Saturday, June 13, 2009
Friday, June 5, 2009
The Growing Bliss Ball
Hello All!Just a quick note so say that growing a baby has continued to be a complete joy for both David and me. The baby is now considered "full term" which means it could come any day now! Or, it could be another 4 weeks...we are quite happy to welcome our little beloved one whenever he/she is ready to come. We are all tucked in to a cottage on a mountain for the birth and I have been feeling myself falling deeper and deeper into the magic of it all.
Baby is in a good position (head down), my blood pressure is good, my urine is good, my iron is good (I am really excited about this one...my iron has only dropped about 7 points and is still in a good range. Many women during pregnancy will see a 30-40 point drop in their iron causing anemia. Hooray for nettles and lots of leafy greens!), and I was just tested for GBS and tested clear of it (happy about this too as it means I won't even have to consider taking antibiotics during labor, which is what the medical world would have me do if I did have GBS. Hooray for lots of top quality probiotics and good bacteria!) We are all very happy and I am very excited about the nearing birth day!
We are very much looking forward now to meeting this beautiful being who rolls and dances away in my belly.
Here are a few growing bliss ball photos:
YUMMY!!
David saying hello to baby. Houston, TX. March 23, 27 weeks.
Lilly kisses for my little blossom. April 26, 32 weeks.
A beautiful sunny spring day on the beach. April 27, 32 weeks. (Yes, I went swimming!) 
Mama and Papa to be. May 30, 37 weeks. 
Happy in the "Birthing Cottage", ready for baby! June 4, 37 1/2 weeks. (I've created a pregnancy photo album on our Flickr account too, which you can see HERE.)
I hope everyone is having a BEAUTIFUL summer, and we look forward to introducing our beloved baby rain one day soon!
With peaceful steps and many blessings,
Katrina, David, and baby in the belly.
With peaceful steps and many blessings,
Katrina, David, and baby in the belly.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
2009 Global Juice Feast!!!
Hello All!
It is about that time again! Spring cleaning time!!
The Second Annual Global Juice Feast is set to begin on Saturday, March 7, 2009, so head on over to www.JuiceFeasting.com and www.GlobalJuiceFeast.com and see what all the fuss is about.
As always with an exciting journey, many just couldn't wait to start and I'm noticing Juice Feasting blogs sprouting up everywhere.
Of note are the resplendent Penni Shelton and Courtney Pool, who are both experienced Juice Feasters we are all lucky to share the journey with. If you are just about to begin your first Feast, you will be in excellent company with these two, so be sure to check in with them.
Courtney Pool
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Penni Shelton
Both Penni and Courtney are setting out to do short (although 30ish days isn't really all that short is it?) Feasts this spring, which is a great idea for a second Juice Feast.
David and I like to recommend after doing an extended 30 or 60 or 92 Day Juice Feast that shorter cleanses of 10 to 30 days can be done twice a year (spring and fall) It is important to remember that as with anything, it is possible to over do it with Juice Feasting! Please make sure that you are balancing your cleansing periods with long periods of a nutrient-dense, maintenance diet of good, whole foods, exercise, sunshine and LOVE!!!
While David and I will not be Juice Feasting this year, we will be joining you with our daily quart of GVJ (Green Vegetable Juice!) and popping into both The Green Room (JuiceFeasting.com's membership forums) and Global Juice Feast to see how things are going.
I will not be Juice Feasting due to the beautiful baby growing in my belly, and David having done 10 days in January of Juice Feasting is feeling happy to continue eating after a cold, gray, Canadian winter.
If you have a Juice Feasting Blog you would like mentioned here, please let us know! One lovely lady is already off and running on Day 15 of her Juice Feast, head over and say hello to Blueberry.
You may also find it fun to peruse some of the blogs listed at the right. I had a lot of fun blogging during the 2008 Global Juice Feast, and that journey starts HERE.
Also be sure to check out our website at www.JuiceFeasting.com where you can learn all about HOW to Juice Feast under the Juice Feasting Intro!
Wondering about signing up for one of our memberships? David and I were honored by this recent comment left by someone in response to a question on GlobalJuiceFeast.com about the value of a JuiceFeasting.com membership:
"I started my JF membership as the shortest membership term because I wasn't sure about the amount and quality of the information that would be provided. Wow, was I pleasantly surprised. The content is great and is updated fairly regularly. I have recently splurged for the annual membership. Although the downloads can be saved for later viewing (as long as you also save the passwords), it is really nice to be able to follow along and refer back to the JF website as you go... at least for me. In the grand scheme of things, the annual membership is only about the cost of a few weeks of produce for your Juice Feast."
~Mary B.
and this one:
"$30 to begin with are well worth it. There is cool info out for everyday, videos etc. stuff to keep your mind on topic in case you feel urges, esp late at night (I have that prob!). You definitely get a lot of bang for your buck. I did the 92days without membership last year and now realize a lot of questions would have been answered in detail by the daily "wisdom" that the Rainosheks have compiled. The forum is busy with fellow global juice feasters but the member site is just some more extra value."
~Lemoned
Awwwwww! Thanks you guys! We can't tell you how much notes like this mean to us!
With that, I will leave you with this morning's Green Juice Recipe enjoyed by David, Baby in the belly and I!
1/2 cucumber
1 zucchini
1 head of broccoli
1 head of romaine lettuce
4 leaves of kale
2 beets
2 apples
YUM!! And lots of calcium for growing baby bones and iron for little cells needing it!
Enjoy your juice dear friends, we hope to hear from you in The Green Room or on Global Juice Feast soon!
LOVE!!!
Katrina
PS. If you haven't yet, check out the video in the post below for some folks discussing their health a year Post-Juice Feast!
Oh and PPS!! Angela Stokes' book A Juice Feaster's Handbook is an excellent addition to any Juice Feast! So is her blog!!
It is about that time again! Spring cleaning time!!
The Second Annual Global Juice Feast is set to begin on Saturday, March 7, 2009, so head on over to www.JuiceFeasting.com and www.GlobalJuiceFeast.com and see what all the fuss is about.
As always with an exciting journey, many just couldn't wait to start and I'm noticing Juice Feasting blogs sprouting up everywhere.
Of note are the resplendent Penni Shelton and Courtney Pool, who are both experienced Juice Feasters we are all lucky to share the journey with. If you are just about to begin your first Feast, you will be in excellent company with these two, so be sure to check in with them.
Courtney Pool-1.jpg)
Penni SheltonBoth Penni and Courtney are setting out to do short (although 30ish days isn't really all that short is it?) Feasts this spring, which is a great idea for a second Juice Feast.
David and I like to recommend after doing an extended 30 or 60 or 92 Day Juice Feast that shorter cleanses of 10 to 30 days can be done twice a year (spring and fall) It is important to remember that as with anything, it is possible to over do it with Juice Feasting! Please make sure that you are balancing your cleansing periods with long periods of a nutrient-dense, maintenance diet of good, whole foods, exercise, sunshine and LOVE!!!
While David and I will not be Juice Feasting this year, we will be joining you with our daily quart of GVJ (Green Vegetable Juice!) and popping into both The Green Room (JuiceFeasting.com's membership forums) and Global Juice Feast to see how things are going.
I will not be Juice Feasting due to the beautiful baby growing in my belly, and David having done 10 days in January of Juice Feasting is feeling happy to continue eating after a cold, gray, Canadian winter.
If you have a Juice Feasting Blog you would like mentioned here, please let us know! One lovely lady is already off and running on Day 15 of her Juice Feast, head over and say hello to Blueberry.
You may also find it fun to peruse some of the blogs listed at the right. I had a lot of fun blogging during the 2008 Global Juice Feast, and that journey starts HERE.
Also be sure to check out our website at www.JuiceFeasting.com where you can learn all about HOW to Juice Feast under the Juice Feasting Intro!
Wondering about signing up for one of our memberships? David and I were honored by this recent comment left by someone in response to a question on GlobalJuiceFeast.com about the value of a JuiceFeasting.com membership:
"I started my JF membership as the shortest membership term because I wasn't sure about the amount and quality of the information that would be provided. Wow, was I pleasantly surprised. The content is great and is updated fairly regularly. I have recently splurged for the annual membership. Although the downloads can be saved for later viewing (as long as you also save the passwords), it is really nice to be able to follow along and refer back to the JF website as you go... at least for me. In the grand scheme of things, the annual membership is only about the cost of a few weeks of produce for your Juice Feast."
~Mary B.
and this one:
"$30 to begin with are well worth it. There is cool info out for everyday, videos etc. stuff to keep your mind on topic in case you feel urges, esp late at night (I have that prob!). You definitely get a lot of bang for your buck. I did the 92days without membership last year and now realize a lot of questions would have been answered in detail by the daily "wisdom" that the Rainosheks have compiled. The forum is busy with fellow global juice feasters but the member site is just some more extra value."
~Lemoned
Awwwwww! Thanks you guys! We can't tell you how much notes like this mean to us!
With that, I will leave you with this morning's Green Juice Recipe enjoyed by David, Baby in the belly and I!
1/2 cucumber
1 zucchini
1 head of broccoli
1 head of romaine lettuce
4 leaves of kale
2 beets
2 apples
YUM!! And lots of calcium for growing baby bones and iron for little cells needing it!
Enjoy your juice dear friends, we hope to hear from you in The Green Room or on Global Juice Feast soon!
LOVE!!!
Katrina
PS. If you haven't yet, check out the video in the post below for some folks discussing their health a year Post-Juice Feast!
Oh and PPS!! Angela Stokes' book A Juice Feaster's Handbook is an excellent addition to any Juice Feast! So is her blog!!
Monday, March 2, 2009
2008 Global Juice Feaster's Reunion!
Hello All!
Well here we are in March of 2009, and thanks to some inspiration from Bronwyn, all of us now in Victoria who did the Global Juice Feast in 2008 got together for a little reunion.
As you will see in the video I was working behind the counter at Cafe Bliss and missed hearing everyone's Post-Juice Feast story...I just now watched the video and was so excited to hear everyone sharing how well they are doing! Continuing to spiral upwards in the never ending flow of growth!
If you are planning on joining the 2009 Global Juice Feast, starting this coming Saturday, March 7, be sure to watch these seasoned Juice Feasters (David, Bronwyn, Constanze, Ayrie, Robyn, and I) for some wonderful inspiration....oh the joys of fresh, raw juice!!
Enjoy!
LOVE!!!!
Katrina (who is still loving her Green Vegetable Juice!)
Feeling yummy!! 5 1/2 months!!!
Well here we are in March of 2009, and thanks to some inspiration from Bronwyn, all of us now in Victoria who did the Global Juice Feast in 2008 got together for a little reunion.
As you will see in the video I was working behind the counter at Cafe Bliss and missed hearing everyone's Post-Juice Feast story...I just now watched the video and was so excited to hear everyone sharing how well they are doing! Continuing to spiral upwards in the never ending flow of growth!
If you are planning on joining the 2009 Global Juice Feast, starting this coming Saturday, March 7, be sure to watch these seasoned Juice Feasters (David, Bronwyn, Constanze, Ayrie, Robyn, and I) for some wonderful inspiration....oh the joys of fresh, raw juice!!
Enjoy!
LOVE!!!!
Katrina (who is still loving her Green Vegetable Juice!)
Feeling yummy!! 5 1/2 months!!!Friday, January 23, 2009
Our Very Happy News!
Hello Dear Friends!
Wow, it has been quite some time since I last wrote, and quite a time too!
We hope that the year of '09 has been treating you with as much love, joy, and happiness as you can handle!! (I mean LOTS of goodies and abundance!)
We had a wonderful Christmas in Victoria with family and it was truly a special Christmas for David and I as it will be our last one without a BABY!!! Yes, we are having a baby, a great happiness for us both! Off on the next big adventure of life.......
The little one is due to arrive and come out to play sometime in June. Due date is summer solstice, June 21 for our sweet little summer strawberry baby.
Happy 4 1/2 month old baby in the belly!
I am now well into the second trimester and feeling great and loving the magical process of creation that is evolving! As many of you who have been reading this blog for awhile know, one of my main reasons for Juice Feasting back in March 08 was in preparation for Baby Rainoshek. I am thrilled that this little soul has now joined us and is letting me know how happy and strong he/she is by bumping all about in my belly! David was able to feel the movement from the outside for the first time last night, what magic. (Click HERE for a jump back in time and to read my personal reasons for Juice Feasting on Day 2 of my 88 Day Juice Feast!)
I have to admit that being on the computer is not my favorite thing right now, along with all other left brain activity, as my delicious pregnant dreamy right brain seems to take over!! So, hence the lack of blogging....but I do hope you are all well and look forward to hearing from and sharing with you in the near future!
With lots of love and sweet wishes to you,
Katrina and David and growing Baby Rainoshek
Enjoying a snowy winter day....
Wow, it has been quite some time since I last wrote, and quite a time too!
We hope that the year of '09 has been treating you with as much love, joy, and happiness as you can handle!! (I mean LOTS of goodies and abundance!)
We had a wonderful Christmas in Victoria with family and it was truly a special Christmas for David and I as it will be our last one without a BABY!!! Yes, we are having a baby, a great happiness for us both! Off on the next big adventure of life.......
The little one is due to arrive and come out to play sometime in June. Due date is summer solstice, June 21 for our sweet little summer strawberry baby.
Happy 4 1/2 month old baby in the belly!
I am now well into the second trimester and feeling great and loving the magical process of creation that is evolving! As many of you who have been reading this blog for awhile know, one of my main reasons for Juice Feasting back in March 08 was in preparation for Baby Rainoshek. I am thrilled that this little soul has now joined us and is letting me know how happy and strong he/she is by bumping all about in my belly! David was able to feel the movement from the outside for the first time last night, what magic. (Click HERE for a jump back in time and to read my personal reasons for Juice Feasting on Day 2 of my 88 Day Juice Feast!)
I have to admit that being on the computer is not my favorite thing right now, along with all other left brain activity, as my delicious pregnant dreamy right brain seems to take over!! So, hence the lack of blogging....but I do hope you are all well and look forward to hearing from and sharing with you in the near future!
With lots of love and sweet wishes to you,
Katrina and David and growing Baby Rainoshek
Enjoying a snowy winter day....
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Cafe Bliss Bliss Video
Hello!
Our friend Bronson of Best Ever Productions just did a beautiful video about Cafe Bliss! Watching it made me feel all blissey and lovely, see for yourself!
This Movie is about a organic live food juice bar on 556 Pandora Ave Victoria BC, Canada called Cafe Bliss. www.cafebliss.ca
Produced, written and directed by us Best Ever Productions in October 2008.
May you have the pure pleasure of eating the nourishment and playing with the warm people of this establishment.
I love us
Bronson Dylan Kidd
Co Creator
Best Ever Productions
Doesn't it just make you want to eat some yummy raw food?!!
LOVE!!!
Katrina
Our friend Bronson of Best Ever Productions just did a beautiful video about Cafe Bliss! Watching it made me feel all blissey and lovely, see for yourself!
This Movie is about a organic live food juice bar on 556 Pandora Ave Victoria BC, Canada called Cafe Bliss. www.cafebliss.ca
Produced, written and directed by us Best Ever Productions in October 2008.
May you have the pure pleasure of eating the nourishment and playing with the warm people of this establishment.
I love us
Bronson Dylan Kidd
Co Creator
Best Ever Productions
Doesn't it just make you want to eat some yummy raw food?!!
LOVE!!!
Katrina
Friday, October 24, 2008
Little Notes
Hello!
Well, we have been thoroughly enjoying Rawkathon, and David’s interview is up tonight so be sure to check it out! Amazing that you can have people like Mike Adams and Gabriel Cousens right in your house chatting away, isn’t it? Thank you Kevin Gianni, it has been an amazing week of information and inspiration!
Amazing pools of knowledge.....
If you haven't yet done so, head over to sign up for Rawkathon HERE.
A while ago now, our guest room was very lucky to host yet another traveling goddess, and we were very happy to hang out with Suki for some splendid hours. In addition to many other precious tid-bits, jems, and jewels of information from the mind of Suki, I now have a whole new relationship with colonics, and I didn’t think I had anything else to realize about the importance of such things. Yet how can one ignore the advice of a woman with such amazingly clear skin, eyes, and energy? I still have to find out where one can get a colonic out here on a tiny island, but believe me I’m looking! See, I’m not even afraid to blog about looking for a colonic, nothing to worry about!
For more information on the importance and How-To of colon cleansing, please see Suki’s blog, (and check out all the lovely information found under the tabs) or read Matt Monarch’s book Raw Success, or read Dr. Bernard Jensen’s Guide to Better Bowel Care, or Norman Walker’s Colon Health. Keep on cleansing out that bowel baby!
Suki's first ever huckleberry....
In other news, David did a brief blurb for the upcoming book Raw Food Works while we were in Sedona. Check it out.
Enjoy your moments!
All love,
Katrina
Well, we have been thoroughly enjoying Rawkathon, and David’s interview is up tonight so be sure to check it out! Amazing that you can have people like Mike Adams and Gabriel Cousens right in your house chatting away, isn’t it? Thank you Kevin Gianni, it has been an amazing week of information and inspiration!
Amazing pools of knowledge.....If you haven't yet done so, head over to sign up for Rawkathon HERE.
A while ago now, our guest room was very lucky to host yet another traveling goddess, and we were very happy to hang out with Suki for some splendid hours. In addition to many other precious tid-bits, jems, and jewels of information from the mind of Suki, I now have a whole new relationship with colonics, and I didn’t think I had anything else to realize about the importance of such things. Yet how can one ignore the advice of a woman with such amazingly clear skin, eyes, and energy? I still have to find out where one can get a colonic out here on a tiny island, but believe me I’m looking! See, I’m not even afraid to blog about looking for a colonic, nothing to worry about!
For more information on the importance and How-To of colon cleansing, please see Suki’s blog, (and check out all the lovely information found under the tabs) or read Matt Monarch’s book Raw Success, or read Dr. Bernard Jensen’s Guide to Better Bowel Care, or Norman Walker’s Colon Health. Keep on cleansing out that bowel baby!
Suki's first ever huckleberry....
In other news, David did a brief blurb for the upcoming book Raw Food Works while we were in Sedona. Check it out.Enjoy your moments!
All love,
Katrina
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