Raw & Vegan

Taking off the theme of the current week (congratulations, America!) I came away from the Embracing Life! retreat rejuvinated and with a new attitude to life - YES I CAN!

I have come to realise something I have always know, but it’s one of those things you ignore - I have emotions, which can and do manifest physically beyond just emotional eating.  On the 2nd day of our juice fast, I found myself strangely emotional -just introverted and quietly confronting some of my thoughts and ingrained “beliefs” about myself.  Leisa’s lecture on the Emotional Aspects of Healing came at the perfect time, and opened up a whole new perspective for me.  I am still digesting the information, as it was quite confrontational for me - such as realising I may be self-sabotaging my weight loss by fear of escaping my comfort zone.  I realise now that I seriously need to tackle emotional release, as that will facilitate weight release.

BTW, Leisa’s Emotional Aspects of Healing lecture is available on DVD and I thoroughy recommend anyone who needs to release weight - whether you’re a raw foodist or not - to check out the preview and buy the DVD. Leisa has this incredibly straight forward way of articulating her message and I found it life changing and ground breaking.  Seriously, check it out if you’re serious about healing yourself whether its weight release or another issue.

I had been reading Angela Stokes Raw Emotions before the retreat, but now I see it in a different light and will start again.  This book is great and with the greater understanding of the mind-body that I now have, I think I will take in the information in a new light.

Amazingly, emotional healing seems to be a hot topic right now!  I came home to an overflowing blog reader and discovered a very timely post from The Raw Kitchen Blog with links to a series about the social and emotional aspects of eating vids on YouTube.

So, I’ve titled this post YES I CAN!  Why?  Well why not!  Of course I can do this - be high raw, lose weight, be confident, and realise my inner beauty!  I can stop intellectualising every little aspect of my day, and stop negative thought patterns.  Yeah I admit it will be quite a journey but I am now ready to take the next step in my raw transformation to follow my heart and my aspirations

If I can do it, so can you!  Yes WE can!

Kate xxx

PS. If anyone in Perth is looking to buy a wardrobe, please see my ad for a 1930s antique wardrobe and lowboy set.  My mum is selling these to fund some raw food equipment (she’s only got this great antique blender but it can’t even make a simple raw pudding) so please help her out! The wardrobe and lowboy are beautiful, handed down from Mum’s great aunt.  But since she has moved she hasn’t got the room for both of these so has replaced them with something more compact and now needs to sell them, albiet regretfully.  Please spread to the word and contact me if you are interested.