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

The Biggest Flares in the Business ;)

OooOooooo, I'm so happy, I found a GREAT new (to me), free online inspiring resource to tune into while I'm doing 'mindless' work on the 'puter – it's called the Conscious Media Network and they have a BIG archive of old interviews going back to 2005, with all kinds of people on all kinds of intriguing topics, from spirituality and 2012, to love and relationships, energy healing, alternative therapies, astrology, prophecies, reincarnation and much more...I even found an old interview with David Wolfe on there, from January 2008 ;) You can visit their archive HERE and enjoy... ;)

on November the 5th I was blissed with:

1 quart water
2 cups greeeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, parsley, spinach, ginger, lemon
bowl of energy soup with fermented seed cheese flax crackers & mixed prepared raw veggie dishes from GreenLife in Asheville (WOW ;), followed by a few raw cookie samples
1 quart fresh spring water
2 apples cut into chunks with some raw cereal scattered on top
mug of spicy tea
3 cups water

OMGODDESS, I am absolutely LOVING my new hemp flares from Texture Clothing. I first bought a hemp 'market' skirt from Texture a few years back at a Green Fest show and have probably worn it about half the time ever since then ;) Recently they brought out a new line of BEAUTIFUL hemp/organic cotton flared trousers with the tag line 'Good Luck Finding This Kind of Flare Elsewhere…' ;)
Now, I am an eco–flares aficionado and I will confirm these are indeed the yummiest hemp trousers I've met in a long time – these gals just make clothes that fit GREAT :) Love them...you can check out the Texture collection at www.textureclothing.com and I hope you enjoy their wonderful creations as much as I do :)

on November the 6th I loved:

1 quart water
2 goji juice with Marine Phytoplankton and Merlin's Elixir
2 cups greeeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, spinach, parsley, lemon, ginger
2 Tbsp bee pollen, 3 tsbp spirulina crunchies
1 quart water
raw dinner party/potluck meal: creamy soup followed by zucchini pasta and salad, rounded off with a plate of amazing dessert samples, including raw chocolates – eeeeeeeeeeeeek ;)
mug of peppermint sun–tea
3 cups water


on November the 7th I appreciated:

1 quart water
2 cups greeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, spinach, parsley, lemon, ginger
plate of party leftovers: salad/pasta/sauce, followed by some apple–flax dessert
1 quart water
25 chlorella tablets
rest of leftover apple–flax meal with a fresh apple
3 cups water

Upcoming FUN Anastasia–inspired events in Europe:

Mmmmm, if you're tuned into the Anastasia/Ringing Cedars of Russia books already, you'll hopefully feel them as a huge inspiration in your life, just as I do :)
On November the 17th, Dr. Leonid Sharashkin, the translator of the books from Russian into English, is giving a talk in Brighton, England on this amazing series of books that are inspiring such shifts in consciousness and action, all over the world... Dr. Leo will be speaking for ONE NIGHT ONLY, at the Friend's Meeting House...this event is very likely to sell out fast, so if you'd love to be there, you can secure your ticket online HERE: www.ringingcedars.co.uk/workshops
They have also just announced a second two–day workshop in London with Dr. Leo, on Nov 19th–20th, as the first workshop sold out – see that same site for more info ;)

Three new pilgrimages to the sacred Dolmen sites of Russia have also just been announced, for 2010. The three tours will be in April, May and September 2010 and all the details are HERE: http://www.spaceoflove.com/dolm_tour.htm.
...and if somehow you are not tuned–in yet to the amazing Anastasia books and you're wondering what this is all about, you can see the books HERE – nothing has inspired me more in recent years than these books ;)

ENJOY :)

All love,
Angela Stokes–Monaaaaaaaarch. 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

Raw Union - Our Wedding Countdown ;)

OoooOoooo, we are SOooooOOooo blessed :) Things are flowing just beautifully here in S. Oregon in the run–up to the Raw Union festie and our wedding – thanks to everyone who is helping co–create this wonderful event :) Here is a little video from Mr. M over at TheRawFoodWorld.TV from today, sharing some of the pre–wedding excitement :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tib0_QgBtLM

Remember, if you want to send anything in for the Raw Union time capsule, you can send it quickety–split quick to:

Raw Union Time Capsule,
c/o Angel’s Organic Farm
9394 Blackwell Rd.
Central Point, OR 97502

Or you can email things to angela@rawreform.com MARKED for the Time Capsule and I'll print them out and add them to the mix ;)

THANK YOU :)

on June the 16th I had:

1 quart water
cup of acai tea
cup of Macaforce and Vitamineral Earth powders mixed together with water
big greeeeen leafy salad with yummy tahini/dulse dressing, followed by little blocks of chia ice cream – YUMMMMMMM :)
1 quart water
shot of wheatgrass juice, 2 cups greeeeen juice, 20 chlorella nuts
2 cups coconut water with Greener Grasses
little bowl of chia ice creams – WOOOOW – amazing flavours: cardamom, lavender–cherry, citrus–mint – YUMMMM :)
cup of mint tea
1 quart water

We were very delighted and grateful to receive a little jewel of a wedding gift today, from Shazzie, Kate Magic and Philip McCluskey over in the UK – see below for the yummies:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWQ29vM_zas

(: THANKS LOVELIES :)

on June the 17th I had:

1 quart water
2 cups greeeeeeeen juice
4 Tbsp bee pollen/hemp seed mixture
30 chlorella 'nuts'
2 cups greeeen juice
2 'powerwraps'
1 quart water
big greeeeen salad with yummy tahini–lime dressing, olives and chutney, followed by 2 chunks of raw chia ice cream
1 quart water


on June the 18th I had:

1 quart water
2 cups greeeeeeen juice – celery, cucumber, spinach, parsley, lemon, ginger
25 chlorella 'nuts'
big greeeeen salad with yummy tahini–lime dressing, olives and chutney, followed by 2 chunks of raw chia ice cream
3 cups water
1.5 cups lime/mint slushie
2 cups coconut water with Greener Grasses powder
3 cups yummmmy smoothie: coconut water, coconut meat, freeze-dried durian, stevia, vanilla, maca, with extra freeze-dried durian on the side - yummmmm - a drink fit for a Monarch ;)
2 cups water

…and if you're located more to the right of the Atlantic and would love somewhere fun to play out with raw yumsters soon, may I suggest again that you make your way along to the delightful Funky Raw gatherings coming up soon in the gorgeous Sussex countryside? ;)
The Funky Raw Retreat is coming up very soon – July 3rd to the 10th – and for an investment of just £50 you can join the Funky Crew for a sumptuously relaxing week of raw food, camping, daily yoga, workshops, meditation, music and connecting with others in nature. Ticket sales stop soon – next Monday the 22nd, so hop on over to SpaceofLove.co.uk to reserve your space now, if you'd love to play with the UK raw pixies in the woods ;)
The Space of Love Summer Festie is also happening later in the summer – the weekend of August 14–17th, you can join with the tribe again in the Sussex countryside for more delicious fun and games...
For details on both events and to secure your place, visit the SpaceofLove site HERE...enjoy :)

All love,
Miss Stokes (last few days of this name – eeeeeeeeek ;) xxx

Raw Food Festivals and Becoming Younger...

Raw Union Updates:
Ooooooo lalalalaalaaaaa – ‘tis less than three weeks now until the Raw Union festival and our wedding on June 21st, Summer Solstice ;O We are EXCITED...
The festival is expanding so much that we are happily now accepting more volunteers again into the team. Applications are open again on the Volunteers part of the RawUnion site HERE.
As I mentioned before, we’d really LOVE to know in advance how many to cater for at the ‘all–you–can–eat’ raw food wedding buffet, so if you intend to be there and haven’t already bought your festie tickets, please help us solidify numbers by getting your tickets now. The festie ticket prices are also due to rise on June 10th (from $65 for the weekend for adults to $85), so there’s an extra reason to get your plans set now ;) You can get tickets HERE.
We look forward to seeing all of you there who are able to join us :)


on May 31st (my 7TH anniversary of going raw - yeeeeeeee-HAH ;) I had:

1 quart water
1 quart greeeeeen juice with apple
little bowl of chia pudding: chia, maca powder, vanilla powder, fresh blueberries, freeze–dried durian pieces
1 quart greeeeeeeeen juice
slice of raspberry cheesecake with 3 cups coconut water
3 cups water
3 cups coconut water with 20 chlorella ‘nuts’
2 cups ‘jolly green’ juice from Pure Food and Wine take–out
2 cups water

...and if you’re in the UK/Europe and hankering for a yummy raw festie experience this summer, may I suggest hopping on over to play with the lovely people at this year’s Funky Raw/Space of Love gatherings?
This year the crew will be doubling up the love with TWO summer events: firstly a raw retreat from July 3rd–10th, then a festival from August 14th–17th – FUN :)
The retreat will comprise of a week of tranquility and workshops such as building benders and making didgereedoos – nice ;). There will be lots of healing time in nature, yoga classes, acoustic music, drumming by the fire, massage and possibly a sweat lodge too...
The weekend festie in August will be an action–packed celebration of raw, healing lifestyles, with talks, workshops, classes, food demos, trance dance, live music, wild food walks, yoga and a sauna – lol ;) These people wanna see you SWEAT ;)
Both events are held in the lush Sussex countryside in Southern England. For full details and to purchase tickets see www.spaceoflove.co.uk – enjoy :)


on June the 1st I had:

1 quart water
2 cups veggie juice: celery, spinach, carrots, masses of mixed sprouts
bowl of chia pudding: chia, maca powder, vanilla powder, goji berries, freeze–dried durian, fresh banana and apple, water
1 quart water
20 chlorella ‘nuts’
big greeeeeeeeen salad: mixed leafy greens, baby tomatoes, dulse, avocado, salad dressing (almond butter, pumpkin seed butter, ACV, lemon juice, cumin powder, water), with a few flax ‘chips’ on the side, followed by a handful of Rawnola cereal
3 cups water

I would love to introduce you, if I may, to the wonderful world of Ms. Michelle Sabathne...if you are not yet familiar with this wonderful raw goddess, I strongly recommend jumping over to her ’Becoming Younger’ blog HERE.
If Michelle’s name already sounds familiar to you, that might be because she was the editor for both of Mr. Monarch’s books, or because she hosted a ‘Juice Feasting’ series of conference calls with me after my 92-day Feast, or because she’s been on The Raw Food World TV show a few times already, or because she is one of the phone angels at The Raw Food World...she is a woman of MANY talents ;)
Michelle has been 100% raw for many years and has a raw–markable story of recovery from her ‘death–bed’ with raw foods, guided by Spirit.
Like Mr. M, madame Sabathne is also very inspired by the writings of Dr. Norman Walker and a couple of months ago she started her wonderful ‘Becoming Younger’ blog, in which she documents her daily food intake, relating it to Walker’s recommendations, plus shares her beautiful life insights, journey, feelings and experiences.
Michelle will also be holding a workshop on relationships at the Raw Union Festival, plus helping lead the women’s sacred song circle on the Saturday evening – she is a wonderful singer with a rich background in women’s singing groups – love it :)
Michelle is one of the most heart–centred, loving, clear, generous people I’ve met, with an infectious laugh, a beautiful smile and a passionate love for life...she’s a true goddess and I thoroughly recommend checking out her insightful musings...you can even sign up on her site to receive her blogs by email whenever she posts smthg new – see BecomingYounger.blogspot.com and ENJOY :)

All love,
Angela. xxx

Earth Day, Ecuador, Eco-Tours and Eyeball Treats... ;)

Happy Earth Day Everyone :)
We love you Mama Earth <3

On the subject of connecting more directly with our beloved Earth, SO many people have been writing in recently requesting more details abt the community and lifestyle that is arising in Vilcabamba, Ecuador (our future home) and I’m delighted to say that the marvellous Mr. Mike Adams over at NaturalNews.com has a few wonderful new resources to share on this subject.
He will be holding a Vilcabamba real estate tour in June, preceded by an 'Ancient Cities of the Sun' adventure tour. He will also soon be posting "The Immigration & Traveler's Guide to Southern Ecuador" - yeeeeeee-HAH, that's definitely going to make my life easier :) I'll aim to let y'all know when that's ready, if you're not already subscribed to his site ;)
Another member of the Vilcabamba community, Patrick, has made a lovely little 'Valley of Longevity' website with lots of info about the area, longevity, health and resources. You can check that out HERE (apparently Patrick is 80-years-old - WOW ;O...).
We hope to see you all there in Vilcabamba, in May 2010 for the Raw Food World Conference ;)

on April the 20th I had:

1 quart water
2 cups greeeeens/carrot juice
3 tbsp bee pollen with hemp seeds, an ‘I am Strong’ bar
2 cups water
romaine wraps stuffed with avocado, dulse, tomato, alfalfa sprouts, with red bell pepper and pumpkin seed butter on the side, followed by a little handful of Celestial Cina–Pecan nutz – yummmmm :)
1 quart water
little tub of fresh pineapple slices, an apple, a mango
2 cups water

If you’re located more to right of the Atlantic and would love a fun adventure trip to go and explore, I am SUPER–excited to announce that our dear friends Matt and Lara from Space of Love in the UK are starting to run ‘Anastasia’–inspired eco–tours to Russia this summer :) WOW :) I am actually really sad that I won’t be in Europe to take part – I’ve wanted to go on a trip like this since I first started reading the Anastasia books...I’ve always felt a bit edgy about the idea of going to Russia though, without a single word of Russian lodged in my brain cells ;) Fortunately, Space of Love Matt is FLUENT in Russian, as well as being one of the main distributors of the Anastasia books in Europe and a wonderful permaculturist :) YUMMY :) Click HERE to see all the details and join up (space limited – book soon ;) (P.S. If you’re one of the fortunate yumsters who goes on this tour, please do write and let us know how it goes – I would LOVE to hear/see pics... :)

on April the 21st I had:

1 quart water
water of a young coconut
40 chlorella ‘nuts’, a Fuji apple
array of samples at the Living Tree Community HQ – WOW ;)
3 cups water
gourmet feast at Café Gratitude in Berkeley – 2 cups greeeeen juice followed by shared meal of pesto pizza, enchiladas, coconut crème pie, lemon/poppy seed cake, plus samples of Roxanne’s vanilla squares and Blessing’s ‘Thumbalina’ thumbprint cookie – phew ;)
3 cups water

Here for your eyeball delectation are some of my recent travel pics...

The beautiful blossoms of Portland :)

Many trees in Portland seem to have adapted to powerlines in their paths by growing out to each side - I've never seen this anywhere else before...interesting... ;)

This is what your footprints look like if you wear Vibram FiveFingers Shoes :) Love it ;)

Mr. Monarch bouncing and speaking at our event in Reno.

Tee-heeeeeee - funny sign we saw in Reno ;)

All love,
Angela. xxx

Connecting Communities...

A timely reminder:
The simply marvellous Simply Raw Festival is happening soon in Ottawa, Canada. This year it is also combining with the 'Green Living Film Festival', including many inspiring raw-related films. The Monarch and I are both scheduled to speak at the FREE Simply Raw festival, along with many other raw yumsters – check out the details below:

“The SimplyRaw Festival - Sept 6 & 7 & Green Living Film Festival - Sept 5 & 6 Ottawa, Canada

Featuring an incredible lineup of international speakers including: Brian Clement, Victoria Boutenko, Dorit, Paul Nison, Angela Stokes, Matt Monarch, Director of the Ann Wigmore Institute & many others!
An incredible gathering of exhibitors supporting healthy lifestyles; food demos; rebounding demo; music; family-friendly entertainment. Our famous raw vegan pie contest, and a new raw vegan dessert contest, judged by local community figures.

All completely free! Rain or shine. http://www.simplyraw.ca/festival08/

Fri & Sat evening films include: The Adventures of Rawman & Green-Girl, by Ron Gilmore; Be The Change, by David Chernushenko; Reversing the Irreversible, by Valya Boutenko; A Sacred Duty, by Lionel Friedberg & Richard Schwartz; The Meatrix, by Sustainable Table and Free Range Studios; Money Talks, by Holly Mosher; Healing Cancer From Inside Out, by Mike Anderson. $25/night or $40 weekend pass.

http://www.simplyraw.ca/festival08/filmfest.php"

Hope to see you there, if you’re in the area :)

on August the 14th I had:

1 quart water
mug of peppermint tea
3 cups celery, cucumber, beetroot, carrot, ginger juice
2 cups ‘energy soup’ with coconut chips stirred in, followed by a little bowl of hand-blended yum: pine nut butter, lucuma powder, yacon powder, cinnamon, water, with goji berries swirled in
mug of peppermint tea
1 quart water
3 cups celery, cucumber, beetroot, carrot, ginger juice
mug of pau d’arco tea
1 tbsp goji powder, 1 tbsp pomegranate powder
mug of peppermint tea
2 cups water

OoOOoOoo, here’s an exciting opportunity for someone – this just came in via John McCabe, who you may remember produces that wonderful free raw resources file that I wrote about a few weeks ago (you can download that HERE). This new opportunity is for a raw food chef in Western Australia, read on for more details:

“This place is a raw food yoga and surf school in Australia that is also opening a cafe and store. They already have one chef, but it is getting too busy, and they need another. Sheridan and Lisa Hammond are the owners. They are also about to have their first baby. They're looking for at least a three-month commitment from someone to come help out and be the chef for their new cafe: Australian company looking for raw food chef: Samudra is looking for a full time Vegetarian Chef at their new yoga centre in Dunsborough, Western Australia. The successful candidate should be familiar with preparing fresh wholesome foods and beverages based any of the Raw and Ayruvedic principles. Should have clear ideas about nutrition and cleansing. We aim to source local organic and biodynamic Contact info@samudra.com.au or phone +61 897799977 for more information. Samudra.com.au, Samudra, POB 295, Dunsborough 6281, Western Australia; +61 897740110; runs yoga and surf retreats; some raw food. Raw food café and organic store open September, 2008. Beautiful location. Sheridan Hammond: Sheridan@Samudra.com.au”

MmMMMmmmmm, sounds GREAT – all best wishes to this new venture…and thanks for passing on the info, John ;)

on August the 15th I had:

1 quart water
3 cups celery, cucumber, beetroot, carrot, ginger, fennel, watercress, spinach juice
2 cups ‘energy soup’ with coconut chips stirred in, followed by a spoonful each of goji and pomegranate powders ;)
mug of pau d’arco tea
3 cups water
3 cups celery, cucumber, beetroot, carrot, ginger, fennel, watercress, spinach juice
2 cups ‘energy soup’ with coconut chips stirred in, followed by a spoonful each of goji and pomegranate powders
2 cups water

I’m feeling SO excited about the Funky Raw Festie in Sussex this weekend – just about to head off there very soon as I write this...and reflecting on the beautiful synchronicity that it’s coinciding with a Full Moon in Aquarius tomorrow, on Saturday – how IDEAL :) We’re just coming out of a New Moon in Leo and here’s some of what marvellous astrologer Lisa Dale Miller shares about this Full Moon tomorrow:

“This is the Full Moon for involvement in something larger than you. Remember that Aquarius rules the breakdown of the old ways by questioning the status quo. Those who create revolutionary change in societies are always the ones who can vision far beyond accepted beliefs and structures. Step fully into a commitment to teach and serve by breaking down the attraction to focusing only on your own life. Selfless giving to others is a true Aquarian vision of working for the collective upliftment of all sentient beings. This is the Full Moon to honor freedom, idealism, humanitarianism, egalitarianism, and the revolutionary impulse toward reform, without causing harm to anyone. Aquarius is the impulse to raise-up everyone and leave no one behind. So in service to these calls to action, become responsible and find out what is really happening around you. Get involved in your community, volunteer your time, and raise awareness in your neighborhood. It’s summer, have a block party and raise funds for a good cause.”

Sounds wonderful – enjoy your celebrations, brothers and sisters :) You can read Lisa's report in full on her site HERE.
MUAAAAAAH,
All love,
Angela. xxx

Share the Celebrations...

OoooOoooo, it’s just been confirmed that I’ll be speaking at the Funky Raw/Space of Love festie in Sussex, England, which runs from 15th-18th August. NICE. I’m scheduled to give a ‘Raw Transformations Talk’ on Sunday the 17th from 2pm...
The schedule is currently being firmed up and will go online in its full glory sometime this week – expect to enjoy raw food talks, amazing live music, healing sound circles, a sweat lodge, yoga, dancing, a raw goddess burlesque show, transformational workshops and more, all out in the glorious Sussex countryside...you can see more details and book your ticket HERE.
ENJOY :)

on July the 26th I had:

1 quart water
mug of licorice tea
2 cups green juice: cucumber, celery, fennel, greens from the garden, ginger, lime
2 cups ‘energy soup’ with flax crackers, followed by a little bowl of DELICIOUS blended yum: pecans, lucuma, yacon powder, maca, cinnamon, with gojis stirred in
mug of choco tea
3 cups water
1.5 green juice: cucumber, celery, fennel, greens from the garden, ginger, lime
1.5 cups ‘energy soup’ with flax crackers, followed by a glass of AMAZING coconut ‘milkshake’
mug of choco tea
2 cups water

On the subject of festies, would YOU like to help out at our booth at Cherie Soria's Living Light Festival in Fort Bragg, California, from August 22nd to 24th? Mr Monarch and myself would love to have a shiny, happy raw yumster with us for this festie, to help us keep the booth running throughout the event. If you are (preferably) in California and would love to help out in return for free admission to this wonderful, inspiring event, please email me at angela@rawreform.com with a little information about yourself and why you’d love to share in this experience...we hope to see you there if you’re in the area ;)


on July the 27th I had:

1 quart water
mug of licorice tea
chlorella tablets and green powder
2 cups soup: cucumber, celery, tahini, lemon juice, dulse, a little dried hummus, water. Followed by little bowl of hand-blended yum: tahini, lucuma, yacon powder, maca, vanilla powder with gojis stirred in
mug of licorice tea
2 cups soup: cucumber, celery, red bell pepper, tahini, lemon juice, dulse, garlic, cilantro, water. Followed by little bowl of hand-blended yum: tahini, lucuma, yacon powder, maca, vanilla powder with gojis stirred in
3 cups water
mug of ‘choco’ tea
little yumbowl of blended coconut, yacon, lucuma, vanilla, maca, with gojis stirred in
2 cups water

Final Reminder ;)
This is the last week to send in your entries for the current RawReform Giveaway Contest – THANK YOU for all the magical entries submitted so far :) If YOU haven’t shared your most scrumptious chia creations with us yet and would love to, here are the details for you:

This month we’re celebrating all things chia-related: the prize is a copy of our shiny new ‘Chia Cheat Sheet’ chart, along with a 1lb bag of chia and a bag of the delicious new ‘Chia Goodness’ cereal. YUmMMmMmmMMmmm :)

To be in with a chance of winning this chia goodie basket, just email in YOUR answer to the following Q:

What is YOUR favourite chia recipe? (ingredients/description please ;)

Please send in your answers to angela@rawreform.com before July the 31st. The winner shall be picked at random and with love thereafter... ;)

One love,
Angelalalallllaaaaaaaaaa. xxx

Roots and Fruits...

OoOoooOOoooo lalalalaaaaa, you ARE a wonderfully creative bunch, aren’t you :) Thanks for all the AMAZING chia giveaway contest entries y’all have sent in so far – YUMMY :)
There’s still time to send in YOUR entry for the contest, if you’d like to – here’s a reminder of the details:

This month we’re celebrating all things chia-related: the prize is a copy of our shiny new ‘Chia Cheat Sheet’ chart, along with a 1lb bag of chia and a bag of the delicious new ‘Chia Goodness’ cereal. YUmMMmMmmMMmmm :)

To be in with a chance of winning this chia goodie basket, just email in YOUR answer to the following Q:

What is YOUR favourite chia recipe? (ingredients/description please ;)

Please send in your answers to angela@rawreform.com before July the 31st. The winner shall be picked at random and with love thereafter... ;)

on July the 13th I had:

1 quart water
mug of ginger tea
2 cups green juice: cucumber, celery, greens from the garden, fennel, endive, ginger, sunflower greens, parsley
2 cups ‘energy soup’ with sprouts and a flax cracker, followed by pine nut butter mixed with goji berry powder
mug of ‘choco’ tea
3 nori rolls with jalepeno dip, sunflower greens, sprouts & cucumber, followed by pine nut butter mixed with goji powder ;)
mug of ‘choco’ tea
3 cups water

on July the 14th I had:

1 quart water
mug of rooibus tea
½ cucumber, pack of powerstix, little bowl of blended almonds/maca/lucuma/cinnamon, with goji berries stirred in
mug of sweet chili tea
2 cups water
2 cups green juice: cucumber, celery, greens from the garden, fennel, endive, ginger, sunflower greens, parsley
2 cups ‘energy soup’ with mung beans and chopped almonds, plus dehydrated turnip crisps w/cashew dip. Followed by a little round of OUTSTANDING lemon ‘cheesecake’ – amazing :)
mug of choco tea
3 cups water

This quote from Kahlil Gibran arrived in my inbox today from the ever-delicious ThinkArete.com free email service – love it:

“ "You are good when you strive to give of yourself. Yet you are not evil when you seek gain for yourself. For when you strive for gain you are but a root that clings to the earth and sucks at her breast. Surely the fruit cannot say to the root, 'Be like me, ripe and full and ever giving of your abundance.' For to the fruit giving is a need as receiving is a need to the root."
~ Kahlil Gibran, 20th century Syrian-born mystic poet, philosopher, and artist from The Prophet

How amazing is that?!?

Remember we need roots to bear fruit.”

That really spoke to me today and I wanted to share ;) You can sign up for these beautiful, inspiring, uplifting, free daily emails at thinkarete.com (if you haven’t already ;) – ENJOY :)

on July the 15th I had:

1 quart water
mug of ‘sweet chili’ tea
1.5 cups green juice
2 cups ‘energy soup’ with mung beans stirred in and a flax cracker, followed by a little bowl of tahini mixed with goji and yacon powders
1 quart water
mug of spice tea
a red bell pepper, followed by a yummy ‘smorgasbord’ meal of fresh veggies, greens from the garden, flax crackers and dips, followed by a little lemon ‘cheesecake’ & goji powder
mug of ‘sweet chili’ tea
3 cups water

on July the 16th I had:

1 quart water
mug of ginger tea
glass of green smoothie with chia, green powder, water, lucuma, maca
2 cups ‘energy soup’ with mung beans stirred in, with 2 flax crackers. Followed by a little bowl of blended almonds/maca/lucuma/cinnamon/water, with gojis stirred in
mug of sweet chai tea
3 cups water
1.5 cups green juice, with fresh greens from the garden
2 cups water
bowl of sea spaghetti with cashew/coriander sauce, fresh salad from the garden and olives, followed by a little lemon cheesecake yumball ;)
mug of sweet chai tea
2 cups water

Awwwww, just HAD to share this gorgeous pic of Brighton-based, 5-year-old wonder-boy Jem, who recently delivered this classic comment about the upcoming Funky Raw/Space of Love Festie in Sussex:

‘I think there should be a Funky Raw Festival for only people who are NOT raw because they will learn how yummy the food is.’

BEAUTIFUL :) Well, for now, for those of you who ARE raw and would still like to go and play at the festie, you can see all the details on their site HERE... ‘3 days of scrummy and nourishing ‘all raw’ food, Yoga, Massage, Healing, Sweatlodge, Raw Goddess Burlesque, live music and more, as well as Sparkle and her magical yurt full of treasures and surprises to entertain children, both young and adult.’ Sounds sublime...maybe you’ll even have the pleasure of inviting a ‘non-raw’ person to join in the fun there ;) LOL...

All love,
Angela. xxx

Free 21-Page Raw Lifestyle Guide... :)

OooOooOoooo, I have a very exciting free gift for you today :) It’s a 21-page up-to-date, worldwide list of raw food restaurants, eateries and contacts. NICE :) It is lovingly compiled and care-taken by John McCabe of SunfoodLiving.com and I think it is a BEAUTIFUL offering to the world :) I’ve set it up so that you can download it for free as a word document from my site, from HERE. You’ll see the link in the second paragraph on that page.
This list is AMAZING – it's not 'just' raw food resources – it also has info on all kinds of ‘green lifestyle’ websites and contacts – composting, green energy, foraging, tree planting, gardening, biking, community living, yoga and masses more. You’re also welcome to send in updates for the list.
THANK YOU, Mr. McCabe and...ENJOY :)

on July the 10th I had:

1 quart water
mug of lime/mint tea
handful of trail mix – goji berries, almonds, pumpkin seeds, pine nuts
3 cups water
mug of peppermint tea
2 yellow bell peppers, little box of cherry tomatoes = YUMMMMMM
2 cups water
2 cups green juice: cucumber, celery, parsley, tatsoi, kale, sprouts, sunflower greens, endive, fennel, ginger, lime
2 cups ‘energy soup’ with mung beans and coconut chips stirred in and a few fingers of okra on the side. YUMMMM. Followed by a little yum bowl of blended pecans/lucuma/maca/cinnamon with goji berries swirled in
mug of ‘choco’ tea
3 cups water

WOW, it’s absolutely AMAZING to me how sweeeeeeeeeeeet foods like tomatoes, bell peppers and okra taste to me, now that I’ve been off ‘fruit’ for so long...it must be about a month by now that I’ve been eating this way...and I’m feeling great. I grabbed a snack of some peppers and tomatoes for lunch on this day and it was just PHENOMENAL to me how sweet and delicious they tasted. As for OKRA – WOOOOOOOOOOOW :))))) Astonishingly, I have actually never knowingly had okra before (perhaps I somehow had it ‘slipped’ into some meal, without my knowing). I LOVE it. I am not sure how I came to be nearly 30 years old and have never once eaten this amazing food before...lol...I definitely would love to be eating more of it in the future – sweet, mild and crunchy, with a slightly ‘slimy’, soft inside...mmmmmmm...VERY interesting new find...we’ve been talking of cutting some open and serving them ‘stuffed’ with a dip of some kind...yummmmm...

on July the 11th I had:

1 quart water
mug of spice tea
glass of blended chia/greens smoothie
2 cups ‘energy soup’ with mung beans and coconut chips stirred in. followed by a little yum bowl of blended pecans/lucuma/maca/cinnamon with goji berries swirled in
3 cups water
mug of ‘choco’ tea
3 nori rolls stuffed with jalepeno hummus, avocado, cucumber, red pepper, sunflower greens, cilantro with a few okra on the side. Followed by a little yum bowl of blended pecans/lucuma/maca/cinnamon with goji berries swirled in
mug of ‘choco’ tea
3 cups water


on July the 12th I had:

1 quart water
mug of ginger tulsi tea
3 cups green juice: cucumber, celery, parsley, tatsoi, sunflower greens, pak choi, lettuces, endive, ginger, fennel, lime
2 cups energy soup with 2 flax crackers, followed by a little yum bowl of pine nut butter mixed with goji berry powder, yacon powder, lucuma powder and gojis
mug of choco tea
3 cups water
1.5 cups green juice: cucumber, celery, parsley, tatsoi, sunflower greens, pak choi, lettuces, endive, ginger, fennel, lime
2 cups energy soup with 2 flax crackers, followed by a little yum bowl of almonds blended with goji berry powder, yacon powder, lucuma powder, cinnamon, maca and gojis
mug of choco tea
2 cups water

A little reminder for any of you in the UK area that the Funky Raw/Space of Love festie will be happening in about a month’s time, in the beautiful Sussex countryside :) The festie runs from August 15th-18th and features raw food talks, live music, stalls, raw/living café, yoga, healing area, meditation, kids’ area, fireside drumming circle and mooooooorrrrrrrrrre :) Weekend tickets are just £60 for full price, with other concessionary prices available. See www.spaceoflove.co.uk for all the details...and hopefully see you THERE, down by the riverside ;)
The Festival of Life will also be rockin’ it in London on September the 27th. The Monarch and I are both scheduled to be speaking at this fabulous annual festie – see more details here:
http://www.festivaloflife.net. The festie offers over 30 free talks and workshops and more than 40 stalls covering: raw food preparation demos, superfoods, hemp, self empowerment, self healing, intuition, permaculture and environment, nature cures, natural cosmetics, spiritual/holistic philosophy, meditation, kundalini yoga, natural parenting, kids nutrition workshop and plenty of delicious, nutritious, fresh organic gourmet vegan food stalls & juice bars. YUMMY :)
We are SO blesssssssed :)

ENJOY :)

All love,
Angela. xxx

Brighton ROCKS :)))

I had SUCH a beautiful experience on Brighton beach today, which I would love to share.
It was the first time I’ve been to the beach since I got back to the UK. As perhaps you may be aware, this is not a sandy beach – it’s all pebbles. As I stepped out onto the rocks, a HUGE smile spontaneously spread across my face and is actually still with me as I write this. Something about Brighton beach just really seems to resonate for me... I had a very moving experience here on my ‘spiritual’ path a couple of years back, which I’ll write more about further down the page... My mother’s side of the family is from here and this place holds a lot of energy for me... I love how so many people all sit on the beach, facing out to sea – they rarely face other directions – it’s like a collective meditation out to the ocean... I laid down on the pebbles this afternoon and tuned into the energy of the place through my whole chakra system; yummy, relaxing energy flowed through me. After a while I sat up and looked around at all the stones around me. I thought to myself, ‘mmmm, I’d like to bring one of you with me, to carry this energy on my journey’, then I wondered how I would recognise such a stone in my collection – I have many stones from many places and the stones from Brighton beach are relatively plain – how would I tell it apart from others in years to come? Right then, my hand reached out and picked up the first stone I laid eyes on. I turned it over and right there, etched into the surface, was the word ‘Brighton’ (see pic - hope you can kind of make it out - my usual camera is on holiday at the moment ;).

:O :O :O .WOW.

Have NO doubt that the universe hears and responds to our every thought... What a BEAUTIFUL gift – of all the millions of stones on the beach, that was the one I was shown to pick up... I have no idea how it came to be etched with the name of this city...perhaps there are many more like this ;) LOL...maybe it’s a city policy now in fact, to stamp all the beach stones, so that people like me don’t come along and make off with them all ;) LOL...I really don’t know...in any event, I really appreciated it as a sweet gesture and affirmation from the Universe... Ever-more encouragement to keep my thoughts tuned to love and gratitude ;)

on May the 31st I had:

1 quart water
3 cups watermelon juice
1.5 cups green juice: celery/cucumber/endive/radish/spinach/ carrot juice
1lb yummy cherries
2 cups water
little gorgeous nugget of Kate Magic goji cake with a little bowl of super-fuel: green powder, hemp seeds, yacon syrup, maca = YUM
3 cups water
cup of pau d’arco tea
1.5 cups green juice: celery/cucumber/endive/radish/spinach/ carrot juice
½ a sublime papaya
2 cups water

Ok, so here’s smthg I wrote a while back about another very moving experience I had on Brighton beach back in summer 2005, while I was helping out at ‘Raw Living’...

“After another whirlwind day with Raw Living, I felt over-stimulated on super-fast energy and a great need to get out of the house and down to the beach. I went there and reached out to the sea and stones to help me ease the intensity I was feeling in my life. I laid down on the pebble beach and released my chakras to the stones and the sky. Something amazing started to happen. A huge amount of energy began to be sent into my being, through my third eye chakra. It came in waves, pulsating into my being, crashing into and onto and through me like the waves of the sea were crashing onto the shore below me. It was an extremely intense experience, yet liberating too and would be the start of a greatly increased connection for me with my energy body. I stayed there, letting the waves flow into my being, for quite some time, exploring this new sensation. When it became too cold to remain there on the beach, I headed home again in a new altered state. I was blown away by the intensity of this new feeling and unsure what to do with it…it was a little hard to even explain what had happened to Kate when I got home…
In the days that followed, the energy kept on coming into my body, with the same intensity and it was a challenging time for me. I simply didn’t know what to do with it all back then…I felt very ungrounded and this powerful force was crashing continually into and through my body. It felt something like being continually electrocuted for a few days. I was very unbalanced with it and needed guidance. I asked my older 'fairy godmother' friend for guidance and she helped me understand that it was a Kundalini awakening – a new level of energy being opened to me and I needed to integrate it and learn to ground it, to feel more at ease. I needed to allow it to become a whole body experience – allow the energy to flow through my whole being as it came in, rather than it just bounding into me and my system kind of freaking as it didn’t yet know how to handle it. This was what I needed to know and as I worked with those principles, it did indeed become a more integrated and whole-body experience. Rather than it feeling like my energy field was being boomed apart by the waves, it started to feel like an amazing and hugely enriching experience. The energy flowed now in through my third eye chakra and dissipated through my whole system. Other dramatic events of that time also conspired to help me learn to access and ground greater energies...”

I LOVE BRIGHTON :)))

on June the 1st I had:

1 quart water
1 cup pau d’arco tea
3 cups celery/cucumber/spinach/watercress/ginger/apple juice
1lb cherries
yummy little meal of hemp seed/flax oil/Himalayan salt/kelp powder mixture stuffed in nori rolls with mixed sprouts & spinach leaves
3 cups water
3 cups celery/cucumber/spinach/lettuce/watercress/ginger/apple juice
½ a delicious large papaya
2 cups water

I also love the raw community that is manifesting around Brighton. There are SO many incredible, vibrant beings here, sharing raw fun and creating beautiful things. I was at a raw potluck last week and as I looked round the room at the attendees, I was just awestruck at all the wonderful things everyone is manifesting...here are just some of the raw-friendly businesses in this area (in alphabetical order ;) :

*Hunab Ku – Twinkle and Lucifer’s ‘Portal to the Immortal’ – they are also helping organise a retreat with David Wolfe later this year...

*Raw Chocolate Company – Linus’ phenomenal big-scale project to bring raw chocolate to the masses :)

*Raw Gaia – Lisa and Hector’s GORGEOUS line of raw skin-care products – NOTHING compares ;)

*Raw Kitchen – the uber-lovely Shell’s site with recipes, raw catering services and more...

*Raw Living – Kate’s magical long-standing website with store, books, recipes etc.

*Space of Love – as mentioned recently – Matt (and Lara’s ;) site for the festie in August (plus the Anastasia books).

*Total Raw Food – newlyweds Jess and Tom’s vibrant online store, with articles, recipes and more.

Are there more that I’ve missed...? Probably – I’m sure someone will remind me if there is ;) ...and these are just the people who are ‘officially’ doing raw things here – there are so many more magical raw beings around here involved in this scene...what a blessing :)
Incidentally, Kate Magic also wrote a very sweet MySpace blog this week about how much she also loves Brighton – CLICK HERE to see more ;)

All love,
Angela. xxx