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Sergei Boutenko, co-author of recently released Fresh: The Ultimate Live-Food Cookbook, is the founder of Harmony Hikes, an organization that coordinates hiking trips to forge for wild edibles. In his new video series entitled Stalking Wild Greens, Sergei helps to identify the most common wild edibles, explains their health benefits, and shows where they grow. He concludes each video by preparing a raw food recipe with the ingredients he has collected. The videos are short, lighthearted, and very informative.
I was fortunate enough to grow up with alternative parents who exposed me to nature at an early age. When I was nine, my family adopted a raw vegan diet to heal us from physical illness. This helped me to understand the value of good health and nature’s ability to providing it.
At the age of 13 I hiked from Mexico to Canada on the Pacific Crest Trail with my family. We initially underestimated how much food five hungry hikers could eat in a week and started running into food shortages. Because it was not very pleasant to hike on any empty stomach we had to find a way to improvise if we were to finish our cross-country adventure.
Our salvation was the realization that nature is full of food if you know where to look. Foraging for wild edibles became out daily ritual. At times we supplemented as much as 60 percent of our diet with plants we found on the trail. We successfully completed our walk in September of 1998, in full health and happiness!
Since then, I’ve hiked in nearly every state, and in 20 countries. I’ve guided and helped guide many expeditions of children, teens, and adults.
After graduating from Southern Oregon University in the summer of 2006 I decided to invest my energy into Harmony Hikes so that I could share my passion for foraging and the outdoors with others.
“Episode 1: Miner’s Lettuce”
“Episode 2: Dandelion”
“Episode 3: Fool’s Onion”
“Episode 4: Wild Strawberry”
“Episode 5: Wild Violet”
Sergei Boutenko began his live-food practice fifteen years ago, when he became seriously ill. Since then, he has seen dramatic improvements in his health and now travels worldwide sharing his gourmet raw cuisine and his inspiring story of change, faith, and determination. Sergei is the co-author of Fresh: The Ultimate Live-Food Cookbook, Raw Family and Eating Without Heating, and has lectured and presented around the world on the benefits and pleasures of the raw foods diet. Together with his father Igor, mother Victoria, and sister Valya, Sergei is a leader in the raw food movement and his works are recognized for their profound impact on the development of raw foods communities throughout the world.
CLICK HERE for more information about Harmony Hikes.
CLICK HERE to order a copy of Fresh: The Ultimate Live-Food Cookbook.
CLICK HERE for more information about the Boutenko Family aka the Raw Family.
Categories: North Atlantic Books · author events · behind the scenes · books · quotes · raw foods
Tagged: Fresh, Sergei Boutenko, Valya Boutenko, health, diet, Raw Family, vegan, Victoria Boutenko, plants, nature, Harmony Hikes, wild edibles, Stalking Wild Greens, raw food, foraging, Miner's Lettuce, Dandelion, Fool's Onion, Wild Strawberry, Wild Violet, Eating Without Heating, Igor Boutenko, The Ultimate Live-Food Cookbook
Author Mark Borax’s newly released book, 2012: Crossing the Bridge to the Future, tells the fascinating story of his apprenticeship to visionary astrologer Ellias Lonsdale. Mark has said that the goal of the book is to “usher” readers down the “private dirt driveway” of his spiritual teacher, “where the mysteries burn bright, and together we can cross the bridge to the future.” As 2012 approaches — a year many philosophical traditions have pinpointed as a major turning point in human history — Mark encourages us to live the lives of our deepest Souls in more ways than one.
Below are some of his “bridge-crossing” activities.
Soul Level Astrology Readings
Mark is the founder of Soul Level Astrology, which he describes as “a method of using your astrological birth chart to identify your core nature, or soul, which is the deepest part of you.” CLICK HERE to schedule a personal Soul Level Astrology reading for an individual or couple.
Cosmic Weather Reports
Mark also offers Cosmic Weather Reports on his website. In each report, he discusses the most relevant celestial events of the month and the significance the skies hold for our individual lives and for the collective life of the planet. CLICK HERE to view the most recent Cosmic Weather Report.
Upcoming West Coast Appearance
On Thursday, June 5th at 7 pm, Mark returns to Santa Cruz, the setting of his new book, 2012: Crossing the Bridge to the Future, to read excerpts, sign copies, and answer questions. He will be at Gateways Books, 1126 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA.
Live 12 Week TeleClass
Mark will conduct a series of 12 weekly TeleClasses from June 5th to August 25th, with each class focused on one sign of the zodiac. CLICK HERE for more information about TeleClasses.
Radio Interview
In January, Mark spoke about his book, 2012, with Vaishali of One Talk Radio. CLICK HERE to listen to his interview. Be sure to scroll down to the 1/19/08 show, under the “Content Library” bar.
Categories: California · North Atlantic Books · author events · author interviews · books
Tagged: 2012, Mark Borax, spiritual, Crossing the Bridge to the Future, Ellias Lonsdale, souls, astrology, Soul Level, cosmic weather report, celestial, Santa Cruz, Gateways Books, teleclass, Vaishali, One Talk Radio
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Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days
This thought provoking and inspiring, new feature documentary about the healing powers of live foods features Gabriel Cousens, MD, Woody Harrelson, Morgan Spurlock from SuperSize Me, Rev. Michael Beckwith, David Wolfe, and six people with the courage and love to heal and transform.
Where & When:
The Newport International Film Festival, Rhode Island
June 5 at 6pm and June 7 at 12pm
Tickets are available at newportfilmfestival.com.
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Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days is an independent documentary film that chronicles six McDonald’s-munching Americans with diabetes who switch to a diet consisting entirely of vegan, organic, live, raw foods in order to reverse diabetes naturally. The six participants are challenged to give up meat, dairy, sugar, alcohol, nicotine, caffeine, soda, junk food, fast food, processed food, packaged food, and even cooked food – as well as go without their loved ones and many of their creature comforts – for 30 days…
…Simply Raw shows each participant’s remarkable journey and captures the medical, physical, emotional and spiritual transformations brought on by this radical diet and lifestyle change. Participants were supervised by Gabriel Cousens, M.D. and Helen Ross, M.D. at the Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center in Patagonia, Arizona.
The feature film Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days is in post production and will premiere at the Newport International Film Festival.
CLICK HERE to view the film trailer for Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days.
CLICK HERE for more information about There is a Cure for Diabetes by Gabriel Cousens.
CLICK HERE for more information about The Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center.
Categories: North Atlantic Books · author events · books · holistic health · news · raw foods
Tagged: David Wolfe, diabetes, diet, documentary, Gabriel Cousens, Helen Ross, live foods, Michael Beckwith, Morgan Spurlock, Newport International Film Festival, nutrition, organic, raw foods, reversing, Simply Raw, Supersize Me, There is a Cure for Diabetes, Tree of Life, vegan, Woody Harrelson
This year at the Harmony Festival there will be special presentations by numerous North Atlantic Books authors including David Wilcock, Alex Grey, Victoria Boutenko, and Matthew & Terces Engelhart. The Harmony Festival is scheduled for June 6-8, 2008 at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa, California.
CLICK HERE for more information about the Harmony Festival.
David Wilcock is the co-author of The Reincarnation of Edgar Cayce?: Interdimensional Communication and Global Transformation. He is a professional intuitive consultant who, since 1993, has intensely researched UFOlogy, ancient civilizations, consciousness science, and new paradigms of matter and energy. Wilcock has been a guest on numerous radio programs and has lectured throughout the United States and Japan. He is also an accomplished musician and composer of jazz-fusion, New Age/meditative, and world music pieces.
Alex Grey is the author of the soon to be released Art Psalms. His artwork has appeared in Newsweek and Time magazine, on the Discovery Channel, and on album art for the Beastie Boys, Nirvana, and others. Grey was professor of anatomy and figure sculpture at NYU for ten years, and a graduate painting professor at both the Rhode Island School of Design and the Philadelphia College of Art. In 2004, Grey and his wife Allyson founded the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors, a cultural center and refuge for contemplation in New York City. He lives in New York City.
Victoria Boutenko is the author of 12 Steps to Raw Foods: How to End Your Dependency on Cooked Food. She teaches classes on raw food all over the world, and is an adjunct professor at Southern Oregon University. Boutenko travels worldwide sharing her gourmet raw cuisine and her inspiring story of change, faith, and determination. She has published a monthly newsletter since 2003 on her Web site www.rawfamily.com. Boutenko is a leader in the raw food movement and her works are recognized as having a profound impact on the development of raw food communities across the globe. She lives in Ashland, Oregon.
Matthew and Terces Engelhart are the authors of Sacred Commerce: Business as a Path of Awakening and The Abounding River Personal Logbook: An Unfamiliar View of Being Abundance. Terces is also the author of I Am Grateful. The Engelharts are the owners of Café Gratitude, a popular organic vegan restaurant chain in the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles. They lead workshops on Abundance as a quality of the Divine, Kindred Spirit — Spiritual relationship, Sacred Commerce — merging the sacred with the commercial, and One Week Without Sugar — an introduction to a spiritual diet. The Engelharts live in San Francisco.
Categories: California · North Atlantic Books · author events · books · news · raw foods
Tagged: California, North Atlantic Books, Raw Family, Sacred Commerce, Matthew Engelhart, Terces Engelhart, Cafe Gratitude, Harmony Festival, authors, David Wilcock, Alex Grey, Victoria Boutenko, Sonoma County Fairgrounds, Santa Rosa, The Reincarnation of Edgar Cayce, Art Psalms, Chapel of Sacred Mirrors, 12 Steps to Raw Foods, The Abounding River Personal Logbook, I Am Grateful
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Categories: California · North Atlantic Books · author events · books · holistic health · raw foods
Tagged: California, author, David Wolfe, raw foods, Book Expo America, Los Angeles Convention Center, event
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