The *Free* Simply Raw Online Video Series :)

Happy November Everyone :)

Those yumsters over at Simply Raw - the people who brought us the "Raw for Life" documentary and the Simply Raw dvd on reversing diabetes naturally - have a fabulous new FREE online project to share with you all: The Simply Raw Video Series.

They interviewed four of the current top speakers/authors on natural health in the USA today:

Morgan Spurlock, Dr. Joel Fuhrman,
David Wolfe and Mike Adams

...and they are posting these videos in a FREE online series starting TODAY :)
Anyone can tune in and watch these new fascinating videos for free over at SimplyRawVideos.com - the guys will be covering topics such as health, longevity, diabetes, detox, addiction, simple action steps and much more...

Just jump on over HERE to access the videos and ENJOY :)

on October the 30th I appreciated:

1 quart water
water of two young coconuts
½ a papaya
3 cups watermelon/orange juice
little bowl of leftover cucumber salad stuffed into nori sheets with a little Brazil nut butter, handful of kale chips, followed by a carob 'Brownie batter" yumpot ;)
3 cups water
1 cup water


I would like to comment on how happy I am to be living in a "kissing culture" here in Ecuador... ;) I like living in places where people regularly greet each other with kisses to the cheeks, hugs and squeezes...

Growing up in 'stiff-upper-lip' southern England, I did not experience much of this way of life...and now I really appreciate the warmth, sweetness and simple connectivity of this kind of culture. I remember being disturbed as a teenager to read in a newspaper about a study that had recorded how many times two people conversing in cafes in different countries would typically make "platonic" physical contact in the space of an hour - the stats went something like this: Italy: 84 times, Spain: 60 times, France: 46 times, England: 1 time...wow...an island nation of islands...
So I love being here now in a culture where kissing and hugging friends and aquaintances is the norm, rather than the exception...though perhaps things have changed a lot in the UK these days...I haven't been there much in recent years...I can imagine at least that among British Raw Foodies there is a yummy amount of connection and flow, even if the rest of the country might not be quite in sync yet... ;) Raw lifestyles tend to bring out the hugs in people ;)

I am also happy to say that my Spanish language skills seem to be slowly increasing weekly...I can definitely still understand much more than I can say...it's all moving along though, slowly-slowly...when we first got here, the long-lost Spanish part of my brain was getting completely confuzzled with my Icelandic, resulting in a bizarre "Spicelandic" torrent that made little sense to anyone here except me...although these two languages share a remarkably similar phonetic base, that's where the similarities end... ;) I'm happy to say the Spicelandic has now given way to a funky flow of Spanish with very little valid conjugation, yet a lot of good intentions... ;)
These days Spanish is apparently the second most widely spoken language in the world (after Chinese; English is now in third place...), so I'm very happy to be re-filling the Spanish-shaped hole in my brain with useful vocabulary and my cheeks with friendly kisses - Viva Ecuador ;)


on October the 31st I was blissed with:

1 quart water
water of a young coconut
5 granadilla, ½ a papaya
3 cups INTENSE wild green coocnut water elixir from Mr. M
little bowl of papaya with coconut yoghurt, carob powder, maca and stevia
bowl of leftover cucumber salad stuffed into nori sheets with raw Brazil nut butter, followed by a "Carob Brownie Batter" yumpot :)
mug of horchata tea
1 cup water


November heralds an absolute GLUT of "At-Cost Specials" over at TheRawFoodWorld.com - there are over 40 special deals to pick up this month, including some HUGE bargains on raw olives - read on and enjoy :)

The following specials are available until November 30th...

Coconut Secret COMBO PACK, Nectar, Aminos, Crystals & Vinegar - $19.47, Normally $29.95 - with 7% coup0n $18.10, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $17.13

Coconut Nectar, 12oz - $6.44, Normally $9.95 - with 7% coup0n $5.99, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $5.67 

[3-pack] Coconut Nectar, 12oz - $17.46, Normally $29.85 - with 7% coup0n $16.24, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $15.36

Coconut Aminos, 8oz - $4.87, Normally $7.49 - with 7% coup0n $4.53, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $4.28

[3-pack] Coconut Aminos, 8oz - $13.15, Normally $22.47 - with 7% coup0n $12.23, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $11.57

Coconut Crystals, 12oz size - $6.44, Normally $9.95 - with 7% coup0n $5.99, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $5.67

[3-pack] Coconut Crystals, 12oz size - $17.46, Normally $29.85 - with 7% coup0n $16.24, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $15.36

Coconut Vinegar, 12.7oz each - $4.52, Normally $6.95 - with 7% coup0n $4.20, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $3.98

[3-pack] Coconut Vinegar, 12.7oz each - $12.20, Normally $20.85 - with 7% coup0n $11.34, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $10.73

100% Pure Hemp Seed Nut Butter, 8oz - $11.96, Normally $15.95 - with 7% coup0n $11.13, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $10.52

[3-pack] 100% Pure Hemp Seed Nut Butter, 8oz - $32.29, Normally $47.85 - with 7% coup0n $30.03, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $28.42

Tooth Soap Shreds - Peppermint - $16.87, Normally $25.95 - with 7% coup0n $15.69, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $14.85

[3-pack] Tooth Soap Shreds - Peppermint - $45.55, Normally $77.85 - with 7% coup0n $42.35, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $40.08

Tooth Soap Liquid - Peppermint - $16.87, Normally $25.95 - with 7% coup0n $15.69, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $14.85 

[3-pack] Tooth Soap Liquid - Peppermint - $45.55, Normally $77.85 - with 7% coup0n $42.35, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $40.08

Tooth Soap Shreds - Spearmint - $16.87, Normally $25.95 - with 7% coup0n $15.69, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $14.85

[3-pack] Tooth Soap Shreds - Spearmint - $45.55, Normally $77.85 - with 7% coup0n $42.35, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $40.08

Tooth Soap Liquid - Spearmint - $16.87, Normally $25.95 - with 7% coup0n $15.69, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $14.85

[3-pack] Tooth Soap Liquid - Spearmint - $45.55, Normally $77.85 - with 7% coup0n $42.35, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $40.08

Tooth Soap Shreds - Cinnamon - $16.87, Normally $25.95 - with 7% coup0n $15.69, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $14.85

[3-pack] Tooth Soap Shreds - Cinnamon - $45.55, Normally $77.85 - with 7% coup0n $42.35, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $40.08

Tooth Soap Liquid - Cinnamon - $16.87, Normally $25.95 - with 7% coup0n $15.69, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $14.85

[3-pack] Tooth Soap Liquid - Cinnamon - $45.55, Normally $77.85 - with 7% coup0n $42.35, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $40.08

Tooth Soap Shreds - Citrus - $16.87, Normally $25.95 - with 7% coup0n $15.69, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $14.85

[3-pack] Tooth Soap Shreds - Citrus - $45.55, Normally $77.85 - with 7% coup0n $42.35, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $40.08

[3-pack] Mulberries (1 of each flavor) - $31.41 Normally $49.85 - with 7% coup0n $29.21, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $27.64

White Mulberries, 16oz - $11.17 Normally $15.95 - with 7% coup0n $10.38, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $9.83

[3-pack] White Mulberries, 16oz size - $30.15, Normally $47.85 - with 7% coup0n $28.04, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $26.53 

Purple Mulberries, 16oz - $11.87, Normally $16.95 - with 7% coup0n $11.03, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $10.44

[3-pack] Purple Mulberries, 16oz size - $32.04, Normally $50.85 - with 7% coup0n $29.80, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $28.20

Black & White Mulberry Mixture, 16oz - $11.87, Normally $16.95 - with 7% coup0n $11.03, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $10.44

[3-pack] Black & White Mulberry Mixture, 16oz size - $32.04, Normally $50.85 - with 7% coup0n $29.80, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $28.20

[4-pack] Blessings Cookies, All 3 flavors of Raweos + Lemon Swirls - $20.89, Normally $30.95- with 7% coup0n $17.87, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $16.90

Raweo Cookies - $5.99, Normally $8 - with 7% coup0n $5.57, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $5.27

Oh So Fudgey Raweo Cookies - $5.99, Normally $8 - with 7% coup0n $5.57, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $5.27

Chai Raweo Cookies - $5.99, Normally $8 - with 7% coup0n $5.57, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $5.27

Luscious Lemon Swirls - $5.21, Normally $6.95 - with 7% coup0n $4.85, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $4.58

Curry Power Wrap - $1.58, Normally $2.25 - with 7% coup0n $1.47, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $1.39 

[3-pack] Curry Power Wrap - $4.27, Normally $6.75 - with 7% coup0n $3.97, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $3.76

Brown Flax Seeds, 16oz - $3.47, Normally $4.95 - with 7% coup0n $3.23, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $3.05 

[3-pack] Brown Flax Seeds, 16oz size - $9.36, Normally $14.85 - with 7% coup0n $8.70, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $8.24

Peruvian Unpitted/Spiced Olives, 8oz size - $2.95, Normally $9.95 - with 7% coup0n $2.74, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $2.60

[3-pack] Peruvian Unpitted/Spiced Olives, 8oz size - $7.97, Normally $29.85 - with 7% coup0n $7.41, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coup0n $7.01

To access these offers, click the link below, or type - hnymn - in the search box at the top right hand corner of www.TheRawFoodWorld.com.

Click Here For "At Cost" Specials
Additionally, you can redeem this coup0n at www.TheRawFoodWorld.com by typing in - HONEYMOON - in the coup0n number section, to get an additional 7% off your order. This coup0n will be good through November 30th, 2010 and can be redeemed at: www.TheRawFoodWorld.com
You can get 12% off your order and ALL FUTURE ORDERS by joining the Inner Circle Community HERE for ONLY $9.97 a month.

All love and blossoming lotus-flowers of joy,
ACSM. xxx

RawReform Spanish Translation Ready :)

OOoOoooo, exciting news - we have the first SPANISH translation of one of my e-books ready :) We've had SO many requests for Spanish versions over the years and the delightful Carla Blanes Cañero over in Europe has been so kind as to put her shiniest translator hat on and provide us with the Spanish version of my first book 'How to Go Raw For Weight Loss' or..."Reforma Cruda: Cómo pasarse a los crudos para perder peso" - yeeeeee-HAH :)
You can see the Spanish e-book HERE. We also have the French e-books HERE and many more translations are on their way from all over the place - we have Norwegian, Danish, German, Serbian, Polish and more in the works... :)
THANK YOU to all the amazing translators worldwide and please let any of your Spanish-speaking loved ones know that this first book is now ready, if they'd love to dive in... ;)

on October the 22nd I loved:

1 quart water
shot of wheatgrass (felt reeaaaaally nauseous from that ;)
2 cups STRONG green juice: celery, cucumber, zucchini, buckwheat and sunflower greens, mixed sprouts, ginger, lemon
bowl of energy soup with flax crackers on the side, followed by a little shared hand–mixed yumpot (lucuma, mesquite, maca, pine nut butter, cinnamon, vanilla powder, water)
3 cups water
1.5 cups STRONG green juice: celery, cucumber, zucchini, buckwheat and sunflower greens, mixed sprouts, ginger, lemon
2 Tbsp bee pollen, ½ bag of Noniland coconut crisps, apple–oatmeal cookie
cup of bancha tea
3 cups water

Mmmmm, so it's Halloween next week and here in Louisville, KY where we're talking today there are certainly some VERY elaborate decorated gardens with giant spiders, grave stones, skeletons and more...yet the scariest part of Halloween to me, as I'm sure many of you would agree, is all the refined sugars, crazy candies, cakes and sucrose blues most children (and many adults) go through at this time of year :(
Dr Ritamarie has a wonderful Halloween e–book all about the perils of standard Halloween 'treats' and packed instead with yummmmmmmy, fun, goulish RAW snacks, cookies, sweets and so on – YAY :) The good doctor is coming to the rescue ;) You can check out her book HERE – she just updated it for this year with new info, recipes and so on, so now you get your scary gloves and masks on and get busy in your kitchen with these healthy treats ;)

on October the 23rd I was blissed with:

1 quart water
2 cups STRONG green juice: celery, cucumber, bok choi, mustard greens, lettuces, parsley, ginger, lemon
½ a papaya with lime juice – YUMMMM :)
bowl of energy soup with sauerkraut and spiced sunflower seeds on the side, followed by a little bowl of chia/pomegranate/almond milk pudding – NICE :)
3 cups water
YUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMY little bowl of banana ice cream with purple mulberries – phew ;)
3 cups water


TOUR DATES:

As I mentioned, we're speaking in Kentucky today – Mr. M's actually on stage right now as I write, explaining to a packed room how to handle cravings for past food choices ;) We have some new dates on our tour calendar, so here is the updated list for y'all:

*Oct 26th - Columbus, OH
*Oct 27th - Cincinnati, OH
*Nov 3rd - Asheville, NC
*Nov 11th - Virginia Beach, VA
*Nov 12th - Silver Spring, MD
*Nov 14th - Pittsburgh, PA
*Nov 15th - Bradley Beach, NJ
*Nov 17th - New York, NY
*Nov 18th - Chestnut Ridge, NY
*Nov 19th - Oneonta, NY
*Nov 21st - York, ME
*Nov 22nd - Montclair, NJ
*Dec 5th - Holland, MI
*Dec 7th - Chicago, IL
*Dec 8th - St. Paul/Mendota Heights, MN 
*Dec 14th - Phoenix, AZ
*Dec 15th - Sedona, AZ

You can see ALL the talk details HERE...we hope to see you out there in the coming months... ;)

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