As-Salaamu Alaikum,
Are you living in Saudi, I just came back from Baghdad a couple of weeks ago and will be moving to Cairo in December. How are you managinf being raw in Saudi?
i am very interested. i have recently started practicing ashtanga and immediately though i'd like to experience this in india. do keep me informed. i may be a +1 for the attendance.
*loves*
I'm planning to go to this event and world like to ride/drive with some raw foodies. I will be leaving from Riverside. Let me know if we could get a group together. I'm currently, oversees, but will be back in Riverside the Monday before the event...
I've been vegetarian/vegan for years. I have been pursuing a raw lifestyle for some years now. I do not think I will ever commit myself to being 100% raw. My lifestyle and job would not allow it. I work in humanitarian/development affairs. Husband and I moving to Egypt in December.
How can the community best support you in your journey? (moral support, transition advice, fitness tips, etc)
Looking for Raw friends around the world.
Relationship Status:
Married
Favorite Raw Food or Recipe?
Fruit and Green Juices!
Interests (outside of Raw Food):
Incense (I’m an addict!) Learning new things, Sufism, riding motorcycles, Feeling the sun and the air/being in nature, spirituality, animal rights, sailing, Exercise/Pilates, drum circles, ethno-botany, ayurveda, natural medicine, human rights, indigenous rights, raw food un-cooking, cuddling and kissing, alternative energy and building, traveling/backpacking, stretching, photography, reading, traditional art international law, refugee studies, bikram yoga, kayaking, Stimulating conversations with amazing people who give their life to helping others, Continuous self growth & exploration, speaking Arabic, and studying languages.
Favorite Books or Authors:
God's Will Be Done I: Traditional Psycho ethics & Personality Paradigm
GI2MR Oath: I promise to do my best to keep this community drama free. I will not name call or throw around personal attacks. I pledge to be respectful even if I do not agree with another member's opinion. When possible, I'll try to smile : )
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Great program on my favorite channel, the Travel Channel!!! Extreme Places to Go Green
hello new friend!
I did yoga throughout my pregnancy and walked at least a couple miles every other day, up until the week of delivery. I prepared myself for delivery like it was a mini-marathon, ate the best I could (not 100% raw, but close to it at the end), read a lot of birth stories, and midwife experiences. My partner and I delivered our baby girl by ourselves at home. I know this isn't the path for everyone but it is entirely possible if it's something you manifest and plan for. I think the hardest part of "being raw" while pregnant is the pressure from others that think you need to gorge yourself to produce a healthy baby. Well, I gained about 25 pounds during pregnancy, had a 7 lb. 7 oz baby, and was back to my pre-baby weight pretty quickly. I recommend a good herbal supplement for iron and calcium. Yellow Dock and Burdock and Kelp are good ones.
I've just come across your posting's; looking amongst your images, and comments I wonder what path you took, that has taken you towards such work? My sisters currently in Ethiopia working on her PHD; she's a budding anthropologist and I cant help but feel inspired by the work she's doing and others like her. So much so that I am now studying World Development, and will be starting an anthropology degree next year. I am telling you these things because I would love to know how you find your work, and what is involved? I know these are quite vague, and also broad questions, so any response would be appreciated. My sis is out in the field, so I cant ask her! I would just love to hear from you, it's so easy to glamorize the role of an aid worker from all the beautiful images that can be seen, or stories being told, the whole therefor is too abstract, and I suppose you can only truly gather the reality, or gravity of what such a role entails if you do the work. X
I haven't been there but would love to! I used to enjoy ethiopian food a lot.
Your work is inspiring to me. I also like working alongside people to help build better lives. I have done volunteering in a special social project which works in shanty-town communities in Peru, which I enjoyed but it was also very difficult. You are up against so much. It is hard to see how you can help without dictating. So I am planning on spending more time in the interior of the country, understanding and learning the best way I can be of aid, whether that be with children, agriculture, women, or community. For a while I thought that working in the UN would be ideal for me.
I'm sure you could visit if you'd like. I saw people from Germany, Saudi Arabia, even parts of south east Asia to come see Iran's beauty! It's definitely worth it and I had an amazing time :) So much to see in such little time.
wow, you have land in Ethipoia? I saw your comment on the eco-buildings page... you sound so fascinating! what is it like doing your job? It sounds very rewarding. Very pleased to meet you!
I'm lucky enough to have iranian parents... so the process of me going there is much easier. Not sure what the process is for people who's parents aren't iranian. good luck
More power to ya! I really admire women who are bold enough to rock a shaved head. It seems so liberating to me. We're taught to think that our hair is the be all and end all.
Just recently, I began to embrace the enormous circumference of my head. I couldn't stand not having hair on my head when I first started out with my twists. Back then, I didn't know what I know now. I've learned so much about myself since then. So who knows what the future may hold... maybe a cute fade or a funky fro.
What do you use to maintain it?
Hi Dave,
Maybe you should buy one lol, I couldnt live without my juicer (literally) if you want one-Dan has got some links on his youtube page it you wanna buy one, or the guy in this video, has a great one but he's in the UK
I lost my ear candling virginity last week, lol. My friend and I didn't have any problems, just really relaxing. So do it with a friend so someone can watch the flame. have fun :)