WOW - yesterday was the third day of the 2010 Raw Food Gathering here in Vilcabamba, Ecuador and we've had an action-packed, delightful celebration together so far... :) We opened the festival last Saturday afternoon at the Sambuca Yoga Studio with a lovely intention circle, chanting and ecstatic dance, followed by the *fabulous* opening party of the new raw-friendly Papayas Cafe in Vilcabamba town...my cheeks *ached* from the perma-grin that day, as we met all the raw foodies starting to flow into town and also witnessed with such joy the merging of locals, raw foodies, new transplants and more, all mingling together in this gorgeous new space and enjoying outstanding raw desserts and drinks - WOW :)
I just posted some photos to Flickr of the first couple of days of the gathering - see HERE.
Mr. Monarch posted a video from the first day too, featuring an interview with Dave The Raw Truck Driver :) You can see that HERE:
There are many more wonderful events lined up on the schedule for the coming two weeks here: horse riding, talks, an "Anchor The Dream" experience with Laura Fox, women's song circle, raw chocolate parties, hikes, a traditional dance show, handicraft tours and more...it's not too late to come down and join us all :) You can see the line-up of events on the http://rawinecuador.ning.com site...many people seem excited to repeat the gathering next year too, so if you aren't able to be here with us this year, perhaps we'll all converge here again in 2011...let's see how it unfolds... :)
on May the 1st I loved:
1 quart water
3 cups pineapple/watermelon juice
samples of new batches of sauerkraut and raw cookies for Vilcabamba raw store ;)
2 tbsp bee pollen, water of a young coconut
*amazing* raw lasagne dish at Sambuca Cafe in Vilcabamba
2 cups water, 2 tbsp bee pollen
2 cups horchata tea and *fabulous* raw dessert platter at Papayas Cafe in Vilcabamba
cup of cucumber water, an apple
mug of reishi/shilajit/ormus tea
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 2nd I enjoyed:
1 quart water
2 cups pineapple/watermelon juice
cup of greeeeen smoothie
water of a young coconut
2 cups sugarcane juice
3 'grenadillas', cup of a Laura Fox elixir concoction
bowl of yummmmmy shared cucumber salad, with chopped tomatoes and coconut chips
mug of reishi/shilajit/ormus tea
slice of raw ice cream cake :)
2 cups water
on May the 3rd I appreciated:
1 quart water
2 cups greeeeen juice mixed with sugar cane juice
2 cups greeeeeeen smoothie
little bowl of cucumber salad leftovers, with a couple of flax crackers, followed by a few honey coconut chips :)
2 cups water
shared yummmmmmy raw meal at Sambuca Cafe with raw gathering crew: including raw lasagne, raw pizza, raw tacos, raw apple tart and traditional horchata tea :)
mug of reishi/shilajit/ormus tea
2 cups water
OoOOOooo, we've got a wonderful giveaway gift for you again this month, courtesy of the ever-lovely si*star* of raw, Jenna Norwood. We have a copy of Jenna's entertaining and educational "Supercharge Me" DVD up for grabs - YAY :) I love Jenna - she made a raw food version of Morgan Spurlock's "SuperSize Me" documentary - with Jenna eating RAW for 30 days, instead of McD's ;) You can read all about Jenna's DVD HERE and if *you* would love to be in with a chance of winning the giveaway copy, just send in your answer to the following question:
"If you were to live on just one raw food for 30 days,
which food would you choose and why...?"
which food would you choose and why...?"
Send your answers in to angela@rawreform.com by June 3rd to be in with a chance of winning...the winner shall be picked at random and with love, shortly thereafter... :)
All joy unfolding,
Angelalalalalaaaaaaaaaa. xxx
