The Raw Food World or Whole Foods...??? ;)

You may recall me mentioning last week or so that we were in the running for the "Best Online or National Health Food Store" award in the 2011 Veghealth Awards, WELL, we got through to the final round, thanks so much for all your votes :)))

Our store, TheRawFoodWorld.com is currently a contender for the "Best National or Online Health Food Store", up against mega-giant WHOLE FOODS ;O

Voting in the final round of this contest is open NOW until August the 31st, so if you're feeling moved to add your vote to our support, please do so swiftly, HERE :)
You can actually win prizes just for voting...and there are lots of fun categories to vote in, with lots of raw foodie options, such as choosing your favourite:

healthy snack, energy bar, sweetener, supplements, superfoods, online health store, recipe blog, recipe book, film, fermented foods, educator, nutrition trainer, blender, juicer, cleaning products, beauty products, radio show...and much more...

Jump on over HERE to cast your votes and THANK YOU so much for any support sent our way - we appreciate you :)))

(NOTE: If you already voted in round one for these awards, The Vegetarian Health Institute has apparently already sent you a special link for voting in round two. The subject line was "Now vote in 'Round 2' of the Veghealth Awards". If you didn't get that message, you can request that special link by emailing vegetarianhealth@gmail.comThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .)

on August the 11th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
1 cup orange/maracua/maranjilla juice
a delicious dragon fruit
2 cups coconut water blended with Greener Grasses powder
bowl of energy soup fresh from the garden, with curry/kraut/chia crackers on the side, followed by a little handful of dried jackfruit
water of two young coconuts
chunk of yummmmers papaya
1 cup water


on August the 12th I was blessed with:

1 quart water
5 granadillas
2 cups coconut water blended with Ormus Greens powder
bowl of cucumber/dulse/avocado salad with curry/kraut/chia crackers on the side, followed by a little handful of dried jackfruit
water of two young coconuts
2 carob/orange yumballs while preparing for potluck :)
1 cup water


I am excited to say that this Thursday evening, August the 18th, we are lined up to be interviewing the lovely Troy Casey of Amazon Herbs, for The Raw Food World Radio Show :)
Troy calls himself the "Certified Health Nut" and has a great deal to share about the Amazon, herbs, cleansing, detox, nourising the body and much more - join us on Thursday at 6pm Eastern, 3pm Pacific for this FREE live call, over at http://www.TheRawFoodWorldRadioShow.com.

Here's the rest of the upcoming line-up, too:

***NEW*** Diane Baran - August 25th, 12noon Eastern - "Compassionate/Non-Violent Communication"

Markus Rothkranz – September 1st, 7pm Eastern – “Healing with Raw Foods”

Nick Ortner – September 15th, 7pm Eastern – “EFT and Tapping Your Way to a Better Life!”

Alexandra Jaye Johnson – September 29th, 6pm Eastern – “Rocking Your Goddess Life”

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

on August the 13th I appreciated:

1 quart water
1 cup watermelon/orange juice
2 cups coconut water blended with Elixir Of The Lake
bowl of energy soup fresh from the garden, with curry/kraut/chia crackers on the side, followed by a little handful of dried jackfruit
water of two young coconuts
a yummmeerrrrrs dragon fruit chuk of papaya
1 cup water


on August the 14th I loved:

1 quart water
5 granadillas
3 cups greeeeen smoothie: papaya, mango, masses of green
shared meal with friends: huge green salad from the garden, with red pepper/walnut sauce, sauerkraut, followed by some *AMAZING* Pili Nut "Chocolate" treats from Mr. M :)
water of two young coconuts
chunk of papaya
1 cup water





For this month's RawReform Giveaway, I am delighted to say that we have FOUR copies of the fabulous new book "Live Raw" from raw beauty Mimi Kirk to share...

If you're not yet familiar with the uberlicious Mimi, she was voted "Sexiest Veg*n Over 50" in the Peta Awards recently and at *72* she is a glooooowing example of how to be healthy and vibrant past 50, or at any age, for that matter... ;) Mimi's book shares 120 of her yummiest recipes plus lots of tips and insights for a more vibrant life...  
To be in with a ch@nce of winning one of these delightful books from Mimi, just send in your A to the following Q, to rawreformcontests@gmail.comThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it :

"Which fabulous person over 50 inspires you the most and why?"


Get your entries in by September the 16^th 2011 to be in with a ch@nce of receiving one of these very spec!al books - the winners shall be chosen at random and with great j0y shortly thereafter...
In the meantime, if you'd love to order a copy of this inspiring book for your own delight, you can do so HERE - enjoy :)
...and to find out if YOU were the winner of last month's RawReform Giveaway prize of some luscious aroma-goodies from Medicine Flower, you can see the winning entry and info for that giveaway in my last newsletter, HERE ;)


All love and radiating joy,
A. C. Stokes-Monarch. xxx

Introducing The Raw Food World Benefits Program... :)

WOW, we are super-excited to announce our shiny new "Benefits Program" that we've working away on in the background for weeks now... :) It is a very special and unique creature and we hope that you'll enjoy it - I'll let Mr. Monarch explain it all here below:

"I mentioned in a previous Newsletter that for our 'At-Cost' specials, we order products in HIGH VOLUME so that we can pass the savings on to you. A customer then asked, why can't we just always order high volume all the time on key beneficial products such as Chlorella Tablets, and more, to pass these savings on. This enquiry helped solidify the idea of 'The Raw Food World Benefits Program'!

Joining this subscription program we have now put together is literally a 'No-Brainer'. Anyone who joins this subscription service gets access to a 13% Off coupon code that you can ALWAYS use, on any size order, on an ONGOING basis! Additionally, we have some of our KEY products available to members at 30 - 60% off, kind of like the 'At-Cost' specials... BUT!... these exclusive deals will be available ALL of the time! This list below of 'At-Cost' specials available to members only will just keep on getting bigger and bigger, as more and more people join the program. If you sign up today, you will have access to the following products at 30 - 60% off on an ONGOING basis, while at the SAME TIME you can also use the membership coupon code for another additional 13% Off any order!

These 30% - 60% off products include:

Chlorella Tablets, 250 grams - 1000 tablets Spirulina Tablets, 250 grams - 500 tablets Creamy Almond Butter Pacari Truly Raw Cacao Powder, 16oz Maca Powder, 16oz Red Maca, 16oz Maca Extreme, 16oz Sacha Inchi Oil, 8.45 Fl.oz. Truly Raw Centrifuged Coconut Oil, 16oz Vanilla Powder, 4oz Organic Nori - 50 Sheets Certified Organic Jojoba Oil in Glass Jar, 2oz This doesn't affect our usual monthly 'At-Cost' specials. We'll still be offering a selection of new 'At-Cost' specials on a monthly basis, as we always have, for those of you not in the subscription service.

(continued below...)


On January the 9th I loved:

1 quart water
3 cups watermelon/orange juice
2 cups greeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
2 yummy mangoes
3 cups mango/greeeeens smoothie
30 chlorella tablets with 1 tbsp coconut oil
mug of reishi/shilajit/ormus tea
2 cups water

Again, the more people who sign up to this program, the more products we will be able to add to the above list, so that you can take advantage of even more ONGOING 30 - 60% Off 'At-Cost'specials! We don't plan on taking ANY of these products off special offer ever for members of this program, unless there is some unforeseen price increase or supply issue. We are ALSO going to be offering CRAZY 'Below-Cost' deals such as 75% off Andreas Moritz book, 'The Amazing Liver and Gall Bladder Flush'. You can learn more about this offer in the MUST READ article and video below about Liver Cleansing.

SEE!!! Signing up for this subscription service is just a No-Brainer ... AND!!!... This is only the BEGINNING of what is offered in 'The Raw Food World Benefits Program'! Weekly we are going to be adding BRAND NEW interviews and videos - you can find more details about these further below. We've spent ALL WEEK uploading all sorts of older interviews for your listening pleasure, plus lots of other fun free stuff. Check out what is available NOW, before we even really get started by clicking HERE!

DON'T FRET! We are STILL going to be offering our free daily online "TV Shows". All the FUN stuff below is in ADDITION to the free TV Shows, if you become a member! Just call us the Raw Food Carnival!!!

Here are the other benefits ONLY available in 'The Raw Food World Benefits Program':

Weekly Q & A Videos In the Members Area, you can click on the 'Q & A Videos' box. You can post all of your questions here. Angela and I will be doing a weekly Q&A TV Show, in which we'll aim to answer all of the questions posted. Matt Monarch Interviews Experts Once a Month Remember those Radio Interviews I used to do once a month with all the crazy questions? Well, we are bringing them back with this subscription service - yeeeeeee-HAH! New Angela Stokes-Monarch Interviews Monthly Every two weeks you can access a new interview with either Angela or I. Angela will be interviewed every two weeks and then I'll give an interview two weeks after that, alternating. New Matt Monarch Interviews Monthly Wee intend to invite different people to interview us. I have some ideas in mind for who will be interviewing us, such as our family members, neighbors and other health experts - FUN ;-) Angela Stokes Music Videos Angela will be sharing what she LOVES most!!! Every week Angela will offer a new music video of her singing omne of her favorite songs :-) Additional Community Discounts We also anticipate that this list is going to build and build. We are inviting other "conscious" businesses to offer HEFTY exclusive discounts to the members of this benefits program. For example, Angela approached her FAVORITE clothing companies and they are offering % discounts on all of their items. ADDITIONALLY!, if any members want to offer discounts for any of your businesses/services/products in this section, we will gladly add you to the list and hopefully help generate you more business :-) Contests & Giveaways Last year we gave away 2 Blendtec blenders, books, DVDs, food packages and many other fun items. We'll be offering all sorts of contests on an ongoing basis in this new program, for members only. This month, WIN an OmGym :-))) Your chances of winning can be much higher now ;-) (continued below...)

on January the 10th I appreciated:

1 quart water
3 cups watermelon/orange juice
water of a young coconut
2 cups greeeeen juice mixed with pineapple
a mango with 2 carob yumballs
2 cups water
½ an avocado with a few coconut chips
2 mugs horchata tea
1 cup water

We created this subscription service with the intention that it will be a WIN WIN WIN situation for EVERYONE involved. We are able to take the income generated from this service and apply it to ordering in high volume and passing the savings on to you. You get amazing exclusive deals and discounts, our community discount providers hopefully get more business too and everyone's happy!!!

If you are excited to sign up for this subscription service for $19.97 a month or $199.97 a year, you can do so by clicking HERE!

Once you sign up for this subscription service, you will have IMMEDIATE access to the benefits program. However, we have to manually go into your 'The Raw Food World Store' account in order to activate your email address for the special 30 - 60% discounts. Once we activate your store account, all of the prices that are 30 - 60% off will automatically show up for you as discounted from then on at www.TheRawFoodWorld.com if you are logged in. The discounts will automatically show up for you in your account for as long as you remain a subscriber. I LOVE this technology! In most cases, your store account will be activated for discounts QUICKLY after you subscribe, please note though that this is a manual process, so please give us a few hours (12 hours at the most) to upgrade your account :-). We really hope that you take advantage of this unique new subscription program and we look forward to being of even better service to you :-)"

Click HERE to learn more and join the new Subscription Service :)

All love and exclamations of joy :)
ACS-M. xxx

Introducing My New Song, "Raw Emotions" :)

OMGoddess, I'm so excited :) In case you didn't already see, I posted a new song online a couple of days ago: "Raw Emotions" - here's a recap on this song from my newsletter this week:

I have a new song to share with you all :)

It is called "Raw Emotions" and first showed up a couple of weeks ago in a dream...only the chorus was given at that time though...then about a week ago I went into the mountains behind our house and asked for the rest of the song. It all flowed through onto paper, as a duet for two female voices. I asked our lovely customer services manager, Alara, if she would sing it with me - she agreed and we just posted it online today...YAY :)
I'm feeling so happy to be sharing music again - I haven't posted a song online in about a year I think...

See the new song here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfsHG5RyU5g

HUGE thanks to the lovely Alara for singing this with me - we did our best to record it "together", despite being around 3500 miles apart... I hope you enjoy it ;)

On December the 5th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
water of a young coconut
big shotglass of sugar cane juice
bowl of papaya/banana/coconut yoghurt/maca/ashwaghanda/astragulus/stevia/carob
1 quart water
little bit of leftover cucumber salad stuffed into nori sheets with some Sea Clear and lecithin, followed by two yumballs :)
mug of horchata tea
1 cup water

There is a free "Urban Homesteaders" event in Palm Springs, CA this weekend that I'd be at in a heartbeat if I wasn't 3500 miles away ;) I've mentioned the Dervaes family of PathToFreedom.com before and I'm sure many of you have seen articles or videos of their amazing urban homesteading project in Pasadena, CA too...well, this Sunday, December 12th, they are holding a free screening of their new "Homegrown Revolution" film, followed by a presentation/Q&A session with the Dervaeses, then light refreshments - all sounds *marvellous* to me ;)
You can check out all the details for this event, named "Simple Living for Urban Dwellers" HERE - enjoy and let us know if any of you make it along to this gathering...


on December the 6th I loved:

1 quart water
small glass of orange juice
1 quart greeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
30 chlorella tablets with kelp - wow :)
handful of *SPICY* kale chips from a friend ;O
1 quart greeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
bowl of papaya/banana/coconut yoghurt/maca/ashwaghanda/astragulus/stevia/carob
mug of horchata tea
small papaya
1 cup coconut kefir
1 cup water


on December the 7th I appreciated:

1 quart water
1 quart watermelon/orange juice
1 quart greeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
bowl of papaya/banana/coconut yoghurt/maca/ashwaghanda/astragulus/stevia/carob
2 cups water
shared cucumber salad with Mr. M: salad stuffed into nori sheets with Sea Clear and Lecithin, followed by a carob "Brownie Batter" yumpot ;)
mug of horchata tea
1 cup water


We have a YUMMY new RawReform Giveaway Contest to share with you :)
(If you want to see who won the Superfood Seeds from last month, see my latest newsletter HERE...)
This month, I am *super*-delighted to announce that our dear friend Brian Johnson of PhilosophersNotes.com has a new book coming out in about two weeks' time, called "A Philosopher's Notes" - I am very excited to see this new book and even more excited to let you know that Mr. Johnson has very generously agreed to offer THREE of these fabulous new volumes as giveaway gifts to y'all this month - yeeeeeeeee-HAH :)

If you're not familiar with Brian's work, he has taken on the extraordinary and wonderful task of creating his own version of "Cliffs Notes" for a huge array of self-development books - amazing books that have so much to offer us, yet it can be so easy to never quite get around to reading them... ;) Well, Brian's done the primary 'mining' work for us all, on over 100 top titles, pulling out all of his favourite "Big Ideas" from authors such as Eckhart Tolle, Esther and Jerry Hicks, Michael Beckwith, Joseph Campbell, Paulo Coelho, Byron Katie, Deepak Copra, Dr. Wayne Dyer and many others...

In his new book, Brian presents the ten principles for Optimal Living that he came to identify after compiling notes on all of these different books - we could hence consider "A Philosopher's Notes" like the distillation of the key thoughts of countless sages over the centuries, into one book, thanks to Mr. J - wow ;) The book comes out in a couple of weeks and I'm super-excited to see it...

If *you* would love to be one of three blessed winners of a copy of this new tome, just send in your answer to the following question, to rawreformcontests@gmail.comThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it :

"Which book has inspired you most in life and why...?"

Send your answers in by January the 2nd, 2011 to be in with a chance of winning. Three winners shall be picked at random and with great joy thereafter ;)
All love and radiating glory,
A. C. Stokes-Monarch. xxx

Five More of *YOUR* Essential Recipes :)

As foretold, I have been diligently sifting through more of your "essential" raw recipe submissions for August's RawReform giveaway contest...y'all sent in SO many of your wonderful every-day raw treats that I felt compelled to share some of the yumminess here for all to see (with permission from each entrant of course... ;) SO, here below are five more of your yummy submissions - enjoy :)

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Green Goddess Soup

1 bunch lacinato kale

1.5 ripe avocados

1 cucumber

a handful of sweet cherry tomatoes

1 bunch of parsley or cilantro

Juice of 2 limes

Water to blend

Salt, pepper, cayenne and cumin to taste

Whir it all up in the VitaMix until it's smooth but thick.

Nicole L.

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on September the 29th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
1 quart watermelon/orange juice
2 cups watermelon/orange juice
2 cups greeeeeeeen juice
shared picnic lunch with Mr. M of lettuce/nori wraps stuffed with fresh veggies, avocado, sprouts, Sea Clear and lecithin powder, followed by *AMAZING* raw raspberry/lemon mandala pie
1 quart water


on September the 30th I loved:

1 quart water
1 quart watermelon/orange juice
2 cups watermelon/orange juice
2 tbsp spirulina crunchies
feast of freshly picked figs with a little raw almond butter
2 cups water mixed with Ormus Greens and stevia
2 tbsp bee pollen
2 packs blueberries with almond butter + a can of freeze-dried durian
2 cups water

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Hemp and Chia Pudding

We all enjoy this for our breakfast EVERYDAY!

2 Tbs. chia seed

2 Tbs. hemp hearts/seeds

1 heaping teaspoon cinnamon

raisins and coconut to taste (about 1 tbs. each)

sm packet stevia or Tbs. maple syrup

almond milk

Mix dry ingredients in a pint jar, add almond milk to fill (about 1 cup).

Let sit for at least 20 min. to overnight...ENJOY.

Quick, easy, delicious, and loaded with nutrition. Travels well too. I know the kids are getting a great start to the day.

So yummy, my teenage daughter packs it for her boyfriend now!

Laura and Mark

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Liquid Light Green Apple Shake...so good!!

makes 1 quart

1 cucumber

1 green apple

1 lemon, peeled and seeded

1 piece of ginger

1/2 head of Romaine lettuce

1/2 Haas Avocado

spring water for blending

I have a really good day when I have a quart of watermelon rind juice, some watermelon, the Liguid Light shake, a few pints of green juice, and some coconut water. Wow!!

Have a beautiful weekend!

Peggy G. 

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on October the 1st I appreciated:

1 quart water
3 cups greeeeeeeen juice
1 tbsp bee pollen, 2 tbsp spirulina crunchies
2 cups greeeeeen juice
shared picnic meal of romaine/nori wraps with avocado, Sea Clear, chopped veggies, sprouts + lecithin, followed by a few slices of dried mango
2 cups water
2 cups water with Ormus Greens and stevia
1 cup coconut kefir
1 cup water


on October the 2nd I was blissed with:

1 quart water
1 quart watermelon/orange juice
big handful of grapes
raspberries/blueberries/figs with raw almond butter
2 cups water
sip of aloe vera juice
2 cups greeeeeen juice
can of freeze-dried durian :)
2 cups water


Here are two more of your "essential" recipes...

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Raw "Chkin" Style Sandwich Salad

1 c. sunflower seeds (soaked 3 hrs)

1 c. cashews (soaked 3 hrs)

1/2 c. ground pecans

4 inch piece of cucumber

4 scallions, bulbs and greens, thinly sliced

1 celery stick

1 carrot, chopped small or grated

1 lemon's juice

2 tsp dill

2 tsp salt (or to taste)

black pepper (to taste)

Pulse all together until a fine texture is achieved. Serve on your favorite raw bread, or spread on a lettuce leaf and roll it up like we like to do : ) YUM!

Holly W.

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Avocado Fries

I love spicy french fries and discovered these:

1 cup ground flax seeds

1 cup chia seeds

1/4 c water

1 tsp sea salt

1/2 tsp cayenne pepper

mix all ingredients but water. Cut avocado into slices, dip into water to coat then sprinkle the dry mix over the slices. I use a pie plate or shallow plate to do the coating. Dehydrate until desired crispiness you love.

Ann F.

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THANK YOU to all these lovely recipe goddesses...and indeed ALL of you who have been sending in your contest entries - we love you :) New monthly contest coming soooooon... ;)

All love,
Angelalalalaalaaaaaaaaaaaa. xxx

Live Interview Tomorrow - 2012 and Beyond

I'm delighted to invite y'all to a live online interview with my very self, tomorrow afternoon (Friday, July 9th), from 12 noon Pacific, 3pm Eastern. The link to access the interview is http://www.livestream.com/2012truth and as you can see, it is a channel with a 2012 angle, so I'll be sharing my thoughts about upcoming shifts, along with raw food/transformation ideas and answering questions from the live chat room ;) If you're able to be there live with us at that time, that would be dandy, otherwise there will also be a playback posted to YouTube at some point methinks...

Hope to see you in the chat room mananaaaaaaa :)

on July the 6th I was delighted with:

1 quart water
1 cup Monarch special: passion fruit/granadilla/mandarin juice :)
2 cups greeeeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
2 cups greeeeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
bowl of energy soup, followed by little yumpot of almonds blended with yacon powder, stevia, chocolate extract and goji berries
1 cup water
2 cups greeeeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
bowl of energy soup, followed by little yumpot of almonds blended with yacon powder, stevia, chocolate extract and goji berries
1 cup water


As you may notice in these food logs here, I started to eat energy soup again the last couple of days - someone was asking me about energy soup recently and it reminded me how much I LOVE eating these gorgeous green soups and haven't had any for a long time, so I got back to the Blendtec and got mixing - LOVE it...some of you who've been reading here for a while may recall that I've gone through long phases before of mainly eating energy soup and drinking liquids...feels like it *might* be that kind of vibe rising up again, we'll see how it unfolds...our dear friend Eirikur in Iceland, who worked for many years alongside Ann Wigmore (the originator of 'energy soup'), says that he finds in his life that he always comes back to energy soup in the end, no matter how much he might divert from this simple path...in the end, it always feels best to him to get back to simple blended soups...I can resonate with that ;) If you're not sure what energy soup is, HERE is an older blog post with the recipe - enjoy :)


on July the 7th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
mug of horchata tea
2 cups greeeeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
2 cups greeeeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
a dragon fruit
20 chlorella tablets
2 cups greeeeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
1.5 cups cucumber/jicama/mandarin juice
bowl of energy soup, followed by little yumpot of almonds blended with yacon powder, stevia, chocolate extract and goji berries
1 cup water


OoOOOooooo, we have another YUMMY Giveaway for you this month - I am *SO* delighted to be able to offer a whole year's subscription to the delightful 'conscious parenting' magazine from the UK, "The Mother", to be sent anywhere in the world.
You may recall me mentioning this fabulous publication on various occasions before - I absolutely LOVE this magazine (and once again, just to be clear, I am *not* pregnant - just parenting-curious ;) I literally read every issue cover-to-cover and often send subscriptions for the mag to friends who become pregnant or have little ones...this magazine offers SUCH a magnificent wealth of love, wisdom, knowledge, support and healing...every article is like a gem and I'm thrilled to be able to offer this giveaway subscription to one fortunate winner :)

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

"What is the most inspiring thing you've ever learnt from a child...?"

Send answers to angela@rawreform.comThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it by August the 1st and the winner shall be picked at random and with ecstatic glee shortly thereafter... ;)

All love,
Ms. S-M. xxx

Little Grandmother Speaks...

In my latest newsletter, I wrote about a simply wonderful woman named "Little Grandmother", whose message I have been riveted to for the past few days. In case you didn't see my newsletter, here is the info on this extraordinary woman's sharing:

Little Grandmother
Kiesha Crowther is a Native American shaman/'wisdom-keeper' and I absolutely LOVE the message she is sharing with the world. In the last week, I suddenly started receiving emails about "Little Grandmother", as Kiesha is known...one email followed another until I felt inspired to click a link and check out what this 'grannie' is sharing...well, as it turns out, Kiesha is the self-described 'youngest, blondest, whitest Grandmother' you'll see...and her story, spirit and message are absolutely BEAUTIFUL to me... I have been attentively absorbing all her sharing with fascination and delight since then...
Kiesha speaks with such delightful clarity, compassion, grace and POSITIVITY about the big shifts that are in flow in our world right now... I resonate so much with her message that I wanted to share a couple of links here so y'all can check out what she is bringing forth too - LOVE this si*star* :)))

You can watch a whole speech by Little Grandmother filmed a few months back in NM, presented in ten parts on YouTube - see here for the start: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yK5OOfEmut4

You can also see Kiesha in a live interview HERE - great info on her background and her perspective on the Earth shifts that seem to be lining up...
(8 parts, starting at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Jt3ifzJqBM)

I sincerely hope that you enjoy exploring and sharing these resources... :)))

on June the 6th I loved:

1 quart water
water of two young coconuts
2 cups greeeeeen juice mixed with sugarcane juice and pineapple juice
1.5 cups smoothie: almond milk, banana, orange oil, chocolate and vanilla extracts - YUMMMMMM :)
2 cups greeeeeen juice mixed with sugarcane juice and pineapple juice
2 cups water
plate of eclectic, delicious potluck birthday party food: salads, Maria's 'meatballs', Mr. M's grated apple/coconut concoction, banana ice cream etc
mug of reishi/shilajit/ormus tea
1 cup water


If you'd love to see more beautiful pics from the recent Raw Food Gathering here in Vilcabamba, Ecuador, two of the lovely visitors - Kevin and Connie - just posted an album of 310 juicy pics - a cornucopeia local flora, fauna, parties, rainbows, trips, people and fun - see:

http://www.rawearthinfo.com/rfg/index.htm

ENJOY - and thanks for sharing, Kevin and Connie :)

on June the 7th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
bowl of fresh fruit: granadilla, papaya, banana
2 cups greeeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple and sugarcane juices
2 cups watermelon/mandarin juice
YummmMMmmmmmy shared cucumber/jicama salad with Mr. M, followed by a hand-stirred 'yumpot' of almond butter, honey, chocolate extract, vanilla extract
Mug of reishi/shilajit/ormus tea
3 cups water


on June the 8th I appreciated:

1 quart water
water of a young coconut
1 quart greeeeeen juice mixed with sugar-cane juice
3 tbsp acai powder = WOW, still love it :)
2 cups water
YummmMMmmmmmy shared cucumber/jicama salad with Mr. M, followed by a hand-stirred 'yumpot' of tahini, honey, chocolate extract, vanilla extract
Mug of reishi/shilajit/ormus tea
2 cups water


I am very excited to bring you this month's sparkly new RawReform Giveaway Contest, to win a copy of our fabulous friend Hemalayaa's "Bollywood Dance Workout" DVD...

Hemalayaa is a gorgeous yogini/dancer/mover-shaker goddess, whose DVDs I have been LOVING lately, especially her super-fun Bollywood Dance workout routines... I took Bollywood dance classes years back in Iceland - it was one of the most fun, beautiful ways to get exercise and nurture the feminine that I've experienced...and Hemalayaa's DVDs offer all that juicy flow and more - love it...

To be in with a chance of winning a free copy of Hemalayaa's "Bollywood Dance Workout" DVD, just send in your answer to the following question:

"If you were to win this DVD and become a shimmying, sparkling Bollywood-dancing beauty,
who would you choose to perform a dance for and why...? :)"

Send your entries to angela@rawreform.comThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it by July the 3rd for a chance to win the DVD...the winner shall be picked at random and with joy shortly thereafter... ;)


All love and random operatic outbursts of JOY :)
Angelalaalalaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. xxx

Photos and Freebies :)

Mmmmm, I trust you’ve been enjoying a wonderful Christmas-time, whether you celebrate this holiday or not ;) Mr. Monarch and I had a yummy relaxing Christmas Day yesterday in the sun in Arizona ;) It was day 10 of our current intended 30-day Juice Feast and we enjoyed lots of healing, an inspiring walk in the grounds and labyrinth here at The Tree of Life, some sweet gift sharing and watching some beautiful films from The Spiritual Cinema Circle – love it ;) Tomorrow the guests start to arrive for our 10-day ‘Renew Yourself’ retreat – exciting :)
One of the other activities I really enjoyed this Christmas time was going over my digital photo collection on my computer. As you may know, we recently had a big car crash, during which my ‘puter got smashed up quite a lot...a wonderful friend of ours helped transfer all my data to another computer and set up all my photos in iPhoto, which I hadn’t used much before – it’s SO great :))) Loving it...as I went through the pics, I pulled out some of my favourites from the last few years and put them together in a Flickr album over HERE, if you’d love to peruse them – enjoy ;) (Note: durian features quite a lot in these pics ;)

On December the 23rd I was blissed with:

1 quart water
1 cup greeeen juice
1 quart green juice from The Tree of Life Café
mug of herbal tea
2 cups green juice from The Tree of Life Café
3 tbsp bee pollen with probiotics
2 cups green juice from The Tree of Life Café
1.5 cups coconut kefir
2 cups water
3 tbsp bee pollen with probiotics
2.5 cups green juice
2 cups green juice from The Tree of Life Café
2 cups water


on December the 24th I loved:

1 quart water
1 cup water with sole (Himalayan salt dissolved in water)
1 cup greeeeen juice
double shot of wheatgrass
2 cups green juice from The Tree of Life Café
1.5 cups water
2 cups green juice from The Tree of Life Café
3 tbsp bee pollen with probiotics, 20 chlorella tablets
mug of herbal tea
30 chlorella tablets with 1 tbsp coconut oil – WOW :)
2 cups green juice from The Tree of Life Café
2 cups green juice from The Tree of Life Café
mug of herbal tea
2 cups water

My inner Virgo says it has four little reminders for you today:

1. Mr Monarch will be interviewing Mr. Paul Nison, raw food author/speaker this Tuesday, December the 29th, at 6pm Pacific time. This looks set to be a VERY fun, free interview between these two boisterous raw ‘extremists’ ;) If you’re not already signed up to access this call, just click HERE to register for the call-in details and ENJOY :)

2. December the 31st marks the final day to use the current 17.5% OFF Holiday Coupon Code at TheRawFoodWorld.com webstore. This coupon can be used on ANY size order (except appliances) – see the details HERE and enjoy ;)

on December the 25th it was Jesus’ birthday and I enjoyed:

1 quart water
2 cups greeeeeen juice
2 cups green juice from The Tree of Life Café
40 chlorella nuts with 2 tbsp coconut oil
1.5 cups coconut kefir
2 tbsp bee pollen
1 quart green juice from The Tree of Life Café
2 cups water
mug of herbal tea
2 tbsp bee pollen
2 cups green juice from The Tree of Life Café
2 cups water


On December the 26th I loved:

1 quart water
2 cups green juice at The Tree of Life Café
2 tbsp bee pollen
2 cups green juice at The Tree of Life Café
1.5 cups coconut kefir
2 mugs herbal tea
2 cups green juice at The Tree of Life Café
40 chlorella tablets with 2 tbsp coconut oil
2 cups green juice at The Tree of Life Café
2 tbsp bee pollen
2 cups water
3 cups greeeeen juice
2 cups water

3. December 31st also marks the closing date for our current Blendtec Blender Giveaway Contest :) People have been sending in their contest entries streadily for the last month or so and we’re excited to view the submissions in the new year and choose a winner of another shiny new BLENDTEC high-speed blender :) You can check out all the contest details HERE – enjoy :)

4. Voting closes sooooon for the 2009 Best Of Raw awards ;) If you haven’t submitted your votes yet in the 30 or so categories such as favourite raw restaurant, book, film, educator, blog and so on, you can get in on the action HERE right now – there are actually some pretty fabulous giveaway gifts on offer too, for those who participate – you can check out the goodies on offer over at BestofRaw.net :)

All love and blissful unfoldings,
Ms. Stokes-Monarch. xxx