Our Wedding and Raw in Wintery Washington ;)

WELL...things are coming along GREAT for our wedding plans at the RawUnion Festie – it seems it is going to be a HUGE, vibrant, loved up festie gathering – we are soooo excited :)
...a few days ago we visited the site where the wedding is going to be held on Summer Solstice, June 21st – Angel’s Health Food Institute in S. Oregon – it is BEAUTIFUL – you can see a video of our visit here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-fh7KboKsA

on April the 8th I had:

1 quart water
3tbsp E3 Live
romaine wraps stuffed with avocado, dulse, Parma and heirloom tomato slices, with Living Nutz Pesto Walnuts on the side – WOW :)
mug of spicy tea
3 cups water
big handful of berries – blueberries, raspberries, blackberries
3 tbsp E3 Live
big yummy salad with kale chips, followed by some vanilla/mulberry ice cream from Henry’s Raw Ice Cream :)
mug of spicy tea
2 cups water


on April the 9th I had:

1 quart water
mug of spicy tea
3 tbsp E3 Live
romaine wraps stuffed with avocado, dulse, Parma, AMAZING pesto and heirloom tomato slices, followed by a coconut macaroon
mug of spicy tea
3 cups water
3 tbsp E3 Live
finger–tip of royal jelly – WOHHHH... ;O
romaine wraps stuffed with pine nut butter, dulse, sprouts and heirloom tomato slices, followed by some celestial cina–pecan nutz
3 cups water

EVERYONE is welcome to the RawUnion Festie and our wedding – we are so excited to share this gathering with all of you :)

*We have just set up a community area on the RawUnion.com site where you can connect with other people on their way to the festie, offer/request ride shares to the event and so on – see HERE.

*We have some VERY cool events/activities in the works, including a Conscious Speed Dating event (WOW – you could meet YOUR soul partner at our wedding – love it ;), talks and demos from all kinds of raw food yumsters, a healing area, a women’s sacred song circle, foraging walks and of course our actual WEDDING, followed by an ‘all–you–can–eat’ raw buffet... This celebration is going to be so much FUN and we really hope you can join us for it :)

*You can register for the event HERE and there are also a few places available for a number of volunteers for the festie – see HERE.

We hope to see you there for this celebration of love, truth, connection and JOY :)

on April the 10th I had:

1 quart water
finger–tip of royal jelly – yeeeee–HAH ;)
pot of pineapple pieces and blackberries
3 tbsp E3 Live
romaine wraps stuffed with avocado, dulse, sprouts, tomatoes, followed by some rawnola cereal – YUMMMMM :)
3 cups water
shot of wheatgrass juice
romaine wraps stuffed with almond butter, dulse, chopped veggies, sprouts, followed by a coconut macaroon
3 cups water

on April the 11th I had:

1 quart water
3 tbsp E3 Live
finger–tip of royal jelly, big glass of coconut water – yummm :)
4 tbsp bee pollen with hemp seeds, a vegan curry powerstick from Gopals
3 cups water
vegan curry powerstick
amazing shared meal at Thrive raw restaurant in Seattle – crudités with dips, YUMMMMY coconut–based smoothies, shared entrees (zucchini pasta and outstanding raw chili – we couldn’t even finish these filling dishes, as we wanted to leave room for dessert ;), AMAAAZING strawberry cheesecake and banana pie – WOHHH – what a FEAST ;)
2 cups water


SO, Mr. M and I are back on tour now in the US - big thanks and kudos to all the amazing people who came out to our event in Seattle yesterday - it was GREAT fun to speak at the huge university auditorium full of vibrant people - love it :) It seems like someone forgot to turn winter off up here though - very chilly... ;)
The ever-wonderful Raw Network of Washington held a fun raffle at our talk ystrdy, from which 4 winners went out to dinner with the Monarch and I at the fabulous new Thrive raw restaurant in Seattle - WOW - this is a really special place - we loved it - you can check out our video from yesterday HERE, including a mini-interview with one raffle-winner, Cindy, who has already released 60lbs in just 4 months since going raw - yeeeeeeeeee-HAH ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8y3_NzxQ-nM

All love,
Angela. xxx

Raw in Ecuador :)))

This is my first post from Ecuador :) I am sooooooooooooooo excited to be back with my beloved Mr. M again and to begin the next phase of our lives together :)
We arrived here to Quito late last night and today we go down to visit our land in Vilcabamba, in the southern part of the country. We are feeling EXTREMELY blessed and blissed :) We intend to continue posting daily shows over at TheRawFoodWorld.tv, so check in over there too if you’d love to see what we’re up to...
I have never been to this continent before and am feeling a wonderful sense of adventure and expansion :) In the last few months in the UK, I have been gently massaging the parts of my brain that used to understand Spanish – I guess we’ll be finding out in the next few days how much has been resurrected from the tombs of my memory banks ;) At the moment things seem to come out of my brain more in Icelandic, which is not sooooooo useful here... ;)

on March the 22nd I had:

1 quart water
mug of pau d’arco tea
3 cups greeeen juice: celery, cucumber, parsley, endive, fennel, ginger, apple
2 cups energy soup with okra and tahini
mug of spicy tea
3 cups water
2 cups hemp milk with a little bowl of YUMMY raw pudding, containing sunflower seeds, soaked dried apricots, persimmons, cinnamon and chia :)
2 cups water


on March the 23rd I had:

1 quart water
mug of pau d’arco tea
3 cups greeeen juice: celery, cucumber, parsley, fennel, endive, zucchini, ginger, apple
½ pineapple
2 cups energy soup with tahini and okra on the side
mug of spicy tea
3 cups water
2 cups hemp milk with a bowl of DELICIOUS chia pudding – chia, hemp milk, carob, chunks of apple – YUMMMMMMMMM :)
2 cups water

Speaking of The Raw Food World TV Show, did you catch some our recent episodes? Much fun methinks ;)
If you’d love to see what we’ve been up to, here are a couple of recent links below to see...

*An interview with the divine Shazzie at her new home in a lovely community in the south of England (check out the uber–cool nose pose ;)

*An update on the doggies we rescued from Mexico earlier this year – :O – I was BLOWN AWAY personally to see the difference in them...and soooooooooooo grateful :) See HERE.

*Mr. M and I re-united again here in Ecuador, after THREE MONTHS apart :)))) See HERE.


on March the 24th I had:

1 quart water
mug of pau d’arco tea
3 cups greeeen juice: celery, cucumber, parsley, fennel, endive, zucchini, ginger, apple
2 cups energy soup with tahini and okra on the side
mug of spicy tea
3 cups water
2 apples
2 cups hemp milk with a bowl of DELICIOUS chia pudding – chia, hemp milk, carob, chunks of apple – YUMMMMMMMMM :)
2 cups water


on March the 25th I had:

1 quart water
mug of pau d’arco tea
3 cups greeeen juice: celery, cucumber, parsley, fennel, endive, zucchini, ginger, apple
2 cups energy soup with tahini and okra on the side
mug of spicy tea
3 cups water
2 cups hemp milk with a bowl of DELICIOUS chia pudding – chia, hemp milk, carob, chunks of apple – YUMMMMMMMMM :)
tablespoon of bee pollen
½ a papaya
mug of ‘love’ tea :)
1 cup water

EEeeeeeeek, apologies to those of you who have been trying to purchase tickets to our upcoming events in Seattle and having issues with the online store checkout... Apparently the system was showing up ‘sold out’ signs and error messages – apologies. The events are still on and there are still tickets available ;)
You can see the details and purchase tickets for the full–on plush gala fundraising evening on April 10th HERE.
You can access more info and tickets for our talks the next day at Bastyr University HERE.
Again, I am sooooooo excited to be speaking at a university, potentially accessing many fresh, open, vibrant younger minds – if anyone in the Seattle area would love to help spread the word about these events, please contact monika@rawwashington.org and she’ll happily hook you up ;)

We also now have talk dates set up for April and May in many other places in Oregon/California/Nevada – you can see all the events on Mr. M’s highly organised page HERE (wow, you’d think he was the one with all the Virgo in his chart... ;)
More talks to come, all over N. America, all being well...if you’d love to help us set up an event in YOUR area, please drop us a line at angela@rawreform.com and we will see how we can flow together...

THANK YOOOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU :)
With love, gratitude and ENORMOUS excitement from Ecuador :)
Miss Angela Stokes. xxx

Raw Food Fundraising and Fun in Seattle - Join Us :)

WELL...life has felt like a bubbling torrent of excitement and unfolding possibilities since getting my US visa on Tuesday ;) My cheeks ached from my perma-grin, my mind swoooons at where to focus my attention next, from moment-to-moment - garden planning, wedding details, plane tickets, travel plans and so on (time for my inner Virgo to shine, please ;)... and my heart swells from reading all the beautiful messages of congratulations and excitement pouring in - THANK YOOOUUUUU, everyone :))))
After 10 weeks of 'quiet' winter-time in England, spring is here and it feels like life is expanding in all directions at once :))))
We are SOOOOOOOO excited to see what unfolds from here :)))))
Some things are in fact already falling into place. Read on below for more info... ;)

on March the 18th I had:

1 quart water
mug of pau d’arco tea
3 cups greeeeeen juice: cucumber, celery, endive, fennel, zucchini, ginger, apple
3 cups hemp milk with cinnamon/cardamom
2 apples
mug of reishi/ginger tea with purple corn flapjacks
2 cups greeeeeen juice
a lovely shared meal at Manna including love burger, sandwich, pesto and coconut treat with ice cream :)
a few broccoli florets with pesto
3 cups various teas

Mr Monarch and I are delighted to announce that our first talks back in the USA will be in Seattle on April the 10th and 11th. :)

On the evening of April the 10th, we will be the keynote speakers for the Raw Network of Washington's 3rd Annual Gala Event. This special, 'black-tie', fundraising event runs from 6pm and features a delicious four-course gourmet raw meal, live music, a silent auction, live auction, and raffle, all with masses of raw food goodies on offer. The event is at the Columbia Tower Club's beautiful dining rooms, with panoramic, breathtaking views of the downtown Seattle skyline, Lake Washington, and Puget Sound.
This is a fantastic opportunity to get your shiniest dressing-up clothes on and get out to meet some other raw lightbeings, while helping to raise funds for the Raw Network of Washington's raw food education/support centre. NICE :) You can book tickets for the gala HERE (note - ticket numbers are limited for this event, so get in there quick if you wanna come play... ;)

The next day, on April the 11th, the Monarch and I shall be excitedly taking to the stage again for our first full-length sharings of the season...this time at Bastyr University.
Mr. M speaks first, from 11am, then after lunch I shall clear my throat and take to the platform around 2pm...we hope to see you at these events if you're able/willing/excited to come out and play :) Tickets for the talks on the 11th can be summoned from HERE.

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee-HAH - we are back in action ;)
...and if you are in the Seattle area and would LOVE to help promote these events with posters in the area, please contact the lovely Monika on monika (at) rawwashington.org and she can co-ordinate with you about that - personally, I would especially be excited to see lots of university students at the lectures on the 11th, as we're speaking in an auditorium at Bastyr University - an ideal opportunity to spread the raw message to many young, vibrant, open minds, methinks :)

You can see ALL our upcoming events on Mr. M's site HERE and if you would love to help organise an event for us to speak at, in your area, just go HERE to drop us a line about that...
THANKS :)

on March the 19th I had:

1 quart water
mug of ‘wild power’ tea
3 cups greeeen juice: cucumber, celery, endive, fennel, zucchini, ginger, apple
2 cups energy soup with okra and tahini
mug of spicy tea
3 cups water
mug of 'wild power' tea
2 cups greeeen juice: cucumber, celery, endive, fennel, zucchini, ginger, apple
an apple with 3 cups of cinnamon/cardamom hemp milk
mug of rooibos tea
1 cup water

Alright, last chance ladies and gents in the UK/Europe - I have 3 bags of our lovely chia seeds here that I can post out before I leave here, to anyone who would love to receive them ;)
They are £10 per bag (454g/1lb), plus p&p. I also have most of the books mentioned in THIS POST HERE too...if you'd love any of these yummy items, email me on angela (at) rawreform.com, stating your preferences and postal address of choice and I shall don my postal hat for the last round of the season... ;)

With love, levity and a sidekick to the left,
Miss Stokes. xxx

Juicy Flow...

Today saw the full moon in Aries…the Harvest Moon – WOW – did you see it? Absolutely beautiful…here’s some of what Astrologer Lisa Dale Miller shared abt this moon:

“Aries is the first sign of the zodiac and rules new beginnings. This is the Full Moon of the child: a celebration of innocence, adventurousness and starting anew.
On an Aries Full Moon your intention is best released with these qualities in mind: spontaneity, wonder, curiosity, adventurousness, and innocence.
…this is the Full Moon to strive for releasing your intention with childlike hopefulness and inner faith. Know that what comes from your strong intention will be evolutionary, supportive and…. well, a big adventure!
The Aries Full Moon is the time to remember that we are born knowing only love and to celebrate and share this precious gift. Though our lives seem to seesaw between achievement and loss, love and pain, there is a childlike innocence that still lives within us all.”

We went to a MAGICAL drum circle tonight to honour the full moon…it was SUCH a great experience for me…I sooooo love losing myself into the rhythms of a whole gathered circle of blessed beings, connecting together with voice and drum…that is when I really feel most connected and at one with all…it was a wonderful ceremony and SO many children were present – quite extraordinary, especially noting the full moon in Aries – the child – I really appreciated how the children were absolutely free to flow too – dancing, drumming, squealing, moving with their own energies…it was blissful… ;)

On September the 25th I had:

1 litre water
1 litre watermelon juice
1 tsp bee pollen
1.2 litres celery/beet tops/lettuce/cucumber/carrot juice
1 tbsp bee pollen
500ml water
1 litre celery/beet tops/lettuce/zucchini/green pepper/carrot juice
1 apple juice popsicle
1 tbsp greener grasses powder
1 tsp bee pollen
600ml watermelon juice
500ml water

So…yes, I’ve been Juice Feasting again the last 3 days and it’s been wonderful…full moon, change of seasons…my body was totally up for it and it has flowed SO easily…I love it when it comes so smoothly like that – no obstructions and it feels effortless and easy to juice all day long…I’ll go back to solids tomorrow I think…I just wanted a little rest from digestion and it’s been great…I felt so supported by the universe in this little venture back into the liquid realm – I even received an entire case of organic lettuce at the incredible price of $2, the day I started…thank you, universe ;)

on September the 26th I had:

1 litre water
1 tsp bee pollen
700ml watermelon juice
1 tsp bee pollen
1tbsp greener grasses
1 litre celery/beet tops/lettuce/zucchini/green pepper/carrot juice
1 tsp bee pollen
1 tbsp greener grasses
500ml water
700ml celery/lettuce/carrot/apple juice
1 tbsp bee pollen
500ml celery/lettuce/carrot/apple juice
400ml water
600ml celery/lettuce/apple juice
300ml water

Hey, a couple of event announcements:

Mr Matthew Monarch is speaking in Seattle, Washington this Friday, September the 28th, starting 6pm, at the Bastyr University Auditorium – more details at his site HERE. This is a fundraising event for the marvellous non-profit group ‘Raw Network of Washington’.

Theeeeeeeeen…myself and Mr Monarch (YAY, I get him back :) will both be speaking this weekend - 29th/30th Sept - in Vancouver, BC, at the Taste of Health expo…we’re joining the schedule at the last minute, so I’m not sure of exact time/room details yet, but we’ll be there – sorry for the late notice ;) You can see more abt the expo HERE…Looks like a great little gathering – the ‘Raw BC’ group will be there, plus food companies and even Doug Graham giving a talk too…hope to see you there if you’re around in the area…I’ll also do a talk or two later in the month in the Vancouver area, all being well…more details to come ;)

One love,
Angela. xxx