David Avocado Wolfe

Avocado's gift to you

Everybody's favourite superhero David is offering everyone in the raw-food, superfood, and herbal community the following gift in lieu of our beloved Shazzie' 40th birthday: Please visit www.longevitytrends.com where David is gifting a free interview on the latest longevity trends for 2009! Interesting developments!!! Please exercise CAUTION when listening to this interview: This information will cause you to have THE BEST DAY EVER! Again, please visit www.longevitytrends.com to access this free interview!

Avocado's birthday message to Shazzie

Message for Shazzie: Shazzie I know that your 40th trip around the Sun will be the BEST TRIP EVER!!! Enjoy! I love you!!! PS> You are not eating enough chocolate!

About Avocado

David "Avocado" Wolfe is considered by peers to be one of the world's leading authorities on nutrition. He has degrees in mechanical and environmental engineering, political science, a juris doctor in law, and a masters in living-food nutrition. David is the author of Amazing Grace, Naked Chocolate (with Shazzie), Eating For Beauty and The Sunfood Diet Success System. David works, in conjunction with www.sunfood.com, to develop, market and distribute some of the world's most wonderful and exotic organic food items throughout North America and beyond.

Since 1995, David Wolfe has given over 1,000 health lectures and seminars in the United States, Canada, Europe, the South Pacific, Central America and South America. He hosts at least six health, fitness and adventure retreats each year at various retreat centers around the world. In 2004, David starred as "Avocado" in the reality television show Mad Mad House airing on the Science Fiction Channel. As part of his action-packed schedule, David also coaches and feeds Hollywood producers and celebrities as well as some of the world's leading business people and entrepreneurs.

David is the founder of the non-profit Fruit Tree Planting Foundation whose goal is to plant 18 billion fruit trees on planet Earth. David is also the founder of, and leading contributor to, the internet's only Peak Performance and Nutrition online magazine: The Best Day Ever.

Lynne's gift to you

Lovely to infinity Lynne Franks is offering one very lucky winner a copy each of The SEED Handbook and GROW, signed and personalised especially for you! To be in with a chance of winning, just email us and tell us why and how Lynne has inspired you beyond words to be your true authentic self. Our favourite answer will win these very special personalised books by Lynne. Competition closes at midnight, 31st January 2009. Winners will be drawn and announced on Karla's blog within the week.

Lynne Franks

Lynne's birthday message to Shazzie

Happy Happy 40th Birthday Shazzie and thanks for all the dee-licious, healthy food you have brought into so many people’s lives -- especially thanks for the raw chocolate which I love. Love Lynne.

About Lynne

Lynne Franks, business woman, author, broadcaster and speaker, described by the world's media as a lifestyle guru and visionary, is an acclaimed international spokesperson and advisor on the changes in today's and tomorrow's world - both for the individual as well as society at large.

Her consulting experience with both the public and private sectors; her global work with women's enterprise, and her recognised gift as a 'futurist' have given her considerable insight into the way forward for modern society.

She is the founder of SEED – Sustainable Enterprise and Empowerment Dynamics – a provider of women's learning and coaching programmes on economic empowerment, sustainable business practices and creative leadership, as well as a global on and off-line women's support network. The SEED community has its own social networking site at: seednetworkingforwomen.com.

Angela Stokes

Angela's gift to you

Angela has very generously offered everyone the chance to download her inspiring ebook RawReform: Recipes for free! Yes, that's one for all of you! Lucky lucky you. RawReform: Recipes is a practical, down-to-earth guide to the nuts and bolts of eating raw -- no elaborate, time-consuming gourmet recipes and no expensive exotic ingredients -- just a clear, simple basis from which to start and sustain a new tradition. Download it for free now!

Angela's birthday message to Shazzie

Dearest shiny shazzley-dazzley petal,

Love, love, LOVE you, si*star* :) May the 40th anniversary of your arrival here be one of merriment, chuckles, hugs and guffaws. You have helped channel soooo much love, light and yumminess into this dimension already in your 40 trips around brother sun... I'm excited to see what you'll go on to unfold and share in your upcoming rotations ;) Enjoy the flow, beautiful, you are SO loved and appreciated,

All love, Angela. xxx

About Angela

Award-winning author Angela Stokes lost an amazing 160lbs with a raw lifestyle, reversing morbid obesity. 30-year-old Angela went raw in May 2002 and her life has since dramatically transformed. Her web site shares her amazing story of recovery, along with guidance and inspiration for others. She shares videos, before/after pictures and also blogs almost daily. Angela offers books, retreats, consultations and lectures internationally on raw foods. In February 2007, she completed a 92-Day Juice Feast and her juicing book inspires countless others into juicy journeys. Her most recent book ‘Raw Emotions’ explores raw food transformations beyond the physical level.

Detox Your World's gift to you

If you buy anything at all on 23rd January 2009 (between midnight and midnight GMT) from our online shop, you'll get a free £5 gift voucher* to use any time from February 1st 2009. Just enter "Happy Birthday, Shazzie" In the delivery instructions box when checking out. (*one per household)

Victoria Leith

Victoria's gift to you

Scrummy Vikki has kindly donated nine copies of her brand new ebook 30 Days Raw. To be in with a chance of winning, just email us and complete this sentence "Vikki is my Little Guru because..." The best nine will win the book. Competition closes at midnight, 31st January 2009. Winners will be drawn and announced on Karla's blog within the week.

Victoria's birthday message to Shazzie

Light shines in all directions and your light shines on me! Happy Birthday Shazzie -- keep living your dreams and helping others to fulfill theirs too xxx

About Victoria

Victoria Leith AKA the LittleGuru is mother to daughter Maya, writer of books and articles on health and positive health and well-being, a body percussionist, raw chef in the making and teacher! She runs a site called www.littleguru.co.uk which features articles, reviews and products to make your world a little lighter, a little brighter. Check out her other adventures by visiting www.tribalgroove.com and www.justonedaybooks.com

Philip's gift to you

Popular for every reason under the sun Philip wants a date with you! His gift is to take one lucky winner out to dinner at Pure Food & Wine in New York City! So, if you win this, you have to be from that area or visit there frequently, OK? To be in with a chance of winning, just email us and complete this sentence "Philip is my dream dinner date because..." The best answer will win a dinner date with Philip. Competition closes at midnight, 31st January 2009. Winners will be drawn and announced on Karla's blog within the week. Meal will be arranged at a time and date to suit both parties some time in 2009.

Philip McCluskey

Philip's birthday message to Shazzie

Dearest Shazzie,

Radiant and blissful blessings to you on this special day of celebration.  I honor you as a Goddess and Co-Creator, and love how you have manifested such a beautiful world around you.  Thank you for all your continued love and support in furthering the raw food movement.  We are blessed to have you.

Love, Philip

About Philip

Philip McCluskey is an entrepreneur, motivational speaker, world traveler, professional blogger, and is incredibly passionate about raw foods! Being overweight his entire life, with 30 failed diet attempts, he surpassed morbid obesity and skyrocketed to a max weight of 400 lbs. After hitting rock bottom he was ready to go the gastric bypass route when he discovered a different route, raw foods. By switching to a 100% raw vegan diet overnight, he's lost nearly 200 lbs and is on the fast track to rediscovering his new superhero existence.

Everything in his life changed, including health, mental clarity, spirituality, a new purpose, and a passion for spreading the raw food word. He shares his message through inspirational blogs, videos, pictures, and advice at Lovingraw.com, as well as touring the country speaking about his experiences, inspiring countless people everywhere. He has also begun writing his first book, which should be available in stores in 2009.

Matt Monarch

Matt's gift to you

Marvelous Matt is giving away a free copy of his ebook How to go Raw. This fascinating book explains Matt's three core principles for creating and maintaining a healthy raw food lifestyle. And, as a super-duper extra, he's offering all of you a 13% OFF coupon for www.TheRawFoodWorld.com, valid for any purchase until February 15th 2009. To take advantage of Matt's great nature, enter the word Shazzie into the coupon code box before you check out when buying anything from Matt's shop.

Matt's birthday message to Shazzie

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Shazzie!

I hope that you have your most exciting and enjoyable celebration yet.  Thanks for inviting us all to share the fun on your birthday.  You are an inspiration!

Birthday hugs and love, Matt

About Matt

Matt Monarch has been 100% raw vegan for 9 years. Matt dove head-first into this lifestyle after reading Norman Walker's classic book Become Younger.  Matt didn't go raw to relieve health issues; being raw simply made sense to him. After five years raw, Matt wrote the book Raw Spirit, covering various physical challenges and spiritual shifts that going raw can involve. Matt considers his second book, Raw Success, like his Bible for being raw.  He travels worldwide teaching about eating healthily and healing degenerative diseases.  He runs the popular online store TheRawFoodWorld.com.

Detox Your World's gift to you

If you buy anything at all on 22nd January 2009 (between midnight and midnight GMT) from our online shop, you'll get a free Shazzie's Naked Chocolate raw, organically certified chocolate bar*. Just enter "Are you excited, Shazzie?" In the delivery instructions box when checking out. (*UK mainland customers only, one per household.) (65g, RRP £3.86)

Alice Mason

Alice's gift to you

Super-talented Alice is offering four lucky winners a hand-signed limited edition print of any of her mermaid pictures.  It'll be fine art quality, and super-beautiful. Alice's pictures can be seen here. To be in with a chance of winning, just email us and complete this sentence "I deserve to own some of Alice's art because..." The best four answers will win the artwork. Competition closes at midnight, 31st January 2009. Winners will be drawn and announced on Karla's blog within the week.

Alice's birthday message to Shazzie

Happiest of Birthdays Shazzie!  This is the most wonderful of decades you are entering.  You were the inspiration for me to go raw, and thousands of others too.  I am so grateful to you beyond words. xxxx

About Alice

Alice has lived and worked as a fine artist/painter and muralist in London, Los Angeles, Bath and East Sussex, UK and currently lives on a cliff top overlooking the sea in Pett Level, East Sussex. She is a mother of two and paints from her studio at home. She says:

"I love the idea of creating our own reality, in art as in life. It is my intention, in my work and my world, to create a utopia, or a feeling of a paradise within the multiverse. In the process of creation I create a world. I am a dream-weaver. I seek to convey the serenity and equanimity of the world around me and the infinite light within. Sometimes surreal in quality, my interests in secular spirituality, quantum physics and metaphysics are reflected in my paintings."

Visit Alice in MySpace. Check out her cards and prints here, too.

Dhru's gift to you

Dhrumil, often know as the Spiritual Player of the raw food community, has a fantastic treat for you. He has put together a 40 minute intensive audio on the subject of spirituality titled, Insecurities: How Unconscious Emotions Effect Our Daily Lives. In addition to his love for raw foods, Dhrumil is also deeply passionate about exploring the inner workings of the mind. In this audio he covers the basics of insecurities, how they are formed, what we do as kids to protect ourselves from hurt, and how we as adults can go beyond negative patterns. If you're experiencing any emotional pain in your life right now, this is a must listen to audio podcast. To listen or download for later, just click here!

Dhrumil Purohit

Dhru's birthday message to Shazzie

Shazzie you are an inspiration to all in the world of holistic living. I thank you for rising above and shining your brightest. Your light has brought much growth to not only my world, but the lives of thousands. With Purpose I wish you a Happy Birthday.

About Dhru

Dhrumil Purohit is a raw food sherpa and Spiritual Player. He is team lead of the popular We Like It Raw blog and Chief Community Organizer behind 2008's Best Raw Food Website giveittomeraw.com. He loves raw food, tall girls and the present moment.

Veronika Sophia Robinson

Veronika's gift to you

Veronika's new book The Birthkeepers is hot off the press and she's giving one away! Be one of the first to own it and even have it signed by this übermother. To be in with a chance of winning, just email us and complete this sentence "The Birthkeepers would look great on my bookshelf because..." The best answer will win a signed book. Competition closes at midnight, 31st January 2009. The winner will be drawn and announced on Karla's blog within the week.

Veronika's birthday message to Shazzie

Dearest Shazzie

As you celebrate your annual solar return, may it be a time of warmth, love and joy for you. This time of life is often considered the 'mid-life crisis' (astrologically) but I know without doubt that whatever life brings your way, you will handle it with the mastery of a divine Goddess for that is who you are. All you touches turns to gold, and you are an inspiration to many -- both personally and professionally.

Take the Light from those 40 candles and continue spreading it far and wide across this great big beautiful world.

With deep love, affection and respect, Veronika

About Veronika

Veronika Robinson lives in the Eden Valley, Cumbria, UK, with her husband Paul and their home-educated daughters Bethany and Eliza. She regularly appears in the media as a passionate advocate for parenting naturally. Veronika began publishing and editing The Mother magazine in 2002. Read worldwide, it advocates conscious and optimal parenting beginning from before conception, right through the teenage years.

Veronika and Paul created the Peaceful Pregnancy CD in 1995 and co-founded the National Waterbirth Trust in New Zealand. She is also the author of: Fields of Lavender, The Compassionate Years, The Drinks Are On Me, The Birthkeepers, Life without school, Cycle to the Moon and a contributing poet to Howl at The Moon by Wild Women Press. Her books are available from www.starflowerpress.com.

Veronika has worked as a spiritual celebrant since 1995 and officiates at weddings, Namings and Blessingway ceremonies. She is a holistic breastfeeding counsellor and also offers mentoring on natural parenting www.veronikarobinson.com.

Detox Your World's gift to you

If you buy anything at all on 21st January 2009 (between midnight and midnight GMT) from our online shop, you'll get a free 300g bag of crushed purple corn kernels*, raw and organically certified. Just enter "Have you got your lippy on, Shazzie?" In the delivery instructions box when checking out. (*one per household) (RRP £5.95)

Kyle Vialli

Kyle's gift to you

The beautiful Kyle has offered one lucky winner the best gift! How about a free meal out with Shazzie at his bistro Manna in Brighton??? To be in with a chance of winning, just email us and complete this sentence "I know I'll get to have a meal out with Shazzie because..." The best answer will win Shazzie and a meal for an evening! Competition closes at midnight, 31st January 2009. Winners will be drawn and announced on Karla's blog within the week. Meal will be arranged at a time and date to suit both parties some time in 2009.

Kyle's birthday message to Shazzie

Super shiny being Shazzie, may your journey of joyful expansion continue to tickle, enliven and inspire mind after mind and heart after heart. Thankyou for your pioneering work on the age-old existential answer to the question: "So how does one actually lead an Ecstatic Life!"

About Kyle and Manna

Kyle Vialli is co-director of Manna, a live-food cafe and consciousness hub located in Brighton, UK. Manna is a pioneering organic vegetarian cafe / restaurant / deli which serves the finest & tastiest 100% raw and living cuisine. Kyle and co-creator Andreas Demetriou are passionate about providing their customers with a range of scrumptious, lovingly made live powerfoods. They make their own delectable raw cakes and chocolates (including their legendary durian chocolate) fresh on the premises. They also offer a host of other super-services including conscious talks and workshops, a wide repertoire of therapies, and a holistic shop for superheroes. Manna exists to facilitate the ever rising prevalence of consciousness in this world, and its four walls regularly hold powerful co-creational mastermind gatherings. It also has Brighton's best water on tap courtesy of the widely acclaimed Gematria activation system.

Manna offers an enlivening and conscious environment for individuals, friends, lovers, groups and parties. Manna provides a Galaxy of Vitality for Brighton and beyond!

Kyle is a holistic nutritionist and spiritual lifestyle coach. He is a philosopher and educator in the field of self-empowerment and the human potential movement. Kyle has written numerous articles for holistic and spiritually minded magazines and has been interviewed on radio and holistic television stations. He also co-manages an online portal for Paradise Co-creators. Kyle is also expanding his global outreach with the communication of a powerful self/global mastery program he has devised called The Fast Track to Paradise.

Detox Your World's gift to you

Be funny! Tell us your best raw joke and if we love it and use it in our Passion magazine, we'll send you a £20 gift voucher! Just email us your joke, and if we want to use it, we'll send you the voucher. Our gift vouchers don't have a time limit for usage, and are redeemable against everything in our online shop. Competition closes at midnight, 31st January 2009. Winners will be drawn and announced on Karla's blog within the week. Jokes will appear with winners names in future editions of Passion.

Kirsty Hawkshaw

Kirsty's gift to you

Our favourite singer Kirsty is offering an MP3 of her song I Like Bananas to everyone! Just click here to access the MP3, or right click that link to download it.

Kirsty's birthday message to Shazzie

SHAZZIE!!!! So cool to know another 40 years younger chick, may your future be filled with abundant energy, love, and more gorgeousness! I'm donating a HAPPY SONG all about 'bananas' for the occasion which I wrote for my son Ike... It's available on my kids album though 'watermusicrecords.com'

much love to you, Kirsty xxxxxxxx

About Kirsty

Kirsty's first band was Opus III, and the track It's A Fine Day from their first album became an international Billboard #1 hit. Another international #1, When You Made The Mountain came from their second album. As a solo artist, Kirsty has recorded and collaborated with Orbital, Steve Hillage, Global Communication BT, Swayzak, Way Out West and Swansea's Hybrid amongst others.

Her first solo album O<U>T (On Ultimate Things) was released in 1998, a deeply personal, introspective and moving album that was a turning point in her career. Taking a stand, the album encapsulated everything that Kirsty's life to that point embodied, and became the foundation for what has transpired since.

As she continues to develop, now more than ever it's clear that Kirsty Hawkshaw's career has come full circle. In addition to her own solo work, and her various side projects, Kirsty continues to surround herself and work with some of the best creative talents from all walks of life. It's this that lays testament to her dedication to helping nurture new talent and give back to the scene which once nurtured her, working with artists like Seth Hutton, Mr Sam, Jjoy, Paradox, Tenichia and Outrage on what many would say is her most musically uninhibited and focused work yet.

Detox Your World's gift to you

If you buy anything at all on 24th January 2009 (between midnight and midnight GMT) from our online shop, you'll get entered into a draw to win a DVD player*! Just enter "Did you have a Purdey's last night, Shazzie?" In the delivery instructions box when checking out. (*UK mainland only)

Kate Magic

Kate's gift to you

Shazzie's cake mate Kate has really kindly offered three lucky winners a whole hour's worth of consultation with her. Given Kate's wealth of raw food experience, this is a priceless gift. To be in with a chance of winning, just email us and complete this sentence "I want to make magic happen with Kate because..." Our favourite three answers will win an hour with Kate on the phone! Competition closes at midnight, 31st January 2009. Winners will be drawn and announced on Karla's blog within the week. Consultations will be arranged at a time and date to suit both parties some time in 2009. If you are outside the UK, you are responsible for calling Kate for the consultation.

Kates's birthday message to Shazzie

Warrior queen Shazzle Dazzle, cake mate extraordinaire, I am so excited about what the coming year holds for all us loveworkers. Multiple revolutions are on the way, and I know with our frilly knickers on over our tights we can doxtor humanity through the labour pains and into paradise with a giggle in our hearts, a twinkle in our eyes and a saucy wiggle of our bottoms. We are going to have so much fun this year -– 2009, it's our time to shine. Cake mates 4eva!

Kate Love Magic xXx

About Kate

Kate is the most experienced raw food promoter in the UK. She has sixeen years of experience of raw eating, and is raising a family of three boys on a predominantly raw diet. She is the author of Eat Smart, Eat Raw, Raw Living and Raw Magic. She was the editor of Get Fresh magazine for three years.

Kate is the Managing Director of the Raw Living web site which offers advice and information on the raw diet, as well as an online shop, and she is the proud parent of the Raw Living range of chocolate bars and cakes. Kate has been featured in most of the UK's national press, and has made a number of national media appearances. She has spoken at numerous festivals and events around the country, primarily on raw foods but also on superfoods and on natural parenting.

Kate currently divides her time between being with her children, private consultations, public speaking, and working on her next books Ecstatic Beings (co-authored with Shazzie) and 88 –- the Untold Story of a Revolution.

Kate is driven by a passionate desire for change in this world. Everything she does is fuelled by her vision of humanity living together in peace and unity, and restoring our mother earth to a garden paradise. She believes raw foods and superfoods to be an important tool to unlocking our inner potential and empowering ourselves as individuals to create the revolution that is so urgently needed at this time.

Ruth's gift to you

Shazzie's space mum Ruth has very kindly offered a whole consultation for one well-deserving divine being. To be in with a chance of winning, just email us and complete this sentence "I want to be Ruthised because..." The best answer will win a one hour email consultation with Ruth. Competition closes at midnight, 31st January 2009. The winner will be drawn and announced on Karla's blog within the week. The consultation will be offered at a time to suit both parties, to be taken in 2009.

Ruth Allen

Ruth's birthday message to Shazzie

Aloha cyber daughter, syster & soul lover, SHAZZIE. Took me a while to let go of the gorgeous name of Sharon and call you SHAZZIE. But SHAZZIE you are and DAZZLE you do.

I shower you with the divine joys of celebration. Over the many years I have attuned in with your magickal unfolding and felt spirit dance her dance within you. I have felt your orgasmic energy radiate to those you interact with. Felt your joys of evolutionary experiential challenges, triumphs and blessed communion and attunement.

I feel the biological daughter that loves her mum and dad and holds her family so dear. The cosmic elf within you and the muse of systerhood and cyber mum/daughter, all marinated together in living bliss.

You are wyrd in form and dharmic expression. Your radiance and sincerity will always light up life and evoke a listening from those around you.  The karmic thrust of your incarnation is bigger and brighter than you can sometimes bare! Without dark glasses! :)

You twirl in ecstasy with God and now you enter into the true bliss of the dance. You have come face to face with the rest of your earth side life -- the joy is overwhelming. SatChitAnanda.

Happy Birthday, I love you.

About Ruth

Ruth is a fully qualified and experienced yoga therapist, teacher and wellness counsellor. She has studied Personal Health Care with the Transformation Institute in America. A lifelong student of the Science of Yoga and Natural Healing, Ruth has practiced and taught Yoga for over 35 years. She has lived and trained at the Kripalu Centre for Yoga and Health in America, with Yogi Amrit Desai, and has deepened her life knowledge under the guidance of Dr Swami Gitananda and Swami Niranjananda. Alongside her husband Roger, she co-directed Amrit House, a Yoga Retreat Facility in Cornwall, for five years.

Ruth has also travelled and studied in India and played an active teaching role in seminars throughout Europe and studied at the Raven Lodge of Shamanic and Personal Development. Natural Therapeutic Counselling is an expression of her life's work.

She has been initiated into some of the ancient traditions and now chooses a life of relative recluse in Cornwall. Ruth's further interests have led to the study of Energy Healing, Phytotherapy and Living Life Alive. Ruth brings into her work a unique blend of caring and wisdom with the intention of supporting you open your life to the fullness of expression and potential that you deserve. Through her own life's experience and spiritual journey she has deepened her intuitive awareness. As you work with Ruth you find yourself becoming more in touch and in tune with each precious moment of life and a deepening sense of Self Worth in life and your relationships.

Ruth weaves the living foods diet into her life in such an effortless and easy manner without undue preoccupation so that physical health becomes a radiant part of the wholistic expression of Life. If you feel you deserve more Harmony in your Life contact Ruth. Find Ruth's blog here.

Holly Paige

Holly's gift to you

Pioneer and goddess Holly is generously offering a free workshop at her home in Cornwall, UK. Holly would be especially excited if it were won by a family. She can joyfully share the benefit of many years of experience of raw food and natural parenting. She would like to ask for a small contribution to the actual cost of the food. Travelling expenses are not included. To be in with the chance of winning this outstanding gift, just email us and complete this sentence "Holly's workshop will be of infinite value to me because..." The best answer will win this workshop with Holly. Competition closes at midnight, 31st January 2009. The winner will be drawn and announced on Karla's blog within the week. The workshop will be offered at a time to suit both parties, to be taken in 2009.

Holly's birthday message to Shazzie

Shazzie, you look more beautiful every time I see you and watching your spiritual gifts unfold is breathtaking. I have a lot to personally thank you for and you will be yet more proof that life really does begin at forty. Happy Birthday. Holly

About Holly

Holly has been raw and flirting with UK raw scene for seven and a half years. Raising four children over a wide age span has taught her how to bring the energy and healing power of raw foods into the tried and trusted methodology of traditional food groups with the understanding that children's requirements for growth are different to adults who have accumulated reserves. To make raw food work long term we need to take into account the current condition of humans today and the primal need to integrate into the culture in which we find ourselves.

Holly's online shop at www.oceanwavevibrations.com sells high vibrational foods and herbs with an emphasis on improving brain chemistry and our experience of life. She also offers individual and family raw food workshops at her home by the ocean in Cornwall, UK with additional extra of bed and raw breakfast. As a single mother, her approach is very down to earth with an emphasis is on real life practicalities.

Laura's gift to you

The lovely Laura will offer a complimentary Distant Reiki Healing Attunement to all participants, worth $50USD each. One lucky person will also receive a complimentary 1-hour phone, IM or email Intuitive Session with Laura, worth $175 USD. To get on the list and also stand the chance of a phenomenal consultation, just email us your name and email address (if you want to be in with a chance of the intuitive session, too) before 1st February 2009, and write "attune me, Laura!" and it will be done. One person on this list will also be chosen to win the session.

The Reiki Healing Attunement is a precise technology that opens the body's energy channels (meridians and chakras), helping them to embrace the natural process of growth and healing. In addition to acute illness or injury, Reiki Healing Attunements are often used to empower goals or to help a person move beyond limiting patterns and resistance. In Reiki, the recipient always determines how much Reiki they receive and accept. A Healing Attunement allows the recipient's Higher Self to take a more active role in recovery and goal achievement. Many people experience dramatic shifts following this type of attunement, so set your intention and enjoy the process. This global group Healing Attunement will take place at noon Pacific Standard Time on Monday, February 9, 2009.  At this time, you can relax, meditate or go about your daily tasks, as Reiki works with your own energy to act for your highest benefit and healing.

Laura Bruno

Laura's birthday message to Shazzie

Shazzie, it’s been such a synchronous joy, honor and love to get to know you!  May year 40 bring you to new levels of all the peace, abundance, and love that hover around and through you.  Happy Birthday, sweet friend, and infinite blessings to you and Evie!  

About Laura

Laura Bruno is the successfully Lazy Raw Foodist owner of International Renaissance Coaching. Besides her other services, she has provided raw food coaching since 2005. As an author, Life Coach, Medical Intuitive, Animal Communicator, and Reiki Master Teacher, she believes in making life transitions fun. In addition to private coaching, intuitive sessions, and soul readings, she teaches Intuition Workshops and Reiki Certification classes around the US and soon the UK. Laura also wrote the book, If I Only Had a Brain Injury, which explores The Wizard of Oz as a model for healing from so-called medical mysteries. She created The Lazy Raw Foodist’s Guide in response to overwhelming requests from clients, students, and friends. You can find her blog here.

Renata Ash

Renata's gift to you

Renata's wonderful Rainbow Essences are welcomed by many the world over. As a gift to you, she's offering you the chance to win one of three Love gift sets -- these include the Love Essence and beautiful rose quartz crystals together with a little message about the love in everyone's heart. To be in with a chance of winning, just email us and tell us why you just can't get enough love. The best three answers will win one of the sets. Competition closes at midnight, 31st January 2009. The winners will be drawn and announced on Karla's blog within the week.

Renata's birthday message to Shazzie

Dear Shazzie, wishing you a year filled with love, happiness and peace beyond all understanding! May the brilliant light in your heart shine ever brighter and stronger and continue to encourage others to open their hearts and become all that they can be. I send you sparkling rainbows of love and many blessings --may your life be filled with beauty and miracles always! Renata

About Renata and Rainbow Medicine Circle

Renata is a highly qualified therapist, healer and coach who specialises in energy medicine and the activation of a person's own inherent healing power. She studied medicine at Vienna University and trained in numerous alternative therapies, amongst them clinical aromatherapy, cranio-sacral therapy, EMF Balancing Technique, biodynamic approaches to psychotherapy, PSYCH-K and various forms of energy medicine.

Her life changed dramatically when she followed her heart and moved to England to marry Steven Ash, an acupuncturist and extraordinarily gifted healer and shaman whom she met at a healer's conference in Bexhill. During the following years she went through a period of illness and great difficulties which finally culminated in the death of her baby daughter Rosie. This experience became the catalyst that prompted her to open her heart to the energy of the Divine Mother in a cry for healing, guidance and comfort. Out of deepest despair rose the gift of the Rainbow Essences®, a magical set of flower and mineral essences perfectly tuned to the newly evolving energy body and specifically designed to help people release their resistance to change and move through life's challenges with more grace and ease.

Today Renata's work is focused on helping people understand and use the power inherent in each human being to overcome difficulties and create more balance, joy and fulfillment in each area of their lives. She teaches tools for transformation and growth and shares the gifts of understanding and knowledge gained through her life experiences and her apprenticeship with Wallace Black Elk, who adopted her as his spiritual granddaughter, in the healing and counseling she offers. Her extraordinary ability to clearly see the energetic status of the people she works with makes her a powerful healer and life coach who is able to pinpoint problem areas and catalyse dynamic solutions.

Together with her husband Steven she founded Rainbow Medicine Circle, a worldwide community of people committed to personal and global peace through compassion and respect towards themselves, others, Mother Earth and all her children.

Detox Your World's gift to you

Win a signed copy of Evie's Kitchen by Shazzie*. Evie's Kitchen is Shazzie's fourth book, and it helps everyone raise their own little ecstatic being. Or it just adds to your ecstatic food recipe collection if you're a grown up. (RRP £16.99)

We have five copies of Evie's Kitchen up for grabs. To be in with a chance of winning, just email us and complete this sentence "I attract more ecstatic beings in my life every day because..." The best five will win a signed copy of the book. Competition closes at midnight, 31st January 2009. Winners will be drawn and announced on Karla's blog within the week.

Shannon Leone
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Shannon's gift to you

The gorgeous Shannon is delighted to offer three lucky winners her DVD and e-manual of her amazing Raising Children Raises Us documentary. She's also generously donating a signed/personalised print of her beautifully feminine artwork to each winner. To be in with a chance of winning, just email us and complete this sentence "Shannon's gift is mine all mine because..." Competition closes at midnight, 31st January 2009. The three winners will be drawn and announced on Karla's blog within the week.

Shannon's birthday message to Shazzie

Ohhhhhhh, just thinking about the über exquisite and unique Shazzie makes my heart swell!  I feel so blessed to know you...Your love, your glee, your passion and compassion, your humour and your vitality touches and inspires us all like no one else on this planet. HAPPY BLISSDAY, Beauty! ilu xo

About Shannon

Shannon Leone is a 'hot raw mama' of two beautiful beings, Landon and Liam, sensual partner to Luke, artist, filmaker, writer and sacred homemaker. 'Fearless and ferocious' about her mothering, and passionately inspired by the benefits of a raw food lifestyle, she has created a documentary about creative Un-schooling and Raw Food Nutrition called Raising Children Raises Us. It was premiered at the first annual Raw Film Festival in Hollywood. Shannon regularly does radio and TV interviews and writes for magazines. Her book with Tera Warner called Rawmon/Cooked Dad, plus another on beauty and raw foods with Angela Elliot, will be out in early 2009. Look for Shannon at Rawmom.com.

Detox Your World's gift to you

Win a signed copy of Detox Your World by Shazzie*. This is Shazzie's signature book, a complete almost 400 page classic that is now in its fully updated and revised third edition. (RRP £16.99)

We have five copies of Detox Your World up for grabs. To be in with a chance of winning, just email us and complete this sentence "I know detox isn't a myth because..." The best five will win a signed copy of the book. Competition closes at midnight, 31st January 2009. Winners will be drawn and announced on Karla's blog within the week.

Alan Martin

Alan's gift to you

My soul brother Alan's outstanding gift is a handmade set of runes made by Alan himself. He will bless and dedicate them and offer his own interpretations. As well as this, you can win a Food For Thought Gift voucher with £50 to use in any of his stores. To be in with a chance of winning this very special and one-of-a-kind gift, just email us and complete this sentence "I make room for runes in my ecstatic life because..." The best answer will win the runes and voucher. Competition closes at midnight, 31st January 2009. Winners will be drawn and announced on Karla's blog within the week.

Alan's birthday message to Shazzie

Dearest Shazzie, happy birthday! I am sending you runes of ecstasy, happiness and joy! Blessings, Alan xx

About Alan and Food For Thought

Alan owns two health food stores, Food For Thought, in Kingston and Guildford. Visit the online home of the Food For Thought Stores at www.foodforthoughtuk.com. He has been involved in the health industry for over 25 years, is a qualified dietician & nutritionist and gestalt counsellor.

Alan has studied the runes for over 20 years, drawing from their wisdom and counsel.

Detox Your World's gift to you

You Speak -- if you want to spread your own words of wisdom to the thousands of people on our Shazzie Speaks list, write us your favourite unique quote. Any used will win a £5 gift voucher. Our gift vouchers don't have a time limit for usage, and are redeemable against everything in our online shop. To be in with a chance of winning, just email us your quote and how you'd love your name to appear. Offer closes at midnight, 31st January 2009. Winning quotes will be sent out on the daily Shazzie Speaks emails, with your name in lights!

Sarma Melngailis

Sarma's gift to you

Superstar Sarma is giving away a whole package of stuff to one lucky winner: One signed copy of her first book Raw Food Real World, one gift certificate (with no expiration date) for dinner for two at Pure Food and Wine (up to $200USD value) and one supercute One Lucky Duck tote bag. To be in with a chance of winning this love-a-duck prize, just email us and complete this sentence "I want Sarma's superstar gift because..." Our favourite answer will win this whole package! Competition closes at midnight, 31st January 2009. Winners will be drawn and announced on Karla's blog within the week. Meal to be taken in 2009, so please ensure you'll be in New York this year to claim your prize!

Sarma's birthday message to Shazzie

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the shiniest soul sister across the pond. With abundant admiration, respect, gratitude and excitement over everything you do and are and bring to all the good people. With loads of love and a big, warm birthday hug from New York, Sarma

About Sarma

Sarma Melngailis, proprietor and co-founder of NYC raw restaurant Pure Food and Wine, is harvesting her many talents and varied life-experience towards realizing her vision: presenting raw food and the raw lifestyle as accessible and fun, thereby increasing the appeal of living healthier to the largest possible audience (or, taking raw mainstream!). Sarma is also the founder and CEO of One Lucky Duck Holdings, LLC which operates the online boutique oneluckyduck.com. Her company also produces and packages a line of One Lucky Duck raw snacks available online and at her One Lucky Duck Juice and Takeaway shop just around the corner from the restaurant.

Sarma is the co-author of Raw Food Real World, and has just completed her second book, Living Raw Food, due out this year.

Alissa's gift to you

Awesome Alissa has one signed and personalised book Living On Live Food to give away to one very lucky winner. To be in with a chance of winning this coffee table prize, just email us and complete this sentence "Alissa's book would look best in my house because..." Our favourite answer will win the signed and personalised book. Competition closes at midnight, 31st January 2009. Winners will be drawn and announced on Karla's blog within the week.

Alissa Cohen

Alissa's birthday message to Shazzie

Happy birthday Shazzie! You're going to LOVE the 40s! We raw girls just get better as we ripen! I know how much you inspire and move people and how your creativity within the raw movement has helped so many. Happy blissful birthday Shazzie. I cant wait to see what you do next!

Love Alissa

About Alissa

Alissa Cohen is one of the world's leading authorities on raw foods and healthy living. She is a Certified Fitness Trainer, Nutritional Consultant, herbalist and Mind-Body Therapist. Alissa has been eating and teaching raw foods since 1986. An internationally recognized author, speaker, and raw food chef and consultant, Alissa's devoted following includes thousands of people throughout the world who have maintained successful weight losses, healed themselves of a myriad of diseases, and swear by her simple and fun approach to fantastic health.

Alissa gained an international reputation for her book, Living on Live Food. Covering every aspect of a living foods lifestyle, the book catapulted Alissa into the media limelight, landing her an appearance on the Today show, The Tyra Banks show, an Ask Alissa food column, a nationally aired raw food cooking show and a worldwide following that looks to her for weight loss and healthy living advice through raw foods.

Alissa opened Grezzo in January of 2008 to rave reviews. Grezzo is located in the heart of Boston's historic North End (known as "Little Italy"). Grezzo is Boston's premiere 100% raw, organic, vegan restaurant. Alissa's passion for healthy living has also led her to create her clothing line, Live Juicy Eat Raw made of Fair Trade, organic cotton.

Mike Nash

Mike's gift to you

Magnificent Mike wants you to win one of forty ((yeehaa) signed and personalised copies of Aggressive Health. To be in with a chance of winning, just email us and complete this sentence "My body loves health because..." Competition closes at midnight, 31st January 2009. The forty winners will be drawn and announced on Karla's blog within the week.

Mike's birthday message to Shazzie

Happy Birthday Shazzie... Hope you invite me to your 140th birthday party. Only a century to go!!!! ENJOY!

About Mike

Mike Nash is the author of Aggressive Health. He has over a decades worth of experience in the health and fitness industry, a background in NLP, hypnosis, Clubbell® training, kettlebell training, ring training and bodyweight conditioning.

Karen's gift to you

Jessie (don't ask) is one of Shazzie's bestests and a super talented goddess. She's very generously offered five signed and personalised copies of her unique book Clear Skin. And, if the winners want, she'll also give a short email consultation, too! To be in with a chance of winning this very special prize, just email us and complete this sentence "Clear Skin will make me an ecstatic being because..." Our favourite five answers will win a signed and personalised book. Competition closes at midnight, 31st January 2009. Winners will be drawn and announced on Karla's blog within the week.

Karen Arnott

Karen's birthday message to Shazzie

To the ever-lovely Shazzie,

In the ten years I've known you, you just keep getting younger, both in spirit and in looks! It's an absolute pleasure to be your friend -- you're hugely generous with your love, emotionally strong and loads of fun. You're inspirational, and I can just imagine the heights you'll take in the future. Looking forward to sharing the ride!

All my love, Jessie x

About Karen

Karen has spent over ten years gathering information to successfully rid herself of acne. In Clear Skin, Karen shares this information so others can also benefit. The book is for people with acne to discover real information on treating this distressing condition naturally, focusing on how positive diet and lifestyle choices can help get rid of acne.

Karen not only authored the book, she also designed it. As a freelance graphic designer, Karen now spends much of her time executing beautiful design for like-minded people. For more information, check out www.arnottdesign.co.uk.

Karen lives near Cambridge, UK, with her husband Bob and is a full-time mum to Finlay and Audrey.

Rochelle Vincente Von K

Rochelle's gift to you

Rochelle is the gorgeous half of Product.01 who sings and writes the most grooviest of music. Shazzie loves her songs so much, she even made a *specialist* video using the track Radius (from the Bullet Ride LP). Now, as Shazzie loves it so much, Rochelle is offering Radius as a free MP3 for all of you! Just click here to access the MP3, or right click that link to download it.

Rochelle's birthday message to Shazzie

Darling Shazzie, ur like the big sister i always dreamed of having ;) .... love u so much, we have shared incredible times and have much more in our path together... keep inspiring and telling it as it is, pushing boundaries few are willing to go beyond, let alone in public! u are a true pioneer by heart & spirit ..... thanku for always being here for me, love 2 u RockVonStar xxx

About Rochelle

Product.01 is the colliding forces of vocalist Rochelle Vincente Von K and electro-guru Marc Adamo. If New-Wave had a heart and electro had a brain then you’d be close to the sound of Product.01. From the wonky-pop appeal of MTV chart hit Heart Ov Glass to the sleazy grind of Boy’s Club, the band have mastered the art of mixing vocals and dance music with style.

Rochelle has collaborated with a number of other artists which to date include; Jean Paul Bondy, Ursula 1000, Kromeangels, Alter Ego, Tiga & Stephen Hague. For more information such as discography and music videos, check out www.product01.co.uk & www.myspace.com/product01.

Shazzie's gift to you

The doxtor would love to offer every person on the planet the chance to be in ecstatic bliss for all time. To be in with a chance of winning, please read this paragraph to yourself every hour of every day. Pin it up on your mirror, your computer, your headboard, your head:

"I am a genius! Look at every opportunity I created in my life and all those I continue to create that show me the wonders of flow, life, infinity, love, contrast and action. Without all that stuff, there would be nothing, yet from nothing springs stuff, so I get to love all of my stuff right now! I'm so glad I've switched on my Ecstatic Being circuitry, so I can love every single thing that comes to me from right now to infinity. Oh, goddess, I just can't help myself. Finally, I am falling in freedom. I have no control, I have no boundaries, and everything is limitless. The Universe loves me and wants me to be ecstatic to its perfect rhythm. Lucky, lucky me for shining so bright at the most interesting time ever in history."

Shazzie as The Doxtor

Shazzie's birthday message to herself

Oh love!

I can see that you're going to have an equally eventful next forty years as the last forty. You, my sweetheart, thrive on opportunities to grow, unfold and blossom infinitely. You actually can't get enough of them, can you? Goddess, Shazzie, you actually used to believe that the last piece of the puzzle was the last piece of the puzzle. Now you know different. The last piece of the puzzle is that there is no last piece of the puzzle. From life springs forth more life, always. For you, your quest for the meaning of life is complete. You get it. Now go do it with 100% joy and love and ecstasy in your heart. Go do life, Shazzle Dazzle, it's got endless gifts in store for you.

I've always loved you. That's why I never let you go.

Shazzie x.'.x

About Shazzie

Shazzie spent a lifetime figuring out what it was all about. She didn't want to get her wings with the pain of duality inside her because she knew it would follow her even beyond human life.

So at 16 she became a veggie, then a vegan at 18 and got the agony of intensive farming out of her body. She thought relationships were a cure for the hole she had inside, but they were just sticking plasters and sure enough they all came unstuck. She wondered about material goods, and wrapped herself up in posh cars, houses and designer clothes, but they just distanced her from her higher self and she felt more lost than ever. Then in 2000 she went raw, and she felt good, but she knew that thing, that THING was still unresolved and she had to resolve it. She wanted unity and would go to any length to feel it. Any.

She waited, experienced, observed and lived. Then she went inside and asked and asked and prayed and prayed. Eventually, during an intensive three day iboga ceremony (the world's strongest medicine), she got her download:

1. Only ever eat raw food
2. Do yoga every day
3. Meditate and pray every day
4. Follow the joy in Evie

"I didn't need to go through this to know that, I know that" She said, at first. And then she smiled. Oh yeah. Knowing and doing are two different things, aren't they? And so it was that Shazzie was guided by the iboga spirit to look at every part of her life, with love and compassion. And every question Shazzie had, her ego would agonise over, and then she'd remember her download. Each time she remembered her download, the question dissolved. Eventually, there were no more questions. None. The past, the future, nothing actually mattered to her anymore. Nothing. Oh iboga! That cheeky wood knows it all, and it's up to Shazzie now to actually live her download fully. Her story unfolds for eternity, as does yours.

Dale Pinnock

Dale's gift to you

Dale is offering 100 lucky winners a copy of The Superfoods Bible, his fantastic reference to the best foods on the planet. To be in with a chance of winning this very special prize, just email us and complete this sentence "I wish Dale was my doxtor because..." Our favourite hundred (yes, 100!!) answers will win a PDF copy of the ebook. Competition closes at midnight, 31st January 2009. Winners will be drawn and announced on Karla's blog within the week.

Dales's birthday message to Shazzie

40 years tribing on the land!!! Many many happy returns to you!!! What you have achieved in the last 24 months i have known you has astounded me, and I can only wait with baited breath to see what is next. There aren't enough shining lights like you on this planet. Much love and heartfelt respect to you and all that you stand for. Dale

About Dale

Dale is the UK's natural health innovator. His unique work in the area of prescriptive "medicinal cookery" based upon tailoring menu's to meet individuals specific health needs has caused him to become a bit of a media darling. He is also sought after for his detailed indepth knowledge of the fields of nutrition, herbal medicine, and phytonutrients and protectants.

Dale is trained in both Nutrition and Herbal Medicine, and whilst studying he worked as a wholefoods chef. This combined experience has led to him working in the way that he does. He wears many hats at once, and delivers the full spectrum of his expertise to his clients in order to facilitate an entire lifestyle change and drastic health shift in all that he works with.

Dale's particular passion is providing a scientific basis to natural healthcare. He believes that in the modern age this is an absolute necessity and if natural healthcare is to become truly accepted by those in conventional circles, we must adopt a change in the way in which we educate and communicate. It has become one of Dale's missions to bridge the gap between conventional medicine and natural healthcare.

Get Fresh magazine's gift to you

Cary and Sarah at Get Fresh are offering five lucky winners a full year's subscription of the world's most fascinating raw lifestyle magazine. To be in with a chance of winning this popular and educational prize, just email us your answer to this question "Mirror mirror on the wall, who is the freshest of them all?" Our favourite five answers will win a year's subscription to Get Fresh. Competition closes at midnight, 31st January 2009. Winners will be drawn and announced on Karla's blog within the week.

Get Fresh magazine

Get Fresh magazine's birthday message to Shazzie

Thank you, Shazzie, for being such an inspiration to so many -- and for so long! We look forward to seeing what you have in store next. Happy 40th Birthday! Wishing you love, joy and peace this year and every year.

About The Fresh Network

Get Fresh! magazine is the world's leading journal on all things raw. It is published quarterly and every issue is packed with information from the world's leading experts on the raw diet and lifestyle.

It is available in print or as an e-magazine and you can either subscribe or stock up on back issues, or both!

Angela Elliott

Angela's gift to you goes here

Unfortunately, we can't get one of Angela's famous cheezecakes to you so she's generously offering you an ebook package instead! Three lucky winners will be able to get messy in the kitchen with Holiday Fare with Angela and the new The Simple Gourmet. To be in with a chance of winning this very special prize, just email us and complete this sentence "Angela's giving me an appetite because..." Our favourite three answers will win both these ebooks. Competition closes at midnight, 31st January 2009. Winners will be drawn and announced on Karla's blog within the week.

Angela's birthday message to Shazzie

Happy Birthday Shazzie! You are an amazing, sexy, youthful, and extraordinary woman, and I am proud to know you! You are an inspiration to the world!! I think you are the cat's meow and I am sooooooo proud of you! You go girl!

About Angela

Best-selling author Angela Elliott Alive in Five, Holiday Fare with Angela, The Simple Gourmet and more books on the way! Angela is the inventor of “Raw Nut-Free Cuisine” and “The Celestialwich™, and the owner and operator of Celestial Raw Goddess Enterprises.

Angela's credentials are: Medical and master herbalist, classical homeopath, nutritionist, paramedical aesthetician, herbal skin therapist, certified gourmet chef, Chinese reflexologist, Jin Shin Juitsu practitioner, Reiki master, polarity practitioner, holistic health practitioner, holistic animal therapist, teacher of reflexology, Reiki, polarity, herbology and Jin Shin.

Angela loves to write and teach! She has contributed to various publications and has taught gourmet classes, holistic classes, lectured, and on occasion toured with Lou Corona, a nationally recognized proponent of Living food.

Angela is the executive Chef for The Raw Divas. She is the author of Alive in Five. She has owned and operated Celestial Raw Goddess Enterprises for almost 10 years.