September 11, 2009
Day 8
A day of remembrance
A rainy, cold day here on 9/11, fitting as I reflect on all the lives changed forever on this day. Rockaway lost a lot of people in 9/11 – firefighters and others.
It’s been a reflective day for mysel…
Hi, Darling! I sign up here for you as promiced. Maybe some day I will do this thing too. I dont need to loose weight, but to loose some cravings I have would be wonderful. About yoga. I love it, and I did yoga fo many years, certified, and was teac…
September 8, 2009
Dear Readers,
Today for the first time in months I went to yoga class and want to practice yoga every day like I used to for almost a year. It was upsetting to see how much flexibility I’ve lost, but I know it will quickly retur…
Hang in there, it gets easier and more routine as you continue. I've moved so many times, but never while juicing - it should make things less stressful though. Lots of greens!
I am a 100% raw foodist since 10/29/07 and certified raw foods chef and Instructor, also a singer and lyricist. Started my own raw foods meetup group with monthly potlucks and cooking classes: http://www.meetup.com/rockawayraw and one for raw chefs: http://www.meetup.com/rawfoodchefs I am co-owner of the Rockaway Raw Cafe at the Blue Firmament Holistic Center in Rockville Center, NY.
I live in the Rockaways, NY, by the Atlantic Ocean. Juiced 110 days in 2008 (73 consecutive) and just completed a 21-day Feast. I love my green juices!!
Location
Rockaway Park, NY
What kind of life shifts/transformations are you looking to have with Juice Feasting?
Weight reduction, working through and releasing food addiction issues. Cleansing physical body, going to a deeper level of spirituality.
Relationship Status:
Single
Where are you on the dietary spectrum?
Raw Vegan
Interests (Beyond Nutrition)
photography, music, songwriting, gardening, being in nature, spirituality, yoga, drum and dance, tantra...
Favorite Books
Conversations with God series, Wayne Dyer, Abraham Hicks Law of Attraction; Eckhard Tolle
Favorite Quote
"Don't Await It, Create It"
Excellent Films
What Dreams May Come, Whale Rider, When Harry Met Sally, A&E Pride & Prejudice, Mr. Holland's Opus, August Rush, Bridget Jone's Diary, Defending Your Life, High Society, The Fred & Ginger movies; My Favorite Year
is this your first juice feast?
you are 1 day ahead.
i am feeling much less overwhelmed today , my 5th.
but i always am in the morning.. it is definitely becoming easier and more routine. thanks for your comment
Hi, Arianna - Thanks for befriending me! I'm sorry we didn't connect at Raw Spirit, too; I was just there for the day (that very hot Saturday) -- I wish I could have stayed longer. Are you in NYC? We should get together. -- Victoria
Ohhh those are also classic lines from that movie..."an actor not a river!!!" Whats funnier than that?
As for the feast/fast..its funny because even without reading anything about different ways to fast..I thought I would juice one day per week..and eat very light on the surrounding 2 days...sort of ease into it and out of it..and now you tell me this is what the experts reccomend...I think I will do just that! I do find that on the raw plan its very easy to over eat...and not with carrots or celery..the chocolate/nut factor can do me in very easily..I discovered tamari almonds and i could eat a pound at a time...and there is NO end to the chocolate factor....additionally I run, and aside from my yoga practice, I am a gym rat...so with all the activity, I have the appetite of a football player !!! Dont want to look like one though :) Thanks for everything Arianna ! Peace
By the way..I was looking at your page, and the list of favorite movies...I have to tell you there is something bigger than us going on here...my favorite movie of all time is "My Favorite Year", and i have never met anyone who even knew what the movie was, no less to see it on a list of favs!!! I have the movie on DVD, and I STILL crack up everytime I watch it...the wedding dress on the aunt(and the comment she makes about it) when she comes to dinner to meet Alan Swan...omg!! I am laughing just thinking about it!!!
I would absolutely NOT miss the saturday goodies...I fell off the cleanse the same day I tried to start it...I definately wasnt ready..but I am eating very little..mostly juicing, and trying new smoothies...cant wait for sat! Congrads by the way for making it through a holiday on a fast..I am very impressed!
youre so welcome! i used to be so ashamed to talk about any of my binging and it wasnt until i started talking about it that i started to heal; its truly so important :)
thanks! i hope prunes are as yummy as i remember them, haha!
Each day I say no food just juice today & I fail... This morning I woke meditated journaled all about it cleared it felt resolved & got up & found a bowl of oatmeal waiting for me made by Pansy with all these beautiful nuts & seeds in it - I ate it - so now my mind is saying OK just juice for the rest of this day & nite & try again tommorrow... I do not know how to access the will to not feed myself with food... to abstain - what is the hold on me - what is such a big deal - there is always another opportunity to eat later... how does this one huge issue permeate the rest of my life??? Asking questions is good - hearing the answers..... LIVING LIFE! any thoughts of aide?
Dear Johnny,
Have you thought about Dr. Gabriel Cousens at The Tree of Life in Patagonia, Arizona? I know that's not in Cal, but after going there they do phone consults as follow ups. Gabriel has written many books on Live and Whole Food Nutrition…
Hello,
I am having trouble finding a raw-vegan friendly gastroenterologist. I need to get a current diagnosis of my condition but am not willing to go through any drug "treatments." I put myself on a vegan diet in 2000 and raw vegan diet in 2002, a…
Neville Goddard
(1905-1972)
Visions of beauty and splendor,
Forms of a long-lost race,
Sounds and faces and voices
From the fourth dimension of space ;
And on through the universe boundless,
Our thoughts go, lightning-shod ;
Some call it Imagina…
I lost 15 pounds after suffering from a long period of nausea and headaches which were resolved by adopting a largely raw food diet. However, I lost 15 pounds and have not gained it back -- and I was thin to begin with. I intuitively feel a juice fa…
Welcome to the Juice Feasting Japan group! Anyone is welcome to join. It is all about supporting each other in our quest to reacher or ultimate, highest selves. Whether you are in Japan or there at heart.
Not feeling called to do a full Juice Feast? That's ok, neither am I.
David Rain suggested I do a Modified Juice Feast based on certain aspects of my health and life.
You don't have to follow any particular plan to do a Modified Juice Feast.
This group wants to assist and support each other by exchanging ideas on what tools we can use to realize
each of our goals especially the ones that worked for us personally.