Mmmm, a few days ago here in Vilcabamba, a lovely visitor from France, Diane Baran, shared a Non-Violent Communication (NVC) workshop with us all at the Vilcabamba Raw Food Gathering...it re-awakened in me a love for the profound NVC book and work... NVC was one of the first healing tools that opened big doorways on my personal journey, helping me to express my desires and feelings clearly and listen with compassion...if you've read my book "Raw Emotions", you may remember me mentioning NVC in there...well, today I felt inspired to share a quick little list with you of three books that have all helped create significant shifts in *my* life and might be interesting for you to explore too, or perhaps share with loved ones...
Non-Violent Communication (NVC) by Marshall Rosenburg
This outstanding book opened huge doorways into my heart. Rosenburg outlines a simply wonderful technique for communicating with others from a place of honesty, integrity, responsibility and compassion. Training in NVC can be accessed worldwide.
Anastasia by Vladimir Megré
The ‘Ringing Cedars of Russia’ series of books have affected me more than any others 
in recent years. Megré’s real-life accounts of his meetings with Siberian forest-dweller Anastasia are simply spellbinding for me. I find the richness of Anastasia’s connection with the whole web of life incredibly inspiring. To me, she represents a modern-day powerhouse of truth, light, integrity and beauty.
Raw Family by The Boutenkos
This is the simple little book I read in May 2002 that kick-started my raw journey. It’
s a very inspirational, quick read that offers the Boutenko family’s testimony of how their lives completely shifted after going raw. As their illnesses receded, they set off walking the Pacific Coast Trail, from Mexico to Canada, with many adventures along the way. They’ve since inspired countless thousands into improved health. A wonderfully uplifting book.
I *love* all three of these books so much that I asked the Monarch if we can do a special package deal on all three of them for this newsletter...he agreed that this would be a fabulous gift pack to share, so we are now offering discounted packs containing
one of each of these three inspiring books, for just $35, rather than $42.85 if purchased separately. We also made another special pack of these three books PLUS my book "Raw Emotions" - you can get all four of those for $58 instead of $72.80.
On May the 7th we hiked Mandango and I loved:
1 quart water
big chunk of watermelon
1 cup intense greeeen juice
cup of yummmmy mixed veggie juice
3 incan berry balls, 2 apples, 1 tbsp bee pollen
2 cups water
water of a young coconut, slice of frozen raw strawberry cake
2 cups horchata tea
beautiful meal at "Raw Ecuadorian Night" at Papayas Cafe - involving raw versions of traditional Ecuadorian foods ;)
2 cups water
on May the 8th I enjoyed:
1 quart water
2 cups greeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
3 granadillas
raw lasagne at Sambuca Cafe, followed by two raw cookies
3 cups water
plate of YUMMMY, eclectic raw food potluck treasures :)
shots of raw 'orange creamsicle' drinks
2 cups water
That marvellous Monarch is up to his monkey-mind tricks again, bringing y'all the best possible deals that he can find on exciting raw lifestyle items...let's see what he's got on offer this month over at TheRawFoodWorld.com:
The following specials are available until May 31st...
"At Cost":
Click Here For "At Cost" Specials
Additionally, you can redeem this coup0n at www.TheRawFoodWorld.com by typing in - HONEYMOON - in the coup0n number section, to get an additional 7% off your
order. This coup0n will be good through May 31st, 2010 and can be redeemed at: You can get 12% off your order and ALL FUTURE ORDERS by joining the Inner Circle Community HERE for ONLY $9.97 a month.
on May the 9th I appreciated:
1 quart water
2 cups greeeeeen juice with pineapple juice
cup of sugarcane juice with lime juice
6 granadillas, a handful of rambutan
cup of sugarcane juice with lime juice
yummmmmmy bowl of cucumber salad with crackers and coconut chews on the side, followed by a couple of slices of dried pineapple :)
3 cups water
a raw 'scone' from Cosmos Cafe
2 cups water
on May the 10th I was blissed with:
1 quart water
cup of mandarin juice
2 cups greeeeeen juice mixed with sugarcane juice
bowl of granadilla seeds - tastes like *cereal* :)
an avocado with lime juice, dulse and a few coconut chews, followed by pieces of raw cookie 'batter' while preparing new batch of raw cookies
2 cups water
water of a young coconut
raw 'burger' and raw 'carrot cake' from Cosmos Cafe
2 cups water
We're still celebrating vibrant raw lifestyles here in Vilcabamba this week - it seems like around 120 or so people have come to the Valley of Longevity for the Raw Gathering here (a little hard to be sure of numbers, as this free-flow event keeps on floooowing... ;) I just uploaded another 20 photos to Flickr from the last few days here - hiking, raw dinner events, traditional dancing, farm tours etc - I put all of the photos from this gathering so far into one new set on Flickr, which you can see at the link below (newest 20 pictures are at the end of the set... ;)
With jubilation,
A.S-M. xxx
