Women's International Summit for Health Starts Soon :)

Reminder: the second Women's International Summit for Health (WISH) is due to start very soon, on March the 8th, offering an ext*raw*dinary *40* days and nights of FREE insightful interviews with such luminary lovelies as:

Mike Adams, John Robbins, Byron Katie, Marianne Williamson,
Maya Angelou, Brian Johnson, Donna Gates, Colin Campbell,
Joel Fuhrman, Nadine Artemis and many more...

...and covering topics such as: relationships, health, attitude, wisdom, food, fitness, abundance, beauty and more, this summit is set to share a stellar line up of content... To get signed up for this FREE summit, just click over HERE and enjoy :)

On March the 3rd I was delighted with:

1 quart water
3 cups watermelon/orange juice
1 quart greeeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
3 fresh figs from the garden and a few yummy little berries, a dragon fruit
shared cucumber salad with Mr. M; salad stuffed into nori sheets with Sea Clear and a spicy pumpkin dip, followed by a little chunk of raw pecan "fudge"
mug of horchata tea
water of two young coconuts


on March the 4th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
cup of orange juice
1 quart greeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
a yummers dragonfruit
water of a young coconut
shared cucumber salad with Mr. M; salad stuffed into nori sheets with Sea Clear and a spicy pumpkin dip, followed by a little chunk of raw pecan "fudge"
2 mugs of horchata tea

A little reminder for those of you in The Raw Food World Benefits Programme - 'we're into the last few days right now to enter the current giveaway contest to win a copy of "The Abounding River" board game from Cafe Gratitude, along with a goodie pack of their cookies and granola - yummmmmm ;) If you're in the Benefits Programme, just visit the "Contests and Giveaways" section and send in your entry by March the 11th to win this beautiful gift selection from Cafe Gratitude...and if you're *not* yet a member of the Benefits Programme, you can join up HERE - enjoy ;)


on March the 5th I loved:

1 quart water
3 cups watermelon/orange juice
a dragon fruit and a mango
a bountiful shared fruit buffet with wonderful friends at a healing retreat: bananas, strawberries, mango, pineapple etc with a few walnuts
piece of raw "bread" with avocado, Sea Clear, fresh garlic-almond butter and sauerkraut, followed by a chunk of raw pecan "fudge"
2 mugs reishi/shilajit/ormus tea
water of a young coconut


on March the 6th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
juice of two oranges
water of a young coconut
1 quart greeeeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
lovely raw meal shrared with friends; beetroot salad, raw pizza, strawberry-almond milk, amazing pear-almond cake - wow :)
mug of herbal tea
mug of horchata tea
water of a young coconut

OoOoooooo, our inspiring raw friends Aviva and Josef are offering a wonderful retreat in June at the beautiful Ronora Lodge in Michigan - one of our favourite places to stay in the USA...a dynamite combination :)
Aviva and Josef are offering this "Highest Good Retreat" from June 9th to 12th and it includes yoga, meditation, raw foods, ceremonies, talks, sound healing, live music, gratitude and intention circles and much more - *beautiful*.
If I was in the USA I'd be very drawn to be present at this healing retreat - I'm sure it's going to feel very nourishing, joyful, grounding and inspiring - if you make it along to this event, let us know how it flows for you - check out the details at http://highestgoodretreats.com and enjoy :)

All love and bliss-blossoms of joy,
A.C.S-M. xxx

Vilcabamba Raw Food Gathering, May 1st-14th 2011

OooOoooooo, we are just a couple of months away from the intended start of the 2011 Vilcabamba Raw Food Gathering, from May 1st-14th in Vilcabamba, Ecuador :)

Mr. M has been busily pinning together a rough schedule for this two week event and we're excited to see how this co-creative event unfolds - here's his event page with rough schedule so far: http://www.therawfoodworld.com/vilcabamba.html

There is also a Facebook page for the event HERE if you'd like to connect there too... ;)

This is intended to be a "free-flow" event with everyone co-creating an enjoyable, educational time together through activities, talks and other fun trips...there is no "entrance fee" for this gathering - just get yourself here, find a place to stay and enjoy :) Think of it like being on holiday with lots of like-minded people at the same time in the same place ;) Last year over 120 people gathered here from all over the world - we look forward to seeing y'all here again this year if you can make it - please check out the links given above for more details ;)


on February the 24th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
1 quart orange juice mixed with coconut water
1 quart greeeeeeeeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
a mango and a dragon fruit
shared cucumber salad with Mr. M; salad stuffed into nori sheets with Sea Clear and fresh Brazil nut butter, followed by amaaaaaaazing raw "fudge" (cacao butter, fresh almond butter and honey stirred together and hardened in fridge :)
mug of matico tea
water of two young coconuts

OoOOoooo lala - Mr. M put up the March "At-Cost" Specials a few days early, so until we hit March, you can currently access BOTH the February and March specials at the same time - check them all out at this link HERE - enjoy ;)


on February the 25th I loved:

1 quart water
cup of orange juice
1 quart greeeeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
a mango and a dragon fruit
shared cucumber salad with Mr. M; salad stuffed into nori sheets with Sea Clear and fresh almond butter, followed by amaaaaaaazing raw "fudge" (fresh pecan butter and honey stirred together :)
mug of maca tea
water of a young coconut


on February the 26th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
3 cups orange juice mixed with coconut water
1 quart greeeeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
a fresh fig and berries from the garden
shared cucumber salad with Mr. M; salad stuffed into nori sheets with Sea Clear and fresh almond butter, followed by some pruuuuuuunes
2 mugs reishi/shilajit/ormus tea
water of two young coconuts


I'm very excited to announce that the second Women's International Summit for Health (WISH) is due to start soon, on March the 8th, offering an ext*raw*dinary *40* days and nights of FREE insightful interviews with such luminary lovelies as:

Mike Adams, John Robbins, Byron Katie, Marianne Williamson,
Maya Angelou, Brian Johnson, Donna Gates, Colin Campbell,
Joel Fuhrman, Nadine Artemis and many more...

...and covering topics such as: relationships, health, attitude, wisdom, food, fitness, abundance, beauty and more, this summit is set to share a stellar line up of content... To get signed up for this FREE summit, just click over HERE and enjoy :)

All love,
Angelaaaaaa Stooooooooookes-Monaaaaaaaaaaaarch. xxx

Win "Raw Food Transformations" DVD + Radio Interview on Conscious Parenting :)

Yeeeee-HAH ;) The yummy RawReform Giveaway Prize this month is a copy of our DVD "Raw Food Transformations", which features Mr. M and I giving raw food talks at The Living Light Expo last year, followed by a very entertaining live food demo on the topic of "Travelling in the Raw" - our first time ever doing a public food demo ;)
To get your hands on this little bundle of inspiration, just send in your response to the following question:

"Which raw foods do you take with you when you're travelling...?"

Send your answers in to angela@rawreform.comThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it and the winner shall be picked at random and with joy at the start of May...enjoy :)

on April the 2nd I enjoyed:

1 quart water
3 cups watermelon/pineapple juice
2 cups greeeeen juice mixed with watermelon/pinapple juice - odd ;)
cup of leftover STRONG greeeen smoothie from last night...
2 cups greeeeen smoothie
3 cups water
2 cups greeeeeeen smoothie
1 quart green juice mixed with pineapple juice
2 cups green smoothie
1 cup water


on April the 3rd I loved:

1 quart water
2 cups greeeen juice with pineapple juice
2 cups greeeeeen smothie: papaya, banana, dandelion, cilantro, celery greens
2 cups water
2 cups greeen smoothie
2 cups greeeeeeeen juice
chunk of pineapple, a banana
2 cups water
shared feast of *amazing* kale salad, guacamole, flax crackers, chopped veggies and a banana
mug of tea
1 cup water

Last month's RawReform Giveaway prize was a full 'back-stage-pass' for the recent WISH Summit (Women's International Summit for Health), meaning the winner can access the call playbacks whenever they want - yeeeeeeeeee-HAH ;)
We asked y'all to send in your answers to the following Q to be in with a chance of winning:

"What is *your* brightest wish for the young girls of today?"

THANKS for all the fabulous entries we received - perhaps I'll share more of the responses in an upcoming blog post - for now, I'm delighted to say that the winner of the backstage WISH pass, picked at random today, is Mindy, who sent in the following response:

"A Cleaner and Greener world, where all their contributions are Honored and Respected, whether they choose to focus on the path of motherhood, or some type of employment/career, or both.  Freedom to be themselves, and freedom to Honor and  Worship and Connect with the Divine in themselves and others, in whatever way they are drawn to do.  Lasting Peace.  Much the same as what I wish for all the little boys.  May they Dance together in Ecstatic Delight and an Eternal Expression of Unending Love!"

THANKS Mindy, we appreciate your glowing vision for the young lassies and lads of today and may they indeed all feel loved, confident and clear :))) Your Summit Pass is on its way to you and as always, we're sending brightest blessings to all...

on April the 4th I appreciated:

1 quart water
2 cups greeeeeen juice
water of 2 young coconuts
little glass of sugarcane juice
2 cups coconut water with marine phytoplankton and chocolate extract drops
2 cups greeeeen smoothie
2 cups water
shared yummmmmy raw Easter cake made with coconut, honey, chocolate extract, sugar cane juice and banana :)
2 cups water
mug of reishi/shilajit/ormus tea
1 cup water


On April the 5th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
2 cups coconut water with phytoplankton and chocolate extract drops
double shot of hardcore green juice
2 cups greeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
2 cups YUMMY green/mango smoothie from Mr. M
2 cups greeeeen smoothie: papaya, avo, banana, greeeeeeens
2 cups water
2 cups green juice with pineapple
3 cups coconut water with phytoplankton and chocolate extract drops
2 cups greeeeen smoothie: papaya, mango, avo, greeeens, dulse
2 cups water

OMGoddess...if you didn't catch last month's radio interview with Dr. Leonid Sharashkin (editor of the "Anastasia" books from Russian to English), you missed some amazing insights into natural living, connecting to the universal energy, growing our own food and communing with nature...(you can access a playback of that interview HERE if you like)
...and now this month we move from one inspiring modern Russian icon to another, in the gracious form of the wonderful Elena Tonetti-Vladimirova, creator of the "Birth As We Know It" DVD. I was so excited for last month's interview and now I think my excitement monitor might just *erupt* in anticipation of this next interview ;) We *LOVE* the work Elena is sharing with the world...here's Mr. M's summary of this upcoming call:

"This interview could leave your eyes popping open WIDE!!! There is nobody I know who can convey the TRUTH about natural birth more effectively than our dear friend Elena Tonetti-Vladimirova. Angela and I went to one of Elena's birth workshops last year, which changed our lives IMMENSELY for the better. Elena is the creator of the OUTSTANDING DVD 'Birth As We Know It'. It was this DVD that first opened up my mind to the truth of how far from 'natural' the majority of human births are these days and how "Natural Birthing" concepts are IMPERATIVE now to the future of our species. This subject is one of those things that seems so BLATANTLY obvious, if someone is willing to open up to it... and I wonder, how come I didn't see the common sense of these concepts before being exposed to them through Elena's DVD!!! Well, mostly I suppose because, in our societies, we are usually brought up under a 'veil' in regards to Natural Birthing and many other concepts related to natural TRUTH!



Elena will show you that birth is not only something not to fear - that it can, in fact have the potential to be the most ecstatic ORGASMIC experience of your life. I highly recommend checking out Elena's website by clicking the banner above to learn more about her LIFE-CHANGING, world-shifting work. I also recommend purchasing her DVD - either at our store or from Elena's website at the banner above. I feel that it is the BEST DVD on Natural Birthing out there - absolutely phenomenal.

With over 25 years experience in the field of Concsious Parenting, Elena is FULL of FASCINATING stories and we will be asking her to share many of them with us when we interview her on our Radio Show this month! Please join us on Monday, April 26th as I interview Elena Tonetti-Vladimirova at 6:00 pm (Pacific time), 9pm Eastern.

To sign up for this unique interview, please click HERE."

 

All love, 

Ms. Stokes-Monarch. xxx

"Anastasia" Interview Playback Available NOW :)

WOW, did you listen in live to the radio show interview Mr. M did with Dr. Leo Sharashkin on Friday night? Mmmmmm, what a wonderful inspiration Dr. Leo is, stepping from a projected path of corporate business life into becoming the editor of the phenomenal "Anastasia" books into English, moving onto a plot of land, homebirthing and raising three vibrant children with his lovely wife, co-creating their kins' domain garden and now sharing workshops worldwide based on Anastasia's simple and profound message - to get to the land and start growing ;) Well, in truth, she shares a *lot* more than that in these books - this is the core message that I took from this life-shifting series though and it was SUCH a blessing to be able to speak with Leonid directly about this revolution...

If you missed the call, the free interview *PLAYBACK* can still be heard over at TheRawFoodWorldRadioShow.com until midnight Pacific time tonight (Sunday) - the special book offers on the call are also available until midnight Pacific tonight - enjoy :)))


on March the 26th I appreciated:

1 quart water
1.5 cups carrot juice blended with Vitamineral Green
1 tbsp bee pollen, 30 chlorella tablets
2 cups greeeeeeeeen juice mixed with carrot juice
bowl of blended lucuma/coconut pudding with dulse and flax crackers
mug of reishi/shilajit/ormus tea
3 cups water
2 cups greeeeeeen juice mixed with carrot juice
bowl of broccoli salad (chopped broccoli, avo/basil sauce, dulse, chopped tomatoes), followed by a few slices of dried plantain
2 cups water

Mmmmmmm, I hope y'all enjoyed the recent 'WISH' Summit as much as I did - in fact I'm *still* listening to the calls now, there were so many of them and soooo much amazing info to absorb...if any of you missed the Summit or didn't hear as much of it as you would have loved to, this is a little reminder that the RawReform Giveaway prize this month is a full 'back-stage-pass' for the WISH Summit, so that the blessed winner can access the call playbacks whenever they want - yeeeeeeeeee-HAH ;)
This giveaway closes this Thursday, April 1st, so...don't be a 'fool' ;) ...get your entry in before mid-week to potentially secure your own back-stage pass to an absolute bounty of enriching interviews. Just send in your A to the following Q, to be in with a chance of winning:

"What is *your* brightest wish for the young girls of today?"

Send your entries in to angela@rawreform.com and the winner will be picked at random and with love around the start of April...thanks, we love you :)


on March the 27th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
2 cups greeeeeen juice mixed with carrot juice
bowl of leftover broccoli salad (chopped broccoli, avo/basil sauce, dulse, chopped tomatoes), followed by a few macadamia nuts with raisins
3 cups water
chunk of pineapple
shared yummy meal of guacamole, veggie crudites & flax crackers, followed by half a banana
2 mugs reishi/shilajit/ormus tea
2 cups water

I mentioned Anastasia's message above, to 'get to the land and start growing food' and wow, things are unfolding for us with such joy in that direction right now - we've been planting trees almost daily the last few weeks, plus getting the veggie garden beds ever-nearer to planting stage - YAY :) Today we picked up a whole new set of trees to plant too: dragon fruit, mulberries, macadamias, almonds...and many more on the way - we LOVE it :)))

On the subject of planting, many of you have been writing recently too, to let us know how *your* gardens and plant babies are coming along - it's especially exciting to hear how many of you have been planting up the heirloom tomato seeds that were offered last week, plus so many of you seem to have been having GREAT success with the outrageously prolific Ice Cream Bean seeds ;) Here's a message from one reader, JoAnn, about her experience so far with the Ice Cream Beans:

"I purchased two pods and planted all the seeds from one pod. I am pleased to announce I am now the custodian of more than twenty little new seedlings. I started them shortly after receiving them from you folks in late Feb they emerged March 10th.

You are so right they are prolific. Twenty something little seedlings from one pod. Now I'm waiting for at least two sets of true leaves to appear so I can move each new seedling into it's own 2 gal nursery pot. Care for the seedlings in my heated greenhouse until the weather is warm enough. Weather conditions prevailing set them out side for the summer. As I live just north of Seattle, Washington (not exactly tropical weather) it will not be until July I can safely set them out. The Ice Cream Bean trees will need to overwinter inside a greenhouse until next year. Then to new homes with really big greenhouses.

I bet I'm the only one on my street with an Ice Cream Bean forest. Thanks !

Honored to hold the light of awareness, joy and magic 

Thank you, JoAnn"

;) LOVE it ;)

All love and lightning blessings of divine alignment to you all,
Angela Stokes-Monarch. xxx

New Store and Q&A Forum for TheRawFoodWorld.com - 13% OFF ANY ORDER :)))

OOOooooo my Goddess, we are *SO* excited to share our news with you that after over a year in the making, TheRawFoodWorld.com has had a complete makeover and is now MUCH more user-friendly, modern-looking and BEAUTIFUL :)))) YAY :)
To celebrate, we are offering everyone a HUGE 13% OFF discount coupon for ANY order at the store, until Midnight Pacific time, this Sunday, March the 21st. The coupon code is "NewStore" and you can use that all this week at www.TheRawFoodWorld.com to get 13% OFF any order :)

The new version of the site went live this weekend and has been attracting lots of lovely feedback already - thank you :) There is a new look for the Store, PLUS our TV and Radio Shows have a gorgeous new home HERE and we even added a totally new "Q&A Forum" area, where you can get your questions answered about the raw lifestyle, in a community setting.

We are sooooo thrilled to bring you these new sites...and I am especially excited to let all of you outside of the USA know that *finally* the new site is set up to handle International orders smoooothly :)))) This feature of the store has been a long time coming - every day for the last few years, we have received emails from people all over the world wanting to place an order and finding the store process complex and confusing to do so - well, no more ;) Now the Store is finally set up to process International orders just as easily as domestic orders - HURRAAAAAAAAY (I am sure that our customer services team especially are cheering with delight now... ;)

The new Q&A Forum Area has a unique format, developed by computer programmers, which allows anyone to answer and ask questions and everyone gets to 'vote' on which answer they feel makes the most sense...the answers with the most 'thumbs up' float up to the top of the pile, which makes it much easier for those seeking answers to sift out the most useful info...you can join in the Q&A fun at the new site HERE.

I am constantly amazed when I think that Mr. M started the whole Raw Food World site a decade or so ago in his mum's house, doing ALL the work himself...to see how far the site and this community has come in the last 10 years is astounding to me - and it is our hope and desire that these spangly NEW sites will help to keep on supporting the expansion and flow of this vibrant community even more - ENJOY:

The Raw Food World Store - http://www.therawfoodworld.com/

The Raw Food World TV Show - http://www.therawfoodworld.tv

Get Your Questions Answered Here! - http://www.therawfoodworld.com/questions

on March the 12th I rejoiced in:

1 quart water
3 cups *AMAZING* coconut water mixed with Marine Phytoplankton and Chocolate Extract (caffeine/theobromine free ;)
2 cups veggie juice
2 cups water
bowl of veggie yum: blended avocado dip: avocado, cilantro, garlic, cumin, lime juice served with shredded lettuce, chopped tomatoes and chopped broccoli, followed by a few macadamias with green raisins
2 cups traditional 'horchata' tea
3 cups water
bowl of fresh fruit with leftover "chocolate" coconut/honey sauce = yummmm :)
2 cups water


Next weekend marks the 4th Annual Green Lifestyle Film Festival, in Los Angeles. Mr. M and I attended the first of these events back in 2007 when I'd just returned from Costa Rica - it was *great* fun and I'd love to be there this year too...it's a loooong way from Ecuador though ;) 
This year the festie runs from Friday March 19th to Sunday March 21st and is being held at UCLA's James Bridge Theatre. The festie opens this Friday with a reception featuring top raw chefs, then into the theatre for film trailer previews and Q&A with the film makers. The weekend continues with a packed film schedule indoors, along with live music, live food demos, entertainers on the outdoors stage, lots of prizes and dancing, plus booths to inspire creative choices. This all culminates with a Gala Awards Dinner & Ceremony on Sunday night, the 21st March, in Hollywood - oooooo la la ;) If you'd love to be part of the fun and games next weekend, hop on over HERE and reserve your tickets now :)

on March the 13th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
3 cups greeeeeeen juice with pineapple
bowl of blended avocado yum (avocado, cumin, dulse, garlic, lime juice, cilantro), served with chopped fresh veggies, followed by a few macadamias with green raisins
3 cups water
3 cups greeeeeeeeen juice mixed with carrot juice
2 cups water


on March the 14th I was blissed with:

1 quart water
shot of wheatgrass/greens/apple juice at the Vilcabamba market
chunk of watermelon
1.5 cups coconut water blended with Marine Phytoplankton and Chocolate Extract drops
AMAZING yummy shared "pizza" meal with Mr. M, using our homemade flax crackers as a base, covered with a layer of cilantro/garlic guacamole and fresh chopped tomatoes - WOW :) Followed by freshly made tahini stirred with local raw honey
2 cups reishi/shilajit/ormus tea
2 cups water
2 cups greeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple and sugar cane juices
little bowl of mango/tahini ice cream
2 cups water

WOW, have you been listening in to the free WISH Summit? I have and I've been absolutely *loving* hearing some of my biggest heroes share their wonderful perspectives and inspiration...on the weekend I listened to Jules Dervaes from the Path to Freedom site talking about Urban Homesteading, a few days back I loved hearing Neale Donald Walsch talk about love and connection...Gay and Katie Hendricks were *stellar* on Relationships and it was great fun to hear Sonia Choquette (a new name to me), talking about developing our intuitive connections...our dear friend Brian Johnson of PhilosophersNotes was of course outstandingly inspiring and dynamically clear, as ever ;) The lovely Rory Freedman was sharing key info on food sourcing and veganism too and Marianne Williamson on LOVE was profoundly moving - soooo much great info in this Summit...if you haven't been listening in already, the calls continue all this week, so get yourself signed up for free over HERE and if you'd also love to be able to listen back to the interviews whenever you like, you can access their 'upgrade' package. We are also extremely blessed and delighted to be able to offer one of you a FREE upgrade plan for the WISH Summit, as the RawReform Giveaway this month - details for the giveaway contest are HERE... ENJOY :)

All love and abundant blissings,
Angela. xxx

WIN a Free All-Access Upgrade of The *WISH* Summit, worth $197 :)

As you may recall, in honour of International Women's Day this year, those divine divas over at RawMom have lovingly pieced together an absolutely *fabulous*line-up of world-renowned speakers, for a *FREE* 10 day Summit, open to all, titled "WISH" or the "Women's International Summit for Health" :) It starts in less than a week now, on March 8th and if you haven't already registered, you can do so HERE.
Now as an extra-special gift, those yummy divas have agreed to give away one free 'access all areas' upgrade package for the Summit to one of *you*, so that after the free event, the winner will be able to listen back to all the interviews, peruse transcripts and so on, whenever they choose...
The summit starts on March the 8th and runs for 10 days, one topic a day, 40 outstanding speakers - it's going to be a marathon of love, light, care and connection. I'm really looking forward to it, there are so many wonderful people involved, such as:

Neale Donald Walsch, Rory Freedman, Marianne Williamson, Donna Gates, Victoria Boutenko, Rainbeau Mars, Gay and Katie Hendricks, Jules Dervaes (urban homesteaders), Dr. Mercola, Tonya Zavasta, David Wolfe, Mimi Kirk, Susun Weed

WOW :) The topics up for discussion include: Sensuality, Spirit, Food, Relationships, Fitness, Beauty, Health, Money, Attitude, Family. What a line-up...and it's all free to anyone who registers before March 8th...

...AaaaaAaAAAaaaaaaand, to be in with a chance of winning that *FREE* access-all-areas pass for the WISH Summit, just send in your answer to the following question:

"What is *your* brightest wish for the young girls of today?"

Send your entries in to angela@rawreform.com and the winner will be picked at random and with love around the start of April...don't forget that everyone can sign up to hear the whole summit for free as it airs, HERE and please let all of your yummy friends know too...

on February the 28th I loved:

1 quart water
an Ecuadorian Ice Cream Bean, 1.5 cups sugar cane juice with lime
2 cups water
3 cups amazing green smoothie: mango, avocado, lettuces, cilantro, water
3 cups water
yummy bowl of shared salad with Mr. M: lettuce, tomato, avocado, dulse
1 quart water
1.5 cups water with Marine Phytoplankton

I am *delighted* to announce that we have Ice Cream Beans for sale at TheRawFoodWorld.com again - we just got another 80lbs of these delectable fruits and this is apparently the total end of the season - no more until next year...soooooo, if you didn't get your fingers wrapped around your own glory pods yet, you can hop on over HERE to pick some up - be warned though, you might wanna act *quick* - the 100lbs of these beans we had the week before sold out in a day...
Down here in Ecuador we found local "Ice Cream Beans" too - they seem to call them "guava" here...and what we call "guava" is "guayaba" here, apparently...which is a little confusing ;) You can see us discovering the local Ice Cream Beans and much more in the farmers' market here in Ecuador, in this video HERE - yummmmmmmmm ;)


on March the 1st I enjoyed:

1 quart water
big slice of fresh luscious pineapple :)
3 cups outrageously nutrient-dense greeeeeeeeen juice, mixed with mineral-rich sugar cane juice
3 cups greeeeeeen smoothie: mango, plantain, avocado, cilantro, lettuce
3 cups water
3 cups greeeeeeen juice with sugar-cane juice
shared yummy bowl of fresh local kale salad: shredded kale, dulse, tomatoes, avocado, followed by banana ice cream with fresh Incan berries mixed in :))))
2 cups water


on March the 2nd I was blissed with:

1 quart water
1 quart *amazing* green juice with pineapple juice
3 cups greeeeeeen smoothie: mango, plantain, avocado, lettuce, cilantro, water
2 cups water
1 quart greeeeeeeeen juice with pineapple juice
collard wrap stuffed with YUMMY kale salad: kale, tomatoes, avocado, dulse, followed by a handful of fresh incan berries and a frozen banana :)
2 cups water


On March 7th, the next in the series of intended monthly Raw Vegan Bazaars will be held in Los Angeles and as part of the fun and games this time, dear Ms. Foxy Laura Fox has decided to host a "Truly Raw" Cacao Recipe Contest...
Over 20 outstanding raw chefs (including Chrissy Antia, Jason Wrobel, Sacred Steve, Janabai Amsden, Elaina Love, Angelina Elliot and many others) will use the new "Truly Raw" Cacao Powder and Butter to create sublime recipes, to be judged by a panel of rawxperts, including Rainbeau Mars, Juliano, Roxanne Klein, Steve Prussack, Rod Rotondi and others...wow, this looks set to be a very fun 'rawk-star' event ;) To find out how *you* can join in, win a place on the judging panel, prizes and more, you can visit www.bestofraw.net. To get your *own* "Truly Raw" Cacao Powder and Butter, click HERE.

The Bazaar is being held this Sunday, March 7th in Los Angeles from 11am to 5pm - all the details for the whole event, including the Raw Cacao Contest, can be found at LArawbazaar.com - enjoy - we had a *lot* of fun at the bazaar last month :)

All blessings for your expl-raw-ations... ;)
A. S-M. xxx

Women's International Summit for Health - starts March 8th :)

I'm thrilled to announce that in honour of International Women's Day this year, those divine divas over at RawMom have lovingly pieced together an absolutely *fabulous*line-up of world-renowned speakers, for a *FREE* 10 day Summit, open to all, titled "WISH" or the "Women's International Summit for Health" :)
Remember the "Raw Summit" and "Raw Mom Summit"? Well now imagine that kinda vibe, plus jingling bells, ecstatic whistles, trumpets, sparkles, light-bulb-fringed mirrors and explosions and that might be smthg like what we'll get to experience at this uber-summit ;) It starts on March the 8th and runs for 10 days, one topic a day, 40 outstanding speakers - it's going to be a marathon of love, light, care and connection - will you join in? I hope so, I'm really looking forward to it, there are so many wonderful people involved, such as:

Neale Donald Walsch, Rory Freedman, Marianne Williamson, Donna Gates, Victoria Boutenko, Rainbeau Mars, Gay and Katie Hendricks, Jules Dervaes (urban homesteaders), Dr. Mercola, Tonya Zavasta, David Wolfe, Mimi Kirk, Susun Weed

WOW :) The topics up for discussion include: Sensuality, Spirit, Food, Relationships, Fitness, Beauty, Health, Money, Attitude, Family. What a line-up...and it's all free to anyone who registers before March 8th...you can sign up HERE and let all your yummy friends know too - enjoy :)


On February the 2nd I was blissed with:

1 quart water
2 cups greeeeen smoothie: apple, spinach, parsley, chia flour, water, with 4tbsp acai powder on the side
2 cups water
2 cups greeeeen smoothie: apple, spinach, parsley, chia flour, water, with 2 hachiya persimmons and 3tbsp acai powder on the side
2 cups water
3 cups shilajit/reishi/ormus tea with camu powder, colloidal silver, zinc and stevia added
2 cups greeeeen juice, 2 cups 'chocolate milk' juice: romaine/spinach/carrot/fennel
2 cups water

<3, love, LOVE this new Green Smoothie Song, posted yesterday by Victoria Boutenko ;) Check it out and ENJOY those smoooooothies... :) I've been drinking so many green smoothies lately, working our way steadily through the GLUT of persimmons that Mr. M bought at the end of persimmon season ;) (LOVE Valya's facial expressions in this video... ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN1X0zchLiw

on February the 3rd it was a *hot* day and I loved:

1 quart water
2 cups greeeeeeeeen juice
2 cups water
2 cups greeeeen smoothie: persimmon, cilantro, spinach, sunflower greens, chia flour, water, with 4 tbsp acai powder on the side
2 cups water
2 cups greeeeen smoothie: persimmon, cilantro, spinach, sunflower greens, chia flour, water, with 4 tbsp acai powder on the side and a little handful of soaked/flavoured/dehydrated almonds - YUM :)
3 cups water
1 cup veggie juice
2.5 cups coconut water blended with Greener Grasses
2 cups water

I also loved a lightworker message sent to me by Ms. Kate Magic yesterday, involving focusing our loving intentions towards the people of Haiti (and beyond) as we eat or drink anything, to help send nourishing energy that way, in the manner of the energy flow involved in traditional Vision Quests - you can read the details HERE.
This reminded me too of something mentioned to me recently by one of the workers at The Tree of Life, who was raised in an intentional community. She mentioned that to help people not 'space out' and eat mindlessly there, one of the ideas they carried in that community was to, for example, be conscious for the 3rd bite of every meal, or the 7th bite, or whichever you choose, preferably of course resulting in being conscious and aware with every bite...and if on top of that we are also directing that nourishing flow to places where it may be really appreciated, well, that sounds like an inspired use of time/space/flow to me... ;)

All love, all the time, expanding in all directions,
Ms. Angela Stokes-Monarch. xxx