Are You Replanting Paradise on Earth...?

Mmmmm, we enjoyed another *lovely* radio interview this week with dear brother Anthony Anderson, the "Raw Model" - Anthony shared updates from his fabulous permaculture/food forest gardens, practical insights into getting going with your own food growing/collecting, how he got into replanting paradise on Earth, his visions for the future and much more...the playback is up for free until May the 6th over at http://www.TheRawFoodWorldRadioShow.com - enjoy :)


on April the 28th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
cup of mandarin/orange/passion fruit juice
chunk of fresh pineapple
40 chlorella tablets
bowl of fresh salad with many ingredients from the garden; lettuces, cilantro, tomatoes, cucumber, carrots, macadamia butter, Sacha Inchi oil, Coconut Secrets vinegar, freeze-dried almonds
water of two young coconuts
a delicious dragon fruit



The 2011 Vilcabamba Raw Food Gathering officially starts *tomorrow*, May 1st and runs for the next two weeks - yeeeeeeeee-HAH :) Fabulous raw chefs Kirsten and Shauna, both graduates from Living Light Culinary School, are here to serve up delights and edible fancies galore, the schedule is filling up rapidly, people are flowing into town and we're EXCITED :) There has been a little bit of re-shuffling of the schedule in the last 48 hours, so please take a look at it again HERE if you're curious how things are shaping up - we look forward to enjoying the flow here with you all soon... :)





on April the 29th I appreciated:

1 quart water
cup of mandarin/orange/passion fruit juice
chunk of fresh pineapple
water of a young coconut
bowl of fresh salad with many ingredients from the garden; lettuces, cilantro, tomatoes, cucumber, carrots, avocado, Coconut Secrets vinegar, followed by a few macadamia nuts with green raisins
water of two young coconuts


on April the 30th I was blissed with:

1 quart water
3 cups watermelon/passion fruit juice
two granadillas (sweet passion fruit) and a mango
water of a young coconut
raw nut "burgers" in raw onion bread with guacamole and lettuces from the garden
water of two young coconuts


Final Reminder: tonight is the last opportunity to get in on special "at cost" deals from both April and May over at TheRawFoodWorld.com - items on offer include:

• May “At Cost” specials – Vitamineral Green, Modifilan, Kamut, Broccoli Powder, Macadamia Nuts, Orgono Silica!, White Mulberries, Glass Straws, Himalayan Pink Salt, 4qt Enema Bags!, Omica Zeolite Caps, Omica’s PLANT-DERIVED MSM, Omica pH & Cell Balancer, MSM Soap Bars!, Chia Goodness Cereal, Lulu’s Maca Bars, & Much More!!!

• April “At Cost” specials – Coconut Oil 16oz & Gallon Sizes, Chia Seeds 5lbers!, Spirulina Crunchies, Go Raw Pumpkin Seeds, Therapeutic Enzymes, Superfood Cereals, Celtic Sea Salt, Stevia Liquids, Sea Clear!, Kale Chips!, Power Wraps!, Dragon Herbs Gymnostemma Tea, LoveForce Breads & Bars, & Much More!!!

See all of these deals and get in on the last-minute at cost action TONIGHT over HERE - enjoy :)

All love and reverberations of joy,
The Stokes-Monarch. xxx

Are You Ready To Explore Your "Raw Emotions" With a Study Group...?

I am REALLY excited to share my latest project with y'all...I have set up a "Raw Emotions Study Group", which will convene once a week for an hour to read aloud and discuss my book "Raw Emotions" :)
I've been wanting to read over this book again myself and thought it would be fun to do so in a group context, so that we can share our insights, tales and inspirations on topics such as emotional eating, overeating, obesity, addictions, following our bliss in life and much more... Are you willing and ready to invest an hour of your time each week into exploring these areas together....? ;)

The study group will start on June the 7^th and meet each consecutive Tuesday for as long as it takes us to read the whole book. Each hour-long session will involve approximately 40 minutes of me reading live from the book, via a private Ustream broadcast, then for the remaining 20 minutes or so, we'll share a streaming discussion via the "ch at" feature of Ustream.
There are three ways to sign up for this group and get involved - you can choose to simply join the live meetings, OR join the meetings plus receive an ebook version of the book, OR join the meetings plus receive a physical copy of the book. You can check out all the details and get signed up for this fun exploratory event HERE - we look forward to sharing this journey with you... :)

Find out about the Raw Emotions Study Group HERE :)

on April the 24th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
chunk of fresh pineapple
cup of orange/mandarin juice
40 chlorella tablets
bowl of chia pudding: chia soaked in pumpkin seed/Hunza raisin milk, with maca, ashwaghanda, cinnamon and vanilla powders, with banana slices
sample of David Rain's amazingly vibrant cracker recipe
water of two young coconuts


on April the 25th I loved:

1 quart water
3 cups coconut/mandarin/orange juice
chunk of fresh pineapple
water of two young coconuts
40 chlorella tablets
yummmmmmerrrrrrrs guacamole stuffed into fresh lettuce leaves from the garden - nearly all ingredients from the garden :)
water of two young coconuts
mug of horchata tea
water of a young coconut


I was recently reminded of this *beautiful* video from the "PS22 Choir" singing Bjork's "Joga" - one of my favourite songs, performed by such a *passionate*, soulful group of children and their amazing teacher - they have a lot of different music videos on YouTube actually - one reader, Carole, just reminded me of this particular one a few days ago and I LOVE it - it moves me to tears - enjoy :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKPC-T3jjRg

on April the 26th I appreciated:

1 quart water
3 cups coconut water with passionfruit juice
30 chlorella tablets
water of a young coconut
bowl of fresh zucchini pasta from the garden, with a yummmmmerrrrrs sauce made with: tomatoes, sunflower seeds, cilantro, lime basil, sea salt, lime juice, garlic
water of two young coconuts


on April the 27th I loved:

1 quart water
chunk of fresh pineapple
1 quart greeeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
3 cups yummmmmers almond milk with maca, ashwaghanda, carob, stevia, Hunza apricots and lecithin
bowl of yummmmmers salad, a lot of ingredients from the garden: lettuces, cilantro, carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes, avocado, dulse, Sacha Inchi oil, Coconut Secrets vinegar
2 cups water
water of a young coconut


Eeeeeeeeeeek - apologies to those of you who were unable to access the info in my last blog post for the upcoming "Inspiring Women Summit" - the links for the event somehow got corrupted by Blogger, soooooo...here's the info again for y'all, with the CORRECT link this time...

There is a wonderful looking new free online summit coming up soon called the "Inspiring Women Summit", which runs from May 7th to the 13th. This summit features over 40 prominent female mover-shakers of the world, including:

Our dear friend Elena Tonetti-Vladimirova, Lynne McTaggart, Marci Shimoff, 

Barbara Marx Hubbard, Janet Attwood, Geneen Roth and many more...

This looks set to be a wonderfully inspiring, educational and entertaining set of interviews and discussions - check out the details and get signed up for this free event HERE - ENJOY :)

All love,
Angelalalalalaaaaaaaaaaa. xxx

The "Inspiring Women Summit" Starts Soon... :)

I was very excited to see that there is a wonderful looking new free online summit coming up soon called the "Inspiring Women Summit", which runs from May 7th to the 13th. This summit features over 40 prominent female mover-shakers of the world, including:

Our dear friend Elena Tonetti-Vladimirova, Lynne McTaggart, Marci Shimoff, 

Barbara Marx Hubbard, Janet Attwood, Geneen Roth and many more...

This looks set to be a wonderfully inspiring, educational and entertaining set of interviews and discussions - check out the details and get signed up for this free event HERE - ENJOY :)


on April the 21st I liked:

1 quart water
chunk of fresh watermelon
chunk of pineapple with a few blackberries
little bowl of mango "mousse" while preparing food for a potluck
YUMMERRRRSSSSSS plate of salads and spreads at potluck, followed by some frozen mango pie/banana ice cream
Water of two young coconuts


The Vilcabamba Raw Food Gathering 2011 starts in a *week*, on May 1st - exciting :)
We are curious to see who actually makes it all the way here to the high Andes for this celebration... :)
The "hub" for the event this year is the beautiful Madre Tierra hotel and breaking news from them is that they have a few free rooms left to rent, due to some last minute cancellations - if you're headed this way and looking for a place to stay, just contact Peter Fox on back2olam@gmail.com or 509-928-2141 for details...
All of the info and current schedule outline for the gathering can be found at http://www.therawfoodworld.com/vilcabamba.html - enjoy :)


On April the 22nd I enjoyed:

1 quart water
chunk of fresh watermelon
3 cups vibrant watermelon/passion fruit juice
40 chlorella tablets
water of a young coconut
yummmmmmmmmmmers, *amazing* fresh salad from our garden with 40+ greens, flowers, veggies and more - soooooooooo BEAUTIFUL :))) Topped with some delicious nut pate from David Rainoshek...
bowl of mango "mousse" - mango, coconut oil, vanilla powder
water of three young coconuts


on April the 23rd I appreciated:

1 quart water
3 cups coconut water with passion fruit juice
chunk of fresh pineapple
40 chlorella tablets
little bowl of mango "mousse" - mango and vanilla powder
lovely raw platter at a friend's house - various salads, guacamole, nut burgers with onion bread, followed by a delicious raw fruit cobbler
water of two young coconuts

*Apologies* to all of you on our live call with the lovely Nadine Artemis on Friday evening when our Ecuadorian internet suddenly tanked and has yet still to resurface as I write this on Sunday afternoon, almost two full days later... (Easter weekend in Catholic country = no-one at work in internet company, apparently ;)
Right now we are gratefully connected online for a short time via a friend's generous line-sharing...and we *hope* to be back online again as usual by tomorrow...whereupon we can hopefully reschedule the call with the gracious Nadine ;)
The first 15 minutes of call time that we were able to enjoy together were GREAT, so here's looking forward to the next installment...you can sign up for access at http://www.TheRawFoodWorldRadioShow.com if you're not already signed up for call info for this interview...

Also, remember that the RawReform Giveaway Contest prize this month is a gift pack of gorgeous skin care goodies from Nadine too - see HERE for more info...

Wishing all of you whom enjoy this holiday a very Happy Easter :)

All love,
Angelalalaalaaaaaaaaaaa. xxx

Are Your Skin Care Products Your "Medicine"...?

I'm very excited that we're interviewing the lovely Nadine Artemis of Living Libations this evening for our radio show :) Nadine is the beautiful formulator of all the outstanding products such as "Best Skin Ever", "Poetic Pits" and "Yogi Tooth Serum" that we've been falling in love with the last few months...she is a truly superlative alchemist of scents and healing potions...and tonight we'll be exploring using body care products as our "medicine" - love it :)
This free, live call starts at 6pm Eastern, 3pm Pacific and you can get the call-in details at http://www.TheRawFoodWorldRadioShow.com - enjoy :)


On April the 17th I loved:

1 quart water
cup of homegrown mandarin juice :)
1 quart greeeeeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
40 chlorella tablets
water of a young coconut
nori wraps stuffed with spicy pumpkin seed dip and avocado, followed by a few macadamias with Hunza raisins
mug of herbal tea
water of a young coconut


on April the 18th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
chunk of fresh watermelon
water of a young coconut
bowl of chia pudding - chia soaked in macadamia/Hunza raisin milk, stirred with maca, ashwagandha, cinnamon and banana chunks
2 cups water
30 chlorella tablets
water of a young coconut


I was also very excited to see that young master Sergei Boutenko has recently launched a "Wild Edibles" iPhone Application - WOW :)
A shining example of technology meeting and enhancing our use of ancient knowledge...you can check it out and sign up at http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wild-edibles/id430951647?mt=8&ls=1 - it's compatible for iPhones, iPads and iPod Touch - go Sergei :)))


on April the 19th I appreciated:

1 quart water
chunk of fresh watermelon
40 chlorella tablets
water of a young coconut
bowl of chia pudding - chia soaked in macadamia/Hunza raisin milk, stirred with maca, ashwagandha, cinnamon and banana chunks
water of two young coconuts


on April the 20th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
chunk of fresh watermelon
chunk of fresh pineapple and a handful of fresh blackberries
40 chlorella tablets
water of a young coconut
shared kale salad with Mr. M; salad stuffed into nori sheets with a little fresh tahini
mug of maca tea

Synchronistically, as the RawReform Giveaway this month, we are delighted to be able to offer you a fabulous gift pack of goodies from the ever-lovely Living Libations crew: a bottle of the divine Seabuckthorn Best Skin Ever skin oil (sells for $40), plus a sweet little tub of MaidenFern Blushing Balm, a rosy red beautiful nourishing balm for your cheeks and lips (sells for $20). I *LOVE* the skin products produced by Nadine Artemis and the Living Libations crew - sooooooooo very RICH and luxurious-feeling, with the most captivating scents and oils - MmMmmmmmmmm :)))

To be in with a chance of winning this lovely gift package from Nadine, just send us in your answer to the following question:

"Your skin is your biggest organ; what is your top suggestion for vibrant skin health?"

Send your answers in to rawreformcontests@gmail.comThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it by May the 6th and the winner shall be picked at random and with much jubilation shortly thereafter... In the meantime, if you'd love to check out the amazing products from Living Libations, you can do so HERE - enjoy ;)



 
All love, 
A. Stokes-Monarch. xxx

Make Raw Chocolate Treats Like a PRO, In Time For Easter :)

Easter is rapidly approaching...and if you'd love to know some tricks of the trade to produce your own professional quality raw chocolate Easter eggs and other chocolate delicacies, we have a great new resource for you to explore... The new "Seduced" raw chocolate recipe e-book from our friend Tanya Alekseeva in the UK is a treasure-trove of beautifully presented, unique raw chocolate recipes, scattered throughout with insider tips on how to get professional-looking results - it's fascinating to learn *how* people make soft-centered creme Easter eggs for instance, or luxurious-looking truffles with totally liquid centres...amazing :)

You can get in on the action and get your hands on this new book HERE, just in time to make some crackin' recipes for Easter time...thanks so much, Tanya, for sharing your tips and tricks with us all :)

(...aaaaaand for those of us who prefer to use carob to chocolate, remember that dear brother Philip McCluskey also has a *gorgeous* carob recipe ebook HERE - winners all around... :) 

 

On April the 14th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
chunk of fresh watermelon
40 chlorella tablets
water of a young coconut
bowl of chia pudding with banana/mango and a drizzling of *unbelievable* fresh macadamia butter :)
five of my *amazing* homemade nori powerwraps :)
water of a young coconut

We enjoyed a *lovely* interview a few days ago with beautiful Master Herbalist Brigitte Mars, on rethinking the American lawn, living on wild edibles, increasing libido and fertility and much more... Brigitte has been in the "alternative health movement" for around 40 years and has SO much to share...the freeee playback of this call is available for the next week - check it out at http://www.TheRawFoodWorldRadioShow.com - enjoy :)

Here is the upcoming radio show line-up for the next few weeks:

Nadine Artemis - April 22nd, 6pm Eastern - "Letting Your Body Care Be Your Medicine"

Anthony Anderson - April 28th, 7pm Eastern - "Permaculture and Self-Reliance"
Ani Phyo - May 5th, 7pm Eastern - "Exploring Raw Cuisine"
Shazzie - May 12th, 6pm Eastern - "Living in Ecstatic Bliss"

Philip McCluskey - May 19th, 6pm Eastern - "Weight Loss & Total Transformation"

Gabriel Cousens - May 26th, 7pm Eastern - "Spiritual Nutrition Part II"
Kishori McKenzie - June 3rd, 6pm Eastern - "Connecting to the Truth Within"

To get the call-in details for any of these LIVE freeee talks, just visit http://www.TheRawFoodWorldRadioShow.com - enjoy :)

on April the 15th I loved:

1 quart water
chunk of fresh watermelon
40 chlorella tablets
water of a young coconut
shared kale salad with Mr. M; salad drizzled with a little fresh homemade macadamia butter
water of a young coconut


on April the 16th I appreciated:

1 quart water
chunk of fresh watermelon
1 quart greeeeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
40 chlorella tablets
bowl of chia pudding: chia soaked in sesame/Hunza raisin milk, stirred with maca, ashwaghanda, goji berries, cinnamon, stevia and chunks of banana, with a drizzle of homemade macadamia butter on top = YUMMMM :)
water of a young coconut


As I'm sure you're all aware, since the nuclear fallout began at the Fukushima plant in Japan, seaweed, algae and iodine products have all been in HUGE demand, crippling supply chains for these products... WELL, Mr. M just managed to get his hands on a BIG shipment of the wonderful, highly bio-available Nascent Iodine product, which I personally use daily and can be taken externally or internally...

Whereas many stores have been dramatically hiking up the pricing on iodine/seaweed products in recent weeks, we have decided instead to offer this stock of Nascent Iodine "At-Cost", for as long as the supply lasts, to get this vital product into the hands of as many people as possible at minimal cost...stock up while you can... ;)

To order Nascent Iodine ‘At Cost’, click HERE.

Nascent Iodine – $24.95, Normally $36.00 – with 7% coup0n $23.20, with TRFW Benefits 13% coup0n $21.71, and for annual members with 14.5% coup0n $21.33 [3-pack] Nascent Iodine – $67.37, Normally $108.00 – with 7% coup0n $62.65, with TRFW Benefits 13% coup0n $58.61, and for annual members with 14.5% coup0n $57.60

All love and radiance beaming,
A. Stokes-Monarch. xxx

Are You Ready To "Rock Your Goddess Life"...?

OoOOoOoooo, our beautiful friend Alexandra Jaye Johnson has some exciting news to share with y'all...the fabulous "Rock Your Goddess Life" programme that she has been working on for the past many months is now ready and kicks off next Monday, April the 18th, for twelve weeks of inspiration, education and empowerment, for blossoming Goddesses everywhere :)

Here's Alexandra's summary of what she has put together for y'all...:

"The RYGL Program is all about inspiring and empowering women to connect to their Essence, live their purpose, feel and look vibrantly alive, and create their most authentically awesome lives as they embody the 10 Elements of Goddess Living: Relationships + Nutrition + Spirituality + Movement + Purpose + Beauty + Play + Self-Care + Sensuality + Confidence.

The Program is PACKED with goodness. Here’s a quick look at some of the stuff you will get by signing up:

• 12 (75-min weekly) LIVE Group Coaching Sessions (recorded MP3s available to download)

• 10 (20-40 min) Goddess Elements MP3s to rock your Nutrition, Movement, Confidence, Spirituality, Purpose, Play, Sensuality, Self-Care, Relationships, & Beauty.

• Weekly Q&A Audio downloads with all of your questions answered

• 10 I AM A GODDESS Blissitations (Meditations, Visualizations & Affirmations)

• Awesome handouts, journal exercises, worksheets, daily journals & mindmaps to guide you through the transformation process

• 12+ PhilosophersNotes PDFs

• 20+ downloadable interviews

• Weekly Goddess Fun-Work

• Lots of Goddess tools to rock your Goddess Life

• Access to the private & exclusive Goddess online community to share, discuss, learn & celebrate with fellow rockin’ Goddesses

• Blissloads of Goddess love and yumminess! :)

This 12-week program is only $150 (or $250 if you’d like to join a smaller group in an extra weekly call!). And, if cash is tight you can Pick Your Price ($150/$75/$30) or, if cash is super-tight, we’d be happy to give you a scholarship."

Sounds *fabulous* :) If you'd love to join Alexandra and other Goddesses around the world in this adventure, just visit http://www.rockyourgoddesslife.com to find out more and get signed up to share the bliss - ENJOY :)



on April the 11th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
chunk of fresh pineapple, chunk of fresh watermelon
water of a young coconut
30 chlorella tablets
bowl of chia pudding with banana/mango
water of a young coconut
mug of horchata tea and two yummmmmy banana cookies with a friend
water of a young coconut

A couple of weeks back, our dear friend Paul Nison recorded an interview with me for his podcast show - we discussed my transformation, raw food journey, Juice Feasting and more...Paul just put up the link to listen this free playback online - check it out HERE:

http://rawlife.podomatic.com/player/web/2011-04-12T08_19_15-07_00

ENJOY :)

on April the 12th I loved:

1 quart water
chunk of fresh watermelon, chunk of fresh papaya
30 chlorella tablets
water of a young coconut
a few *amazing* hand-made "powerwrap" nori sticks - WOW :)
bowl of chia pudding with banana/mango
water of a young coconut


on April the 13th I appreciated:

1 quart water
chunk of fresh watermelon
1 quart greeeeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
30 chlorella tablets
water of a young coconut
bowl of chia pudding with banana/mango
water of a young coconut


I LOVED learning recently about composer Eric Whitacre's online "virtual choir", bringing together the voices and spirits of over 2000 people worldwide to sing together via YouTube - *amazing* :) You can watch his TED presentation on this project HERE and then the full version of his beautiful piece "Lux Aurumque", sung by people from all around the world via YouTube, can be seen HERE - what remarkable times of connection we live in ;)

All love and reverberations of delight,
A. C. Stokes-Monaaaaaaaaarch. xxx

Do You Give The Best Of Yourself To Your Loved Ones...?

I'd love to let you know about a series of inspiring short free videos from our dear friend Brian Johnson over at PhilosophersNotes.com - as you may recall, Brian recently published a book on the top 100 ideas that most stood out to him from the countless dozens of inspiring books he has read in the last few years for his "PhilosophersNotes" project...now he is taking those top 100 distilled ideas from his book and making a short video for each one, so you can actually pretty much "read" the whole book for freeee via this video series - you can check the videos out HERE - there are 9 of the 100 videos already posted as I write this - the rest will keep on coming, so get on board now if you wanna see how they flow - enjoy :)


on April the 9th I loved:

1 quart water
chunk of fresh watermelon
1 quart greeeeeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
40 chlorella tablets
bowl of chia pudding with maca, ashwaghanda, banana, mango
3 cups water
YUMMERRRRSSSSSS Gopal's Curry Powersticks :)
Water of a young coconut

There are still a few last-minute rooms left at the beautiful Madre Tierra hotel here in Vilcabamba for the 2011 Raw Food Gathering, May 1st-14th...if you're intending to head this way and you're not sure where you're staying, you can contact Peter, the hotel owner on 509-928-2141 or back2olam@gmail.com to secure your place.

You can check the current schedule outline for this gathering, along with travel guidance etc at http://www.TheRawFoodWorld.com/vilcabamba.html.

Come on down, meet other like-minded lovelies, soak up the radiant sun and munch into the luscious fresh produce... If you'd love to offer a talk or other kind of event during the gathering, just email matthew.monarch123@gmail.com and let us know your preferred date/time slot and the theme you'd love to share...

As ever, if anyone is also willing or able to bring extra goodies/baggage down here with them, we'd love to hear from you...please email matthew.monarch123@gmail.com to let us know your travel plans :)

We look forward to enjoying a fun gathering soon with whoever actually finds their way here... :)

on April the 10th I appreciated:

1 quart water
chunk of fresh pineapple
3 cups greeeeeeen juice mixed with carrot juice
40 chlorella tablets
an avocado spread onto nori sheets with a little spicy red bell pepper sauce on top, followed by 2 cups sesame/banana milk
water of a young coconut


At a retreat I was holding once, a wise woman once shared this idea with the group:
 

"I like to make sure I give the best of myself to my loved ones, not other people." 

This struck me as simple, golden guidance. How often it seems that people reserve the apparent "best" of themselves for maintaining a public show that "all is well", while behaving in other-than-radiant ways with their families, close friends or house mates...whether that means complaining, arguing, gossiping or shouting at our supposed "nearest and dearest", or whatever this behaviour manifests as...what a refreshing idea to consciously choose to keep our best for those whom we believe that we love and cherish the most...makes sense, non...?
Of course, it would be the loveliest intention methinks to treat everyone with a gentle, open heart, compassion, understanding and joy...however, if we do not yet, for whatever reason, feel able or willing to hold that kind of space with everyone we encounter, we could at least choose to treat our closest associates with loving appreciation and compassion. What a turn around this could bring, if people everywhere chose to act on this idea...
I am reminded of another sage piece of guidance shared with me along this theme when I was in the grip some years back of a particularly co-dependent, abusive relationship...an older woman pointed out to me that the guy in this relationship was CHOOSING to speak to me in unsupportive, violent and unkind ways - he would not, for example, choose to scream or shout in rage at someone he briefly encountered, like someone trying to help him locate an item in a supermarket, or someone who had just delivered him mail...yet he would choose to speak to me, the person supposedly nearest and dearest to him, in harsh tones and with violent outbursts - a bizarre state of events when viewed from the outside, yet one that seems remarkably common from my observances of modern, strained human relationships...may we all remember to do our best to share our radiant selves with others, especially those whom we claim to love the most... ;)

All love and explorations of joy,
ACS-M. xxx

Healing Head-to-Toe Eczema with A Healthier Lifestyle :)

Mmmmmmm, what a *wonderful*, inspiring radio interview we enjoyed this week with Casey Lorraine Thomas, who shared her experience with recovering from head-to-toe chronic eczema, with a healthier lifestyle - Casey shared so much valuable, simple information on healing skin conditions, addressing the emotional connection with illnesses, healing from the inside-out and the outside-in, colon cleansing and more...if you missed the live call, or would love to listen again, you can hear the playback free for a week over at http://www.TheRawFoodWorldRadioShow.com - enjoy :)

Casey also has a fresh new telesummit underway right now, which just started on April the 4th, called the "Frumpy to Fantastic" telesummit - I'm a guest, along with Brigitte Mars, Charlotte Gerson, Natalia Rose, Karen Knowler and assorted other lovelies - check out the details for this FREE summit at www.frumpytofantastictelesummit.com.


on April the 5th I appreciated:

1 quart water
chunk of fresh watermelon
3 cups greeeeeeen juice mixed with carrot/apple juice
water of a young coconut
bowl of kale salad, spread onto nori sheets with olives - yummmm :) Followed by a banana with a few walnuts
water of three young coconuts


on April the 6th I rejoiced with:

1 quart water
slice of watermelon
2 tbsp chlorella flakes
3 cups greeeeeeen juice mixed with carrot juice
bowl of kale salad, spread onto nori sheets with olives - yummmm :) Followed by a banana with a few Brazil nuts
water of two young coconuts

Mmmmm, did you see the beautiful free "Dear Woman" video on YouTube yet? Created by a wonderful group of "Conscious Men", this is a moving eight minute "apology" from the masculine to the feminine for thousands of years of abuse...very touching and heart-felt - check it out HERE and may we all reverbarate the healing...


on April the 7th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
chunk of watermelon
2 cups watermelon juice
a YUMMERS mango
water of two young coconuts
30 chlorella tablets with kelp
bowl of kale salad, spread onto nori sheets with olives - yummmm :) Followed by a banana with a few Brazil nuts
water of a young coconut


on April the 8th I appreciated:

1 quart water
chunk of watermelon
water of two young coconuts
bowl of chia pudding mixed with banana and mango
water of a young coconut
40 chlorella tablets with kelp
water of a young coconut


Our dear friend Steve Prussack from Raw Vegan Radio has a fun new package to offer y'all...

He has bundled together over 100 of his top radio interviews from all the years of his Raw Vegan Radio shows and now you can access them all in his "Raw Vegan Interviews With The Masters" package... there is *SO* much info in this package - it could keep you entertained for years ;) Check out the interviews with:

Myself, Mr. M, David Wolfe, Gabriel Cousens, Rory Freedman, Brian Clement, Louise Hay, Jameth Sheridan, Jay Kordich, Victoria Boutenko, Kris Carr, Shazzie, Alissa Cohen, Ani Phyo, Viktoras Kulvinskas, Mike Adams, John Robbins, Cherie Soria and dozens and dozens more top speakers...

Steve just launched this new package and currently has an "early-bird special" deal for the whole set...you can get $50 off for another week, plus there's even a 30-day money-back guarantee, so you have nothing to lose - check it out HERE and enjoy soaking up the goodness :)

All love and radiant gestures of appreciation,
A. C. Stokes-Monarch. xxx

Download Free Audio File of "Raw Emotions" Song :)

OoooOoOooooo, I'm excited to share a little smthg with y'all today...after many requests, it took a while and we finally just worked out how to make an audio file of the video of Alara and I singing Raw Emotions - you can click this link to download it for free:

http://www.mediafire.com/?xscqgl39c3mus6u

:)

I hope that this format works for y'all and is compatible with your listening systems...also, be aware that this is definitely not a "professional" recording - it is very "raw", with some very LOUD parts - it might be best to listen with a lower volume at first ;)

ENJOY :)

on April the 1st I appreciated:

1 quart water
½ cup orange juice
slice of watermelon
1 quart greeeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
bowl of chia pudding mixed with maca, ashwaghanda, mango and banana
mug of herbal tea
30 chlorella tablets
water of a young coconut


on April the 2nd I enjoyed:

1 quart water
½ cup orange juice
3 cups watermelon juice
1 cup carrot juice mixed with Elixir of The Lake
1 quart greeeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
30 chlorella tablets
spicy sunflower dip spread on flax crackers with fresh avocado
mug of herbal tea
water of a young coconut

I'm also enthused to remind y'all that this Thursday, April the 7th, we are lined up to interview the lovely Casey Lorraine Thomas from Australia, on the subject of healing chronic head-to-toe eczema with a healthier lifestyle. Soooo many people seem to live with dire, painful skin conditions, so we're excited to hear Casey share her experience of what worked for her to reverse her debilitating skin concerns...you can get the call-in details for this FREE live talk over at http://www.TheRawFoodWorldRadioShow.com - enjoy :)


on April the 3rd I loved:

1 quart water
1 cup sesame/Hunza apricot milk
3 cups greeeeeen juice mixed with carrot juice
water of a young coconut
spicy sunflower dip spread on flax crackers with fresh avocado
mug of herbal tea
water of a young coconut


on April the 4th I resonated with:

1 quart water
2 cups sesame/Hunza raisin milk
3 cups greeeeeen juice mixed with carrot juice
water of a young coconut
yummmmy kale salad shared with Mr. M; kale stuffed into nori sheets and spread on flax crackers - yummmmmm :)
water of 2 young coconuts


Finally, a little reminder that this is the last week to enter the RawReform Giveaway Contest to win a copy of Alissa Cohen's latest book, "Raw Food For Everyone" - the contest closes this Friday, on April the 8th - here's a recap of the deets:

This month we are delighted to be able to offer y'all a copy of the lovely Alissa Cohen's new book "Raw Food For Everyone" :) Countless thousands of people have been guided along on their raw path via Alissa, her online community and helpers...and Alissa's first book "Living On Live Food" has become a modern "class!c" for raw foodies everywhere, with over 45,000 copies already in circulation... ;)

"Raw Food For Everyone" just came out late last year and features a mammoth *300 Recipes* ;O Many of these recipes were apparently favourites from Alissa's raw restaur@nts "Grezzo" in Boston and Newburyport...

To be in with a ch@nce of winning this beautiful new recipe tome, just send us in your A to the following Q:

"If you could post a message onto billboards all over your country
to share healthier lifestyles with everyone,
what would the billboards say?"

Send your answers in to rawreformcontests@gmail.comThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it by April the 8th to be in with a ch@nce of winning. The winner shall be picked at random and with much celebrati0n shortly thereafter. In the meantime if you'd love to purch@se your own copy of "Raw Food For Everyone", just click HERE.
All love and revelations of glory,
A. C. Stokes-Monaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarch. xxx

Vilcabamba Raw Gathering Starts in 1 Month :)

Happy April to Everyone :)

The Vilcabamba Raw Food Gathering for 2011 starts a MONTH from today, on May the 1st :)
All the details for the gathering are at http://www.TheRawFoodWorld.com/vilcabamba.html, including the schedule as it is shaping up...with talks/events from such yumsters as:  

Mr. Monarch, Kirsten Gum, Dave the Raw Trucker & Tresa, 

Tanya Alekseeva, David Rainoshek, Brother Echo, Lou Corona, 

Yves Zehnder, The Raw Chocolate Party crew from Amsterdam...

...and many more - check it all out HERE... There are still a few rooms left at Madre Tierra, the "hub" hotel for the event - you can contact them on 509-928-2141 or back2olam@gmail.com to secure a place now...
If anyone coming from N. America is willing/able to bring us down some extra goodies from our California warehouse, that would be GREAT, as the postal service here is not exactly reliable ;) Contact us on matthew.monarch123@gmail.com if you're able to bring some extras with you for us, thanks :)

We look forward to a two-week party in "paradise" with y'all ;)

on March the 28th I appreciated:

1 quart water
½ cup orange juice
2 cups watermelon juice
1 quart greeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
a yummmmerrrsss mango
shared cucumber/jicama salad with mr. M; salad stuffed into nori sheets and spread on raw "bread" with Sea Clear and fresh almond butter, followed by a few Hunza apricots with fresh tahini :)
mug of maca tea
mug of horchata tea


on March the 29th I loved:

1 quart water
½ cup orange juice
water of a young coconut
1 quart greeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
a yummmmerrrsss mango
yummerrrrrrrs bowl of spicy mango soup, with ½ an avocado spread onto raw "bread", with some new garlic/cumin coconut chips on the side
mug of herbal tea


The Longevity Now Conference in Costa Mesa kicks off TODAY :)
If you're not able to attend in person, you can still register to watch the whole event at home by streaming, with playbacks available for the next three months - check all the details out HERE - huge blessings and bliss to all in the Longevity flow this weekend ;)


on March the 30th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
3 cups watermelon juice
shotglass of Elixir of the Lake in coconut water
3 cups coconut water
yummerrrrrrrs bowl of spicy mango soup, with ½ an avocado spread onto raw "bread", with some new garlic/cumin coconut chips on the side
mug of herbal tea


on March the 31st I resonated with:

1 quart water
½ cup orange juice
1 quart greeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
bowl of yummerrrss chia pudding mixed with mango, banana, maca, ashwagandha
mug of herbal tea
two carob-almond yumballs
water of a young coconut


I'd like to comment that my perspective on languages took on a radical shift recently. As some of you possibly know, my degree is in Linguistics - I have studied language a lot in my life and very much resonated with the idea that it is a "tragedy" when languages die out. While I still think that individual languages are fascinating and am enthralled with the possible different perspectives they can help us to perceive, my outlook on the *overall value* of having different languages was totally flipped recently when I heard an old African healer speaking on the idea that we are more divided by different languages than we are united - that all of these different languages we encounter worldwide could be considered another thread in a possible "divide and control" model, rather than something to be revered and treasured...an interesting perspective...as I said, I still find our multiple human languages fascinating - and I also really appreciated thinking about this alternative perspective... I also note that as I progress now on the path of learning more and more Spanish, I find that my attitude towards this task is subtley different than before this revelation - now it feels somehow more like "cracking a code" and less intimidating - I'm simply seeking to learn the Spanish equivalents for how I would say something in English, rather than feeling potentially overwhelmed by the possiblity of learning a whole new language and way of perceiving the world...it's a subtle difference, yet learning this next language feels like a simpler task in many ways now and I'm grateful for that too... ;)

All love and twisted tongues,
Angelalalaaaaaaaaaa. xxx