Archive for November, 2011

TRA Interviews Fruitarian Anne Osborne of FruitGod.com

Blessings All :)

I am really excited to share this fun n light spirited Interwiew with the Radiant Anne Osborne of FruitGod.com!

I really hope you enjoy it!

Full Transcript of “TRA Interviews Fruitarian Anne Osborne of FruitGod.com ” below :)

I feel very blessed to have met and flow with Anne, getting to know her better,  its a joy to share her passion and experience with all of you! A 20 year Raw Vegan Fruitarian, Anne shines with the bliss found in those exuding natural health. While at the Woodstock fruit festival I also got to meet her youngest Son Cappi, age 6, who also thrives on a fruitarian diet. Anne chooses to eat exclusively of Fruits finding them the most desirable, enjoyable, nourishing and satisfying of any food. She maintains and shows through example that a diet made up entirely of Fresh Ripe Raw Fruits yields  Radiating health. The highest Quality of fruit, Anne Maintains, is of the Utmost of Importance, especially on a Fruitarian diet.

Anne Flows her Knowledge, expereince and best info in her amazing Book “Fruitarianism, the Path to Paradise” on her site.

I fully agree with Anne finding fruit to be our optimal food source, that said many of us do not live in a state of calm in our natural environment. Greens provide higher mineral density than fruits on average, most of us in our Unnatural physical and mental state of being require these higher levels for optimal health. The realities that many of us lead toxic lifestyles, living in big cities with polluted air, polluted water, experiencing higher levels of stress, surrounded in negative thought patterns and energy all has a effect on our nutrient requirements. Couple that up with the Quality issue of produce, many of us aren’t quite getting the absolute freshest highest quality food one could find, which I would also Encourage striving for. All this considered a diet abundant in greens can ensure that extra nutrient density and alkalinity needed to maintain balance giving us all we need to Thrive.

Very honestly I see Anne and others flowing such a simple lifestyle as a Harbingers of our return to the Garden, a return to a more natural enlightened and blissful state living in harmony with nature. Living in the moment without stress on the future or past, living in such a way the inner and outer balance is quite simply maintained and continually created. The impact each of us make is astounding, today is the day, today is the time to be and create your highest vision of self.

Bless you Anne, much thanks and Love! :)

I hope you enjoyed this interview n the thoughts it provoked.

Wishing you much much

peacelovenseasonalfruit ck

Full Transcript of “TRA Interviews Fruitarian Anne Osborne of FruitGod.com ” below :)

 

C: I got another awesome interview for you. I got Anne Osborne. How are you doing, Anne? 

A: I’m doing great. This is a fantastic festival. It’s absolutely brilliant.

C: Ridiculous hey?

A: It’s just amazing.

C: Is this the first of the kind you’ve been to? 

A: It’s one of a kind, but hopefully it’s going to be carrying on every year so it’s not just one on its own because it’s just amazing.

C: I can’t wait for next year. I heard there might be two or three. 

A: I’m coming back!

C: I’m coming back for sure, too. 

A: I don’t care how many miles. I’m in Australia. I’m coming back next year.

C: So where in Australia are you from? 

A: Sunshine Coast in Queensland; South-East Queensland so it’s a sub-tropical climate, nice place to live.

C: So people who have not seen that much of you before, quick intro you know like how long have you been doing this raw thing.. how did you get into it? 

A: I’ve been doing it for nearly twenty years now. I got into it purely by chance really because I gave up animal products for ethical reasons; I didn’t know about health. Immediately as I gave up dairy products, I stopped wheezing. I was at uni at the time and had to climb up the hill to get to uni. Every morning by the time I got to the top of the hill, I would be coughing and wheezing. Immediately when I gave up dairy and it stopped, I thought wow, what have I started here and just looked into different types of diet; then eventually found the fruit diet and it’s the one that’s stuck with me and I’ve stuck with it for 19 – 20 years.

C: So awesome. And you have kids, too? 

A: Two kids. One’s nearly twenty. One’s seven and they were both brought up on a raw, vegan diet.

C: Just thriving on the fruit diet? 

A: Thriving, yes, and happy kids, you know, just a nice way about them. People often say, “Is their behaviour down to their diet?” So people are making connections between these kids and the fact that they’re not hyper, that they’re active but not hyper-active and making connections between the diet. You can read a load of books but if you see a kid and you think, ‘yeah, something’s going right with that kid’, you know it speaks a thousand words.

C: For sure. It’s amazing because so many people have the misconception that fruit or a fruit-based diet would make you spacey and all out there but in my experience, some of the most grounded, amazing, kind-hearted, most connected people are all fruit-based eaters. 

A: If you look at the organisation which has brought this festival together, you have got to be focussed to do that. You can’t be spacey. If you have kids, you can’t be spacey bringing up kids. Whatever you’re doing in life, a raw, vegan diet helps you focus and helps you obtain the optimum you can.

C: For sure. So I know a lot of people here on similar diets – you’re on a little bit different from most. Do you want to talk about that a little bit?

A: I don’t eat greens. I eat all fruit. Also, I often do mono-diets, like at the moment I’m just on oranges. I don’t think greens are a bad food. I think for some people they can be very necessary, but I also believe that for some people, if they’re getting good, really good quality fruit and they’re living in a nice environment and all the other factors they need for a healthy life are in place …

C: Stress-free, centred? 

A: ..yes, that they / you can live without greens. I’ve not found one thing that’s in greens that isn’t in fruit yet. It’s different quantities but then quality is so much. If you get a really good quality piece of fruit, that will likely have more minerals than a poor quality vegetable.

C: For sure. I know, for instance, oranges are super high in calcium. Watermelon I’ve heard, I don’t know of the numbers, but I’ve heard that they’re as high per calorie as spinach is. I totally agree the same thing. Myself I do eat greens because I like them but I think if I was in the tropics, around by fruit, I would barely eat greens.

A: Well, in Barlai (after staying there in Barlai for a time) the fruit there is just so fantastic. It’s grown in good soil. It’s not sprayed. It’s not grown in mono-culture and the thought that you’d look at a piece of green before you look at that fruit?!

C: For sure, I almost always go for the fruit. Tomatoes, what do you think of tomatoes, do you like them? 

A: Errm, I like them if they’re heirloom ..

C: Oh, the best. 

A: ..if they’re naturally grown. If they’re tasty, they’re good. They’ve never been a staple for me but you know I can really enjoy a good heirloom tomato, yes.

C: Cool. Now is there anything else you’d really like to leave us with or is there somewhere we can find you? You have an awesome book, what’s your book called? 

A: My book’s called Fruitarianism The Path To Paradise. It’s available on my website which is FruitGod.com 

C: Awesome. Thank you so much. 

A: And the bottom line for me is good quality. Always get the best quality fruit you can. That’s really important.

C: When you take care of the quality, the quantity takes care of itself, right? (A classic Doug Graham quote :)

A: Yes, quality is important.

C: Beautiful. Anne’s such a lovely spirit. We had a dance party last night. You were bouncing around, loving it in the moment, flying around like an angel. 

A: Oh it was great. I loved it. Live music.

C: It’s really been a pleasure, Anne. I’m really, really thankful to get you on here. 

There you have it. The Raw Advantage and Anne Osborne. 

Thank you. Blessings, Anne.


 

 

TRA Wants to get in your Pants this Xmas!

That is My new Panties do!! ahah

Announcing only One week of shipping for all Physical products including Panties, T shirts, Knives, Books, Stickers, Hats etc. Get em while their hot, er um well before its too late to pick them up For Xmas and New Years Gifts! My shop will be closed from the 7th of Dec till the 18th of January! Whoa!!!

Hope you enjoy the Poster, couldn’t help it :)

Wishing you a very very Merry Xmas n a Happy fruit filled New Year!! :)

Much

Peacelovenseasonalfruit ck

 

TRA Interviews Freelee of 30BananasaDay.com

Blessings all!! :)

I am really excited to share this inspirational interview with Freelee of 30Bananasaday.com, RawFitBitch.com and SweetJuicyFreelee.com!

Boy is she Busy!

She just released a Tell all book including journal entries, tips, recipes, tricks, pictures No BS facts and Fictions others promote, Ive already heard rave reviews n with a Name like “Go Fruit Yourself” how could you resist?

I hope you really enjoy the heck out of it!

Full transcript for “TRA Interviews Freelee of 30BananasaDay.com” coming soon :)

Full transcript for “TRA Interviews Freelee of 30BananasaDay.com” coming soon :)

It was really awesome to get to meet Freelee and her Partner Harley aka DurianRider in person at the Woodstock Fruit Festival this year as we had all been talking for years on the internet. We first meet up on Dr Doug Grahams Raw support board at Vegsource.com and later via email as DurianRider and Freelee were setting up 30 Bananas a day.

30Bad or 30BananasaDay.com (sign up for free and join the 30bad lfrv community) is now the largest Raw Networking/support site on the internet spreading the seeds of the simple low fat raw vegan lifestyle and helping thousand of people in the process!! Freelee works hard keeping up to date helping out behind the scenes at 30BananasaDay.com as well as with her other 2 web sites RawFitBitch.com and SweetJuicyFreelee.com. Having been through sickness and health, ups and downs with depression, ideal body weight and less than Ideal Freelee has been through it all “through hell” as she states. From this and learned experience and knowledge she offers coaching on how to gain and maintain optimal levels of fitness and health with the low fat high carb raw vegan lifestyle. Check her new Book “Go Fruit Yourself” Here :)

Thanks much Freelee for the Rawsome Interview and to Ryan Lewis for filming and his great Graphic Design work at 30Bad :)

Much

Peacelovenseasonalfruit ck

Full transcript for “TRA Interviews Freelee of 30BananasaDay.com” coming soon :)

p.s If you would like a Copy of my “101 Frickin’ Rawsome Recipes” for transcribing this interview or another interview email me at info@the-raw-advantage.com

 

 

 

The Woodstock Fruit Festival 2011 part 2

Blissings All! :)

So so so stoked to Share the rest of the Woodstock Fruit Festival Fun!!

It seriously was one of the most epic events I have ever Witnessed, so excited for the 2012 event/s and hope to see you there!!

About Events!!

I have 2 beds Left for my coming Jan 7th – 14th Raw Food, Yoga, Skateboarding, Surfing retreat left and have a special Promotion!!

As I only have two rooms and each room has one bed (a Queen in one, and a Double in the other) this promotion is for Couples and / or Frineds who do not mind sharing a bed!

For $1000

Included in this Price: 7 nights accommodation at The Farm of Life, Travel to and from the airport & Farm of Life (4 hours from San Jose)As Much Organic Local Raw Fruits and Veggies as you Want, Simple 80/10/10 style cuisineUp to 2 Low Fat Raw Gourmet Dinners (with instruction), One on One Raw Lifestyle CoachingA wide range of Raw Food Classes and Workshops, Up to 2 Yoga Classes a Day3 – 4 Days Surfing including Rental and Transportation, 3-4 days Skateboarding including Transportation and Rental (if needed)A Amazing Waterfall / Jungle Hike or two, Optional Permaculture Farm TourMeditation both Silent and Tibetan Singing Bowls, Optional Reiki Treatment / workshopLearning to apply all the different aspects of Healthful living

Visit the Retreats Page for more info or simply Hit me up at Info@the-raw-advantage.com to reserve your spot or ask any questions. 

Hope to See you there! :)

P.s If you cant make it to My Retreat My good Friend Dr Sam is hosting 2 Retreats at the same place, the fabulous Farm of Life in Late April and early May!! I will be Chefing there and helping out in other ways as well, simply enjoying the fun! Check those Retreats out here!

Seriously What can I say about the Woodstock Fruit festival, Besides I hope to see you There Next Year!!?

The Woodstock Fruit Festival in the Catskill Mountains August of 2011 was the most epic awesomely Rawsome time ever!! Thanks so so so much To Michael and his Wife Victoria Arnstein (TheFruitarian.com) for putting on such a amzing event!! Special thanks to Yuliya for organising and inviting me to come Chef and teach Kendalini Yoga, it really was a Blessing to be a part of, SO so excited for Next Year, Im already in! :)

On to the Video!!!!

Wow once once once again I am at a loss for words, I do think I will let the video Speak for itself for the most part, (I will update and expand on this 2nd Woodstock Fruit Festival post, Time is short in the now (writing Cravings Busters!)) much love to you all!!

Thanks so much to Miss Organic, Nicci Gafen for filming and being Awesome, take that Miss O!

There were so many amazing presenters at the Woodstock Fruit Festival who I feel blessed to have met (some 1st time other 2nd n 3rd) and created bonds of friendship with. In this Video we talk with / get to enjoy, and get the intro of my next slew of interviews with The Amazing Dr Sam, Dan “the liferegenerator” McdonaldDr Douglas Graham The RawBrahsAnne Osborne, Tim Van OrdenTony Wright,  Karen RanziEllen LivingstonDurianRiderFreelee, Michael “The Fruitarian” ArnsteinKristina Carrillo-Bucaram and so many other amazing and inspiring loving people!! so much love to you all.

Coming soon interviews with most of the people above!! :)

Wishing you much much

peaceloveneseasonalfruit ck

 

The 2011 Woodstock Fruit Festival and Panties!!

hahah Thats Right!!

Panties!! :)

Very excited to showcase both my 1st Video from the Woodstock Fruit Festival as well as my newest gear!!!

Check out the Banana Commander T Shirt,  the Ooh Baby I Like it Raw Panties,

and The awesome 100% Raw Vegan Power FlexFit Hat!

I also want to mention my Raw Surfing Skateboarding Yoga Retreat is near full capacity!! Only one single and two Cabins for a couple or close friends sharing a bed left!!! Sure to be a most most most amazing time book today before you realize you missed out for tomorow!!

On to the Video!!!

Seriously What can I say?

The Woodstock Fruit Festival in the Catskill Mountains in August of 2011 was the most epic awesomely Rawsome time ever!! Thanks so so so much To Michael and his WIfe Victoria Arnstein (TheFruitarian.com) for putting on such a amazing event and special thanks to Yuliya for organising and inviting me to come Chef and teach Kendalini Yoga, it really was a Blessing to be a part of, SO so excited for Next Year, Im already in! :)

Enjoy the Video!!

Wow once again I am at a loss for words, I do think I will let the video Speak for itself for the most part, (I will update and expand on this post, Time is short in the now) much love to you all!!

Thanks so much to Miss Organic, Nicci Gafen for filming and being Awesome, take that Miss O!

There were so many amazing presenters at the Woodstock Fruit Festival who I feel blessed to have met (some 1st time other 2nd n 3rd) and created bonds of friendship with. The Amazing Dr Sam, Dan “the liferegenerator” Mcdonald, “the Lighthouse” Dr Douglas Graham, Don Bennett, The RawBrahs, Anne Osborne, Tim Van Orden, Dr Robert Lockhart, Tony Wright, Ashley Hamilton, Brian Greco, Karen Ranzi, Ellen Livingston, DurianRider, Freelee, Michael “The Fruitarian” ArnsteinKristina Carrillo-Bucaram and so many other amazing and inspiring loving people!! so much love to you all.

Coming soon part two, as well as interviews with most of the people above!! :)

Wishing you much much

peaceloveneseasonalfruit ck 

 

World Vegan Day, Why I love Being Vegan

Blissings to you all

Wishing you a Very Very Happy World Vegan Day!!!

For a while now I have wanted to share a older written blog post, turning it into a video, today is the perefect day! :)

Celebrating World Vegan Day in Sharing How to stay Motivated as a Vegan / Raw Vegan as well as Why I love LOVE love being Vegan! :)

Enjoy it!!

It seems many of us have a hard time keeping motivation up, at least when it comes to improving our health. I know I really used to! All throughout my teens and early 20?s I would be really motivated, for a while, and then when times got tough, or peer pressure set in I would give up on my ideals. When I first went raw I really was focused on my athletic ability, that was my motivation. Sure I wanted to feel better and be healthier in general but sk8ing more and better was my biggest motivator. One of the most amazing things is, when you start to improve your health, everything else in your life begins to perk up too. The experiences I went through became their own motivation. When at first I was focused on my sk8ing, soon I noticed my optimism increased, I began to feel lighter and more positive about my life and out look than ever. Next I started to notice that I really loved to move around, exercise and play. In fact I would get bummed out just like a little kid if I didn’t get my fun time in! After a while I forgot, or rather stopped dwelling on the things I “thought” I was missing out on and started to really enjoy all that I was gaining. Namely, better sleep, more energy, no body odor, more optimism, feeling more spiritually connected, enjoying clearer thinking, not having sick days, having more sweetness in my life, having improved digestion and bathroom ease, finding ease in food choices, not feeling bloated or grossly full and tired after eating, having pain free joints, clearer skin, being a better role model, and many other factors. Its amazing but when you focus on the positive changes, and what you have to gain motivation simply grows. Through focusing on our weak links all the other links of health in our life automatically strengthen.

I dont know exactly why or how each of you found yourself on the path towards the raw diet, and improved lifestyle factors but I do know the more you walk the path, the more reasons and opportunities for growth and motivation that will arise. That in itself can be a great motivator.

Today I dont really even feel I need motivation, the raw lifestyle itself is so rewarding change promoting and uplifting that it in itself is its own motivator. I love feeling great, not just ok. I love knowing I am doing the best I can for the environment. I love treating myself like the temple I know I am. I love knowing that No animals need be harmed to satisfy my tase buds. I love knowing that I am actively creating the future I want to live in. I love seeing those around me grow in their own health and love of self. I love greeting the day and the challenges we are presented with optimism and lust for growth. I love being physically active as well as getting rest when I know I need it. I love the ease of eating fresh ripe raw foods and not needing to have heavy prep or messy dishes. I love having fresh breath clothing and thoughts. I love continually growing in compassion and love of all around me. I love letting go of past inhibiting beliefs and negative thought patterns.I love supporting others with common interests. I love feeling fulfilled and not constantly searching for another stimulation. I love sharing the best of myself with others, not getting tied up in my worries. I love dealing with my emotions and challenges, not having them deal with me. I love helping others, even if just a little. I love contributing to A brighter future. I love giving back to a world that has given me so much. I love knowing I will be around to see my nieces and nephews have kids, and their kids have more kids and so on. I love knowing I will be able to help others for a long time to come. I love knowing I have a impact. I love sharing nutritious food and energy with those I love. I love feeling myself get younger every day. I love seeing the spark of God in everyone and everything. I love learning from my mistakes instead of reliving them. I love having my priorities shift to the greater good. I love living my dream. I love waking up with energy and desire to get up. I love knowing I am doing the best I can for myself. I love sharing and seeing others love. I love to put my highest needs first and not worry about what others think. I love growing.

I love growing in knowing and compassion that my actions are eternal,

that I needn’t be the cause of another living beings Funeral.

I love glowing with the high vibrations of Living food, vegan plant food, Fruits and veggies is now where I get my fill.

Knowing that eating cooked food, animal products, food you need kill,

will make you ill,

that we cannot be cured through eating a pill.

Grow in compassion, flow with the love that is everlasting, next time you take a bite ask yourself, I am eating with Compassion?

There came a time where I realized I was slowly killing myself on many levels, that my priorities weren’t for my highest self and that I started to really not like who I was becoming. I remeber really being in a place where I Hated myself, where I wished most for a end. Today what I love most, is that I really love myself and love living and striving for my fullest potential.

I hope you all can find a few things that you love :)

always enjoy

peacelovenseasonalfruit ck