2009 in Raw-view ;)

WELL...what a year 2009 has been for us...I’ve been thinking back over the last 12 months with a mixture of joy and amusement the last couple of days... ;)
We started the year in Mexico, launching the LiveLightly Plan and rescuing two dogs, from whom we contracted canine scabies...hmmmmm... I went back to the UK to do USA Immigration interviews, heal from scabies and finish writing “Raw Emotions”. After 2 months or so of self-imposed “quarantine” to help heal afore-mentioned scabies and finish afore-mentioned book, I emerged joyfully in the spring with a scabies-free body, a completed book and a fiance visa for the US, after nearly 2 years in the immigration system – YAY :) Swiftly exited left, to Ecuador, to meet future husband and our land in Vilcabamba for the first time – LOVED it all so very much.
Back to the USA after 10 days and almost immediately straight into raw food talk tour which pretty much ran from April to November this year, allll over the US, with little breaks here and there. Also, finding ourselves under obligation to marry within 90 days of me entering the US, as a condition of my visa, we set about formulating wedding plans immediately too, for the Raw Union Festival ;)

Raw Emotions arrived in printed form, my first printed book – VERY exciting...and onwards we travelled, far and wide all over the US, doing talks, festivals and interviews until June, wedding time for Mr. M and I, in Oregon. Enjoyed a spectacular love-fest of a wedding at the Raw Union festival, on organic farm with 400+ people in attendance and Dr. Wolfe as our minister ;) Morphed into the “Stokes-Monarch”...

On December the 27th I was blissed with:

1 quart water
1 cup greeeen juice
1 cup reishi tea
shot of wheatgrass juice
2 cups greeeeen juice from The Tree of Life Café
2 cups greeeeen juice from The Tree of Life Café
2 tbsp coconut oil with 40 chlorella ‘nuts’
1 quart water
2 cups greeeeeen juice
1 tbsp bee pollen
2 cups greeeeen juice from The Tree of Life Café
2 cups water

The rest of the summer seems a blur in my memory of travel, talks, events, boxes, books, people, conversations, in and out of hotels, motels, people’s houses, talk venues and so on...we probably did 100+ talks in around 30+ states this year...we also started the monthly Raw Food World Radio Show in the summer…
We finished our talk tour on November the 22nd and the very next day, on November the 23rd, our car was ‘totalled’ in a pretty intense car accident in Pennsylvania ;O Immediately started 7-day Juice Feast to help expedite healing from shock, cuts, bruises, whiplash, aches etc... As I was due back in California very soon afterwards for my NEXT Immigration interview, we welcomed a second hand jeep into our lives and jiggled gratefully back to CA for interview, only to be thwarted by the question “what colour is the carpet at your mum’s house?” lol ;) Case put on hold for ‘next 6 months’...ho-hummmm...thankfully the interviewer seemed to have a change of heart in the following week and I got a letter shortly afterwards announcing that I am now welcome in the US, as a “permanent resident” – yeeeeeee-HAH ;)

December saw us help our warehouse staff in Ojai expand the premises to three times the size and I also pieced together the free “Profoundly Raw” ebook as a Christmas gift to all...
Then we dallied off to Arizona, where we currently find ourselves resting ooohhhhhhh soooooooo gratefully and joyfully in the kind embrace of The Tree of Life centre, Juice Feasting, parasite cleansing, getting body work and mainly just RELAXING ;)
It’s felt like an amaaaazing journey this year – thank you SO much to all of you who have been a part of this flow in some way – those who came to talks, watched the TV show, listened to the radio show, read this blog, sent in messages, sent healng and love after our car accident, came to our wedding and so on – however you connected, thank you :)
I am really excited for 2010 and send you all the very best wishes for an expansive year of joy, love and wonder too – enjoy :)

on December the 28th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
shot of wheatgrass juice
2 cups greeeeen juice from The Tree of Life Café
1 cup green juice
1.5 cups DELICIOUS coconut kefir :)))
2 cups greeeeen juice from The Tree of Life Café
2 tbsp coconut oil with 40 chlorella tablets
3 cups water
samples of spirulina crunchies and new bee pollen – yummm ;)
2 cups greeeeen juice from The Tree of Life Café
3 tbsp bee pollen with probiotics
2 cups greeeeen juice from The Tree of Life Café
2 cups water

So, we’re on day 14 of our current intended 30-Day Green Juice Feast here at the Tree of Life in AZ and all is flowing AMAZINGLY well... :)

Alongside this juicy flow, I’m excited to say that on January the 7th, we’re going to be connecting with the lovely David and Katrina Rainoshek of JuiceFeasting.com, for an interview on TheRawFoodWorld TV Show via Skype, alllll about Juice Feasting...and YOU get to ask all the questions... ;)
So, if you have any juicy questions you’d love to have answered by the king and queen of JF-ing, just email those Qs in to angela@rawreform.com by Jan 6th and we’ll aim to get them all answered on Jan 7th with the Rainosheks – FUN :)

All love,
Ms. Stokes-Monarch. xxx

Raw Union Pictures and Videos Galore ;)

OooOooooo, thank you dear ones for all the lovely wedding wishes that have been flowing in – we appreciate you all :)
As anticipated, the wedding photos and videos have been flowing in – love it ;) Today I will share here some choice selections for your delectation...let's begin with some pictures from the phenomenal Rawtographer, Jeff Skeirik :

At the opening ceremony

The lovely crowd at the opening ceremony

Arriving at the balcony for the wedding ceremony

During the ceremony, officiated by David 'Avocado' Wolfe

Exchanging rings

Looking out to the colourful crowd

Kissing as husband and wife ;)

With our AMAZING raw wedding cake in the foreground

Thank you Jeff, for all the wonderful pictures :)

on June the 22nd I had:

1 quart water
3 shots of wheatgrass juice
yummy platter of wedding feast leftovers, followed by a big slice of coconut cream pie – yummmmmm :)
1 quart water
3 cups almond/cardamom milk
1 quart water

Excitingly, Mr. M has just put up his first of eight Raw Union videos, this evening...it is footage from the lead–up to the wedding ceremony – see below and enjoy ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PAbBW_jpbY

There are seven more videos to come in this series – stay tuned to TheRawFoodWorld.tv to get all the updates as they come out... ;) Check out the SUPER-cool new video intro and outro too - yeeeeeeeeee-HAH ;)

on June the 23rd I had:

1 quart water
1.5 cups greeeeeeen juice
yummy platter of wedding feast leftovers, followed by a slice of coconut cream pie – yummmmmm :)
1.5 quarts water
2 cups hazelnut/cardamom milk
1 quart water


on June the 24th I had:

1 quart water
2 cups greeeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, parsley, fennel, ginger
big plate of greeeen salad, kelp noodles, tahini dressing, tomatoes, dulse, followed by a chunk of leftover coconut cream pie – yummmm :)
1 quart water
1 cup greeeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, parsley, fennel, ginger
honeymoon wedding cake feast of leftover wedding cake/coconut cream pie/durian ice cream ;)
1 quart water


There have also been many other Raw Union wedding videos, pics and blogs posted all over the 'net already...here are some places to check out:

*Photos people have tagged me in, on Facebook

*YouTube search for 'Raw Union'

*Penni Shelton's blog summary

*RawFoodRightNow's blog summary

*A behind–the–scenes video with raw chef Solla in the Angel's kitchen

ENJOOOYYYY :)

We love you,
Ms. Stokes–Monarch. xxx

Our Raw Food Wedding - Raw Union :)

WOW :O
What an absolutely PHENOMENAL weekend we just shared with the raw family here in Oregon :) I am delighted to say that I am now officially Ms. Stokes–Monarch :)
We enjoyed the most divinely flowing, serendipitous, loving marriage ceremony and party yesterday with hundreds of gathered loved ones, in glorious sunshine with truly ext–raw–dinary food, outstanding music and abundant love flowing in all directions :) We are feeling so extremely blessed, loved up and grateful now, as we settle into the terms 'husband' and 'wife', hand out leftovers, tidy through the site and anticipate the joy of seeing photos and footage of the event, as they appear ;)
For now, I don't have so many pictures to share with you, as I wasn't really taking photos much myself this weekend ;) I have a couple to show you here though for now – hopefully many more to come as things settle more...

A picture from the festival opening ceremony, by Jeff the Rawtographer

Mr. Monarch covered in chocolate at the men's 'bachelor' party.

on June the 19th I had:

1 quart water
3 cups coconut water with Greener Grasses
1.5 cups almond milk with lucuma, maca, Himalayan salt, cardamom, cayenne
big greeeeeen salad with tomatoes, olives, sprouts, tahini–lime dressing, a dollop of raw chutney on the side, followed by half a raw oatmeal cookie – yummmmmm :)
1 quart water
1.5 cups almond milk with lucuma, maca, Himalayan salt, cardamom, cayenne
2 cups greeeeeeeen juice
little plate of salad with yummy green dressing and sprouts, followed by samples of different flavoured coconut macaroons: chai, lemon–ginger and vanilla – yummmmmm :)
3 cups water

There are SO many people I would love to thank for their roles in helping co–create this amazing celebration here this weekend. Thanks to all of you who came to join us here in the physical and big love too, to all of you who were with us in spirit and sending love – we FELT your loving flow :))) So many thanks to all of the festival volunteers especially for flowing with the unfoldment of this event and supporting the possibility of this joyous experience for all of us :)
There are also a few people I would love to send personal shouts out to for their sharing here (aside from my dearest Mr. Monarch of course, who was the original instigator of this whole event ;)
I would love to send huge love, gratitude and blessings to:

Laura Fox – the festival would simply not have existed without Laura – she is truly the ultimate raw festival goddess and we LOVE her :)

Solla – the Icelandic Kitchen Goddess delivered the most diviiiine raw wedding feast imaginable and with unparalleled love, joy and dedication – the kitchen crew were totally inspired by her glowing spirit and the crowd LOVED her creations – we LOVE Solla :)

Chaya – this gorgeous cake queen stepped in at the last minute to create the finest wedding cake we have ever seen, when we heard the Boutenkos were no longer able to deliver us cake. I hope to have cake photos to show you soon...Chaya's spirit and creations are like nothing else out there – absolutely stunningly BEAUTIFUL – we LOVE Chaya :)

Annie Jubb and Michelle Sabathne – these two wonderful goddesses held the space for the women's pre–wedding goddess gathering – what a tremendous send–off into wedded blissful union with my beloved – thank you beautiful spirits – we LOVE you both :)

David Wolfe – we were so delighted to have the multi–talented, glowing chocolate bishop officiate our nuptials with his passion, clarity and joy – it was, of course, the best wedding ever, by far... ;) We LOVE Dr. Wolfe.

Rainbeau Mars – ahhhh, sweet sister Rainbeau was in attendance to share yoga, meditation and her beautiful spirit...what a blessing – we LOVE Rainbeau :)

Moon and Nature – LOL – I am so in AWE of these incredible conduits for universal energy and flow...these freestyling MCs open their mouths and love just flows out at an awe–inspiring rate of words per minute...SO much love for these guys :)

La Soprana – WOW – we were SO awesomely blessed to have opera singer Michelle singing during our ceremony... :O I literally felt like I was being electrocuted with energy flow after we were pronounced 'husband and wife' and Michelle broke out into 'Climb Ev'ry Mountain' – THANK YOU Michelle, we LOVE you :)

Ken and Peggy – the gracious owners of the gorgeous Angel's Farm where the event was held. Thanks be to this loving pair for their generosity, open–ness, loving spirits and dedication – we LOVE Ken and Peggy :)

The Musicians – the musical talent present here this weekend was truly off the hook...praise be to all the gathered lovelies who were sharing their musical flow – especially the wonderful Max Waker who accompanied me on guitar on Sunday morning for a half hour set of some of my favourite songs (hopefully we'll have a video of that up soon too at TheRawFoodWorld.TV ;) – we LOVE the musicians :)

Our Families – massive appreciation and love to all our blood family members who made the journey to share our wedding day – thanks for the support, excitement and love. Thanks especially to Matt's brother Brian for the very cool photo montage – another thing we'll hopefully have up for you soon on TheRawFoodWorld.tv ;) We LOVE you all ;)

There are sooooo many more people to thank - so, for now, thank you alllll... :)

on June the 20th I had:

1 quart water
2 cups coconut water with Greener Grasses
2 cups greeeeen juice
handful of blueberries, 3 apricots, a chunk of fresh durian ;)
2 cups water
1.5 cups celery soup, 2 cups energy soup with onion bread and freeze–dried salted raw nuts - wow :)
3 cups water


on June the 21st I had:

1 quart water
1 cup coconut water with Greener Grasses and ginger
cup of celery soup, a powerwrap, 1 cup coconut water with Greener Grasses
2 shots of sprout juice – WOW :)
cup of celery soup, followed by 1 Tbsp goji bliss butter and 3 apple–snap crackers
3 cups water
the wedding feast – an enormous shared plate of all the AMAAAAZING wedding buffet foods (THAAAANK YOOOOUUUUU Solla and all the phenomenal kitchen crew :), followed by pieces of the four cakes: coconut crème pie, lemon–coconut wedding cake, chocolate wedding cake, chocolate chill cake – WOW :)
cup of peppermint tea
1 quart water

ahhhhh, yes, more wedding blissing meanderings to come in the following days I'm sure...for now I shall leave you with a blissed grin and a little reminder that the simply divine Raw Mom Summit is starting tonight – a week long event of FREE raw food talks on the subject of natural birthing/parenting, sacred relationships and more...I'm SO excited about this series of talks and I hope you'll enjoy them too – over 5000 people have apparently signed up for this event already – YUMMY ;)
ENJOY :)
All love,
Ms. Angela Stokes–Monarch (ooooo lala ;) xxx

What does it mean to be a 'Mrs'...?

OOOoooo, a week from today we’ll be celebrating at the Raw Union festie in S. Oregon and getting the final preparations in place for our wedding on the 21st– yeeeeeeeee–HAH ;)
Will you be there to join us? Don’t forget to send in your contribution for the Raw Union Time Capsule if you’re not going to be there in person ;) You can send things to:

Raw Union Festival - Time Capsule Contribution
c/o Angel’s Organic Farm
9394 Blackwell Rd.
Central Point, OR 97502

We’ve just heard that Justin and Heidi from RawFoodRightNow.com will be joining us at the festie to renew their wedding vows and celebrate 5 years on a raw path together – nice :) See HERE for their blog post about the festie.
Don’t forget to check out the Raw Union community rideshare board too, if you’d love to find someone to share the journey with – you can see that HERE.

on June the 10th I had:

1 quart water
shot of wheatgrass
2 cups greeeeen juice
25 chlorella ‘nuts’
2 cups yummy energy soup, followed by 1 Tbsp Goji Bliss
3 cups water
delicious pre–wedding trial feast of some of the buffet dishes and desserts (secrets for now – lol, sorry - Solla is working her magic ;)
mug of spicy tea
3 cups water

Soooo, it seems I have one week left of being a ‘Miss’...before I become a Stokes–Monarch... I’m not sure yet if I’ll step into the title of ‘Mrs’ – that somehow feels a bit distant and ‘real’ to me – like I might have to start wearing a pinafore or smthg if I take that name ;) ...I suspect I may become a ‘Ms’ instead...and maybe someday I’ll gain an extra ‘r’...we’ll see...it feels rather odd as well to think that in a week’s time someone is going to be referring to me as ‘my wife’...I haven’t had that title yet in this lifetime and it seems very unfamiliar...I think that’s going to take a while to get used to ;)
As I mentioned before, I didn’t anticipate marrying at all when I was growing up, so this is all rather peculiar territory to me – Mr. M and I are both very excited about the upcoming festie celebrations though and co–creating a witnessed heart–space in community, within which to clarify our commitments and intentions with each other. We’re also feeling incredibly blessed to have had the marvellous Laura Fox heading up the organisation of this whole event – she is such a pro and has pulled everything together into a vibrant, exciting festie for all to enjoy – thanks so much Laura :)
We look forward to connecting with y’all at Raw Union next weekend, if you can be there in person – you can get your tickets at RawUnion.com if you don’t already have them...


on June the 11th I had:

1 quart water
2 cups greeeeeeeen juice
3 cups Greener Grasses with coconut water
30 chlorella nuts
2 cups water
a curry powerwrap and a couple of chunks of freeze–dried durian
2 cups water
shared raw meal at Au Lac: garlic bread, De La Mamma broccoli dish, donut holes, choco–nut ecstasy pie
1 quart water


on June the 12th I had:

1 quart water
cup of berry tea
2 cups veggie juice
2 cups energy soup
2 cups water
another pre–wedding shared sampling meal of some of the wedding feast recipes, followed by raw chocolate/mint truffles - uh-oooohhhhhhhhh ;)
1 quart water

Did you see Mr. Monarch’s marvellous special deals for June yet? If you’re not subscribed to our newsletters, you’re missing out on getting the best ‘at cost’ and ‘below cost’ raw food deals out there ;) Here’s this month’s specials:

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

"At Cost":

Certified Organic Chia Seeds - 1 Pound - $6.97, Normally $9.95 - with 7% coupon $6.48, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coupon $6.13

Peruvian Herbed/Pitted Olives - 8oz - $6.97, Normally $9.95 - with 7% coupon $6.48, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coupon $6.13

Truly Raw & Organic Almonds - 16oz - $11.17, Normally $15.95 - with 7% coupon $10.39, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coupon $9.83

Jake's Unbaked Goji Bars - $1.95, Normally $2.79 - with 7% coupon $1.82, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coupon $1.72


"Below Cost":

Oxygen Supreme - 4oz - $17.47, Normally $24.95 - with 7% coupon $16.24, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coupon $15.37

ZeoForce - 180 Vcaps - $20.97, Normally $29.95 - with 7% coupon $19.50, and 12% 'Inner Circle' coupon $18.45

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

Click Here For "At Cost" Specials
Additionally, you can redeem this coupon at www.TheRawFoodWorld.com by typing in - WEDDING - in the coupon number section, to get an additional 7% off your order. This coupon will be good through June 30th 2009 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.

...and if you’re not subscribed to our newsletters, you can join Mr. M’s HERE and mine HERE.

All joy and unbridled excitement,
Miss. Stokes. xxx

Raw Food Festivals and Becoming Younger...

Raw Union Updates:
Ooooooo lalalalaalaaaaa – ‘tis less than three weeks now until the Raw Union festival and our wedding on June 21st, Summer Solstice ;O We are EXCITED...
The festival is expanding so much that we are happily now accepting more volunteers again into the team. Applications are open again on the Volunteers part of the RawUnion site HERE.
As I mentioned before, we’d really LOVE to know in advance how many to cater for at the ‘all–you–can–eat’ raw food wedding buffet, so if you intend to be there and haven’t already bought your festie tickets, please help us solidify numbers by getting your tickets now. The festie ticket prices are also due to rise on June 10th (from $65 for the weekend for adults to $85), so there’s an extra reason to get your plans set now ;) You can get tickets HERE.
We look forward to seeing all of you there who are able to join us :)


on May 31st (my 7TH anniversary of going raw - yeeeeeeee-HAH ;) I had:

1 quart water
1 quart greeeeeen juice with apple
little bowl of chia pudding: chia, maca powder, vanilla powder, fresh blueberries, freeze–dried durian pieces
1 quart greeeeeeeeen juice
slice of raspberry cheesecake with 3 cups coconut water
3 cups water
3 cups coconut water with 20 chlorella ‘nuts’
2 cups ‘jolly green’ juice from Pure Food and Wine take–out
2 cups water

...and if you’re in the UK/Europe and hankering for a yummy raw festie experience this summer, may I suggest hopping on over to play with the lovely people at this year’s Funky Raw/Space of Love gatherings?
This year the crew will be doubling up the love with TWO summer events: firstly a raw retreat from July 3rd–10th, then a festival from August 14th–17th – FUN :)
The retreat will comprise of a week of tranquility and workshops such as building benders and making didgereedoos – nice ;). There will be lots of healing time in nature, yoga classes, acoustic music, drumming by the fire, massage and possibly a sweat lodge too...
The weekend festie in August will be an action–packed celebration of raw, healing lifestyles, with talks, workshops, classes, food demos, trance dance, live music, wild food walks, yoga and a sauna – lol ;) These people wanna see you SWEAT ;)
Both events are held in the lush Sussex countryside in Southern England. For full details and to purchase tickets see www.spaceoflove.co.uk – enjoy :)


on June the 1st I had:

1 quart water
2 cups veggie juice: celery, spinach, carrots, masses of mixed sprouts
bowl of chia pudding: chia, maca powder, vanilla powder, goji berries, freeze–dried durian, fresh banana and apple, water
1 quart water
20 chlorella ‘nuts’
big greeeeeeeeen salad: mixed leafy greens, baby tomatoes, dulse, avocado, salad dressing (almond butter, pumpkin seed butter, ACV, lemon juice, cumin powder, water), with a few flax ‘chips’ on the side, followed by a handful of Rawnola cereal
3 cups water

I would love to introduce you, if I may, to the wonderful world of Ms. Michelle Sabathne...if you are not yet familiar with this wonderful raw goddess, I strongly recommend jumping over to her ’Becoming Younger’ blog HERE.
If Michelle’s name already sounds familiar to you, that might be because she was the editor for both of Mr. Monarch’s books, or because she hosted a ‘Juice Feasting’ series of conference calls with me after my 92-day Feast, or because she’s been on The Raw Food World TV show a few times already, or because she is one of the phone angels at The Raw Food World...she is a woman of MANY talents ;)
Michelle has been 100% raw for many years and has a raw–markable story of recovery from her ‘death–bed’ with raw foods, guided by Spirit.
Like Mr. M, madame Sabathne is also very inspired by the writings of Dr. Norman Walker and a couple of months ago she started her wonderful ‘Becoming Younger’ blog, in which she documents her daily food intake, relating it to Walker’s recommendations, plus shares her beautiful life insights, journey, feelings and experiences.
Michelle will also be holding a workshop on relationships at the Raw Union Festival, plus helping lead the women’s sacred song circle on the Saturday evening – she is a wonderful singer with a rich background in women’s singing groups – love it :)
Michelle is one of the most heart–centred, loving, clear, generous people I’ve met, with an infectious laugh, a beautiful smile and a passionate love for life...she’s a true goddess and I thoroughly recommend checking out her insightful musings...you can even sign up on her site to receive her blogs by email whenever she posts smthg new – see BecomingYounger.blogspot.com and ENJOY :)

All love,
Angela. xxx

Yummy Raw Food Events :)

WELL, Mr. M and myself are just back from another little jaunt to our warehouse in Ojai, where our vehicle once again got totally packed to the doors with yummy things to bring on tour...yes, we're setting off on a trip again this week - our upcoming events are as follows:

*May 13th, Weds - Santa Ana, CA
*May 20th, Weds - Kansas City, MO
*May 21st, Thurs - Tulsa, OK
*May 22nd, Fri - St Louis, MO
*May 26th, Tues - Chicago, IL
*May 29th-31st - New York City, NY - 'New Life' Raw Food and Yoga Expo
*June 5-7th - Santa Barbara, CA - 'Raw Spirit Fest'

This is the last little tour we'll be doing before our wedding at the Raw Union festie...so catch us now or forever hold your peace ;) lol - we will definitely be on tour again though after our marriage, from July sometime most likely...for now you can see all the full details for the above events on Mr. M's event page HERE...we hope to see you somewhere along the way... :)
...and if there's somewhere you'd love to hear us speak from July onwards and you're willing to help organise the event, please email us at angela@rawreform.com and we'll see what we can co-create...

on May the 8th I had:

1 quart water
2 cups mixed sprouts/carrot juice
2 Tbsp bee pollen
2 little orange mangoes
3 cups water
2 cups spinach/fennel/romaine/carrot juice
2 romaine wraps stuffed with avocado, dulse, tomatoes, mixed sprouts, followed by samples of three new raw ice cream flavours: goji, mango, vanilla – YUMMMM :)
mug of rose tulsi tea
2 cups water

If anyone out there has a huuuuuuuge tent they'd love to lend us for the Raw Union event, we'd be very excited to hear from you abt that too ;) We're looking for a very large tented area (e.g. 40' x 100') to accommodate the post-wedding party, with hundreds of attendees under one canopy ;) If that sounds like something you feel confident to cover, or have suggestions for, please drop us a line at angela@rawreform.com. Thanks :)
BTW - if you intend to be at the festie and have not yet got your tickets, it would be a BIG help for the food planners to know attendee numbers for the wedding celebration sooner rather than later (so we can be sure we have enough yummies for all ;), so please hop on over HERE and reserve your spaces if you haven't done so already - thank you :)

on May the 9th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
double shot wheatgrass juice
farmers’ market fruit fest: basket of GORGEOUS fresh mulberries, half a medium cherimoya, little handful of cherries
2 cups water
3 romaine wraps stuffed with avocado, dulse, tomatoes, mixed sprouts, followed by samples of three new raw ice cream flavours: goji, mango, vanilla – YUMMMM :)
2 cups water
2 cups green smoothie: papaya, cherimoya, assorted greens and sprouts :)
1 cup water


on May the 10th (Happy Mother's Day to all the US mamas ;) I loved:

1 quart water
double shot of wheatgrass juice
3 romaine wraps stuffed with avocado, dulse, tomatoes, mixed sprouts, followed by samples of three new raw ice cream flavours: goji, mango, vanilla, with a little fresh fruit salad
3 cups water
3 cups veggie juice: cucumber, celery, fennel, spinach, parsley, carrot
big bowl of berry fruit salad with chia gel and pieces of persimmon ice cream = YUM :)
3 cups water

Here are some of my recent pictures - I've been having fun learning to use the stills camera ;)

Arriving back to the beautiful California coastline after our last trip north - love it :)


Orange trees - not sure if you can see all the fruit in this pic -
California is so ABUNDANT in citrus ;)

Walking to the river on Storm and Jinjee's eco-village land in Ojai.


Mr. M, Jinjee and Christopher rock-hopping at the river ;)


The beautiful natural swimming hole at the raw vegan village...


Mr. M in the wild ;)


Contemplating...


Check out the aura ;)

All love and shiny blessings,
Miss Stokes. xxx

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

Our Wedding - Join us for the 'Raw Union' Wedding Festival :)

Mr. Monarch and I are extremely excited to announce that I am BACK in the USA and we have a date and plan for our wedding :)

Our ‘Raw Union’ will be on Summer Solstice – June 21st –
in S. Oregon aaaaaaaaaand YOU are invited ;)

We wanted to create an event embracing the themes of raw food, love, unity, permaculture, healing and joy, open for ALL to come and enjoy – so, please join us for this love–laced ‘Raw Union’ :)
We actually have a whole week of yummy events planned around the wedding, including a raw food festival, the wedding/party itself, then a 'Honeymoon Retreat' as a post-celebration...you can read all about it on the wedding website here: http://www.RawUnion.com

The festival/expo will be on June 20th and 21st and will feature speakers such as myself and the Monarch, David Wolfe, Shazzie, the Boutenkos, Kevin and Annmarie Gianni, Philip McCluskey, Anthony the Raw Model and many more yumsters...there will also be food demos, many beautiful booths and wonderful music...

The actual wedding will be on June 21st, with a fabulous Raw Reception afterwards - expect a sumptuous raw feast and a stunning raw wedding cake, made by none other than the Boutenko family themselves...

YUMMMMY :)

*You can register for the wedding festie/expo HERE.

*If you have a business and would love to have a booth at the event, you can set that up HERE.

*If you are a yummy musician and would love to share your talents at the event, please let us know – drop me an email to angela@rawreform.com.

We are VERY excited and hope to see you in Oregon for the Raw Union of this whole tribal family ;)

on April the 5th I had:

1 quart water
mug of ‘horchata’ tea
big bowl of fruit salad
2 tbsp Greener Grasses powder
3 cups water
1.5 papayas, a handful of hazelnuts
3 tbsp bee pollen with hemp seeds
3 cups water
2 cups green juice: cucumber, celery, parsley, alfalfa, other greens, carrot
big yummy garden salad with guacamole, cabbage ‘chips’ and flax crackers
3 cups water


SoOooOOoOooooo, I am BACK in the US of A :)
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE–HAAAAAAAAAHAHHAHAHHHAAAAAAAAAAAA :))))))

I'm sooooo happy to be back...though I was also sad to leave Vilcabamba... ;( We’ll be back there to our land later this year sometime though, all being well...for now, we’re back here in the US and LOVING it...
We just arrived here yesterday morning after over 24 hours of travel back from Vilcabamba and now we're abt to head out on the road for a mini-lecture tour, which starts in Seattle this Friday... pheeeeew ;)
In the end everything went just fine with the process of re–entering the US with my fiancee visa – in fact one of the border guards had seen me on CNN last year and they were mainly just fascinated to hear abt raw food ;) Nice ;)

on April the 6th I had:

1 quart water
mug of mint tea
2 cups ‘mixed’ fruit juice
plate of papaya
2 tbsp Greener Grasses powder
3 cups greeeen juice: cucumber, celery, parsley, alfalfa, carrot
bowl of chia pudding with lucuma, vanilla powder, maca and goji berries
3 cups water
big chunk of pineapple and a banana
3 tbsp hemp seed with bee pollen
3 cups water


on April the 7th I had:

1 quart water
3 tbsp bee pollen
2 cups green juice, 1.5 cups green smoothie
2 cups water
an apple, a little handful of brazil nuts and a raw bar sample
2 cups green juice: celery, cucumber, romaine lettuce, parsley, ginger
feast of raw food desserts at a yummy potluck, including Henry‘s Raw Ice Creams, carob balls, gorgeous fruit salad and freeze–dried fruits :)
3 cups water
cup of Natural Calm

Guess WHAT? As if there isn’t enough excitement whizzing around our bubbles right now, I arrived to our warehouse here in Ojai, California yesterday (the first time I’ve actually ever seen the warehouse, as it’s been nearly 2 years since I was last in the US ;)...and guess what else had also just arrived at the warehouse? The FIRST EVER printed copy of my book Raw Emotions straight off the press ;O :) :)
I am SOOOOOOOOOO EXCITED to meet the book in person :) The full consignment of the printed books is on its way to us and hopefully will be here in the next few days, depending on transport times...I’ll announce it with gleeeeee when they’re here and ready for sale...for now I have been flicking through this first copy with total joy and gratitude...this is my first ever ‘real’ printed book and it feels amazing to see it in the physical.
It was printed on recycled paper with veggie inks and we are donating $1 from the sale of every copy towards organisations that either protect native forests or plant new trees – YUMMY :) This is a revised, extended and updated version than the original Raw Emotions ebook and contains a foreword from my original raw food inspiration, Victoria Boutenko ;) FUN :)

We love yoooooooouuuuuuuuuuuu alllllllllll,
Miss Stokes. xxx