My evolution~

Hi everyone,
Things are so different in my life since I was last here. Now I have a new love and best friend.  I live in a different state; more of a city life and I have a job at a bakery! lol!  I am still true to my vegetarian roots and constantly try to spread that message to others that come across my path. Depsite the "where do you get your protein from" and "Aren't you hungry with just salad" people are actually wanting to know about my mysterious life as a vegetarian. I am now almost fluent in spanish which I learned both from my job and my new boyfriend and his family.  I love latin dancing now too. Bachata, Salsa, Cumbia, Merengue!
I promise to keep you posted more about my journey and life from now on.
PS...how did I ever live before without Whole Foods Market!?
Love you,
Rawkn Yogini~

Yay for a fantastic Week!

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Hey everyone,
Here is a little poem, updates, and raw food inspirations for the day!

Falling for you...by Rawkn Yogini
Falling for you was easy
Seeing those eyes shining and lit up was a gift for my heart
Your smile is a beacon of light on my stormiest days
Hard times and frustrations are my soul mourning for complete joy and ease
It gets easier each day with you by my side
My love gets stronger each moment
I can see a glimpse of our life together...speechless


So...this week work and yoga have been the majority of my time.  However, the job search continues.  Raw food is at the forefront of my life right now with Green smoothies for breakfast and very little craving for cooked foods.  Friday i'm getting my hair done then going to portsmouth with my love <3 Saturday is spring water collecting and family visits and Sunday is double date to the movies :-)  This means that I have two days to be productive and get my work done so that I can enjoy my fabulous weekend to come.

If you want to stay raw and not be hungry...eat breakfast. If you eat breakfast you jump start the metabolism and have less of a chance for overeating or being Staarving later in the day! A green smoothie is perfect!! Try it for a few days ...what do you have to lose?


Much love,
Rawkn yogini

PS...day 6 of my yoga challenge.  Tomorrow I will chat about Plateauing and how to jump start your metabolism as suggested by a friend!

Shining Bright and Being the Light!

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Hey there everyone,
Today is a very special day.  A day of pure awakening.  Every once and a while I read something or experience something that reminds me of my true path.  Raw Sangha community at rawsangha.com has been a pure inspiration to me.  Watching videos and reading Brother Echo's articles is fantastic.  Watching his journey to raw foods makes me smile and remember my first experiences with Raw foods.  I forget a little bit what that honeymoon phase is like.  Today is the first of the month of October.  Soooo many things to celebrate in my life.  A one month anniversary with an incredible boyfriend and passionate man named Jesse.  Thank you for all your love and support!  It is also the kick start of a 30 day Bikram yoga challenge.  And in nearly 2 weeks I will be celebrating a birthday~  I have a fabulous education in nutritional sciences, a fun job at Hannaford working with fruits and veggies all day and terrific family and friends who are always there for me! 
This month is about cleansing and cleaning my mind, body and spirit.  With 30 days of yoga, 100% raw food diet and with green smoothies every day!  Not to mention more sleep and water!

Please feel free to join me at my "21 Day Raw Food Challenge" group on facebook to receive free recipes, nutrition advice and inspiration on your journey. I would love to answer any questions you may have!

Much Love,
Rawkn Yogini

At the Heart of it All

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Hey there yogis, foodies, and friends!
Today I'm feeling a bit poetic and lyrical so I'm going to share a piece that I have written to express my current feelings and emotions.

At the Heart of it All
You provoke these feelings, feelings that are even hard for me to subdue
Even in the chaos of the day, the pulse and beat of your heart finds mine
I smile for no other reason but to see you smile back at me
It's hard to sleep when I feel as though my reality is better than any fantasy or dream
My chakras open up to your energy
No person or thing is perfect and I'm at peace with that
My positive powerful soul has been truly awakened

The Green Juice is back and so is my best friend!

Yay,

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So excited because my best friend came home from South Carolina on Tuesday and I seriously felt like my other half was back!  I picked her up from the airport and came home to a scrumptious dinner by her mom.  She made me a great salad with a ginger sesame viniagerette while everyone else had potato salad and cheeseburgers!  Seeee how sweet and receptive other people can be toward your lifestyle.  Yesterday, I watched Eat, Pray, Love.  The movie was very inspiring and made me realize that we are all searching our whole lives for our ultimate purpose and that purpose may even change and evolve just like relationships, our cars, our homes and our clothes!  Don't take life toooo seriously because just when you think things are "on track" we get sidetracked or go onto another path that we never could have planned for!  Be spontaneous.  The only true reality is love and family!
And!  To top off all of those great ah ha moments, I'm sitting here-finally with a green juice.  I've only been thinking about it for weeks.  Don't know why I didn't make it.  It literally took me less than 5 minutes! It's super delicious.  It makes me feel more alive!

Have a fantastic Day,
Rawkn Yogini

Being outside makes all your worries disappear

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Hi there,
Today I'm talking about being outdoors and how it makes me feel.  When I step outside onto my deck or to take a walk with my dogs I immediately feel a tingle, a rush of energy and love.  The sun and the smell of nature really do fuel my mind, body and spirit.  Add a best friend to that experience whether it be sitting on a beach, taking a nature walk or hike or just sitting outside chatting over iced tea and your heart will be filled with so much love and excitement.  Once I go outside on a beautiful day I feel like a little kid that doesn't want to be dragged inside to do anything else.  Even now, typing on my laptop, I'm sitting outside on my deck enjoying the sound of my dogs walking around, smelling and exploring every acorn, leaf, squirrel scurrying away.  Their tails are wagging for me to give them a treat or give them a rub behind the ears!  My best friend is on a much needed vacation in the Carolinas visiting her grandparents and I can't stop thinking about how much fun she must be having but how I can't wait for her to come home so we can go to the beach or have a  fiesta outside on my deck!!  Enjoy nature and enjoy the love in your life.  We all have happiness within us.  Love is the spark that ignites happiness!!!

Namaste~
Rawkn Yogini~

Little Sprouts!

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Hey there!
I'm ecstatic to share my recent plans for the future.  I've decided to go back to school to become an elementary school teacher and Bikram yoga instructor.  I really look forward to making a difference in children's lives.  I want to help shape their little minds and bodies to become healthy and happy and vibrant adults.  I look forward to becoming a yoga instructor as well, which not be for another year while I work and go to school to make some money to afford the tuition which is over 10,000 dollars!  Doing what I love it priceless however and I'm very excited about these new adventures.



Now for more information on sprouting and how to do it.  It is sooooo easy.
1. Take beans such as mung beans or buckwheat to start with since they are in my opinion the easiest to sprout.
2.  Place beans (one type) in a bowl of water and cover with a napkin or wax paper just to keep out the bugs.
3.  Soak them overnight.
4.  In the morning when you wake up, pour entire bowl into a mesh colander or strainer.
5.  Rinse off the beans and shake till they are somewhat dry with a little moisture.
6.  Place beans back into bowl without adding water and let sit covered for two days.
7.  Rinse and strain and place back into bowl about twice a day.  Sprouts will have tails that are about 1 inch long.
8.  Store them in the fridge for about a week.

Eat sprouted mung beans on top salads or use to make hummus.  Sprouted buckwheat you can use as a base for granolas or raw breads!
Let me know if you have any other questions...

Seeing Step Up 3D tonight...woohoo
Peace~