Simple Kale Recipe

I love this recipe for 3 reasons: it's simple and quick, it tastes delicious and everytime I eat it I know I am doing incredible things for my body. I actually had it for breakfast this morning!

1 Bunch of Kale
1-2 TBSP olive Oil
1-2 TBSP Braggs Amino Acids
Sprinkle Hemp Seeds on Tops

I add Sunflower Seed Sprouts for added protein and yumminess and sometimes shredded carrots and Scallion

Enjoy!

We can Actually Increase our Joy by Keeping Our Bodies Clean

Before we find a clean way of eating, and for me this is eating a high raw, all vegan diet.......many of us felt depressed and moody much of the time. The combination of too much food and too little inspiration is lethal. We existed and we did what we had to do day in and day out, but there was a lack of joy. It was almost as if we were sleepwalking through life.

When we get the poisons out of our systems from toxic foods and refined and processed foods, we begin to feel alive, more vibrant, free from the addictions that bound us. We are also relieved by some of the things like anger, fear and resentment and negative emotions that have poisoned our lives. Deep joy can only come from a very deep part of ourselves. This can only be reached if we are living from a place where we are taking care of our bodies and where we can be in touch with our higher power.

I am so thankful today for the joy I am able to experience because I take care of my body. I hope you join me in this journey.

Namaste!

What is Your Appetite Telling You?

Instead of talking about the miracle diet, or the miracle food, what I find myself truly wanting in my life, is for it to be full of joy. I want to feel connected to other people, serving my purpose and to be doing the things that I love. It has been proven time and time again that long term health comes from happiness, true, bottom of the soul, happiness. So, how do we achieve this?

I used to feel that my appetite just had to do with eating. What I've found is that if I truly listen, my appetite tells me what I want and need in other areas of my life as well. If we let our physical appetite take over, we become it's slave. Instead, I've found that when I nurture my relationship to myself, then my greatest desire becomes to seek my purpose and that usually leads to sharing the gifts that I have been given with those around me. Isn't this all of our responsibility? To seek this growth and FEED this piece of our life so that it can grow?

So, for today, ask yourself, what is your appetite telling you? What is it that you need? What is it that you may be willing to do about it?

If we are in touch with our bodies, minds and souls we can feel what makes us happy. I know for me, I spent years searching for my life's' purpose and felt that this search was so difficult. One of the reasons why I choose to practice yoga and eat a 95% Raw Diet, 100% vegan diet with nutrient dense Superfoods is because it brings more joy into my life. I feel clarity about the things that I want and need to do in my life everyday. I feel lighter, I feel energetic and I feel less stress. I have chosen to change my career path and surround myself with happy healthy people. I understand that to continue living a healthy life, these are the things that I must do. People ask me if I feel deprived because I don't eat certain things.....my response is that "I deprived myself for years of what made me happy because I wasn't living this way" . Everyone needs to find their own purpose in their own way, but I know for a fact that the cleaner your diet is, the better you will feel.

It just makes things a whole lot easier when we are able to act rather than REact to the things that go on in our lives everyday. It also brings people TO us instead of away from us because we have the kind of energy that people want to be around.

So, for today, ask yourself, what is your appetite telling you? What is it that you need? What are you willing to do about it?


Here's to Living Food, Living Yoga and Living the Best Life Ever!

Lauren Golen
President and Founder
Raw Bliss LLC

Pesto Spirulina Rice

I'm so excited for my Greens and Superfoods tomorrow night. If people can start to add just one superfood and green to their diet everyday- they feel the difference and this can lead to them wanting more. The whole idea of "just doing it" lately keeps popping up......i mean you can talk forever and a day about how great it feels to eat more raw and living foods and more chlorophyll rich food, but if someone doesn't give it a try then they will never have the opportunity to feel and see the results. The results of my actions in my life is what creates the momentum that keeps it going. If i'm working hard and all of the sudden, i am getting calls about people who want tme to come and speak at their event or want to come to an event that i am having, then it is so easy to get up the next day and have the energy to continue my efforts. If i'm practicing my yoga 6 times a week and I'm feeling energized and strong and i can see more tone in my arms and i finally get up into that forearm balance, then i'm excited to go to yoga the next day.............get the picture. Don't get me wrong, we don't necesarily see results everyday from the actions that we take, but we need to hold onto the ones where we do. Also, use these examples in other areas in your life where you may be struggling to try something new. Think about how you want to feel and let that be your inspiration. I'll be the first to admit, that i sometimes don't like to give things up in my life that are comfortable because then i am required to be uncomfortable. But, i know that when i do this I ultimately change and grow and my self esteem gets a surge!! The point where the change truly begins is at the point that we don't want to do it anmore but we stick with it anyway.....our emotions are just our emotions, they are not WHO we are......so better not to react to them, just notice them and let them walk on by.