There's no doubt that eating 100% raw is tougher in the cooler winter months but you know what, it doesn't matter if you mix a few cooked meals into your week, as long as they are wholefood, vegetable based meals. Some vegetables, such as carrots actually need a bit of heat to help unlock the enzymes. There is no hard and fast rule in life, do what feels right, follow your intuition!
I love a good hearty vegetable soup, and I love miso soup with raw vegetables and spices thrown in too! Check out my Yum Yum receipe on the Main Meals page. It's 100% raw but uses kettle water to create a warm broth and it's so delicious.
I've also added a few more raw desserts to that section that I can personally vouch for as rather good!
Don't forget to check out my website at www.myin2ition.com.au for more on Nutrition in Colour and other colour therapy, energy and light work information and news, articles, products and services.
Enjoy your Sunday!
xxx
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Saturday, 13 April 2013
Follow the light...
Happy Friday!
Firstly, I apologise that I have not put any new recipes up recently. I've created quite a few new meals and snacks and there's definitely more good news to spread with those recipes and my own personal journey and health and well-being. I promise more updates on both will come real soon.
Firstly, I apologise that I have not put any new recipes up recently. I've created quite a few new meals and snacks and there's definitely more good news to spread with those recipes and my own personal journey and health and well-being. I promise more updates on both will come real soon.
For now, I'd like to connect you all with the other half of my Gemini self, and that is In2ition vibrational therapy.
Take a gander at my website and the first two educational chapters that start to explore the world of light and colour (text colour issue, but hover to the right of the PDF icons and you will hit the 2 links!)
http://www.myin2ition.com.au/learn.html
http://www.myin2ition.com.au/learn.html
Then I would love you to mosey on over to the Facebook page and give it a good old 'Like'! This will keep you informed on all things frequency and colour therapy and you'll be a part of my trip and watch how my raw food journey merges into one with In2ition and all the pieces come together! It's all rather exciting!
I really value being able to share my experiences and learning with you. I look forward to seeing you on FB!
I really value being able to share my experiences and learning with you. I look forward to seeing you on FB!
Sunday, 27 January 2013
Let's go back to basics
Two quotes that hold so much power and influence...
"The doctor of the future will no longer treat the human frame with drugs, but rather will prevent and cure disease with nutrition." - Thomas Edison
"Our food should be our medicine and our medicine should be our food." - Hippocrates
Listen to your body and listen to your heart speak to you... this is your intuition. Hear it say that whole foods, raw foods, plant based foods is what will heal your body and your mind. There is one voice that will never lie to you and that will only ever tell you what is best for you... this is your intuition. I already know that you know this to be true and you have heard it say these things to you.
Who continues to want to remain foolish, or lives in fear of change? Who of us is still prepared to turn a blind eye to the dairy corporations, or the political groups supporting these industries that are creating nations of sick people? Why do we choose to let them do this to us? Isn't it about time we regained our power and took control and responsibility for our own health and well-being? Even if it's tough and seems too much of a change, we have the courage and the strength and we are much more capable than we think.
Does anyone fear being beautiful? Or would prefer to hide in the shadows than shine?
It is not unusual that we self-sabotage for a myriad of reasons including a lack of self worth and self confidence issues, to a deep desire for affection and love that creates comfort eating issues; to fill the void that cannot be filled by food, or where we feel by being sick creates a situation where we receive attention, and while we know this is not the attention we truly seek in our hearts, we accept it, crave it. Maybe it's just that we have become lazy with our busy lifestyles and we have forgotten to care for ourselves as shining stars of light.
We are human. We are all the same and we are not alone with these things. It is NEVER too late to make your life, the best life it can be and to shine bright. I summed up my thoughts on eating raw food in my last post. Why don't you try listening to your intuition next time you comfort eat, or eat processed foods, animal based foods or junk foods instead of whole foods. Take note of those messages that you are sending yourself. What kind of vibration does that create within you? Does it feel wobbly and faint, or does it feel strong and vibrant and healing? If this is comfort then why are we hurting ourselves? Is the aim not to comfort and love ourselves in our time of need. Think about this...
The evidence is out there that animal proteins including meat, dairy and eggs and processed foods cause cancers, induce cancer growth, contribute directly to heart conditions and diseases, skin disorders, endocrine system issues and a whole lot of other ailments. Did you also know that a lot of rain forest is cleared to breed livestock? The magnificent forests that have been here millions of years to provide us with oxygen and regulate our atmosphere are destroyed by us, to breed animals to feed us, that kill us. Go figure. It's shameful.
I have watched many documentaries and read reports on these matters and I hope to share what I can with you over the coming days on my Links and Videos pages, so do keep an eye out for updates there.
Let's reflect again now on the quotes at the top of the page and let us all today, take the first step toward change...
"The doctor of the future will no longer treat the human frame with drugs, but rather will prevent and cure disease with nutrition." - Thomas Edison
"Our food should be our medicine and our medicine should be our food." - Hippocrates
Listen to your body and listen to your heart speak to you... this is your intuition. Hear it say that whole foods, raw foods, plant based foods is what will heal your body and your mind. There is one voice that will never lie to you and that will only ever tell you what is best for you... this is your intuition. I already know that you know this to be true and you have heard it say these things to you.
Who continues to want to remain foolish, or lives in fear of change? Who of us is still prepared to turn a blind eye to the dairy corporations, or the political groups supporting these industries that are creating nations of sick people? Why do we choose to let them do this to us? Isn't it about time we regained our power and took control and responsibility for our own health and well-being? Even if it's tough and seems too much of a change, we have the courage and the strength and we are much more capable than we think.
Does anyone fear being beautiful? Or would prefer to hide in the shadows than shine?
It is not unusual that we self-sabotage for a myriad of reasons including a lack of self worth and self confidence issues, to a deep desire for affection and love that creates comfort eating issues; to fill the void that cannot be filled by food, or where we feel by being sick creates a situation where we receive attention, and while we know this is not the attention we truly seek in our hearts, we accept it, crave it. Maybe it's just that we have become lazy with our busy lifestyles and we have forgotten to care for ourselves as shining stars of light.
We are human. We are all the same and we are not alone with these things. It is NEVER too late to make your life, the best life it can be and to shine bright. I summed up my thoughts on eating raw food in my last post. Why don't you try listening to your intuition next time you comfort eat, or eat processed foods, animal based foods or junk foods instead of whole foods. Take note of those messages that you are sending yourself. What kind of vibration does that create within you? Does it feel wobbly and faint, or does it feel strong and vibrant and healing? If this is comfort then why are we hurting ourselves? Is the aim not to comfort and love ourselves in our time of need. Think about this...
The evidence is out there that animal proteins including meat, dairy and eggs and processed foods cause cancers, induce cancer growth, contribute directly to heart conditions and diseases, skin disorders, endocrine system issues and a whole lot of other ailments. Did you also know that a lot of rain forest is cleared to breed livestock? The magnificent forests that have been here millions of years to provide us with oxygen and regulate our atmosphere are destroyed by us, to breed animals to feed us, that kill us. Go figure. It's shameful.
I have watched many documentaries and read reports on these matters and I hope to share what I can with you over the coming days on my Links and Videos pages, so do keep an eye out for updates there.
Let's reflect again now on the quotes at the top of the page and let us all today, take the first step toward change...
Wednesday, 23 January 2013
I am alive!
Well it's taken me a while to get back to you, but here I am Raw and loving it!
I am by no means a master blogger, so I may ramble, and I may get side tracked, but the story gets told once and then it's just sharing new ideas, recipes and other great stuff.
A lot of friends have asked me to share some of the great recipes, so I have created links to the side, see... just over there to the right! These are some of my favourite/staple recipes. There are so many wonderful websites out there already with brilliant recipes, that I'm best to just share some of my highly recommended not only for taste, but for ease, value for money, and with foods and tastes that the whole family will enjoy. If I had children, I know that it would feel wrong not to introduce some of these things to them, why wouldn't I when it can create the best possible start in life for them health wise? There are a lot of society driven beliefs around being vegan or eating raw that you need to put to the side, and some others may mock your choices but if you're anything like me, once you 'experience' the difference, you will understand the truth and disregard any negative views. Besides, Raw really is becoming more and more well known to be the cure of the ages; it's no secret.
I've put a Links tab over there to the right too, that'll give you links to the recipe websites as well as links to information on some of the superfoods used and other stuff you're bound to find interesting.
Not wanting this to be about weight loss from the very beginning I still need to track weight. It was still a major factor that I needed to lose considerable weight for my health. For this purpose and to demonstrate the success of the style of eating, I've created a Statistics page. This is where you can track my progress (or lack of some weeks I am sure!).
It all started by eating a raw food sandwich one day for lunch at work. I knew at that moment that this was what I needed to do. I had come through a year or so of self-harm resulting in liver abnormalities, stomach inflammations, inflammatory diseases, hyper then hypo active thyroids with goiters resulting in radiation treatments, huge weight gain and back pain. Whilst some things had started to slowly heal I was crumbling, weak, tired, lethargic. I was becoming old before my time and I was literally in the prime of my life! A senior colleague at work overheard my story and told me that his daughter in law was a Raw Food expert and ran courses and he gave me her contact details. That day I was booked for my first raw food 'cooking' class and the mental preparation began.
With other light activation and energy courses I was scheduled to do, it felt a natural course of progression and the thing that would change the way I felt about myself for good. Not for the life of the 'diet' plan, or for the special occasion weight loss reason, but that inner health, inner smile and that inner vitality and vivaciousness that I knew my heart still held, but my body did not.
I'm just a normal person, like every other 40 year old woman you see around. There is nothing special about me that meant only I could make this change and other women could not. All I needed was determination to not want to let my life slip by in what felt like 'drudgery'. It was my time to shine damn it.
Eating Raw also releases emotions that you have been carrying around for years and years. Be prepared to go through that, be prepared to face those fears, acknowledge them, love them then let them free. Wondrous things start to happen, and happen fast. So prepare for your journey then enjoy the ride!
Some of you will have heard this little story before, but for those of you who have not, here is how I have summed up the experience so far.
I have realised now that when I used to eat processed foods, takeaway foods, dairy or animal products that with each mouthful I sent subliminal messages to my body telling it that I did not care. That I didn't care enough not to harm it, that I didn't care enough not to fuel it with the energy it needed for optimum health and well-being, that I did not love myself. It was self-sabotage and disrespect to this vessel that carries my soul through this life (I just teared up a little then.. jeez I'm pathetic).
Now, from the moment I prepare my raw food to the moment it passes my lips and digests, there is nothing but love. As I see and feel this living energy that I prepare for myself and eat, I send messages of love, kindness, good health, self-respect and self-worth. There is no better way than I can directly send love and healing to myself. All my cells with their own little brains, all look up to my heart and say 'thank you' and I am rewarded by being whole and complete and radiate an energy of health, vitality, and longevity.
I am starting to awaken from the slumber. It took me 40 years, but sometimes the best things take longer to obtain. It's never too late, there is always enough time, it is never too hard to do what is right.
I hope that gives you enough to 'feel' what kind of impact this has had on me so far. I know I still have a long road ahead. Please do ask me any questions you wish and I will answer them and support you in making any small change towards eating Raw that I can.
I am by no means a master blogger, so I may ramble, and I may get side tracked, but the story gets told once and then it's just sharing new ideas, recipes and other great stuff.
A lot of friends have asked me to share some of the great recipes, so I have created links to the side, see... just over there to the right! These are some of my favourite/staple recipes. There are so many wonderful websites out there already with brilliant recipes, that I'm best to just share some of my highly recommended not only for taste, but for ease, value for money, and with foods and tastes that the whole family will enjoy. If I had children, I know that it would feel wrong not to introduce some of these things to them, why wouldn't I when it can create the best possible start in life for them health wise? There are a lot of society driven beliefs around being vegan or eating raw that you need to put to the side, and some others may mock your choices but if you're anything like me, once you 'experience' the difference, you will understand the truth and disregard any negative views. Besides, Raw really is becoming more and more well known to be the cure of the ages; it's no secret.
I've put a Links tab over there to the right too, that'll give you links to the recipe websites as well as links to information on some of the superfoods used and other stuff you're bound to find interesting.
Not wanting this to be about weight loss from the very beginning I still need to track weight. It was still a major factor that I needed to lose considerable weight for my health. For this purpose and to demonstrate the success of the style of eating, I've created a Statistics page. This is where you can track my progress (or lack of some weeks I am sure!).
It all started by eating a raw food sandwich one day for lunch at work. I knew at that moment that this was what I needed to do. I had come through a year or so of self-harm resulting in liver abnormalities, stomach inflammations, inflammatory diseases, hyper then hypo active thyroids with goiters resulting in radiation treatments, huge weight gain and back pain. Whilst some things had started to slowly heal I was crumbling, weak, tired, lethargic. I was becoming old before my time and I was literally in the prime of my life! A senior colleague at work overheard my story and told me that his daughter in law was a Raw Food expert and ran courses and he gave me her contact details. That day I was booked for my first raw food 'cooking' class and the mental preparation began.
With other light activation and energy courses I was scheduled to do, it felt a natural course of progression and the thing that would change the way I felt about myself for good. Not for the life of the 'diet' plan, or for the special occasion weight loss reason, but that inner health, inner smile and that inner vitality and vivaciousness that I knew my heart still held, but my body did not.
I'm just a normal person, like every other 40 year old woman you see around. There is nothing special about me that meant only I could make this change and other women could not. All I needed was determination to not want to let my life slip by in what felt like 'drudgery'. It was my time to shine damn it.
Eating Raw also releases emotions that you have been carrying around for years and years. Be prepared to go through that, be prepared to face those fears, acknowledge them, love them then let them free. Wondrous things start to happen, and happen fast. So prepare for your journey then enjoy the ride!
Some of you will have heard this little story before, but for those of you who have not, here is how I have summed up the experience so far.
I have realised now that when I used to eat processed foods, takeaway foods, dairy or animal products that with each mouthful I sent subliminal messages to my body telling it that I did not care. That I didn't care enough not to harm it, that I didn't care enough not to fuel it with the energy it needed for optimum health and well-being, that I did not love myself. It was self-sabotage and disrespect to this vessel that carries my soul through this life (I just teared up a little then.. jeez I'm pathetic).
Now, from the moment I prepare my raw food to the moment it passes my lips and digests, there is nothing but love. As I see and feel this living energy that I prepare for myself and eat, I send messages of love, kindness, good health, self-respect and self-worth. There is no better way than I can directly send love and healing to myself. All my cells with their own little brains, all look up to my heart and say 'thank you' and I am rewarded by being whole and complete and radiate an energy of health, vitality, and longevity.
I am starting to awaken from the slumber. It took me 40 years, but sometimes the best things take longer to obtain. It's never too late, there is always enough time, it is never too hard to do what is right.
I hope that gives you enough to 'feel' what kind of impact this has had on me so far. I know I still have a long road ahead. Please do ask me any questions you wish and I will answer them and support you in making any small change towards eating Raw that I can.
Saturday, 15 December 2012
Welcome!
I've created this blog to share my experience with moving from an unhealthy physical state, to one of vibrancy, good health and optimal well-being. How? By switching to Raw Food. Some would say drastic, others may say, "What took you so long?!". Either way, my intuition told me it was the right thing to do so it's my journey. I hope you take away something positive from my story, whether it be motivation to change your health and mindset about food, support and encouragement if you have, or are contemplating starting a similar journey, insights into what other positive effects Raw eating can have, or at the very least, you find the blog informative and entertaining!
For now, here is a picture of one of my first creations. Sublime Pie (even Mum loves this one!). I'll be back soon with more, so watch this space.
Over and out,
Love and Light
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