MmmMmmmmm, yummy days this end of the spectrum...what about you? What are YOU loving at the moment? What are you grateful for? Here are some of the things that currently help keep the smile on my noggin:
*HOT Yoga – ooo la la, it’s steamy windows all around at the moment as we’re getting in a DAILY hot yoga session at a nearby super-lovely yoga studio...mmmmm, breathing deeeeeep, letting go, working those joints and muscles, loving the sweeeeaaaaaaat and the ruby cheeks, honouring the aches the next day and going back for more ;) lol...it seems to be getting colder by the day here in the UK, so, working out in a heated room is doing us wonders to keep the internal thermostats ticking over...love it...
*OKRA – I know I’ve mentioned this before – I am just in LOVE with okra though and would love to again recommend munching your molars into some of the delectable little treats from nature...I’m still amazed to think that prior to this summer I’d never knowingly eaten okra at all (also known as ‘lady’s fingers’ in some places). Now I am eating them pretty much every single day – we’ve found a supreme supply here of little ‘baby’ okra, which are sweeeeet, less ‘prickly’ and so fresh...YUMMM – I love the way they gel up in my mouth...amazing...
*Raw Foodie Steve Pavlina’s book ’Personal Development for Smart People’ – WOW...if you haven’t checked out Steve’s new book on self-development, I’d HIGHLY recommend it. He kindly sent us a review copy to look over and both the Monarch and I are LOVING dipping into it daily...Steve has produced a truly outstanding ‘self-help’ manual, quite unlike any other. There is not an ounce of ‘fluff’ in this book. Steve spent years reading ‘self-development’ books for all kinds of areas of life, then synthesised all the information and tips he had gathered into a model of ‘smart’ self-development that he suggests can work for ANY area of life. His logical left-brain capacities seem superlative and yet this is not some kind of dry, mechanical ‘how to’ essay – Steve also seems like a very loving, in-tune, sincere, fun-loving guy and this all comes across so well in his writing. Mr. M and I are both LOVING this book and absorbing so much great info. Thank you, Mr. Pavlina for providing such an incredible overview of the ‘self-development’ field and how to make the most of it :) You can see Steve’s book on Amazon here (check out the GLOWING reviews further down the page – amazing :)
on October the 31st I had:
1 quart water
little mug of spicy tea
2 cups veggie juice: celery, cucumber, parsley, Jerusalem Artichoke, spinach, kale, carrot, ginger
2 cups energy soup with flax crackers and okra on the side, followed by yum-balls made by the Monarch (lucuma, goji berries, chia seeds, pine nut butter, maca)
3 cups water
1 cup veggie juice: celery, cucumber, parsley, Jerusalem Artichoke, spinach, kale, carrot, ginger
bowl of YUMMERS Grawnola from Shellbel
little mug of rooibus tea
3 cups water
on November the 1st I had:
1 quart water
1 cup watermelon/orange juice
1 persimmon
2 cups veggie juice: celery, cucumber, parsley, Jerusalem Artichoke, spinach, kale, watercress, arugula, beetroot, carrot, ginger
1.5 cups energy soup with okra and flax crackers on the side, followed by a little leftover ‘pomegranate frogspawn’ from Halloween ;) (Chia seeds soaked in a nut-milk mixture with pomegranate seeds stirred in)
3 cups water
1.5 cups veggie juice: celery, cucumber, parsley, Jerusalem Artichoke, spinach, kale, watercress, arugula, beetroot, carrot, ginger
bowl of ‘pomegranate frogspawn’ with some pumpkin seed milk and freeze-dried durian pieces
3 cups water
Last Chance to RAAWK...
Mr Gianni says it’s your last opportunity this week to get your mittens on a stack of his Rawkathon DVDs – he’s taking them off the market on Thursday evening at 11.59pm EST, so, if you liked what you saw and want a bit more, slip on your glass slippers and get on over to the Rawkathon site HERE to secure your goodies bundle before they turn into...pumpkins...at midnight ;)
on November the 2nd I had:
2 quarts water
1 persimmon
3 cups veggie juice: celery, cucumber, cabbage, Jerusalem Artichoke, spinach, kale, watercress, arugula, beetroot, carrot, ginger
2 cups energy soup with okra and flax crackers, followed by a little bowl of leftover chia/pomegranate pudding
little mug of spicy tea
3 cups water
1.5 cups veggie juice: celery, cucumber, cabbage, Jerusalem Artichoke, spinach, kale, watercress, arugula, beetroot, carrot, ginger
bowl of grawnola with freeze-dried durian pieces
3 cups water
on November the 3rd I had:
1 quart water
1.5 cups watermelon/orange juice
1.5 cups veggie juice: celery, cucumber, cabbage, Jerusalem Artichoke, spinach, kale, watercress, arugula, beetroot, carrot, ginger
2 cups energy soup with okra and flax crackers, followed by a couple of little yumpots made by the Monarch
little mug of rooibus tea
3 cups water
2 cups veggie juice: celery, cabbage, cucumber, spinach, kale, carrot, ginger
bowl of grawnola from Shellbel, with freeze-dried durian pieces
3 cups water
Got enough EXCITEMENT in your life...??? ;)
Well, if you could do with a boost, then here’s a little reminder that the ‘Excitement Sale’ is still bubbling with passion over at the RawReform Store...featuring 10 of our products that I’m most excited about, all at 25% off – FUN :) The sale will end at 5pm EST on November the 7th, this Friday, so CLICK HERE if you’d like to get some discounted yummables before then…
Here’s what’s on offer, in no particular order of excitability:
*Cocopura Coconut Oil
*Almond Butter
*Carob Powder (IDEA: mix the almond butter and carob powder together for a YUMMMMMMMMMMMMMY low-glycemic treat ;)
*Kelp Noodles (WOW ;)
*Chlorella 'Nuts'
*'Fresh' book - by Sergei and Valya Boutenko
*Orbiter POI
*Freddie's Blend Probiotics
*Steel Water Bottle, 1litre
*Soap Nuts
Just CLICK HERE to access these offers and...ENJOY :)
(P.S. if you didn’t yet see the ‘Almond Dream Bar’ recipe video that we put up recently on YouTube, you can see that HERE – the Cocopura coconut oil and almond butter in this sale are ideal for this recipe - mmmmmmmm ;)
All joy, prosperity and juiciness to ye,
Ms. Stokes (MA Hons). xxx
P.S. All blessings out to the USA for the monumental voting session in the coming day – we are breathing with you all, visualising a yummy, shiny, joyful future :)
Monday, 3 November 2008
Go Gratitude...
Wednesday, 22 October 2008
Rawk-ing it, Worldwide :)
Have you been LOVING the Rawkathon? We have ;) I love watching other raw yummies sharing their flow, as we settle down in the autumn sun for a scrumptious lunch or dinner – fun viewing ;)
I haven’t watched EVERY part of every interview yet – I’ve seen most of it though and here are some of the things I have very much appreciated so far:
*Mike Adams’ enthusiasm, integrity and whole perspective – LOOOOVE it – wow, I just resonate with it all so intensely – I was just nodding and smiling and saying ‘YES’ for the whole hour ;)
*The background about Gabriel Cousens’ journey into raw foods – I’d never heard that before – so interesting to hear how he got into this game :)
*Wolfie’s endless exuberance and excitability ;) LOVED his sharing abt growing food – YES, YES, YES :) So inspiring.
*Victoria’s incredible story of recovery for her family – wow, I’ve been hearing that story since my very first exposure to raw foods with their book ‘Raw Family’ and it STILL amazes me ;) LOL – to think of ALLLLLLLL the lives in the world that have since been touched and raw-volutionised as a result of the ripple effect of this one humble family going raw and sharing their story…amazing :)
We are SO blessed...mmmmm, LOVE this raw community that we are all co-creating.
I also am soooo deeply amused and impressed by the gorgeous Rawkathon Bingo Cards Bunny Berry has been producing over at RawFu for this event – LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL – LOVE it. Bunny Berry is SUCH a superstar si*star* ;) THANK YOU Bunny for spreading the raw love in SUCH a fun way :) Many people on RawFu have also been gathering in the chat room there each night while the Rawkathon talks are on, to discuss the interviews and play bingo together :))) That gets me smiling SOOOO wide ;)
In fact, tonight is dear Mr. Monarch’s interview time – at 8pm EST (5pm West Coast and eeeeek 1am UK time ;) We’ll be aiming to be up in our pyjamas for it though, armed with our Monarch bingo cards ;) maybe we’ll see you in the RawFu chat rooms ;) Don't forget that you can also watch/listen to the interviews for free for 24 hours AFTER they first go up.
...and if you're not yet signed up at all for the FREE Rawkathon event and would like to come and play - get onboard, yumster... CLICK HERE to get yerself some juicy free raw inspiration - ENJOY :)
on October the 19th I had:
1.5 quarts water
mug of ginger tea
25 chlorella tablets
plate of savoury raw potluck yummies, followed by chia pudding
1 quart water
tablespoon of wheatgrass powder
plate of savoury raw potluck yummies, followed by chia pudding
1 quart water
on October the 20th I had:
1.5 quarts water
1.5 tbsp wheatgrass powder
a small watermelon
3 cups water
30 chlorella ‘nuts’
lettuce wraps stuffed with avocado, baby spinach, dulse and alfalfa, followed by a little lucuma powder
2 cups water
bowl of chia gel with pomegranate pieces, passion fruit, banana and mulberries
3 cups water
little mug of spicy tea
OooOoooooo, there is a GORGEOUS new site online for amazing women who RAWK (that being, of course, ALL of us, ladies ;)
The site is aptly named ‘AmazingWomenRock.com’ and yesterday the founder, Susan, added an article on how RawReform came into existence after my raw transformation – you can read all about it HERE, plus feel free to glide around the rest of this beautiful new site – it’s PACKED with inspiring info from and for amazing women everywhere...registration is free and we can all upload stories to share – love it ;)
This site reminds me of this amazing women's group I went along to once in Connecticut called ‘The Passion Project’, where one woman a week shares for around 45 minutes abt HER passion in life, with a little time for questions afterwards, from the rest in the circle – SO fun and inspiring – mmmmmm, loving my si*stars* everywhere :)
***MUAH*** :)
on October the 21st I had:
1 quart water
little mug of spicy tea
shotglass of orange/pomegranate juice
2 cups veggie juice: cucumber, cabbage, lettuce, kale, carrot, ginger, beetroot, broccoli
2 cups energy soup with flax crackers, followed by a little yumpot of almond dream bar ;)
little mug of spicy tea
3 cups water
bowl of delicious GRAWNOLA from Shellbel, with pumpkin seed milk and freeze-dried mangosteen pieces
mug of spicy tea
3 cups water
on October the 22nd I had:
1 quart water
little mug of pau d’arco tea
2 cups veggie juice: cucumber, cabbage, lettuce, kale, beetroot, carrot, ginger
2 cups energy soup with flax crackers and okra on the side, followed by 2 little yumpots ;)
mug of spicy yummy tea
3 cups water
1.5 cups veggie juice: cucumber, cabbage, lettuce, kale, beetroot, carrot, ginger
bowl of delicious GRAWNOLA from Shellbel, with pumpkin seed milk and freeze-dried mangosteen pieces
mug of spicy tea
3 cups water
LOVE this list of pertinent life questions that recently came through on one of the free ThinkArete.com morning emails (have I ever mentioned how much I LOVE Brian’s morning emails...? ;) Get your thinking berets on and ENJOY:
“Ten Questions to Think About:
* If you were absolutely guaranteed to succeed, what would you dare to do?
* What are you most passionate about?
* What are your greatest strengths?
* How can you get paid doing what you love?
* When (what circumstances? around what people?) do you feel most alive?
* What were your 5 greatest accomplishments over the last 5 years?
* Your 5 greatest accomplishments over the next 5 years? The next 25 years?
* How can you best share your gifts with the world?
* What would you do if you weren't afraid?
* What other questions should you be asking yourself?!?”
Yeeeeeeeeeeeee-HAH :) LOVE it – thanks for sharing the love and inspiration, Brian :)
All love,
Angelalalalalalalalaaaaaaaaaaa. xxx
Saturday, 18 October 2008
The EXCITEMENT Sale :)
As those of you on the RawReform Newsletter list will have already seen, there is another YUMMY sale happening in the RawReform Store at the moment :) It is called the ‘EXCITEMENT Sale', due to all the discombobulating, ext-RAW-dinarily delicious raw-food-based excitement that has been fizzing around lately...here's the scoop:
The EXCITEMENT Sale - get 25% OFF
We'd love to share some of the huge raw-related excitement going on here since the CNN wave hit, so we've created a new 'EXCITEMENT' Sale, featuring the 10 products in the RawReform Store that I'm most EXCITED about right now ;) LOL...
Here they are, in no particular order of excitability:
*Cocopura Coconut Oil
*Hazelnut Butter
*Carob Powder (IDEA: mix the hazelnut butter and carob powder together for Raw 'Nutella' - YUMMMMMMMMMMMMM ;)
*Kelp Noodles (WOW ;)
*Chlorella 'Nuts'
*'Fresh' book - by Sergei and Valya Boutenko
*Orbiter POI
*Freddie's Blend Probiotics
*Steel Water Bottle, 1litre
*Soap Nuts
So, now you can deepen your EXCITEMENT too and stock up on any of those goodies that sound yummy to YOU - at 25% OFF... Just CLICK HERE for this offer and...
on October the 17th I had:
1 quart water
shot of wild greens juice
1.5 cups energy soup with a few dried raw ‘breadsticks’, followed by a little yumpot of tahini handmixed with lucuma and goji berry powders
3 cups water
mug of spicy chai tea
25 chlorella ‘nuts’
1 cup energy soup with fresh okra and a GORGEOUS, spicy Indian raw salad, followed by a little yumpot of tahini handmixed with lucuma and goji berry powders
1 quart water
As you may remember if you've been reading here for a while, I have a fun little 'Stats' counter for my blog that shows me what people punched into Google to end up on my site...here are three recent ones that I enjoyed ;) :
lose weight living on nutella
how many almonds a day to lose weight
HmmMmMmmmm, yes...seems to me there are some people out there who are not quite yet resonating fully with the principal of 'it's what you LEAVE OUT, rather than ADD IN, that really helps the healing process' ;) Mmmm, WELCOME...Mr. M actually has some GREAT free articles around this concept, over on his site HERE - the one about 'how to go raw' especially has helped transform COUNTLESS lives - ENJOY :)
on October the 18th I had:
1.5 quarts water
25 chlorella ‘nuts’
1.5 cups energy soup with flax crackers, followed by a little yumpot of tahini handmixed with lucuma and goji berry powders
1 quart water
1 tbsp wheatgrass powder
mug of spicy energy tea
1 cup energy soup with fresh okra, spinach and hummus on the side - YUMMM, followed by a little yumpot of pistachio butter mixed with lucuma and goji berry powders
3 cups water
mug of 'choco' tea
Yeeeeeeeeeeee-HAH...the Rawkathon starts TOMORROW (October the 19th) – are you signed up already for this week-long, free raw food event? I HOPE SO :) The video interviews start playing tomorrow and feature such yumsters as Mr. M, Gabriel C, David W, Cheria S, Victoria B, Mike A, David R and other people with mysteriously short surnames and an interest in raw food ;)
If you didn’t get signed up yet to play with the nice people, you can do that HERE. Afterwards, you can also purchase the interviews as a DVD set if you so desireth...there will also be some extra ‘bonus’ interviews after the video event – myself and the Monarch for example will be conducting a telephone interview with Mr. Gianni in the week after the event: maybe we’ll do some re-enactments of our favourite parts from the video interviews, maybe we’ll do the whole conversation in ‘pig latin’ or perhaps we’ll all take a vow of silence that day – we’ll see... ;)
ENJOY the Rawkathon HERE.
All love,
Angelalalalalalaaaaaaaaaa. xxx
Tuesday, 30 September 2008
Introducing: The RAWKATHON :)
INTRODUCING:
The Rawkathon:
OOOooooo, fun new FREE raw food online event to play with :)
Do you remember the free Raw Summit programmes from a while back? Well, that cheeky Mr. Gianni's been at it again... Over the last month, he has been busy putting together a spangly new toy for us all to play with... Yes, it's time to meet: "The Rawkathon." ;)
Rather than audio interviews, this time Kevin has created a collection of candid, one-on-one VIDEO interviews with 15 of the top raw and living food yumsters on the planet and they'll be broadcast for us all to watch or listen to in a few short weeks, starting on October the 19th.
I'm sad to say that I was not able to join Mr. Gianni for an interview this time round, as I am still waiting for my Fiancee Visa for the US and could not get there to meet him ;( The Monarch did an interview though and we will also both be doing a phone interview at the end of the Rawkathon with Kevin, sometime around the end of October...more details to come... ;)
Just like with the Raw Summits, everyone can watch/listen to these Rawkathon interviews for free, then afterwards you can also purchase DVD packages of the interviews for future viewing/sharing...
So, here are more details of all the yummy speakers you can feast your eyes and ears on soon, from the Rawkathon site:
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* A Candid Look Into a Raw Food Expert's Life and His Thoughts on Anastasia, Raising Children and Success
Living Foods Author and Lecturer, Matt Monarch will reveal...
Matt Monarch is the author of "Raw Success" and "Raw Spirit." Matt has been a raw foodist for 9 years and is founder of RawFoodWorld.com.
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* Discover How to Heal Your Body and Transform Your Consciousness with Raw and Living Foods
Founder of The Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center and bestselling author, Dr. Gabriel Cousens will reveal...
Dr. Gabriel Cousens has authored several best-selling books on nutrition, medicine and spirituality including Spiritual Nutrition and Conscious Eating. He is the founder of the Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center in Patagonia, AZ and visionary of GabrielCousens.com.
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* Simple Ways to Transform Your Diet and Stay Raw
Living Food Expert and Author of "Green for Life", Victoria Boutenko will reveal...
Victoria Boutenko is one of the foremost leaders of the raw food movement. Her book "Green For Life" is a bestseller and has helped thousands and thousands of people transition into raw food.
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* A Revealing and Candid Interview on Raw Food, Raising Children and The Key Elements to Optimum Health
Author of "80-10-10", Dr. Doug Graham will reveal...
Dr. Doug Graham is a lifetime athlete and twenty-seven year raw fooder, is an advisor to world-class athletes and trainers from around the globe. He has worked professionally with top performers from almost every sport and every field of entertainment.
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* How to Use Little-Known Superfoods to Regenerate, Rebuild and Re-Energize Your Body
Living and Raw Food Nutrition Expert and bestselling author David Wolfe will reveal...
David Wolfe is the author of the bestselling books Eating for Beauty, The Sunfood Diet Success System, Naked Chocolate, and his newest release Amazing Grace. He is supported in his nutrition mission by Sunfood Nutrition?, the world's largest distributor of books, juicers, audio/DVDs, organic beauty products, bulk organic foods, and exotic raw foods to assist people in adopting, maintaining, and enjoying plant-food-based lifestyles.
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* Discover the No-BS Way to Cut Through the Media Hype to Get and Stay Healthy
Founder of NaturalNews.com, "The Health Ranger" Mike Adams will reveal...
Mike Adams is the founder of Natural News, arguably one of the largest health information publishers in the world. His company provides much of the information on and around health that you've heard, but never knew where it came from. He's also the author of thousands of health articles and more than 4 books on health and wellness.
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* Overcoming Obstacles to Reach Your Health and Wellness Goals
Author of "Survival in the 21st Century" and the Father of the Raw Food Movement, Viktoras Kulvinskas will reveal...
Viktoras Kulvinskas authored the Bible of Raw Foods: Survival Into the 21st Century. Viktoras is noted as a mentor to Gabriel Cousins, M.D., Dick Gregory, Dr. Smokey Santillo, Karyn Calabrese, Dr Brian Clement, Dr Edward Howell, David Wolfe and many others.
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* First Hand Cleansing Lessons Revealed
Raw Food Chef and Author of "The Raw Gourmet", Nomi Shannon will reveal...
Nomi Shannon "went raw" in 1987 and has never looked back. A well-known proponent of natural health and healing, Nomi is the author of the best-selling book The Raw Gourmet and a certified Hippocrates Health Educator since 1995. As a live food lifestyle coach, Nomi provides counseling, teaching, and consultation services for individuals and groups the world over who wish to
improve their health one bite at a time.
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* How to Raw-Food-ize Your Kitchen with the Mother of Raw Food Preparation
Raw food chef, author and founder of The Living Light Culinary Institute, Cherie Soria will reveal...
Cherie Soria is founder and director of Living Light Culinary Arts Institute and author of Angel Foods: Healthy Recipes for Heavenly Bodies and The Raw Food Diet Revolution: Feast, Lose Weight, Gain Energy, Feel Younger! Cherie has trained many of the top raw food chefs today, which is why people often refer to her as the mother of raw gourmet cuisine.
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* Why People Fail on the Raw Food and Vegan Diet and How You Can Finally Succeed
Juice Feasting Co-Founder and Plant Based Diet Researcher David Rainoshek will reveal...
David Rainoshek M.A. has been teaching about the opportunities that a nutrient-dense plant-based diet offers individuals and societies since 2003. He has: taught over 100 classes on raw food preparation to adults and children (including public schools and home school groups); has taught the nutrition aspect of the 10-week Kitchen and Farming Apprenticeships at the Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center; and has coached thousands and thousands about Juice Feasting.
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* Real Life Experiences with Raw Food and How to Deal with Falling Off the Plan
Raw Food Author and Prosperity Coach, Frederic Patenaude will reveal...
Frederic Patenaude has been working in the natural health movement for over 8 years, and has over 10 years of experience in the field of nutrition, health and personal development. Frederic wrote and published the book The Raw Secrets: the Raw Food Diet in the Real World, which is widely recognized as one of the best and most practical, down-to-earth books on the subject.
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* Discover the Science Behind Why Raw Food Works So You Can Finally Convince Your Friends and Family How Awesome Raw Really Is!
Raw food teacher and lecturer, Dr. Rick Dina will reveal...
Dr. Rick Dina began his pursuit toward and study of optimum health in 1986. Dr. Dina founded Living Health Chiropractic and Wellness Center (formerly Vitality Wellness Center) in January of 2004, where he offers chiropractic care, massage therapy, and nutrition consulting, classes, and workshops.
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* How to Transition from Cooked to Raw, Stop Emotional Eating in it's Tracks and Free Yourself from Cravings and Negative Thoughts
Raw food coach Karen Knowler will reveal...
Karen Knowler is "The Raw Food Coach" and former Managing Director of The Fresh Network. Karen has been teaching, writing and coaching professionally on raw foods for a decade. She is co-author of Feel-Good Food and author of "How to Get Started with Raw Foods"
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* Learn How Quality Raw Food Health Products Are Made and Formulated for Maximum Nutrition
Founder of Health Force Nutritionals and master formulator, Dr. Jameth Sheridan will reveal...
Dr. Jameth Sheridan has formulated a host of supplemental super-nutritional products including Vitamineral Green, founded HealthForce Nutritionals (Healthforce.com), and authored "Uncooking with Jameth and Kim."
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* Tribal Experiences From Around the World
Special Guest! Author and "Blissologist" Happy Oasis will reveal...
Happy Oasis is a Blissologist, a Health & Happiness Consultant who has inspired thousands to live in bliss whatever their circumstances. Oasis says, "Happiness is habitual," rouses us to "legalize happiness," and openly shares her Habits of Highly Happy People in both The Bliss Book and in Uncivilized Ecstasies.
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WOW - just reading through that list gets my heart singing :) SO many yummy people all in one programme - and for FREE - good job, Kevin ;)
The interviews, according to Kevin, are also unlike any stage presentation or "how-to" DVD you've seen before...he says:
"Not only do these interviews cover how to stay raw, how to stay motivated, and the best ways to do so, they also capture the true essense of each expert. Almost like you were there in the room with them as the interview was being conducted."
...Mmmmmmm, sounds wonderful...AND...it costs nothing for you to watch or listen in...
Just register now and you'll be sent information on how you can be a part of "raw food history"... ;)
Right now the project is set to release on October the 19th and is only broadcast for one week...so...
All love,
Angela. xxx