2009 New Year Resolutions

Welcome!

Ooh we are almost there the begining of yet another year!
I am very excited about 2009 as it is an odd numbered year & the odd years are usually very successful years for me.
I've mentioned in previous posts a few things that I have planned for 2009 so I wonder what wonderful unknown things are going to happen as well.

Yesterday I participated in a New Year Resolution Workshop run by one of my good friends. The workshop was fabulous as it was about each participant getting clear on what we want to have in 2009. I just love hearing what others want for the following year. Sometimes people ask for basic things in life & then others just really go for it & ask for the BIG stuff!

What have you decided that you want in 2009?

Keeping in alignment with combining Raw Foods in your life I've decided to give you 5 easy tips to incorporate more Raw Foods into your life. These are easy to follow so I encourage you to try some or even incorporate them all into you daily life. Those of you who are already doing these things then that is fantastic & keep going!

Five Tips to Incorporating more Raw Foods for better Health for 2009

1. On rising cut a lemon in half & squeeze it into a glass of tepid water & drink before putting anything else into your body. This helps to cleanse your body first thing.
2. Only eat fruit for breakfast for a change on the alternate days. If you are in the Southern Hemisphere like I am Mangoes are so divine right now so eat 1 mango for breakfast. Or if you are in the Northern Hemisphere then have 1/2 grapefruit for breakfast or make your own fruit salad.
3. Before lunch have a fresh juice or smoothie. Choose either 3 of your favourite fruits or 3 of your favourite vegetables & drink.
4. Lunch, select your favourite leaf salad & keep the combinations simple. Add 3 of your favourite vegetables - rocket, tomato, celery & grated zucchini is one of my favourites with the dressing of your choice
5. An afternoon snack eat a handful of nuts. I like a combination of almonds, cashews, hazlenuts, walnuts & a brazil nut.

Good luck with your 2009 New Year Resolutions & if you have decided to give all that a miss this New Year then enjoy not having any.

Have fun incorporating the above tips into your life over the New Year period.

I hope each & every one of you have a very happy & safe New Year's Eve & I look forward to returning in 2009 with an abundance of new tips!

Until then.

With love, warmth & radiance

Julie-Ann xo

Merry Christmas

Welcome!

Merry Christmas to you all.

I wish each & everyone of my readers a very Merry Christmas & Happy 2009!
A huge thank-you to you for following my new blog & I appreciate your feed back.

This time of year is always a wonderful time to reflect on all that we have done & achieved either expected or unexpected. I have loved 2008 & it has turned out to be a very special year for me with the conception of many wonderful things following & being launched in 2009 & beyond.

Some expected things were getting certain areas of my life finely tuned & better organised, letting of draining people & situations, setting new boundaries for myself in all areas. Better appreciating family & close friends. Getting my teeth into something I feel passionate about & being open to changes.

Unexpected things were discovering The Raw Food Coach, Karen Knowler. Karen has now become a friend as well as mentor & it was her who introduced me to Raw Foods. Here is Karen's website. Karen is a true expert in the Raw Foods area http://www.therawfoodcoach.com/
I enjoyed Karen's work so much that I travelled to the UK in October to partake in one of her trainings which I am now starting to implement.
Being back in London again was so wonderful & definitely unexpected. I had to venture to Cambridge where I hadn't been before for the Training & I met so many wonderful new people who have also become friends. Cambridge is such a beautiful, beautiful place. Then on my way home to Sydney my flight was such that I 'had' to fly via Paris! What can I say! But ooh lala..
Thus, I did all my Christmas shopping early!
This trip was definitely my 'unexpected' highlight for the year.. :)

What have been the Expected & Unexpected highlights for you in 2008?
Do let me know as I'd love to hear them.

Enjoy your families on Christmas Day & try to remain as healthy & wholesome with your food choices as you can! I shall be doing my best although with my family's delcious food that just maybe easier said than done this year. We can always improve on this for next year with a better knowledge & awareness so watch this space.

With love, light & radiance

Julie-Ann xo

Raw Reflection

Welcome!

Today I am sharing a little of my Raw Reflection from the last few months.

Since I have been eating more wholesome Raw Foods so much has changed for me in such a short space of time. It is because of these changes that make me want to follow a predominantly Raw & Living Foods lifestyle.

Okay so my body has definitely responded to the cleaner foods. Organic foods that is. I have been gradually detoxing over the last few months by letting go of excess weight, redness from my skin is disappearing before my eyes, from bread & milk. I also have so much more energy! A lot more in fact.. :)

But as this journey continues it isn't only physical detoxing I have been going through it is also emotional, mental & spiritual too. Wow now there has been some heavy & scary stuff I've been letting go of there!

Emotionally, I've been looking closely at how I handle situations & people. It's interesting because now the cleaner & clearer I am becoming within myself I've realised I want my relationships to be this way too. I definitely feel so much calmer emotionally & I am sure I am reflecting this with my friends too. I feel that my close relationships are getting even juicer & better than ever. That I love. I find it easier to be honest with those I love & now I am okay at setting new boundaries in other scenarios. It has been scary at times I must admit but now I am in a better space with who I am. Yes that has meant letting go of some relationships that were toxic. But hey the healthy ones are really healthy & I have more room in my life to enjoy them!

Mentally, I am embracing a new thirst for knowledge & love challenging my brain with new information & tasks! I can easily move forward with these new ideas & information too. Thus, the creation of The Wholesome Food Coach blog. So watch this space for some announcements in the next little while.

Spiritually, I am becoming even more connected to my Inner Voice and/or Spirit. I have always been very spiritual & at times psychic but now the clarity I have with how to move forward in my life is simply awesome. I love the calmness I can easily experience.

So with these changes that have been happening within & around me over the last 6 months I have been cleared some space within myself for the new. I have made a lot of big decisions for myself in all areas of my life because of this clarity. For the better I might add & I am definitely very excited with what is to come in 2009 because of these changes!

My brand new website, The Wholesome Food Coach is going to be launched in the very early part of 2009. I am really excited about what I will be offering you in January & it is definitely worth tuning into. On the website I will be giving you the opportunity with all sorts of delicious ideas, participating in workshops, ebooks, recipes, beautiful photos & so much more! I won't say too much more as I would like to keep some of it a surprise!

Just think all of this was created because I changed a few of my own eating habits & included more Living Foods.

I wonder what is & will happen for you!

Next time I will be showing you how you too can make a few changes by swapping some cooked food choices with some wholesome Raw food choices. It really is that easy!

Until next time

With love, warmth & radiance

Julie-Ann

What are Raw and Living Foods!

Welcome!

Mmm Raw & Living Foods.
There is just so much to talk about on this subject so I shall keep this week's post brief.

As time goes on I will be revealing & highlighting diferent topics that are just so relevant to Living foods. These will include the benefits of incorporating more raw & living foods into your life.

So what are Raw & Living Foods then?
Raw & living foods are food that hasn't been heated above 47C or 105F. This is because you want to keep the maximum nutritional value within the food you eat. Heating food to high temperature destroys most of the nutrtional benefits. The better teh nutritional content of vitamins, mineral & enzymes in the foods you eat then the better you feel within yourself on all levels. You experience more energy, clarity of mind & a greater connection to spirit. Basically your overall quality of life is imrpoves.

Such life promoting foods include what we know of as the basics in life anyway. Fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, sprouts & sprouted grains.

If it has been grown in nature then it is raw, alive & full of goodness.

Eating food with high quantities & quality of natural vitamins, minerals, protein & enzymes is what helps your body to function properly & gives you that alive feeling! The idea of eating Raw foods is to eat as many enzyme rich foods as you can. This I will explain in another post.

Eating the best possible food for you is just the beginning of the magic that Living Foods give you!

So, how about this week you add some more living foods into your diet. Add some of those gorgeous sprouts into your salads that you may not have tried before. Or maybe it is just having a salad for one meal for a change.

I also encourage you to think about that snack you may normally eat & change it from a processsed food to a raw food. Is it a biscuit or doughnut? Or something else that you KNOW isn't good for you. Instead how about have a piece of fruit or some gorgeous fresh nuts.

Whatever it is, really taste how that living foods tastes to you.
I know when I eat a juicy ripe mango it tastes suculent to me. When I eat Raspberries they taste decadent to me. When I bite into a crisp apple I know that this is fuel for me.

How does your favourite Living Food really taste is to you?

With love, warmth & radiance

Julie-Ann xo