My recent raw food retreat was a hit- minus one couple who showed up and then left, thinking it was a place where there would be room service at 3am and raw food being made 24/7. No thanks! Funny thing was, she said she'd stay if I was gonna be there 24/7... and no she wasn't picking up on me HA!
I hooked them up with methods, recipes and inspiration- After all, I wanted to send them home feeling they could do this themselves; it's really not that difficult after a little know-how. We did some dehydrating for chips, breads and crackers, made some of the recipes here on my blog (raviolis, nutmilks, cheese, pasta) and had a Benriner mandoline sent to their homes (at their expense and their request). Paula said the first day was worth the expense of the entire weeks stay, and keep in mind they can be spendy!
At the end of the week, they had pitched in and bought a massage certificate for all my hard work; Although it was alot of work (carting my stuff back and forth to the venue is MUCH harder than just teaching at home!) it was something that was an absolute joy to do; I love seeing others catch the vision and want healing for themselves. Some people will never "get it"- the vision of true health through eating healthy and taking care of your body.
I think I'm finished creating my introduction to Raw Foods 101 and am ready to put something on the calendar and make calls & emails to those awaiting for the big day. I want my first class to be perfect, and alas, I am not perfect; so I will just bite the bullet, say my prayers and trudge forward into teaching others how to make things that are healthy for you; Ya know, things like ice cream, chocolate tarts, pasta sauce, chips.... haha, but really, I'm serious. Come and see. ;-)
About Me
- Jo
- Wine Country, Ca, United States
- By day I am a Business owner, Mother and wife, house cleaner, taxi driver and laundress, obtaining physical health through raw food nutrition; this being my personal challenge. Actually I love cooking and learning new things, I am an on & off raw Foodist to help me with my Systemic Lupus; however I do eat raw fish and sometimes raw dairy. I guess I would consider myself a "raw pescatarian" aside from the occasional raw goats milk / cheese once in a blue moon.
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