dominic who is currently in the process of reversing leukemia at Hippocrates in Florida. You may recall a few days back I posted a message via Living Light calling for donations to help support the lovely Loves during this challenging time and here is a wonderful little update from Living Light:

“Incredibly, within the first 24 hours, we had received over 200 donations ranging from $5 to $250. Since then, the money, love, and prayers have poured in abundantly - we have been overwhelmed with the response. Just today, we received word that a benefactor will pay $2000 of Dominic's medical expenses and financial support is continuing to flow in. At this point, we are happy to report that we are close to raising the entire $20,000 that Elaina estimated she needs to cover their travel to Hippocrates and the services Dominic requires in attempting to save his young life.”

And a little quote from Elaina too, on email, via Living Light:

“Thank you all so very much for your generous contributions to Dominic's healing. My heart is so touched by you all and I am moved to tears daily. It touches me to my soul to know that you all care so much and to know how much we are loved. Dominic told me this morning that he plans on living to be an old man and that he will outlive us all! I loved hearing that. He is the bravest person I know and my personal hero!!!! One of the guests here told me today that he sets a good example for her and the others because he is so willing to do what it takes.

I know your love and prayers are powerful beyond measure. I appreciate your continued love and prayers, and am so grateful to all of you for the part you are playing in Dominic's return to well-being.

With all the love in my heart,

Elaina Love”

Apparently Brian Clement, director of Hippocrates, has also offered a partial scholarship to the Loves to help off-set the fees too :) Dominic still has a lot of healing to work through and all the love, prayers and support being sent their way are SOOOOO appreciated – it warms my heart so immensely too, to know that when one of the raw ‘tribe’ is in a challenging position like this, the raw ‘family’ gathers around to do our best to support them – LOVE it, thank you all SO much for all the yummy flow to the Loves :)

<3, love, LOVE,
Ms. Stokes-Monarch. xxx

Love and Support to Elaina Love...

As some of you may have seen already, the Living Light Culinary School yesterday issued an 'Urgent Request' for support for raw chef Elaina Love. Elaina is a dear raw friend whose young son Dominic was diagnosed with leukemia early this year and recently said to have 1-4 weeks to live, by his doctors. We stayed with the Loves back in the summer and were saddened to see Dominic feeling unwell. He is now at Hippocrates with his mum for a three-week intensive healing session. Living Light issued this request for support for Elaina to help cover the $20,000 fee for Dominic's treatment. Donors can send as little as $5 and anyone who sends in over $20 will also be entered into a draw to win either 2 free tickets to the Living Light Expo next year or a free culinary class at the school. Sweet :)
We sent a donation in yesterday and I wanted to post this info here too, to let anyone else who loves and appreciates Elaina know that this donation system has been set up. If you feel drawn to donate to the fund, you can visit THIS LINK to do so...you may also prefer to purchase some of Elaina's wonderful e-books as a form of support - she has a fantastic Irish Moss recipe e-book HERE for example, plus many other inexpensive, fabulous recipe books: Flavours of China, Nuevo Mexican Foods, Kale Chips, Liver and Gall Bladder Flush, Raw Wedding Cake and more - see all her ebooks HERE and consider this a fabulous way to support Elaina with no 'overheads' and get smthg yummy for yourself at the same time :))) If nothing else, I sincerely hope you'll join us in sending our very strongest healing love vibes to Dominic and Elaina at this time - it is all so appreciated :)))) THANK YOU :))))
<3 <3 <3 to the Loves...

on December the 2nd I loved:

1 quart water
shotglass of fresh orange juice
3 cups coconut water blended with Greener Grasses
yummy FEAST with Mr. Monarch of grated apples smothered in blended coconut meat and cinnamon, with a side dish of grawnola in coconut water/apple juice 'milk' :) YUmmmmmMMMmmmmmmmmmmm...
1 quart water
mug of herbal tea
3 cups water

We went to see 'How The Grinch Stole Christmas' last night at the Pantages Theatre in LA - it was SO fantastic :))) I LOVE live theatre :)))))) I was also especially delighted to see Icelandic actor Stefan Karl in the lead role as the Grinch - he is absolutely fabulous...I'm kinda addicted to the 'You're a Mean One Mister Grinch' song now - here is a YouTube version of it for your enjoyment... :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPBS7dVrE1U

on December the 3rd I was blissed with:

1 quart water
3 cups pineapple/celery/cucumber/endive/parsley juice
bowl of energy soup with gingerbread pieces on the side, followed by leftovers of the apple/coconut/cinnamon meal from ystrdy
cup of herbal tea
1 quart water
an apple, 2 tbsps of goji powder and 2 tbsp goji bliss spread
3 cups water
mug of herbal tea

OOoOoooo, Mr. Monarch has decided to extend the entry date for his session of the Blendtec Blender Giveaway until New Year's Eve, Dec 31st 2009 at midnight Pacific time :)

If you want to send in YOUR 3 minute video entry to win a fabulous FREE Blendtec Blender with a 4" Blade, you can read all the contest details HERE on an older blog entry - we look forward to seeing your entries :)

All love,
Angelalalalalaaaaaaaaaa Stokes-Monarch. xxx