Sensitivities...

As you’ll be aware if you follow our shows over at The Raw Food World, Mr. Monarch is very unwell at the moment :(
He went to a reunion party last weekend and was in a smoky environment for 4 hours. He is extremely sensitive to cigarette smoke and his body has been protesting wildly and detoxing intensely ever since. He has been water–fasting, fever–ish and bedridden since Monday, as the toxins leave his system :(
Please join me in a 'virtual vigil', to send him masses of love, light, healing, positivity and upliftment if you feel drawn to do so – that is what I am doing constantly right now, as I still cannot be there with him, to help directly... All visualisations of him as healthy, happy and peaceful are gratefully received ;) Also please understand if you have tried to contact him recently and have not heard back – he will respond when able...right now his focus is recovery...thank you.

on Jan the 29th I had:

1 quart water
2 cups greeeeeeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, cabbage, kale, local greens, fennel, Jerusalem artichokes, ginger, lime
2 cups energy soup with flax crackers and tahini on the side
3 cups water
1.5 cups homemade rejuvelac
2 cups deeeeeeeeeep red/purple juice: beetroot, purple cabbage, red kale, fennel, red bell peppers, carrot, ginger, lemon
little bowl of blended yummy stuff: carob powder, lucuma, maca, vanilla, cinnamon, water with some grawnola stirred in and a chunk of AMAZINGLY tasty goji-lemon bar from LoveForce - WOW :)
3 cups water

I am totally in LOVE with this song at the moment – ‘At Last’, sung by Beyonce at the ‘Inaugural Neighbourhood Ball’ for Barack and Michelle Obama. What a stunning performance :O – I have watched this countless times in the last 24 hours and it still moves me to tears almost every time – whew – powerful stuff. Thank you, Beyonce for sharing your gorgeous flow – what an amazing si*star* :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-pzlZPRvx8

on Jan the 30th I had:

1 quart water
2 cups deeeeeeeeeep red/purple juice: beetroot, purple cabbage, red kale, fennel, red bell peppers, carrot, ginger, lemon
2 cups energy soup with flax crackers and tahini on the side
1 quart water
little cup of rooibus tea
2 cups greeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, cabbage, kale, local greens, fennel, Jerusalem artichokes, ginger, lime
little bowl of blended yummy stuff: carob powder, lucuma, maca, vanilla, cinnamon, water with some grawnola stirred in
3 cups water

I started to watch a wonderful film on YouTube today - it is a French film called 'The Green Beautiful' and offers an extremely refreshing view of life here on Earth, something along the lines of the visions foretold in the 'Anastasia' books...
The film is in 9 parts on YouTube, with French speaking and English subtitles. Warning - the subtitles go pretty fast at times - so, if you're following those, I find that just tuning into the overall meaning works, even if you perhaps miss some of the subtler nuances ;) I'm really enjoying it...you can view the first part, which opens quite slowly, at the link below, then use the 'related videos' functions to view the following parts if you'd like to - fun :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5CmMm_SRpM

...with a gentle heart and a mighty love,
please remember to send Mr. M lots of healing, light and love, if you will...
With gratitude,
Angela. xxx

Outrageously Healthy...

WELL, well, well...I’m very happy to report that since last I wrote, I have had my Medical in London for my US Visa and all appears to be well – very very relieeeeeeved thank you :) I feel like I’m one BIG step nearer back to my beloved :) YAY :)
HERE’s a little video from our TV show from that evening, in which we discussed some natural remedies for potentially helping the body to handle x–rays and other ‘shocks’ to the system (like the mild concussion I accidentally gave myself after the medical, in my spun–out excitement... ;)

I was also very happy to experience a yummy raw meal at Vitaorganic Restaurant in London that evening. WOW, it was packed, especially for a Monday evening - very encouraging to see :) As one person would get up from a table, someone else would be ready to fill their seat...and the juice and food was indeed very good :) Vitaorganic is one of the longest-running raw restaurants in London and is very centrally located at 74 Wardour Street, around the Leicester Square/Piccadilly Circus/Soho/Theatres/Chinatown area - fun ;) It's also an easy place to take not-so-raw-orientated folk, as they have a huge hearty buffet of cooked vegan foods on offer too... You can see more info abt Vitaorganic HERE.

on Jan the 26th I had:

1 quart water
3 cups greeeeeeeeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, kale, spinach, Jerusalem artichokes, zucchini, ginger, lime
2 cups energy soup with a flax cracker
3 cups water
1 tbsp bee pollen
50 chlorella nuts
meal at Vitaorganic – ‘green rejuvenator’ juice, raw pizza and raw chocolate cake – eeeeeeeek ;)
3 cups water

A nice man in Norway contacted me recently wanting to do an interview about my weight loss for his website. He asked some interesting Qs and you can see my As HERE ;). I especially liked the question asking me to summarise ‘the five most important steps’ in my weight loss journey… We also covered social issues, the role of genetics and my book ‘Raw Emotions’ – you can see it all HERE (it’s not in Norwegian ;)


on Jan the 27th I had:

1 quart water
2 cups greeeeeeeeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, dino kale, local greens, Jerusalem artichokes, broccoli, ginger, lime
4 big pods of GORGEOUS durian :))))))))))))))))))))
mug of spicy tea
1 quart water
glad of homemade rejuvelac
2 cups greeeeeeeeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, dino kale, local greens, Jerusalem artichokes, broccoli, ginger, lime
little bowl of blended yum: carob, lucuma, hemp milk, maca, vanilla, cinnamon powders, with a little grawnola swirled in – yummmmmmm
1 quart water


on Jan the 28th I had:
1 quart water
1 quart greeeeeeeeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, dino kale, local greens, Jerusalem artichokes, broccoli, ginger, lime
bowl of blended yum: leftover durian, carob, lucuma, maca, vanilla, cinnamon powders, with a little grawnola swirled in ;)
1 quart water
1 quart greeeeeeeeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, dino kale, local greens, Jerusalem artichokes, broccoli, ginger, lime
double shot of wheatgrass juice
3 cups water

On the subject of interviews, I will also be answering Qs soon for the excitingly–titled ‘Outrageously Healthy’ project ;) This series of 10 free interviews has been set up by the lovely Lenore Miller in Australia and starts soon, in February. You can see all the details on her site HERE, if you’d like to tap into 10 free interviews on releasing fat, changing your habits, getting empowered, natural skin care, building self–esteem and other yummy topics, including me quite possibly talking about...hmmmm, who knows? dandruff? origami? shoehorns? we shall seeeeeeeee...I’m on in March ;) Maybe I’ll just sing for the whole interview... ;) Check out all the outrageous action HERE.

One love and innumerable delightful explosions of joy,
Miss Stokes. xxx

Create your Own Jukebox :)))

I am feeling very pleased. I have long thought what a lovely idea it would be if one could watch YouTube clips back–to–back, all joined together into a big sequence of whatever you choose to view...WELL, I have recently learnt, via dear Shazzle–Dazzle, that this IS indeed possible :) Maybe you all knew this already ;) lol – I was very excited though about this discovery...
The way it works is through PLAYLISTS on YouTube – ah–HAH, that’s what they’re for ;) Anyone can create multiple ‘playlists’ of their different clips, then anyone else can also go and enjoy those lists, just by clicking on them – they load up and all run back–to–back, so you can get on with juicing or bathing or exercising or whatever you’re doing, with no need to keep going and choosing the next video to watch ;) You can literally create your own jukebox of all your favourite songs or interviews or...whatever you like – and all for free :) LOVE it...
Since learning about the wonder of Playlists, I have been listening to muchos Esther and Jerry Hicks/Abraham/Law of Attraction downloadings, via Shazzie’s playlists, which you can see HERE.
I have also created some playlists of my own, which you can see on my YouTube channel HERE. I have one with ‘Beautiful Songs’, one of ‘Music to Dance To’ and one with videos of myself and the Monarch from other peoples’ channels. SOOOOOO fun to create these music lists especially ;) I’ll surely be doing more with this – ENJOY :)
(N.B., to find anyone's playlists, just go to their channel - e.g. mine is at http://www.youtube.com/rawreform - and click on the little link for 'playlists' along the top of the screen, right underneath the white YouTube bar ;)

on January the 22nd I had:

1 quart water
1.5 cups greeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, parsley, kale, spinach, Jerusalem artichokes, alfalfa sprouts, broccoli, ginger, lime
30 chlorella tablets
2 tsp bee pollen
3 cups greeeen juice: celery, cucumber, parsley, kale, spinach, Jerusalem artichokes, alfalfa sprouts, broccoli, ginger, lime
30 chlorella tablets
3 tsp bee pollen
3 cups greeeen juice: celery, cucumber, parsley, kale, spinach, Jerusalem artichokes, alfalfa sprouts, fennel, ginger, lime
2 cups water
3 cups greeeen juice: celery, cucumber, parsley, kale, spinach, Jerusalem artichokes, alfalfa sprouts, ginger, lime
1 cup water


on January the 23rd I had:

1 quart water
1.5 cup greeeen juice: celery, cucumber, parsley, kale, spinach, Jerusalem artichokes, alfalfa sprouts, fennel, ginger, lime
2 cups energy soup with flax crackers and tahini on the side
little cup of spicy tea
1 quart water
3 cups greeeen juice: celery, cucumber, kale, spinach, Jerusalem artichokes, alfalfa sprouts, fennel, ginger, lime
3 tbsp Sproutein powder
3 cups greeeen juice: celery, cucumber, kale, spinach, Jerusalem artichokes, alfalfa sprouts, fennel, ginger, lime
2 cups water

Ooooom, while we’re on the subject of Esther & Jerry Hicks/Abraham, here’s a very cool little nugget that came through from the PhilosophersNotes.com daily email today:

“People talk about the reality of their life as if it is important. And we want you to understand, it’s only the temporary indicator. Do you go to the gas station—your gas gauge is on empty—do you go to the gas station and look at your gas gauge in horror? “How did this happen? [Fun] Why, why, why did this happen to me?” Do you lay your head on the steering wheel and just sob? “Oh, look what it’s come to. [Fun] I’m finished. I’ve lived all of this life, and look where I am.” Or do you just fill up.”
~ Esther and Jerry Hicks from Money, and the Law of Attraction That’s classic. Meditate, dance, exercise, eat well, laugh, play, create, journal, read, smile, love, breathe deeply, pet your dog, think positive thoughts, imagine your ideal future with such intensity that you can FEEL it, do whatever you need to do to FILL UP. But don’t (pretty, please) look at your “gas” gauge in horror. No need to sob. Just fill up. :)

LOL – love it :) If you still haven’t signed up for your own free PhilosophersNotes account, you can do that HERE, to access multitudes of inspiring free MP3s, PDFs, lectures and more... :)


on January the 24th I had:

1 quart water
1 quart greeeeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, kale, spinach, Jerusalem artichokes, cabbage, alfalfa sprouts, lettuce, zucchini, parsley, ginger, lime
2 cups energy soup with flax crackers and tahini on the side
3 cups water
double shot of wheatgrass with lime and ginger
assortment of pieces of raw party ‘desserts’ – goji bar, spirulina balls, cake base, apricot cake – all yummmmmmmmmmmmy :)
3 cups water


on January the 25th I had:

1 quart water
1 quart greeeeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, kale, spinach, Jerusalem artichokes, cabbage, alfalfa sprouts, lettuce, zucchini, parsley, ginger, lime
3 cups water
40 tablets chlorella
1 quart greeeeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, kale, spinach, Jerusalem artichokes, cabbage, alfalfa sprouts, lettuce, zucchini, parsley, ginger, lime
3 tbsp Sproutein powder
3 cups water


OoOoOooooo, this is exciting – the London issue of ‘Time Out’ magazine recently did a big feature on raw foods :O oooooo lala – you know raw is going 'mainstream' when things like this happen ;) You can check the article out HERE – thanks to Chelle for sending this link in – the article is worth checking out even if only for the list of raw resources in the UK at the end of it – fun :)

All love,
Angela. xxx

'Anastasia' Workshops - Create Your Space of Love :)

Anastasia Workshops
Oooooo, here's a very exciting special announcement from those uber-yumsters behind the 'Anastasia'/Ringing Cedars books. There's a series of weekend workshops coming up in the US, based around the teachings of Anastasia, led by Dr. Leonid Sharashkin (co-translator, editor & publisher of the English editions). YUMMMMMMMMMMM - wow, I really hope I get back to the US in time for one of these :)

The workshop team apparently just did a fabulously successful Australian tour and now these workshops are being offered for the first time in the USA. Here are the upcoming dates:

Feb 21/22 - Olympia, WA Feb 28/Mar 1 - Ashland, OR Mar 7/8 - Chicago, IL Mar 14/15 - Woodstock, NY Mar 21/22 - Santa Cruz, CA Mar 28/29 - Santa Fe, NM April 4/5 - Boulder, CO Each workshop is only open to 60 participants - eeeeeeeek - so I'd suggest getting in there quick if you'd like to play... Here's some of what's on offer, from their site HERE: Learn how to create your own 'Space of Love', help raise healthy and loving children, grow healing plants & vegetables, encoded just for your body and transform Earth into a truly magnificent 'Paradise Planet' in the process ;) The reading of Anastasia and the Ringing Cedars Series is filling millions of people worldwide with tremendous inspiration. These books awaken in us the primordial memory of who we are and what our life purpose really is. Yet making the transition to this new life and new awareness may seem like a formidable task - so far have we deviated from our own essence and from the natural forces that nurture us all. So... Just how do we make this transition to the brighter, happier, more fulfilling existence? How do we apply Anastasia's concepts to real life? How do we start the movement towards living to our full potential, while creating a genuine, living space of love around us? And how do we make the first steps towards establishing a family domain that will last forever? In these two-day workshops with Dr. Leonid Sharashkin, you will discover answers to these questions, and gain many unique insights on how to put Anastasia's vision into practice. The workshops are intensive, highly interactive, practical and great fun! If you've never heard Leonid speak (he usually gets standing ovations!) know that you are in for a real treat. Leonid is a delight to listen to and you cannot fail to come away from this workshop well-equipped and totally inspired to begin laying the foundations for a wonderful new life - for yourself and your family's future generations! What You'll Learn on Day 1 (Saturday 8:30am - 5:30pm) Session 1. Creating your Space of Love. The Meaning of the Space of Love. Session 2. Creating your Family Domain Session 3. Gardening the Anastasia Way - Spiritual Permaculture Session 4. Happiness is your Domain - Visualizing Reality the Anastasia Way Day 2 (Sunday 8:30am -5:30pm) Session 5. Creating Communities Session 6. Navigating Between the Time and Timeless Session 7. Children - Birth and Education Session 8. The Return of Anastasia This is your chance to meet like-minded others; to find and begin creating your own Space of Love; and to benefit from the wealth of knowledge and experience of the delightful Dr. Leo! Click HERE to Learn More...

WOW...there you have it...I think this is a very exciting development for all of us interested in the information Anastasia shares...and I sincerely hope that I can make it back to the US for one of these workshops, so that Mr. M and I can apply what we learn to our own 'Kin's Domain' in Ecuador :) EXCITING...enjoy - and if you make it to one of these events, please let us know how it goes for you - we'd love to hear more...

All love,
Angellalalalalaaaaaa. xxx

(P.S. - don't forget, today (Jan 23rd) is the 40TH Birthday of dear Raw Si*Star* Shazzie - another huge lover of Anastasia's message - if you haven't yet picked up any fabulous freebies from Shazzie's Birthday Bonanza Giveaway, you can do so HERE. You can also send her some big birthday love on her FaceBook profile HERE - I'm sure she'll appreciate that ;) Happy Birthday, love :)

Eco-Friendly Homes and Markets

WHEW...wow, thanks for all the feedback, people ;) Between announcing our move to Ecuador a few days ago and launching the RevitaLive Plan yesterday, my inbox is about to collapse ;)
Sooooooo many amazing messages about Ecuador - thank you, everyone, for the love, support, excitement and joy...we are SO excited to get there... One reader, Kevin, actually sent in a really inspiring little YouTube video showing the construction of a very beautiful 'Sacred Geometry Organic House' - WOW - check it out - I suspect I could get lost in the YouTube 'related videos' for this one for hours ;) Lemme know if you poke around in there and dig up any more gems ;)
We don't yet see clearly how our home in Vilcabamba will take form - we do know it will be yummy though and rounded and as eco-friendly as we can make it, all being well. We are working with a WONDERFUL architect, who we're really excited to share this vision with, as we connect the flow of the garden to the home in one joyous loop of lusciousness ;)
Here's the video link for this 'Sacred Geometry' house for now:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReF3J8ksKMU

on January the 20th I had:

1 quart water
2 cups greeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, parsley, kale, spinach, alfalfa sprouts, broccoli, ginger, lime
2 cups energy soup with flax crackers and tahini on the side
1 quart water
2 cups greeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, parsley, kale, spinach, alfalfa sprouts, broccoli, ginger, lime
bowl of chia seed soaked in hemp seed milk, with the following yummies stirred in: lucuma, carob, vanilla, maca, cinnamon, Crystal Manna powders – yummmmmmmmmmmmmm
3 cups water


Mr Monarch did a couple of really cool little 'tour' videos on The Raw Food World TV Show recently. The first is at the Ojai Farmers' Market in California - check out the greeeeeeeeeeeeeeens :O Ohhhhhhhh, I would SO love to be there with my beloved already, soaking up vibrant green nutrition and sunshine...hmmmmmmmmmmmmm...breathing deep still here in the UK, appreciating instead the first green buds and shoots that I see starting to pop out in the garden ;)

The second little tour video is of 'Mother's Market and Kitchen' in Orange County - WOW - I haven't been to this health food store - I think it's a new addition to their chain - it looks AMAZING - packaged raw paradise, WITH a juice bar ;) LOL ;) You can see that video HERE.
ENJOY :)


on January the 21st I had:

1 quart water
3 cups greeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, parsley, kale, spinach, Jerusalem artichokes, alfalfa sprouts, broccoli, ginger, lime
3 tsp bee pollen
3 tsp bee pollen
3 cups greeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, parsley, kale, spinach, Jerusalem artichokes, alfalfa sprouts, broccoli, ginger, lime
2 tbsp SPROUTEIN - Yaaaaaaaaay :)))
30 Chlorella Nuts
2 cups water
1 quart greeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, parsley, kale, spinach, Jerusalem artichokes, alfalfa sprouts, broccoli, ginger, lime
2 cups water


Here's a YUMMY offer that is on RIGHT NOW from Susan Schenck, the author of 'The Live Food Factor'.
Susan is doing a big promo launch for her book on Amazon - if you buy her book on Jan 21st or 22nd from HERE, you get access to over 50 exciting free gifts like ebooks, MP3s, coupons and more, from all kinds of yumsters - myself and the Monarch have gifted two of our ebooks to the cause, Victoria Boutenko and Brenda Cobb offer ebooks too, Jennifer Cornbleet has recipes for you, Mercola has nutritional info to share, Dr Ritamarie Loscalzo has a whole recipe ebook for you, there's a discount for Sacred Chocolates, discounts for flower essences, Sproutein and masses more... You can even WIN a ticket to Raw Spirit Fest, a dehydrator, consultations and masses more - just by buying this one book, which costs $29.95 from Amazon, HERE ;) LOL - bargain... ;)
This offer is only for Jan 21st and 22nd though, so act NOW if you want to access all these bumper-offerings of yummmmmmmmmmm...

One love,
Angelalalalaalaaaaaaaa. xxx

Introducing: The RevitaLive Plan :)

OooOooOoooo, time for another EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT :)

I am delighted to say that our new 30–Day Raw Food Weight Loss Programme is now READY and live :)

For the last couple of months, myself, the Monarch and the Giannis have been working away excitedly in the background, piecing together a unique weight loss programme, which is delivered straight to your inbox every day by email.

We have pooled together all of our resources and the best tips we have to share, into a single, dynamic, effective programme, that we’re VERY excited to share...
It’s been named ‘The RevitaLive Plan’ and you see aallllllll the exciting details in full HERE.

Some of the issues that the program addresses include how to...

★ Release weight naturally using a system that has been proven. ★ Let go of unsupportive habits that hold you back from reaching your goals. ★ Eliminate food cravings for good. ★ Create simple yet powerful meals and snacks for weight loss and great health. ★ Satisfy your sweet tooth and still stay healthy. ★ Identify the right supplements for your weight loss and overall health. ★ Stick to your exercise plan. ★ Succeed with your meal plans. ★ Find motivation ALL the time, whenever you want. ★ Clear your mind from self-defeating chatter.

Here’s a quick summary of what’s on offer:

*Daily Emails – containing a ‘how to’ video on the topic of the day, plus suggested links, further reading/viewing and related products. Daily topics range from recipe demos and detox techniques to fitness guidance, top tips for handling cravings and much more– we cover a full range of vital concepts for a healthy lifestyle. Each video is around 5–10 minutes in length; easy to watch, practical, useful information – it’s like the next best thing to having us there in your house showing you how we live this lifestyle ;)

*Recipe and Meal Planners – we provide a full four–weeks of healthy, tasty recipes and meal plans. There are 2 plans to choose from – either totally raw or ‘Intermediate’ – you choose which plan to follow, or mix n’ match. (All recipes are courtesy of Solla, our dear Icelandic raw goddess, who was named as one of the top raw chefs of the year last year in the ‘Best of Raw 2008’ Awards :)

*Exercise Manual – access to an entire 250 page manual of tried and tested fitness routines from your ‘Personal Trainers’, Kevin and Annmarie Gianni, with every level from Beginners to Advanced.

*The ‘Inner Circle’ online community – this is the place to connect with others who are following the RevitaLive programme or are simply interested in raw foods/healthy lifestyles. You have a FREE 30-Day trial of this supportive community, as part of the RevitaLive Programme.

*Full Instructions for an optional 1, 3 or 5 day juice cleanse mid–programme.

*60 minute in–depth interview with myself, on healing emotional eating patterns with a raw food lifestyle.


We wanted to make sure we keep the price for this programme affordable, so your investment for the whole 30–Day Programme is $67 – less than the cost of a bagel or cappuccino or raw chocolate bar per day ;) Everything is delivered to you online.
If you’d like to, you can also ‘upgrade’ your order, to receive PRINTED, hard–copy versions of some of the materials – the Recipe/Meal Planners, the Exercise Manual and the 60–minute Interview with me. The ‘upgrade’ package investment is $117.

This is not a ‘one–off’ event for 30 days – there is no specific start or finish date, which means you can start whenever you like and finish whenever you like, with the full support of the worldwide ‘Inner Circle’ community to tap into at all times, 24/7/365, for connections and guidance.
We are REALLY excited to share this simple, clear, dynamic info in a package that makes it super–easy for people to understand and start applying immediately. The choice of two menu plans also makes this more accessible for those who may be a little wary of eating totally raw – so, please pass this info and invitation along to anyone you think could use some extra sparkle and some solid guidance to permanently release any excess pounds...let's keep on edging raw food consciousness out into the 'mainstream' ;) Yeeeeeeeee-HAH :) (The programme also has a full money-back guarantee ;)
FUN :)
We hope you enjoy this new programme and adventure just as much as we’ve enjoyed piecing it all together...

You can see more about The RevitaLive Plan and sign up HERE.

ENJOY :)
All love,
Angela. xxx

Co-creating Home - in Vilcabamba, Ecuador ;O

Well, well, WELL...if you didn't hear yet from Mr. M's massive newsletter blast, our 'big announcement' is out in the world now, flickering about and seemingly catalysing even more exciting magic into being... ;)
Yes, we are very excited to share that we have become caretakers of some beautiful land in Ecuador, in an amazing-looking community of 'eco-preneurs' and we SO look forward to getting there, getting our hands in the mineral-rich soil, creating our 'kin's domain' and starting to groooooowwwwww all kinds of yumminess - yeeeeeeeeee-HAH :)))
Aaaaaaaaah, my deepest desires seem to be slowly manifesting into the physical :) For years now, the main thing I have always seen in my visions for my ideal life have been: land, yurt, growing food, community, raising children 'naturally', living with my beloved in a warm, sunny place...weeelllllllllll, ask (clearly) and the Universe certainly seems to deliver... ;) It may take its time - that's all part of the game though...which is of course still ever-unfolding...
For those of you who haven't seen anything about this adventure yet, HERE is a beautiful photo tour of the area, which you can see on Mike Adams' site NaturalNews.com. This photo tour was actually the first thing we ever knew of Vilcabamba and...it was love at first sight ;) We're so excited to get to this veritable 'paradise' of nearly year-round springtime weather (no need for heating OR air conditioning in housing), longevity, mineral-rich soil, clean air, pristine water, eco-communities, like-minded lovelies, abundant organic produce, sunshine and so much more... FUN :) I'm sure we'll be holding retreats and so on there at some point in the future, for y'all to come and play if you'd love to... :)
Incidentally, if all this is jingling some major jangles for you as you read and you'd like to come and play more permanently in the gardens toooooo, then you may be interested to know that we just heard this week of one prime plot on the property that has come up for private sale. It is a gorgeous river-side plot, about 4 acres in size, ideal for growing nutrient-rich food - if you're genuinely interested to know more, you can email me on angela@rawreform.com and I'll send you more details ;)

on January the 17th I had:

1 quart water
1 quart greeeen juice: celery, cucumber, endive, fennel, broccoli, kale, spinach, ginger, lime
20 chlorella tablets
1tbsp Vitamineral Green
1 quart greeeen juice: celery, cucumber, endive, fennel, broccoli, kale, spinach, ginger, lime
12 caps of Crystal/Blue Mannas
1 quart greeeen juice: celery, cucumber, endive, fennel, broccoli, kale, spinach, ginger, lime
2 cups water

On the subject of 'Placing Your Order with the Universe', I listened recently to a really sweet little 9 minute podcast by Erin Pavlina (wife of Steve Pavlina), where she shares an easy way to understand the 'Law of Attraction'. She explains so well how to let the Universe understand you clear intentions, through a little story she tells - short, sweet, succinct, useful - you can listen to it HERE if you'd like to flow with that...
Steve and Erin actually have a whole collection of wonderful podcasts like this - and WOW - these people have sooooo much to share - love it - you can tap into all of their free offerings HERE. Erin also recently finished a 30-Day raw food trial - you can read all about that on her blog HERE.

on January the 18th I had:

1 quart water
2 cups green juice: celery, cucumber, endive, fennel, broccoli, kale, spinach, ginger, lime
2 cups energy soup with flax crackers and tahini on the side
3 cups water
2 cups green juice: celery, cucumber, endive, fennel, broccoli, kale, spinach, ginger, lime
bowl of chia YUMMMM: soaked chia seeds in fresh hemp milk, stirred in cinnamon, vanilla, maca, lucuma and carob powders
3 cups water


on January the 19th I had:

1 quart water
2 cups green juice: celery, cucumber, endive, fennel, broccoli, kale, spinach, ginger, lime
2 cups energy soup with flax crackers and tahini on the side
3 cups water
2 cups green juice: celery, cucumber, endive, fennel, broccoli, kale, spinach, ginger, lime
bowl of chia YUMMMM: soaked chia seeds in fresh hemp milk, stirred in cinnamon, vanilla, maca, lucuma and carob powders
3 cups water

I shall leave you today with a yummy musical interlude that you may indeed perhaps have seen already, as it seems to be doing the email rounds at the moment ;) It's a version of the popular song 'Stand by Me', with a difference... It is sung by street musicians/buskers from all around the world, all synched together into one rendition - and it's beautiful :) It's from the amazing project 'PlayingForChange.com', which is doing outreach work based around music to connect communities all over the world. The footage for this one song alone was collected over many years, in many countries...check it out at the link below if you haven't seen it yet - it's had over 4 million hits on YouTube already, in just 2 months ;O

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us-TVg40ExM

ENJOY :)
All love and blissings,
Angelalalalalaaaaaaaaaa. xxx

Make Your Own Kale Chips... :)

It’s UK/Europe ‘goodies’ time again ;)
If you’re in this part of the world, here is a little list of items I have with me here that can be posted to you, if there’s anything you’d love:

‘Raw Success’ by Matt Monarch - £10 each
‘Raw Spirit’ by Matt Monarch - £8 each
‘How to Go Raw for Weight Loss’ by Angela Stokes - £5 each
‘Revealing the Physical Changes’ by Angela Stokes - £5 each
‘A Juice Feaster’s Handbook’ by Angela Stokes - £5 each
DVD of Mr. Monarch speaking at Ecopolitan - £5
'Become Younger' by Norman Walker - £5
'Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Juices' by Norman Walker - £5
‘Absolutely Abeba’s Edible Treats’ raw cracker recipe book - £5 each
'Raw Foods for Busy People' Book - £8
'Raw Greek' by Gina Panayi - £10
'Fresh' by Sergei and Valya Boutenko - £9
'Detox Delights' by Shazzie - £5
Nut Milk Bags - £6 each
Vitamin B12 Tablets from Hallelujah Acres - £8
Therapeutic Enzymes (8oz top quality blend) - £65


Just email angela@rawreform.com to let me know what you’d LOVE to have and an address to send them to and I shall put on my postal–elf hat and get things movin’ ;)
(If you’re not sure what any of the above items are, you can always look them up in the RawReform store – go to http://store.RawReform.com and use the ‘search’ box to find what you’re looking for...)

on January the 14th I had:

1 quart water
2 cups juice: celery, zucchini, broccoli, cabbage, fennel, endive, beetroot, local grrrreeeeeeeeens, kale, ginger, lime
1.5 cups energy soup with flax crackers and tahini on the side, followed by a little bowl of yummy sweetness: lucuma powder, carob powder, maca, vanilla, cinnamon powders, buckwheaties, all mixed together with water
3 cups water
2 cups juice: celery, zucchini, broccoli, cabbage, fennel, endive, beetroot, local grrrreeeeeeeeens, kale, ginger, lime
1.5 cups energy soup with flax crackers and tahini on the side, followed by a little bowl of sweet powders: hemp protein 50%, lucuma and pomegranate powders
little mug of spicy tea
2 cups water

OoOoOooo, seems like Raw Food Adventures are hotting up down under in Australia...we hear that MANY raw food speakers are zipping down that way to share some yumminess this year – the lovely Boutenko ladies, Gabriel Cousens and even Dr. Fred Bisci are apparently all going south soon – WOW, I haven’t even ever seen Dr. Bisci speak yet ;) lol...

One reader – Lila – who is visiting the beautiful Margaret River region of Australia wrote recently to tell us that she’s helping out at an amazing new organic raw eatery/yoga studio/shop/garden centre, called Samudra. Lila wrote:
“Samudra offers a full schedule of yoga classes, a retail shop featuring custom-designed organic clothing and an amazing raw "food room" with outdoor seating and permaculture garden. It's a great place to work and a beautiful place to live right near the beach.”
…aaaaaaaaaaaand…Exciting Opportunity Alert ;) :
The owner of Samudra, Sheridan, is currently looking for two qualified raw food chefs AND an event/function manager. FUN :) Candidates must be under 31 years of age to qualify for an Aussie work visa OR be an Australia/New Zealand resident. Qualified candidates should email: lila (at) samudra (dot) com (dot) au for more info. FUN :)

...and while we’re knocking around down under, let’s pay a little visit too, to Casey – a lovely woman who we met while in Australia this time last year. Casey had chronic eczema and Mr. M and I gave some guidance to help her move through that and heal. She now has a beautiful new website HERE and has lots of yummy things on offer there, like a free report on ‘awakening your va–va–voooom’… ;)

ENJOY :)


on January the 15th I had:

1 quart water
1 quart greeeeeeeen veggie juice: celery, cucumber, zucchini, fennel, endive, local grrrreeeeeeeeens, kale, ginger, lime
40 chlorella ‘nuts’
2 tbsp bee pollen
1 quart greeeeeeeen veggie juice: celery, cucumber, zucchini, fennel, endive, local grrrreeeeeeeeens, kale, ginger, lime
2 cups water
1 quart greeeeeeeen veggie juice: celery, cucumber, zucchini, fennel, endive, local grrrreeeeeeeeens, kale, ginger, lime
40 chlorella ‘nuts’
2 tbsp bee pollen
2 cups greeeeeeeen veggie juice: celery, cucumber, zucchini, fennel, endive, local grrrreeeeeeeeens, kale, ginger, lime
1 cup water


on January the 16th I had:

3 cups water
2 cups greeeeeeeen veggie juice: celery, cucumber, zucchini, fennel, endive, local grrrreeeeeeeeens, kale, ginger, lime
40 chlorella ‘nuts’
1 quart greeeeeeeen veggie juice: celery, cucumber, zucchini, fennel, endive, local grrrreeeeeeeeens, kale, ginger, lime
2 cups water
20 chlorella ‘nuts’
12 capsules of Blue and Crystal Manna
1 quart greeeeeeeen veggie juice: celery, cucumber, zucchini, fennel, endive, local grrrreeeeeeeeens, kale, ginger, lime
10 chlorella 'nuts'
1 quart greeeeeeeen veggie juice: celery, cucumber, zucchini, fennel, endive, local grrrreeeeeeeeens, kale, ginger, lime
1 cup water


As I write this, I’m on Day 2 of a Green Juice F(e)ast. YummmMmmMmMmmmmm...I’ve actually never f(e)asted on JUST green juice before, I think...always some carrot juice usually too, or fruits, coconuts etc – just greeeeeeeeeeeeeens for now though and WOW – what an impact it has – feels sooooo very clean and cleansing... it’s quite amazing to me to go a whole day with nothing but green things passing my lips (except water)...
Speaking of green juice, in our latest video on TheRawFoodWorld, you can meet my parents, as I deliver them some greeeeeeeeeen juice – will they like it? You can see HERE ;)

Mr. M also recently reviewed Blessings’ Kale Chips HERE.
The ‘Quite Cheesey’ kale chips are indeed ridiculously good – one of the tastiest raw food products I’ve ever tried. There’s still MASSES of kale knocking abt in the Northern Hemisphere at the moment it seems, so, if you have some kale, plus a dehydrator, you can even make your OWN kale chips :) Annmarie and Kevin Gianni demonstrate how to make Kale Chips HERE and there’s also a popular–looking recipe HERE on RawFreedomCommunity for kale chips (check out the outrageously cute picture of a puppy eating kale chips on there too ;). Plus remember that you can learn to make your own dehydrator HERE if you don’t have one ;)

All love,
Angela. xxx

Make your Own Dehydrator...

Interviews Galore... ;)
Well now, tomorrow (wed 14th), I shall be conducting a live, in–depth interview on the subject of Raw Emotions, with questions directed by Mr. Kevin Gianni. Questioning shall begin promptly at 12 noon EST (9am Pacific, 5pm UK), all being well and will be archived and transcripted afterwards by internet elves with pointy teeth (possibly ;). This is an ‘Inner Circle’ call, so if you’d like to come along to play, you can follow THIS LINK to join in the jollies and send in YOUR questions... ;)

You can also read a nifty little Q&A article with the Monarch in the new issue of the beautiful Purely Delicious Magazine HERE.
Mr. M also just did a ‘Let’s Talk Raw’ interview with Revvell on Sunday – you can listen to the archive of that HERE.

You can also see recent mini-interviews with other raw yumsters on our online show, The Raw Food World TV Show :) Yeee-HAH - meet our chief shipping goddess Lindsey for example, HERE.


on January the 12th I had:

1 quart water
1.5 cups greeeen juice: celery, fennel, endive, broccoli, local greeeeeeeens, parsley, ginger, lime
2 cups energy soup with flax crackers and pine nut butter, followed by a yumpot of carob powder, lucuma powder, cinnamon, vanilla, maca powders, gojis, water mixed together, with a little grawnola swirled in
3 cups water
double shot of wheatgrass juice
2 cups energy soup with flax crackers and pine nut butter, followed by 2 tbsp goji powder
3 cups water

OoOooooo, that Mr. Raw Model’s been busy on his land – have you seen his recent video of his geodome, which houses his exotic fruit tree collection, amidst a Minnesota winter? lol – gotta LOVE it...I am soooooooooo excited abt Anthony’s permaculture project and feel so grateful that he’s sharing videos and updates about it all – total yumster ;)
You can watch the dome video HERE – sending blessings and love for all those fruit trees to thrive and bear many bountiful gifts for years to come...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6EfvUeaRM0

on January the 13th I had:

1 quart water
1.5 cups greeeen juice: celery, fennel, endive, broccoli, local greeeeeeeens, parsley, ginger, lime
2 cups energy soup with flax crackers and pine nut butter, followed by a yumpot of carob powder, lucuma powder, cinnamon, vanilla, maca powders, gojis, water mixed together, with a little grawnola swirled in
3 cups water
1.5 cups veggie juice: celery, fennel, endive, broccoli, local greeeeeeeens, parsley, beetroot, ginger, lime
2 cups energy soup with flax crackers and pine nut butter, followed by a yumpot of hemp protein 50% powder mixed with lucuma powder and pomegranate powder
little mug of spicy tea
3 cups water


HERE’s a fabulous link for you if you’d like to dehydrate some foods, don’t have a dehydrator, yet DO have some pieces of wood, screws and some light bulbs (plus maybe someone ‘handy’ to fit the pieces of the puzzle together ;) I came across this webpage many years ago now, way back at the start of my raw food journey and was excited to see it’s still up now – enjoy ;) ...and thanks to ‘Kath’ for sharing this on her site...

All love,
Angela. xxx

Raw Pregnancy and Raising Raw Children

Now, don't get excited - I'm not pregnant or having a child anytime soon ;) I just watched a wonderful little YouTube video today of Summer Kolesar speaking with Paul Nison about raising raw children and got inspired... You can see that video HERE. Summer is a beautiful soul si*star* who I had the pleasure to meet when I spoke in Asheville in 2007. If I recall correctly, she was raised ‘semi–wild’ in Canada, foraging the bounties of nature and she is still a wonderful wild–food gatherer to this day, plus all–round gorgeous raw goddess and mother ;)

As you may recall, the current RawReform Giveaway Contest is also about raising children raw (you can see the details for the giveaway HERE to win a signed copy of Shazzie’s latest book, Evie’s Kitchen). We have wonderful suggestions flowing in daily by email about how to best help children eat healthier food...
SO, with all this wonderful info buzzing around, I felt inspired to compile a list of useful resources for those interested in raising children raw. This is actually smthg people ask me about often, although I am not (yet ;) a mother, so I thought it would be helpful to collect all these fabulous resources together in one place, for all to enjoy ;)
(FYI - I also just posted this info to the main RawReform site in the articles section HERE, in case you'd like to refer to it without the food logs etc in the middle ;)

Here we go:

Websites

*http://www.thegardendiet.com – beautiful Jinjee is raw mum ext–raw–dinaire to at least five little ones – she has masses of info, pics, ebooks, magazines, audios, videos and more to share on pregnancy, ecstatic birth, child–raising and more...

*http://www.rawmom.com – fabulous site that is home (among other things) to a blog where different raw mums from around the world write weekly, sharing guidance.

*http://rawtoddleralex.blogspot.com – blog from yummy–mummy Melissa Gilbert who has been raising her son Alex raw and tracking his progress online since birth. She has two wonderful raw recipe books for baby/toddler foods. Melissa also has her own blog at http://rawmom.blogspot.com.

*http://pullingdaisies.blogspot.com – sweet Annelise’s blog following a raw pregnancy, birth and child raising.

*http://www.karenranzi.com – Karen has been teaching about raising ‘Super Healthy Children’ for a decade. She has classes, a book and a great list of links at her site.

*http://www.brigittemars.com – Brigitte Mars is a herbalist, mother, raw foodie and all round shining light ;) She is mother to the gorgeous Rainbeau Mars, who is also a raw yogini mama – see http://www.rainbeaumars.com.


on Jan the 10th I had:

1 quart water
little mug of spicy tea
1.5 cups veggie juice: celery, turnip, kale, local greeeeeeens, Jerusalem artichoke, purple cabbage, fennel, endive, ginger, lime
2 cups energy soup with flax crackers and tahini on the side, followed by three little yumpots of durian ice cream = YUMMM :)
3 cups water
double shot of wheatgrass
2 cups energy soup with flax crackers and tahini on the side, followed by a little bowl of blended sweet yum: carob powder, lucuma powder, maca, cinnamon, vanilla powders, with gojis and water
little cup rooibus tea
3 cups water



Articles/Videos/Magazines

*‘Raw Vegan Children’ article by Shazzie

*‘Raising Raw Children’ article by Matt Monarch

*‘Raw Parenting’ interview with Shazzie on Natural News

*Revvel interviews Jinjee Talifero

*Revell interviews Shazzie

*Summer Kolesar on YouTube

*Juno Magazine – all about natural parenting, raw foodie Kate Magic has contributed a great deal to this magazine.

*Pear Magazine – this an online raw food magazine, which often has articles about raw children or written by raw parents.


Books/DVDs

*Evie’s Kitchen by Shazzie

*Birth As We Know It (one of the best DVDs I’ve ever seen)

*The ‘Anastasia’ Books by Vladimir Megre (these books have influenced me more than any others)

*Baby Greens by Michaela Lynn

*Fresh by Sergei and Valya Boutenko – has info on how to transition kids to raw.

*Eating without Heating by Sergei and Valya Boutenko – raw recipe book from the Boutenko ‘kids’.

*Raising Children Raises Us book & DVD by Shannon Leone – Shannon’s gorgeous, loving spirit flows through her work.

*The Children's Health Food Book by Ron Seaborn

*Breakthrough DVD – from Jinjee and Storm

*Raw Living and Eat Smart, Eat Raw – both by Kate Magic, these raw recipe books are packed with practical recipes Kate used to raise her three boys.

*The Continuum Concept by Jean Liedloff

*Primal Mothering in A Modern World by Hygeia Halfmoon

*What Mothers Do Especially When It Looks Like Nothing by Naomi Stadlen (If I was only able to read one non–raw–orientated book on being a mother, I would choose this – AMAZING info ;)

*Sun–Sational Raw Baby Food and Sun–Sational Smoothies by Melissa Gilbert – 2 ebooks from this lovely raw mum.

*Wise Woman's Herbal for the Childbearing Year by Susun Weed

*Pregnancy and Oral Health by Mama Gums


on Jan the 11th I had:

1 quart water
little mug of spicy tea
1.5 cups veggie juice: celery, turnip, kale, local greeeeeeens, Jerusalem artichoke, purple cabbage, fennel, endive, ginger, lime
3 cups water
double shot of wheatgrass
2 cups energy soup with flax crackers and tahini on the side, followed by a little bowl of blended sweet yum: carob powder, lucuma powder, maca, cinnamon, vanilla powders, with gojis and water
little cup rooibus tea
3 cups water


Foods that children seem to LOVE :)
As previously mentioned, I am not yet a mother – from what I’ve observed of raw children however, these seem to be some of their favourite foods:

*fresh fruits
*smoothies – greeeeen or nut–milk based
*nut/seed milks
*raw cakes, pies, cookies, yumballs – anything sweet ;)
*bee pollen
*chia puddings
*raw food snack bars
*grawnolas/cereals
*dried fruits like mulberries, goji berries, incan berries
*freeze–dried fruit – mangosteen, jackfruit, durian

The biggest struggle most raw parents seem to have is getting greeeeens into the little loves...well, here’s sending you all great gushing green smoothie love... ;)

Ok, I listed everything that came to mind here about raising children raw...I hope this is useful to at least some of you ;)
I’m sure there are other wonderful resources out there too – feel free to leave a comment below HERE if there are other links/books etc you’d love to see added to this list :) Also remember that you can see this article HERE for reference without the food logs etc...

ENJOY :)
One love,
Angela. xxx

Connecting with Care...

That Mr. Monarch is in a bit of a media whirl at the moment... ;) Aside from our new daily TV Show (thanks for all the FABULOUS feedback so far, everyone; check the clips out HERE on Mr. M's blog if you haven't seen them yet ;), he is also lined up to enjoy a fun ‘Let’s Talk Raw’ interview this Sunday, the 11th, with Revvell over at Give It To Me Raw. The call is live and starts at 4pm Pacific time. You can ask Qs before or during the event – see all the details HERE and...enjoy ;)


on Jan the 8th I had:

1 quart water
2 cups greeeen juice: celery, Jerusalem artichokes, kale, fennel, endive, ginger, lime
2 cups energy soup with flax crackers and tahini on the side, followed by little yumbowl – lucuma powder, carob powder, cinnamon, vanilla, maca, goji berries
3 cups water
30 chlorella tablets
2 cups energy soup with flax crackers and tahini on the side, followed by little yumbowl – lucuma powder, carob powder, cinnamon, vanilla, maca, goji berries
little mug of rooibus tea
1 cup water

Ooooo lala...well, if you’re in the UK/Europe area and would be delighted to delve into a raw retreat setting in the not–so–distant future, here’s some yummy info for YOU...:

Dear raw hearts Shell, Suz, Susan and Janet are facilitating a raw food & yoga detox retreat on the turquoise coast of southern Turkey from the 4th to the 11th of May and there are just 6 places left, to join them – OooOooooo :)
There will be raw food talks, demos, meditation, daily yoga and yummmmy cakes to sample (Shell is truly one of the finest raw chefs out there, IMO ;) ...and it’s all set in an eco–holiday paradise...bliss :)
The cost for 7 nights in raw paradise is £475 half-board in an en suite twin room, excl. flights & transfers to the accommodation. You can see allllllllll the fun details HERE.

(As ever, if you’re looking for info on any other raw events, be sure to check out the fabulous events calendar on GiveItToMeRaw, HERE. ;)

on Jan the 9th I had:

1 quart water
1.5 cups veggie juice: celery, fennel, endive, purple cabbage, turnip, Jerusalem artichokes, kale, broccoli, ginger, lime
2 cups energy soup with flax crackers and tahini on the side, followed by a little rammikin bowl of hand–blended yum: lucuma, carob, cinnamon, vanilla, maca powders with goji berries and water
2 cups water
1.5 cups Wild Power tea
double shot of wheatgrass
2 cups energy soup with flax crackers on the side, followed by a little rammikin bowl of durian ice cream – YUMMMMMMMM :)
2 cups water


WELL...I don’t think we’ve EVER had such an excited response to a RawReform Giveaway Contest as for the latest giveaway of a signed copy of the super–lovely Shazzie’s latest book ‘Evie’s Kitchen’. This book is actually selling so fast we can barely keep it in stock ;)
If you would love to get your digits wrapped around a personalised, signed copy of this landmark volume, here’s the contest info to play with:

...to be in with a chance of winning, please send in your A to the following Q:

What's your BEST suggestion/recipe for helping children to eat healthier food?

Please send your uber-licious answers to angela@rawreform.com and one winner will be picked at random and with much jubilation sometime in January... YUMMY :)

...aaaaaaand of course don’t forget to also hop on over to THIS PAGE to celebrate the coming 40th Birthday of the Shazzle–Dazzle, by collecting up for your very SELF some ext–raw–dinary free gifts...the Monarch and myself are both giving away one of our ebooks for free and there are masses of other gratis goodies to pick up and enjoy over there – FUN :)

With a sprightly step and a gentle squeeze,
The Stokes. xxx