The "Healing Cancer World Summit" Starts Soon :)

Do you know someone living with cancer...?
Hmmmm, I wonder who *doesn't* know at least one person with cancer these days - the stats for cancer are *SHOCKING*...
Well, those wonderful Giannis have created a wonderful new free online summit starting soon called the "Healing Cancer World Summit", which features free talks from nine of the world's leading experts on healing cancer naturally...
The summit starts on October the 25th and runs for five days, sharing insights and inspiration from people such as:

Dr. Thomas Lodi, Charlotte Gerson, Mike Adams, Dr. Nicolas Gonzalez, 

Dr. Francisco Contreras, Dr. Leigh Erin Connealy, Burton Goldberg, and more.

Combined, this group has had multiple decades of experience working with cancer patients in their clinics and seeing fabulous results...

To join in this potentially life-saving, free online summit, click HERE - enjoy :)


on October the 1st I appreciated:

1 quart water
3 cups watermelon/orange juice
1 cup intense greeeeeeen juice from the garden
little bowl of fresh strawberries straight from the garden
bowl of cucumber salad with nori sheets/Curry-Kraut crackers on the side, topped with Sea Clear, lecithin and Brazil nut butter, followed by a sliced apple
mug of herbal tea
water of a young coconut
big chunk of Mr. M's *amazing* new Pili Nut "Chocolate" :)))
1 cup water


on October the 2nd I enjoyed:

1 quart water
8 granadillas
water of a young coconut
2.5 cups veggie juice straight from the garden
little bowl of cucumber salad with nori sheets/Curry-Kraut crackers on the side, topped with Sea Clear, lecithin and Brazil nut butter, followed by a sliced apple
mug of herbal tea
water of a young coconut
water of a young coconut blended with Vitamin C powder
chunk of Mr. M's *amazing* new Pili Nut "Chocolate" :)))
1 cup water


My dear friend Caro in the UK has a *WONDERFUL* new project to share with y'all... The Living Rainbow Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation that Caro has set up to offer coaching programmes for people in supported living who want to improve their health by eating more fresh foods - love it :) This project arose when it became clear that Caro's own son, Ben, who has special needs and lives in a supported living house, was going to become more responsible for feeding himself, rather than meals being supplied - after witnessing some "other-than-optimal" choices unfolding from this new framework, Caro decided to step in and start sharing info with the people there about smoothies, juices and healthier living in general - she saw great improvements and felt the desire to share this message wider, especially considering that apparently 70% of the people in the UK with special needs show up as either overweight or underweight :O
Caro received funding from UnLtd in the UK to create this foundation and now she has a great new website to share the message of The Living Rainbow Foundation - check it out at www.the-living-rainbow-foundation.org. If you'd love to get involved with Caro's project, you can contact her through the website - brightest blessings to all involved :)


on October the 3rd I was blissed with:

1 quart water
2.5 cups watermelon/orange juice
3 cups coconut water blended with Elixir of The Lake
1 cup water with lime juice
plate of yummmmmmmmmmers salads at a friend's house, with flax wraps on the side, followed by a slice of delicious raw strawberry cheesecake :)
1 cup water with lime juice
water of a young coconut
chunk of Mr. M's Pili Nut Chocolate
cup of herbal tea
1 cup water


on October the 4th I loved:

1 quart water
2.5 cups watermelon/orange juice
8 granadilla
3 cups coconut water blended with Elixir of The Lake
bowl of cucumber salad with nori sheets/Curry-Kraut crackers on the side, topped with Sea Clear, lecithin and Brazil nut butter, followed by a chunk of Mr. M's *amazing* new Pili Nut "Chocolate" :)))
big mug of herbal tea
water of a young coconut
2 cups water


I recently filmed a 5-part YouTube Q&A video for TheCoolVegetarian, the links for which you can see below - we covered, among other things, my weight loss story, women and body image issues, my "top 3 health secrets" and natural birth control - enjoy :)

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlAFJm-TQdg
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbwG7pSnjkY
Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOoNUrkz0TY
Part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAqAmtUlW9Q
Part 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzoBLU13pbc

 

All love and splashing silhouettes of joy, 
A. C. Stokes-Monaaaaaaaarch. xxx

Get 44 Free Raw Recipes + The Great Health Debate Starts TODAY :)

Mmmmmm, did y'all listen in to our radio interview with the lovely Ronelle Coburn on Friday night? Ronelle is a Master Hand Analyst and Mr. M and I had a lot of fun going into the details of non-predictive hand reading and discovering life purposes with her...this was the first time I've participated in one of our interviews (other than singing the intro and outro songs) - it was FUN :) The playback is available for free until Feb 8th - you can check it out at http://www.TheRawFoodWorldRadioShow.com (scroll down a little) for streaming or download - enjoy ;)
(This week we have Dr. Edward Group on the radio show, creator of products such as Oxy-Powder :)


On February the 4th, I enjoyed:

1 quart water
1 quart watermelon/orange juice
3 cups pineapple/cucumber juice blended with Ormus Greens
bowl of mango pieces with coconut yoghurt and a little stevia
shotglass of greeeeen juice
water of a young coconut
shared cucumber/kale salads with friends; salads stuffed into nori sheets with a little Sea Clear and *AMMMMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAZING* freshly made nut butters from Mr. M's new nut butter magic factory :)
a few prunes and a mug of horchata tea
mug of maca tea


OooOOoooo, ladies and gentlemen, the keenly awaited "Great Health Debate" starts TODAY :) Are you signed up already to hear this whole week-long health summit for free? If not, jump on over HERE to get access - the summit opens tonight with an exciting discussion between Drs. Gabriel Cousens and Joseph Mercola ;) The calls are at 8pm Eastern, 5pm Pacific each day from today until Feb 13th and will all be available to listen to as free playbacks for 24 hours after airing. ENJOY :)


on February the 5th, I loved:

1 quart water
1 quart coconut water mixed with orange juice
1 quart greeeeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple
3 cups pineapple/cucumber juice blended with Ormus Greeeeens
water of a young coconut
shared cucumber/kale salads with friends; salads stuffed into nori sheets with a little Sea Clear and *AMMMMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAZING* freshly made nut butters from Mr. M's new nut butter magic factory :)
a few prunes and a mug of reishi/shilajit/ormus tea
mug of maca tea

Ooooooooo, how would *you* like to receive a free ebook with 44 original raw recipes from an array of the most "up-and-coming" raw chefs? WELL, the Living Light Culinary Arts Institute is into their last few days of voting right now to find the top "Hot Raw Chef" of 2011 and if you vote, you will in return receive an ebook of all 44 recipes entered in the contest, as a "thank you" gift :) Hop on over to http://hotrawchef.com/VoteInfo.html before Feb 9th to cast your vote :)

All love,
A. Stokes-Monarch. xxx

Glorious Gratis Interviews Galore :)

Well, well, well...what a week this has been here at Monarch Mansions ;) Did you catch the live interview between Mr. M and Daniel Vitalis? It was quite some chat - you can check out the playback for free until Monday at midnight Pacific time, HERE.

Next week, we are also SUPER-excited to have the extremely lovely Ronelle Coburn, hand analyst extraordinaire, on the radio show - Friday Feb 4th at 8pm Eastern, 5pm Pacific...all the details for that free call can be seen over at www.TheRawFoodWorldRadioShow.com -enjoy :)


On January the 26th I was delighted with:

1 quart water
cup of orange juice
3 cups greeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
a mango
3 cups cucumber/pineapple juice blended with Ormus Greeeeeeens
cucumber salad with Mr. M; salad stuffed into nori sheets with Sea Clear and a little pistachio butter, followed by a carob brownie batter yumpot :)
water of two young coconuts
cup of water

Oooooo, the ever-fabulous "The Mother" magazine is having a special sale on their back issues, stretching back over the past nine years - can you IMAGINE how much conscious parenting wisdom that represents through all those issues? Prices start at just £1.50 for the back issues. I *love* The Mother magazine and despite not being a mother or pregnant, I always read every issue cover to cover - I just ordered a copy of EVERY single back issue they have - excited to dive in ;) HERE's the link for the back issue sale - ENJOY :)



on January the 27th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
3 cups orange/watermelon juice
a juicy mango
3 cups greeeeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
cucumber salad with Mr. M; salad stuffed into nori sheets with Sea Clear and a little pistachio butter, followed by a carob brownie batter yumpot :)
water of two young coconuts
cup of water


on January the 28th I loved:

1 quart water
cup of orange juice
40 chlorella tablets
a mango
3 cups cucumber/pineapple juice blended with Ormus Greeeeeeens
shared raw feast with friends: kale salad, cucumber salad, sunflower seed dip, nori sheets, coconut yoghurt etc followed by carob-maca yumballs and peppermint tea :)
mug of reishi/shilajit/ormus tea
1 cup water

OOOoOOoOooops - some of you were having issues with the link to sign up to listen to the upcoming free "Great Health Debate" summit, which starts next Sunday, Feb the 6th...HERE is that link again - hope this works for y'all now...this is going to be such a fun event :) Great speakers like David Wolfe, Mike Adams, Gabriel Cousens, Donna Gates, Daniel Vitalis and others will be speaking on all kinds of topics like "plant vs. animal foods", "vegan vs. whole foods", "vegan vs. tribal diet", "pH vs. Body Ecology" and so on...you can check out all the details HERE and sign up to hear all these insightful talks for free...ENJOY :)

Also, remember that it's your last chance to vote in the 2010 Best of Raw Awards this weekend - voting closes on Monday, so if you didn't cast your votes yet, hop on over to BestofRaw.net to get in on the action ;)

All love,
Angelalalalaaaaaaaa. xxx

Will You Join The Great Health Debate...? ;)

OoOoOooooo, that ingenious Mr. Kevin Gianni has an exciting new bag of tricks to share with you - 'tis none other than "The Great Health Debate" - a new free online health summit starting on February the 6th. Mr. Gianni has gathered together over 20 of the top health speakers of our generation and will be heading off discussions on diverse topics such as "plant vs. animal foods", "vegan vs. whole foods", "vegan vs. tribal diet", "pH vs. Body Ecology" and so on...you can check out all the details HERE and sign up to hear all these insightful talks for free...ENJOY :)



on January the 20th I loved:

1 quart water
1 quart coconut water mixed with orange juice
cup of intense green juice
a dragon fruit and a mango
water of a young coconut
shared cucumber salad with Mr. M; salad stuffed into nori sheets with a little Sea Clear, followed by a carob yumball :)
mug of reishi/shilajit/ormus tea
1 cup water


THANKS and JOY to all of you who have already joined our fabulous new "Benefits Program" for TheRawFoodWorld.com. If you're not already a member, here's some insights into what's going on in there...

*13% permanent discount on ALL orders at TheRawFoodWorld.com

*Exclusive, permanent "deep discounts" on key items like Creamy Almond Butter, Cacao Powder, Chlorella Tablets, Maca, Coconut Oil, Nori Sheets and more :)

*Win an OmGym - this month's prize is being keenly saught after ;) New prizes every month...

*Community discount area - there's a whole slew of different exclusive "conscious" discounts to explore...

*We've started answering all your wonderful Qs in the new Q&A videos...

*I've already put up two new singing videos :)

*There is a huge archive of old interviews with us already uploaded and new monthly interviews starting soooooon...

...and remember that next Wednesday (Jan. the 26th) Mr. M will be interviewing Mr. Daniel Vitalis LIVE - anyone can listen to the call live, then it will be archived to the Benefits Plan area...you can sign up to access that call HERE.

If you're already a Benefits Plan member and haven't checked it out recently, you can login HERE to check out the new content...and if you're not yet a member and would love to jump in to the carnival of delights, just visit www.TRFWBenefits.com to join up :)


on January the 21st I appreciated:

1 quart water
3 cups orange juice mixed with coconut water
3 cups gnarly greeeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
a delicious mango
shared cucumber salad with Mr. M; salad stuffed into nori sheets with a little Sea Clear, followed by a carob yumball :)
mug of reishi/shilajit/ormus tea
1 cup water

Reminder: this is the last week to cast your votes in the Best of Raw 2010 Awards over at www.BestofRaw.net :) Did you vote yet in all the various categories such as your favourite raw chefs, authors, blogs, restaurants, products, events and much more? Some people had issues casting their votes - these technical gremlins have now been re-aligned and the voting process is apparently flowing much more smoothly now...check it out and cast YOUR votes over at http://www.BestofRaw.net before Jan 31st... :)


All love and masterful wonders to you all,
A. Stokes-Monarch. xxx

Introducing: The "Profoundly Raw" E-Book :)

Very Special Announcement:

I am absolutely THRILLED to say that my new project is ready to share with y’all :)

Introducing: the Profoundly Raw e-book :)

This FREE ebook contains 12 chapters, contributed by 12 well-known raw food authors, combining to offer an inspiring overview of a raw food lifestyle...
I asked 12 raw author yumsters to contribute one of their favourite chapters from one of their books for this free ebook and here is the resulting selection on offer:

Alissa Cohen on Protein, Calcium and Fats

David and Katrina Rainoshek on “Deep Food”

Angela Stokes-Monarch on Emotional Eating

David Wolfe on The Sun

Jinjee Talifero on The Yoga of Nursing

Gabriel Cousens on Vitamin B12

Kate Magic on Raw Magic

Kevin Gianni on Overcoming Potential Stumbling Blocks

Shazzie on How to Start a Child on Raw Food

Matt Monarch on Sensitivity and Stabilizing Out

Tonya Zavasta on A Perfect Bowel Movement

Paul Nison on The Daylight Diet

I’m SOOOOOO excited to share this ebook with you all – it is ready now and you can download it for free HERE...

I have always LOVED giving people special gifts, especially at Christmas time...I remember one yuletide for example hand-making a unique, customised Christmas gift for every one of my classmates at school ;) lol...I LOVE gift-giving, so please consider this free ebook a little Christmas-time offering from me to you – ENJOY :)

I really hope you DO enjoy it – there’s some wonderful information shared in there, generously offered by all the lovely authors...I have had such a GLOW in my being, piecing this together for the last 10 days or so...

In fact this whole project started to manifest a couple of weeks back when I asked the Universe one night to show me a way I could give a valuable, lovely gift to everyone at once...and this ebook is what it IMMEDIATELY suggested back to me...and here we are now with this 118 page ebook to enjoy as a result – it all just floooooowwwwwed as a beautiful co-creation – capped with a gorgeous original piece of artwork as the cover, specially designed for this project by the lovely Dustin Kellogg...and his wife Meredith wrote a very sweet little poem to open the collection too :)

So...there’s a LOT of love in this book...please enjoy hopping over HERE right now to collect your free download of “Profoundly Raw” and enjoy your OWN unfolding into this glorious path… ;)

Happy Holidays :)

All love,
Angelalalalalaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. xxx

Living Lightly :)

Our 30–Day Weight Loss Programme has undergone a mini make–over and is now known as the 'Live Lightly Plan' (formerly The RevitaLive Plan) – LOVE it :)
The programme was launched 6 months ago and has already helped over 2,000 people release excess weight, get onto a more consistent raw food path and access greater health. Here are some of the comments we've had from participants so far:

“I joined three days ago and am loving the plan!! Love the menus! I'm noticing more clarity in my life and I feel more vibrant. I've lost 5 lbs in three days. Thank you thank you for the plan and for your example.”
Traci

“Brilliant program. Love the videos...enjoying this immensely. Thank you!”
Lynn

“Thank you so much for this wonderful program. I’ve been eating raw for 5 days now and I already lost 10 pounds. Is that possible?! I cannot believe how fast it’s going and how good I feel. I feel like a new person!
This is coming from someone who has been a compulsive overeater all her life. I don't feel like I need to overeat anymore.”
Alexandra

The 30–day programme includes daily instructional videos, four full weeks of recipes and meal planners from Solla (choose either totally raw or intermediate, or mix'n'match), a 250 page exercise manual, access to the Inner Circle online health community, full instructions for an optional mid–programme juice cleanse and a 60–minute in–depth interview with myself on healing emotional eating patterns with a raw food lifestyle.
The 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.
There is no specific start or finish date for this programme, 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.

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

on July the 17th I had:

1 quart water
little fruit salad bowl – berries, pineapple, banana, with a cup of 'hazelnut' tea
20 chlorella 'nuts'
salad wraps stuffed with broccoli hummus, cucumber, avocado, sprouts, tomatoes and dulse, followed by a few goji yumballs
1 quart water
1.5 cups goji juice with marine phytoplankton
pot of pineapple chunks
pot of blueberries with almond butter
3 cups water

Many of you have been asking about the 'goji juice' drink we've been enjoying during the last week...well, Mr. M just posted a video today over at TheRawFoodWorld TV Show, showing exactly how we make the goji drink and why – you can see that video below – enjoy :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDbKc9MVQro

on July the 18th I had:

1 quart water
2 cups veggie juice: celery, cucumber, zucchini, romaine lettuce, parsley, carrot
2 cups energy soup with okra, dulse and almond butter on the side
cup of soothing tea
3 cups water
2 cups goji soak water with marine phytoplankton
pot of pineapple chunks
pot of blueberries with almond butter
3 cups water

As you can see in that video above, we went to see Beyonce in concert a couple of nights ago – it was a surprise trip that Mr. Monarch took me on in Chicago – WOW ;O
I feel that Beyonce is one of most phenomenal contemporary entertainers out there – she and Alicia Keys are two of my musical heroines :) Beyonce's stage presence and voice are truly powerful, dynamic and beautiful...I loved and admired so many aspects of her presentation, although I'm not sure I'll be incorporating any of these things into my own stage presentations anytime soon...I somehow doubt that sequined leotards, explosive glitter sprayers and wind machines constantly blowing to keep my hair in motion would go over so well at raw food talks – lol ;)
That she is 27 years old and has apparently been named the fourth most influential celebrity in the world blows me away...this gal is an amazing powerhouse of energy :) I also love that she has an all–female band on stage with her, bigging up the goddess energy... At the end of the night she shared a very moving tribute to the late–great Mr. Michael Jackson, with her current single 'Halo'...I doubt there was a dry eye in the house...thank you Beyonce for sharing your passion, talent and beautiful flow...wow, can you imagine what would happen if this goddess went raw...??? ;O

All love and blissful recreation,
Ms. StoM. xxx

...and the WINNER of the Raw Food Chia Pet Contest is...

ALRIGHTY, the results of last month’s RawReform Giveaway Contest are in and I’m excited to announce the results of who YOU all think would make the best raw food chia pet...ahEM, drum roll pleeeeeeeaaaaaaaase...

*In 3rd place, with his curly–headed ways, is Mr. Kevin Gianni, with 9% of the votes.

*In 2nd place, with his tousled lion’s mane, is Mr. Matthew Monarch, with 20% of the votes

*...and in 1st place, heading up the raw food chia pet party is the corkscrew–headed bishop of cacao himself, Dr. David Avocado Noni Propolis Phytoplankton Wolfe, with 30% of the votes.

(: YAAAAAAAY :)

I’m delighted to say that the winner of the chia seed goodies is the super–talented Eranah, who even sent in this fantastic mock–up version of what a Wolfie chia head might look like – BEAUTIFUL :) Thanks Eranah – your chia goodies are shimmying their way across the country to you in celebration right now ;)
This was such a fun contest :) Thanks for all the answers sent in, which included an eclectic range of suggestions, from Annmarie Gianni or Jonny 5 (lol) to Ann Wigmore, Anthony the Raw Model, Mike Adams and even...me ;)
My personal favourite suggestion though for a raw chia pet model was sent in by a few people and would be a ‘face–off’ model of the durian eating contest between Mr. M and Wolfie, with a durian between their heads – LOL ;)
I would truly LOVE to see any of these figurines made in pottery, if anyone would love to make them professionally – we could even sell them through our webstores ;) So, let us know if you’re a talented raw potter with a passion for chia pets and we can maybe create some classic memo–raw–bilia for all the raw family ;)

On July the 4th I had:

1 quart water
1 cup coconut water
2 cups ‘Green Potion’ ice cream at Erewhon, followed by shared ‘Cookie Dough Ice Cream’
2 cups water
2 cups hemp milk with cardamom, cinnamon, stevia, maca, pinch of salt
25 chlorella nuts
2 Tbsp bee pollen
2 cups energy soup with 2 flax crackers, little handful of yacon slices
3 cups water

Yesterday I was doing an interview and I really enjoyed one of the questions asked – I thought I’d re–post it here for y’all, if you’d like a little extra insight into the patterns of a Stokes–Monarch:

Q: What is in your purse at this very moment?
A: Great question ;) Now that is going to be quite a long answer ;) lol...I have a rather large, abundant bag of tricks (and I'm not even a mother yet ;)... Here we go: Rescue Remedy, seven sacred stones, my pendulum, my timepiece, lip balm, bottle of water, wallet, camera, my organiser (stuffed full of papers and business cards ;), bag of bee pollen, chlorella tablets, yacon slices, ReddRox powder, hairclips, rubber bands, 2 pegs, Tooth Swish, pair of earplugs, MANY pens, MSM lotion, spoons, binoculars, tissues. Quite an eclectic mix ;)

I like that question...this is actually smthg I generally find very endearing about women – the little bags of STUFF they carry around with them everywhere – I can remember being in rooms full of women at meetings and glancing around with a swelling heart as I noticed the little sac of goodies slumped on the floor next to each Goddess – I love women ;) So, what’s in YOUR bag, baby...?

on July the 5th I had:

1 quart water
3 cups watermelon juice
3 cups coconut water/GreenerGrasses powder/Marine Phytoplankton
2 cups home–made yummy raw elixir ice cream :) Tasted like TOFFEE – so good – see the video of me making it below.
3 cups water
30 chlorella ‘nuts’
3 durian pods and a clamshell of blueberries
1 quart water

Mmmmmm, so I’ve become uber–excited about raw elixir ice creams after we were hanging out with Mr. Truth Calkins at the Tonic Bar in Erewhon...the ice cream I made myself yesterday was OFF.THE.HOOOOOOOK good :) It tasted like TOFFEE and I’m not really sure why yet – I was just adding stuff to the blender and it turned out SOOOOOOOOOOO good :))) Mr. M caught the whole thing on camera, so you can re–create your own ice cream wonders with whatever goodies YOU have around – see the video below and ENJOY :)

YUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9r8xuSAZ0M

All love and ice cream wonders,
Ms. Sto-Mo. xxx

Join The FREE Raw Mom Summit :)

OOOoooooooooo, I’m VERY excited to announce a fabulous new free raw online event coming up soon: The Raw Mom Summit ;O WOW :) I am soooo excited to hear this collection of interviews with speakers on natural parenting from around the world. This FR*E*E event starts on June 22nd and runs to June 28th – you can sign up HERE to listen to interviews with people such as:

*Byron Katie – world-renowned author/speaker
*Jean Liedloff (author of ‘The Continuum Concept’ – WOW :)
*Susun Weed – master herbalist
*Elena Tonetti (maker of the ‘Birth Into Being’ DVD)

Raw Gals:
* Victoria Boutenko * Shazzie * Anna Maria Clement * Brigitte Mars
* Kate Magic * Katrina Rainoshek * Nadine Artemis * Angela Stokes *
Valya Boutenko * Lorenna * Karen Ranzi * Andrea Nison *

Raw Guys:
* Gabriel Cousens * Brian Clement * David Wolfe * Paul Nison * Shantree *
Daniel Vitalis * Wayne Gendel *

Soooo...you may have noticed my name in there – what’s that all about you may wonder, as I’m not yet a momma? Well, the delightful organizers at RawMom.com wanted someone to speak about the emotional connection with food, so I got to play too :) Fun :)
I am suuuuuper excited to hear these interviews – I feel this is going to be an outstanding event on a topic that I personally am very interested in and I’m sure a lot of you are too – YAY :) Thanks to Shannon and Tera at RawMom for this amazing opportunity and remember y’all to click over HERE to register for this free event – enjoy :)

on June the 8th I had:

1 quart water
2 Tbsp bee pollen
2 cups greeeeen juice, ½ Tbsp ‘Elixir of the Lake’ powder – phew ;)
meal of romaine wraps stuffed with a greeeen salad, spicy tahini dip, mixed sprouts, tomatoes, dulse, olives and avo, followed by a piece of ‘banana nut bread’ – yummmmm ;)
3 cups water with rooibos
water of two young coconuts, one with pieces of rawnola and freeze–dried durian stirred in
3 cups water

I’m very excited to say that the schedule is now more or less fixed into place for the Raw Union festie – YAY :)

You can see the line–up HERE.

I seem to be scheduled to be singing on Sunday morning – eeeeeeeek – I haven’t sung on stage for a while...if you’re coming to the festie and might be excited to provide musical accompaniment (e.g. guitar), please email me on angela@rawreform.com and lemme know ;)


on June the 9th I had:

1 quart water
shot of wheatgrass juice
2 cups greeeeen juice
2 cups water
big shared meal at Mary’s Secret Garden, including lime/mint slushie, pistachio/mint smoothie, raw tabhouli, ‘tacos’, Italian wrap, sushi nori and pecan pie/Goji Bliss butter – pheeeew ;)
1 quart water

Other exciting RawUnion Updates:

*Cathy Silvers is now joining us to provide a complimentary chocolate elixir bar for the wedding celebration (watch out ;)
*We have a Raw Opera Singer serenading the event – yeeeee–HAH ;)
*New videos from David Wolfe, Rainbeau Mars and Kevin Gianni discussing the event...

It’s just two weekends away now – we are excited to see you there :) You can book your tickets at RawUnion.com now, if you haven’t already registered...

All love,
Angela. xxx

Spring Twitter-ing ;)

Mmmmmmm, it has been such a beautiful sunny spring day here in the Brighton area today... Oh to be in England now that spring is here ;)
The contrast between when I arrived back here at the start of January and now seems enormous...and such a gift to witness...flowers are popping up all over the place now, especially the gorgeous daffodils...and birds seem to be flocking back (or at least they’re more vocal now ;). Today was so warm that more than a few people were out walking in t–shirts...I just LOVE spring...one of the things that most had my heart singing when I first read about Vilcabamba in Ecuador was that it’s pretty much like spring all year round...WOW :) It’s easy to grow things all year, it’s warm, sunny and people tend not to use either heating OR air conditioning in houses – the temperature and conditions are just consistently agreeable – NICE :)
Yesterday on The Raw Food World TV show I interviewed Mr. Monarch about his thoughts/intentions for our land in Ecuador – it was fun ;) You can see that here if you didn’t tune in yet:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N451_VJYnjQ

on March the 14th I had:

1 quart water
mug of pau d’arco tea
2 cups green juice: celery, cucumber, landcress, parsley, Jerusalem artichoke, endive, fennel, ginger
2 cups energy soup with okra and tahini on the side
mug of spicy tea
3 cups water
2 cups green juice mixed with rejuvelac
3 cups hemp milk with cardamom/cinnamon, an apple
mug of spicy tea

Tune in this week for my interview with the ‘Outrageously Healthy’ crew down in Australia :) You can find out all the details and sign up for free HERE - enjoy :)


on March the 15th I had:

1 quart water
mug of reishi tea
lashings of seed milks – hemp w/cardamom/cinnamon, chia w/ lemon/ginger/purple corn, with some YUMMY cookies from Kate Magic ;)
2 cups energy soup with tahini and okra
mug of spicy tea
3 cups water
mug of spicy tea
2 cups water

Do you tweet on Twitter.com? Apparently Twitter–dom is expanding at a galactic pace... If you’re not familiar with Twitter, it’s a website where you can write mini–updates of what you’re up to/interested in/loving etc and post up for everyone to enjoy. Post length is max. 140 characters – it’s kind of like writing a text message/SMS to the world... (...whereas blogging feels a bit more like writing an email to the world, to me...;)
You can ‘follow’ other people who you’re interested in and all their little updates will pop up on your page...a sweet little way of staying up to date with peoples’ meanderings, if you'd care to...
You can see MY Twitter page and follow me HERE (click ‘follow’ under my picture to get my updates).
Here are some other yumsters to follow if you like:

*Mr. Matthew Monarch
*Kevin Gianni
*Steve Pavlina
*Dhrumil
*Shazzie
*Kate Magic
*Brian Johnson
*David Wolfe
*Sarma MeIngailis
*Anthony Raw Model
*Philip McCluskey
*Kris Carr
*Bunny Berry
*Revvell
*Heidi Ohlander
*Justin Ohlander
*Dr. Mercola
*Anthony Robbins

TweetTweet ;)
Miss Stokes. 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

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

The Raw Food World TV Show :)

OOoOooo, well, there are SO many exciting things to share today I wonder where to start...let’s kick off with the latest fabulous RawReform Giveaway Contest – announced in my newsletter yesterday – in which you could win a SIGNED copy of Shazzie’s latest book ‘Evie’s Kitchen’ – here’s the details:

We now have British Raw-Queen Shazzie's gorgeous new raw kiddies book - 'Evie's Kitchen' - in the RawReform Store :) We are currently the exclusive sellers of this title in N. America, I do believe and we're VERY proud to have it available. Before coming out to Mexico, I spent some time with Shazzle-Dazzle in the UK and the amount of info this woman has to share on raising children raw is PHENOMENAL. I am so excited to see the book 'in person' when Mr. M brings me a copy to Mexico - and I'll do a 'proper' review soon.
As for now, YOU, my dear could get your mittens on your very own FREE signed copy of this invaluable volume, with this month's Prize Giveaway. It will be signed by both the Shazzler and Miss Evie, her divine little lovebucket daughter (aged 4) ;)
SO...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 the early new year. YUMMY :)

on December the 21st I had:

1 quart water
water of 6 young coconuts
3 tbsp bee pollen
3 tbsp green powder
1 quart water
little handful of chlorella tablets
(not necessarily in that order – all mixed up during space of day ;)

Mmmmm, it felt VERY good to f(e)ast on coconut water and those other yummy add-ons for the Winter Solstice...so, it's all up-hill ever-more back into the light from here, folks... Yeeeeeeee-HAH (Well, for those of us in the N. hemisphere anyway ;)

...and here's a timely little REMINDER that the intro offer to join the 'Inner Circle' and receive my eBook 'Raw Emotions' for $7.77 ends TOMORROW (Dec 24th) at 11.59pm PST - so, jump in HERE for the info, if you'd still love to come play in our new sandpit...

on December the 22nd I had:

1 quart water
water of a young coconut
2 cups energy soup with kale chips on the side, followed by a spicy coconut bar and a little cup of spicy tea
3 cups water
3 cups veggie juice: celery, fennel, red bell pepper, carrot
2 cups energy soup with flax crackers on the side, followed by a little bowl of hand–blended yum: hemp butter, lucuma powder, carob powder, maca force, cinnamon
little cup of spicy tea
2 cups water


on December the 23rd I had:

1 quart water
1 tbsp ‘Pure Synergy’ green powder
2 cups energy soup with sugar snap peas on the side, followed by a goji bar
little cup of spicy tea
3 cups water
1 tbsp ‘Pure Synergy’ green powder
2 cups energy soup with sugar snap peas on the side, followed by a hand-blended yumpot of lucuma powder, carob powder, cinnamon, goji berries, Maca Force, buckwheaties, water
3 cups water

Introducing: TheRawFoodWorld.TV

Alright, get ready for some raw ENTERTAINMENT ;)
The Monarch and I have decided to start sharing a lot more videos of our raw adventures, in response to numerous requests...so, may we introduce: TheRawFoodWorld.TV ;)

Mr. M's inner director has been set loose and for the last few days he's been filming and posting clips up in California.
*HERE is a little vid with his mum. LOVE it - hilarious. I watched it at lunch and laughed so much I accidentally sprayed the kale chips I was eating all over my 'puter ;) You can see that video HERE.

*Mr. M also posted an interview today with another Mr. Monarch - his brother, Brian. Very funny too - and I LOVE, love, LOVE that the question 'if you know refined sugars and processed starches are not great for you, why do you still eat them?' was asked and answered. That is smthg that fascinates me about people. You can see that video HERE.

*Meanwhile, over at the RenegadeHealth.com blog, Kevin recently posted a video tour of TheRawFoodWorld.com shipping warehouse in California - so COOL to see...yes, I've never actually even seen our warehouse, as I've been out of the US for sooo long now (hopefully that will all shift soon - please send love towards that vision, if you feel drawn ;). You can see the warehouse tour video HERE.

PHEW...that oughta give you smthg more entertaining to watch than the usual Christmas TV choices ;) ENJOY...

...and on that note, I'd love to take this opportunity to wish you Happy Solstice/Hanukkah/Christmas/Holidays/December/End of Year/New Year/Fill in the Delight of Your Choice ;)

Thanks for coming out to play this last year...and we have SO much more yet to share next year - it's going to be a HUGE year for the raw food movement, methinks...so, let's all keep on peacefully and lovingly spreading the message further and further... Into The LIGHT, amigos :)
All love,
Angela. xxx

Dancing into our Inner Circles...

Oooooo, we’ve got a fun new play area to share with you: The ‘Inner Circle’.
Those of you who are already familiar with the work of Mr. and Mrs. Gianni may know that they have set up a lovely health community subscription site called ‘The Inner Circle’. It already has over 1000 active members and as of now, myself and the Monarch are going to be playing in there too, regularly ;) We’re going to be giving talks once a month, as well as answering questions, posting exclusive videos and possibly even whistling some of your favourite songs (if you ask nicely ;).
As an introductory offer to come and play in this shiny new sandpit, you can sign up for the quirky figure of just $7.77 (that’s abt £5 for those of you in the UK – bargain ;) and you will receive this raw–markable package deal:

*My entire ‘Raw Emotions’ e–Book (usually $24.95)
*An exclusive ‘Raw Emotions’ audio download – this will be the first full interview I’ve given on the subject of Raw Food and Emotions.
*30–day Trial Membership to the Inner Circle service, including community support, weekly talks, videos, Q and A sessions, download archive of interviews and transcripts with yumsters such as Victoria Boutenko, David Wolfe, Mike Adams and so on...

SO, you get all that for just $7.77, plus on TOP of that, if you stick around to play some more after the first 30 day trial, you’ll get access to an ONGOING 12% discount coupon at Mr. M’s raw food superstore, TheRawFoodWorld.com.
That coupon will ALWAYS work, meaning that you will get 12% off ALL purchases forevermore, if you stick around ;) The monthly membership fee for the Inner Circle service is just $9.97 a month, which could easily pay for itself with the savings you’d enjoy at TheRawFoodWorld. Sounds like a pretty mighty deal, right? ;) LOL...love it...
SO, if you’d like to check out this amazing offer, just CLICK HERE; if nothing else, you could get a copy of ‘Raw Emotions’ for $7.77 – bargain, right? ;)
This intro offer is scheduled to end soon, on Wednesday the 24th, so act now if you wanna play – click HERE and ENJOY :)

on December the 19th I had:

1 quart water
water of 2 young coconuts, 2 tbsp sproutein powder
2 cups energy soup with kale chips and snap peas on the side, followed by a bowl of hand–blended yum: almond butter, maca, lucuma powder, carob powder, goji berries
little mug of spicy tea
3 cups water
3 cups veggie juice: celery, parsley, dandelion, fennel, carrots with greens, ginger
2 cups energy soup with kale chips and okra on the side, followed by a bowl of hand–blended yum: almond butter, maca, lucuma powder, carob powder, goji berries
2 cups water

I am caretaking/rehabilitating 2 tiny, month–old puppies and their mum ‘Sandy’ at the moment. They could use a LOT of love right now. They’ve been with me a few days now and I wasn’t actually sure they’d make it through the night last night – I’m relieved that they’re still here today though and they seem to be getting stronger... It seems to have been rather a rough ride for them all so far in this dimension – we’re doing our best to help them to heal now though. If you feel drawn to send love, light and healing towards these three beautiful young canine friends, please do...yesterday was the toughest day so far with them and I sensed there was about a 60% chance they’d make it through the night. Amidst this somewhat bleak situation, a song came onto my iTunes to remind me with sweet lyrics that ‘the greatest gift of life is to know love’...and so that’s the main thing we’re channeling to these little beings right now – love, love, LOVE and more LOVE...and I sense they’re really feeling it...they seem to be getting stronger...and I am so grateful for that. So, please do add your love and blessings for their health and well–being into the Universal Flow, if you are drawn...it will be much appreciated...
Thank you.

on December the 20th I had:

1 quart water
spoonful of INCREDIBLE mamey – wow ;)
water of 1 coconut with 2 tbsp Sproutein powder
2 cups energy soup with kale chips and snap peas, followed by hand–stirred yumpot of hemp butter, lucuma powder, Maca Force, carob powder and goji berries
little cup of spicy tea
3 cups water
2 cups veggie juice: celery, red bell pepper, fennel, carrot
2 cups energy soup with kale chips and snap peas, followed by hand–stirred yumpot of lucuma powder, cinnamon, Maca Force, carob powder and goji berries
2 cups water


Hmmmm, seems to be time for four little friendly reminders:

*Kitchen Contest – tomorrow is the closing date for entries for the current RawReform Giveaway Contest, which this month involves sending in YOUR design for the *ultimate* raw food kitchen. Read more HERE and send your entries in to angela@rawreform.com.

*Philosopher’s Notes – Brian Johnson is still on his mammoth mission to give away a MILLION free subscriptions to his site before the end of the year – you can claim yours HERE and spread the love to whomsoever else you like ;)

*Best of Raw 2008 – don’t forget to cast YOUR votes in the ‘Best of Raw 2008’ awards HERE – voting closes on New Year’s Eve.

*15 for 15 Sale – this sale is currently still on at the RawReform Store, where you can get 15 of our yummiest items at 15% off – click HERE to see what’s on offer.

All blessings, joy, love and health with you and of you,
Angela. xxx