Go Gratitude...

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 :)