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

Epic Raw Plane Journeys...

Sooo…I am finally arrive-ed in Sydney :) HELLOOOOOO Australia :)))
Yeeeeeeee-HAH…25 hours of travel and a shocking number of time zones later, here I am…and I am very grateful to have arrived. My gracious hosts from Sydney raw food group ‘Gifts From Gaia’ came to meet me and took me on a quick tour to see the beautiful beaches and hilly climbs of Sydney…the opera house, the harbour bridge, the organic food stores – I’ve barely arrived and I’ve already seen them all ;) I am overawed by the beautiful Jacaranda trees with their purple leaves and pale bark…I can definitely feel that I’m on a different continent – the plants and air and bird calls all seem different…and on my first trip out to the garden I even met a Kookoburra – what a welcome :) Mr Monarch arrives tomorrow morning and we speak on Saturday at the Intuitive Well from 6pm – more details HERE.

On November the 6th I had:

1 quart water
2.5 cups celery/romaine/carrot/ginger/radish juice
1 dragon fruit
little bowl of banana blended with persimmons, then swirled with cinnamon, raisins and chia seeds
1.5 cups peppermint tea
1 pint water
2 satsumas, 2 golden kiwi fruit
little bowl of kale/avo salad stuffed in nori rolls
‘fruit salad’ with bits of pineapple, orange, raisins, banana
2 tbsp bee pollen with hemp seeds
handful of dried persimmon pieces
1 pint water
1lb longans
1 banana
3 cups water

Hmmmm…it’s kind of challenging to say what I ate on which day while flying, as the whole thing was a bit of a blur and seems like a distant dream already…I was basically just eating small amounts, regularly, as I felt hungry. I had some of my own food with me and then had also ordered the ‘fruit platter’ option from the airline (some of which was great and some of which was…tinned fruit cocktail… ;)

on November the 7th I had:

2 cups water
little bowl of melon fruit salad, a handful of dried fruits
2 persimmons
1 ‘Asian’ pear
2 cups water
another little bowl of melon fruit salad
1 avo mushed with a little hemp seed/bee pollen mixture and Celtic seasalt, wrapped in nori rolls, with a homemade sundried tomato flax cracker
3 cups water
little bag of FRESH CHERRRRRRIIIIIIIIIESSSSSSSS :)))
1 quart celery/cucumber/spinach/carrot juice
little handful of brazil nuts with nori sheets
2 cups water

Here are some top tips for raw plane travellers, compiled after my epic journey here…

*Bring lots of your own food. You can bring pretty much whatever food you like onto the plane – you’re just unlikely to be able to take much off with you at your destination on the other side, so try to eat or share what you have ;)
*I recommend bringing plenty of water-rich foods with you, to help you stay hydrated, especially considering the strict regulations around carrying liquids on planes now. I’d recommend bringing foods like cucumbers, apples, persimmons, mangoes, papaya, longans, dragon fruit and so on. I’d also recommend bringing things that feel exciting to you, so it’s like an adventure… :)
*Constipation is very common among plane travellers – partly from dehydration, partly from the stress of being in a different environment etc. Help yourself to avoid an unpleasant stuffed feeling by drinking plenty of water, breathing deeeeeeep and doing ‘breath of fire’ breathing if you’re familiar with it – it will help you to release. I’d also thoroughly recommend bringing prunes with you to eat for this reason – preferably soaked first (with soak water drained off though, because of the liquid restrictions).
*I’d further recommend bringing a few heavier items to eat too – a couple of avos, some hemp seeds maybe, bee pollen etc – so that you’ve got smthg more grounding too. (Though taking hemp seed with you to some countries may be risky – check regulations first ;)
*Wear/carry VERY warm clothes for the flight. It might seem like you won’t need them, yet it can get VERY cold though in pressurized cabins and especially if you’re trying to sleep, it is absolutely worth bringing a few extra items of clothing to stay warm.
*Flights seem like an ideal time to me to go into deep meditation. There is lots of ‘downtime’ to get into a real space of love and radiate that energy out to fellow beings. The last part of my journey here for example was a flight with a very sweet, restful energy – almost everyone on board was asleep…as I took a periodic wander around to stretch my legs, it was joyful for me to radiate love through the whole gathered company of brothers and sisters…I don’t think I’ve ever been in the presence of so many sleeping people at once… ;)

One love,
Angela. xxx