Karen Knowler * The Raw Food Coach

Day 5 – Living Magically Journey – Experimenting with “Soft Time”

In the run up to The Raw Transformation Experience (it starts in just 9 days!) there is, as you can imagine, a lot going on.

Katie and I are both running to a checklist that would put the army to shame : )

What you probably won’t know is that in a former life I was known as “The Spreadsheet Queen” and honestly, I’m still worthy of the crown – we have spreadsheets for everything here!

One of the biggest projects on my list right now is the overseeing of the design work and printing, and this is for both the event itself and the Living Magically on Raw program – everything is looking AWESOME! It is so exciting to see designs come to life and then immediately impact people’s worlds. Right now there are a TON of design-related projects going on, and I’m also starting to commission designs for the next big thing, so we’re working with four different companies/designers to make things happen – one in Scotland, two in England and one in New Zealand. And then there’s my awesome web designer in the US – so you can bet that life is interesting!

Juggling my own workload while managing the designers and approving (or not) things as they come in means that honestly I have to be on the ball. It’s at times like these where as much as my focus around raw food is usually about the magical living aspect of it, in this moment I am truly thankful that it gives me the focus, stamina and confidence to make things happen and make them happen on time. This is in itself a great reason to eat more raw – you really get laser-focused and get things done.

And yet today, when I could have continued working into the evening without stopping for more than dinner, I decided “No - Luke and I are going swimming!” and off we went at 5pm to the lovely new health club I’ve been raving about.

And what a lovely time we had too!

When we were done we drove home a different way, went shopping en route and then arrived home for a quick dinner before bedtime for Luke and continuing with work for me.
But the lesson here is not simply about taking a break and doing fun stuff (and we all need this, even though I do have the tendency to push myself harder than is often good for me), it’s also about challenging our beliefs around time.

You see we all can be guilty of saying, “there’s not enough time” and yet when we stop, exhale and really think about things, oftentimes there is always something we can do differently to either make time or save time – and often that is just to B—R—E—A—T—H—E.

One of my favourite authors, Gill Edwards (who actually wrote “Living Magically” which is one of my all-time favourite books and yes, absolutely the inspiration for the work I have been doing) is called “Soft Time”. In it she discusses how she believes that there is such a thing as hard time, where things feel solid, rigid and as if we’re up against the clock, and “soft time” where we seem to meld with another dimension and somehow, even though we feel as if we’re going slower, everything still manages to get done.

I agree with Gill about just everything (check out her books if you haven’t already, she really is amazing) and this is no exception, and tonight I wanted to have a play with “soft time” and see what could be achieved.

And what was achieved? A fabulous time with Luke, some exercise for us both, a great drive in the fresh air with the roof down, a big shop for food, dinner, spending down time with Luke before bed and then, when all was calm, I settled down to tidy my desk, organise my checklist and catch up with myself and found that I had enough energy to do all of that, take care of some more design emails, talk with Russell for almost an hour about our food for next week, check some other emails and catch up on blogging.

Just breathing and moving into soft time has really worked its magic for me today. It all starts with the belief that time is as fluid as everything else in this world and we don’t need to be its prisoner. When we take a step back and decide that there IS enough time and it will be OK, guess what happens?

I challenge you to have a play with soft time over the next 24 hours and see what you learn about yourself and time itself.

Let me know!

This Living Magically Journal is part of a four week introduction to some of the many concepts we'll be working with in my brand new life-changing "Living Magically on Raw" Life Transformation program. If *YOU* would be part of a 12 month coaching and teaching program alongside a fabulous group of like-minded and amazing individuals who are ready to live life magically on raw then read all about it at www.livingmagicallyonraw.com. I hope to welcome you soon! Welcome call 25th August 2009.

Day 4 - Living Magically Journey - Less is More and Hiring New Staff

It’s been amazing so far to document my days in the way I’ve done as normally I don’t take the same amount of time to process the magic that’s within them or take the lessons as deeply as I have done these past few days. Life is so much richer when we pay attention to it, in fact that is one of the themes that keeps coming up: “Less is more”. In most cases, I think it really is.

For example, I know that I feel MORE peaceful when I have LESS going on in my life. I know that I feel MORE harmonious when I have less stuff in my environment. I know that I feel MORE love for myself and others when my life is LESS crowded with events and goings-ons. And I feel MORE abundant when I spend really wisely and therefore buy LESS things, and attribute greater value to them because of that.

Yup, less is definitely more!

But today... so much to say but the thing that I’m going to choose because you know how big I am on manifesting and all (and this is what Living Magically on Raw is really all about – conscious creation), is to do with hiring a new member of staff.

The situation is that my PA, Katie, has been working full time with me now for well over a year and has honestly been the best support I could have wished for. But over the past few months it’s become painfully obvious that we need more help, and ongoing, professional, committed help at that, but I wasn’t ready to make that commitment because I wasn’t entirely sure what I wanted and what the role would include.

However, in the past few weeks especially, I’ve been working super-late and round the clock because Katie has no more capacity and of course, me being the boss, the buck stops with me! And of course, this is not sustainable, and even though we have other awesome team members in the form of multiple designers, a bookkeeper, accountant and such, we really do need another in-house office person, especially because of where TheRawFoodCoach.com is going over the next few months.
 
I do tend to rely on my internal guidance system and everything last week was telling me, “it’s time”. And so, a few evenings ago I went online and googled for local job agencies. Normally I don’t go this route as I tend to rely on people approaching me or putting out ads on my blog or people just falling in my world at the right time, but this time my inner guidance was very clear that for this time around the best way forward is with someone local and professional who already has the skills we need and who can get super-excited about the amazing role we have here.

Within minutes of searching I found an agency locally who I thought sounded great and today Danielle, the owner, came in to meet us. Long story short, there is someone she thinks will be a good fit, and when she started talking about her I literally got the tingles – which we all know is a very good sign!

Next step is to meet the young lady and see whether there’s anything to the “tingling” or not, but the energy around this situation feels very straightforward and clean which is always a great sign that things are “in flow” and I don’t think I’ve ever known a time in my life where things have felt like this and NOT gone perfectly to plan.

So, we shall see a few days from now what this is all about, and meanwhile my very clear intention is to have an awesome new full-time member of staff here from the second week of September so that we can press on with the AMAZING ideas I have for bringing even better things to you via the internet, freebies and new products and services to help you on your raw and personal development journey.

Feeling quietly confident, yet knowing that all will happen as it’s supposed to... Stay tuned!

This Living Magically Journal is part of a four week introduction to some of the many concepts we'll be working with in my brand new life-changing "Living Magically on Raw" Life Transformation program. If *YOU* would be part of a 12 month coaching and teaching program alongside a fabulous group of like-minded and amazing individuals who are ready to live life magically on raw then read all about it at www.livingmagicallyonraw.com. I hope to welcome you soon! Welcome call 25th August 2009.

Day 3 - Living Magically Journey

Today has been a vey different day to yesterday. Yesterday was more or less non-stop action with Luke - swimming, shopping, playing, watching Scooby Doo! It really was a magical day in so many respects and I love the contrast of swapping roles, as when I'm in work mode I am much more focussed on time and deadlines and more "left-brained" for sure.

But today was a half-way house - there's lots of prep to do for The Raw Transformation Experience starting on the 27th as you can probably imagine, and I knew I had to do some delegation lists around that ready for the coming week, but also it was time to address something I have been putting off for a while - taking an up-close-and-personal look at my personal finances.

The biggest breakthrough I ever had around money was when I stopped believing that I was destined only to earn a certain fixed amount for the rest of my life and learned that there are people in this world who make many times more money than most and some of the ways that they do that. Learning this and applying just one of the ways showed me first-hand that this is entirely possible - and as you might have guessed, I have not just had this learning around money - just about every area of my life has been questioned and remoulded in ways that are very different to the norm, but nonetheless have proved to be true - especially around food and especially around raw food specifically. Taking a fresh look at old topics is absolutely part of the Living Magically journey - it is imperative that we separate the truth from the old, outdated, negative beliefs that hold us hostage in our own lives and keep us prisoners to the status quo.

However, as much as I have learned first-hand that anything is possible with earning or attracting money, and as much as I had worked hard over a period of MANY years to get rid of the many negative beliefs I held around money, I unearthed a few over the past two days which had still been running and undermining me despite my best intentions - and how shocking they were too!

One of the beliefs which runs very deep - probably the deepest of them all, is "there's no point saving money because whatever I have will all get taken away from me, so best to just not have money in the bank because it will go anyway". Ouch!

Symptom: Creating a pattern where I would end up earning and spending in equal amounts, no matter how much or little I earned.

Of course intellectually, I know that if I have savings that no-one can legitimately take them away from me, but this unconscious fear has been running my money patterns FOREVER nonetheless! And it all stems back to a childhood issue of feeling more comfort in the discomfort zone because every time life started feeling balanced and stable something would happen that would turn it upside down... and so I learned to fare better in choppy waters and all being well freaked me out! Turbulent somehow came to be "safe" to me and it has been that way ever since in a multitude of ways. Crazy isn't it?

I think we all run deep patterns that can take years to become aware of - and then one day, we just say "enough is enough" and we prepare to get down and dirty and see what's really going on, and today was that day for me.

So today I did something really powerful. Rather than just wishing for things to be different, or doing some work and then walking away. I "drove the train home".

1) I got specific about how I want my savings situation to look and by when

2) I committed to it 100%

3) I wrote down what I wanted and in a few different places that I will see and refer to often - the same details, no fluctuations, no flexibility. 100% clear on the desired outcome.

4) I drew up a game plan that would, if I took all the necessary actions, create the situation I desire

5) I committed to the game plan

6) I checked with my mind and heart to see that they were on the same page and that both were committed and excited also. This also meant having a conversation around any lingering fears of having a new "comfort zone" and letting my child-self know it would be okay, I mean, really okay (and winning her trust and co-operation on that).

7) I owned the new reality in my body - I told myself it can and will be mine and really felt it be true. I got comfortable with the feeling in my body and took it on and accepted it as my new reality and way of being in the world. I made sure I could feel genuinely happy about it (rather than scared) and could have all aspects of me cheering me on for this result. (Coaching note: It's important to spend some quality and focussed time on this one - you have to really anchor it in to your physical body and OWN it, otherwise you will keep rebuffing or repelling it because of the unconscious fear it brings up.)

8) I started taking congruent action

These are the steps that need to be taken if you want to also drive the train home. It doesn't have to be about finances of course, it really can be anything. There might be something big that you've been putting off and wondering why it's not really happened, even though you want it and say you want it. Chances are you have not claimed it for yourself, or perhaps even named it properly or quanitified it. Or perhaps you also have been running an unhelpful old pattern or belief around it that needs recognising, healing and releasing. All these things are important and all must happen if your situation is to change.

My Living Magically questions for you today are:

1) What is it that you have let drift and not taken action on even though it's important to you?

2) What's been missing in the equation from the list above for you?

3) What belief has been subconsciously undermining you to date and stopping you from taking action?

4) What are you going to name and claim for yourself, to make happen some time in the next 1-6 months?

5) What's the first action that you're going to take to bring that new reality closer to you?

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I'd love you to share your insights and commitments with me and other readers... Go on, be brave - it will help you on your way, I promise!

This Living Magically Journal is part of a four week introduction to some of the many concepts we'll be working with in my brand new life-changing "Living Magically on Raw" Life Transformation program. If *YOU* would be part of a 12 month coaching and teaching program alongside a fabulous group of like-minded and amazing individuals who are ready to live life magically on raw then read all about it at www.livingmagicallyonraw.com. I hope to welcome you soon! Welcome call 25th August 2009.

Day 2 - Living Magically Journey

Today has been a pretty magical day for a variety of reasons. Being a Saturday it was "Luke Day" - the day of the week that I spend entirely with my son. (Here's Luke, pictured, he turns seven next month - wow!)

The first thing we did today was go to the health club I joined just over a week ago. You can see a mini video of the hotel that it's a part of below... as you can see, it's beautiful and just driving in the main entrance lifts me up and takes me to a better place. Choosing to switch health clubs is one of the best decisions I've made recently around raising the general vibration of my outside environments.

What was especially wonderful about today was the fact that I watched a "miracle" happen in Luke which I know will benefit him for years to come.

Luke's been learning to swim on and off for a year or so now. His formal lessons finished many months ago and he didn't want to start back again, so things slipped and we went swimming for fun once every few weekends but not enough for him to keep a decent practice up.

But today I knew it was time to pick things back up again, especially as Luke is allowed in this pool, whereas my last health club it was adults only. So to get him moving forward and get him up to speed I set a goal for him. I wanted to see him swim across the length of the pool which is about 6 or so metres. He was managing half way but then his legs would always start sinking and he'd end up gasping for air and mummy would have to intervene and rescue him : )

I had a feeling that he was ready to go all the way even though his swimming was not illustrating that, so I had a little pep talk with him and discussed the power of the mind and how when we say we can do it, we can. I talked to him about how he could have stronger arms and legs in the water and what he was doing that was bringing him down, and the ultimate "carrot on a stick"... I said that when he swam the width of the pool for the first time, without any help from me, I would buy him a reward - the thing he wants most at the moment.

(Coaching note: Note how I addressed thoughts, feelings and action - all three are needed to manifest what we want, two is not enough!).

For the next 30 minutes Luke tried hard to swim across to the other side. A few times he looked like he was really making progress, but he'd get to 3/4 of the way and start sinking again. We kept talking about it. He kept getting excited about the prospect of having his reward TODAY, and said to me, "I am not leaving this pool until I've done it!" and then off he would go again.

There came a point where we had been in the pool for over an hour and he had been trying for about 25 minutes. I was worried that he might be tiring himself out, so I said, "We'll give it 15 more minutes and then we have to get going to get everything else done that we need to do today." And off he went again, resolute that he would do it.

Each time he tried I was alongside him ready to buoy him up by the elbow or rescue him if he sank. I was so proud that he kept on trying as historically he has not always been at all driven, and has a very horizontal approach to life at times (!) but he was gritting his teeth, narrowing his eyes and telling himself he could do it and he just kept on trying.

When it came to time to go, he was almost reverting back to where he started - getting half-way and then sinking, so I knew it was time and said "It's time, let's go... we can try again next time, you're getting really close, you should be proud."

Luke said, "Just one more time... I'll do it this time."

"OK," I said, "Just one more." I didn't want to ruin any final chance he had to make his dream come true.

He did well, but as before got just over half way across and then he was down again.

I felt sad for him as he was so determined, but maybe he just needed a bit more time after all.

I brought him back to the side and said, "Don't worry, you *will* do it, you've just got to practice a bit more; we can come back next weekend."

"Just one more time," he said. He was so determined!

"Alright, just one more, but this is the last time," I said, honestly thinking that this time he'd get even less far than before, and keen for him not to get despondent.

Next thing I know he's crossing the half way mark and looking good.. the he starts to go down, but he's gone off without me and I'm not there to rescue him... he picks back up and swims slow but sure, bobbing up and down along the way, looking a bit rickety, but... he makes it!

Well, I was speechless and teary-eyed all at once.

First of all I couldn't believe he made it, and second, I was amazed at how calmly he turned around and smiled at me.

"Wow, you did it! That's amazing!" I said. "How do you feel?"

"Very proud and now I know I can have my prize today!" he said - and walked off!

Well, so many lessons were learned in that short space of time both by of us. Even though I was the one spurring him on, ultimately he decided that he WOULD do it and he was determined to have his prize - not next weekend but TODAY.

It was such an amazing moment when he handpicked his prize a few hours later. It showed us both what is possible.

My Living Magically questions for you today are:

1) What aspect of your environment (inside or outside your own home) is bringing you down the most and what are you going to do about it?

2) What have you been giving up on too early that deep down you know you can achieve? What would need to be true in your head, heart and actions for you to reach your desired goal?

I'd love to read your answers below!

This Living Magically Journal is part of a four week introduction to some of the many concepts we'll be working with in my brand new life-changing "Living Magically on Raw" Life Transformation program. If *YOU* would be part of a 12 month coaching and teaching program alongside a fabulous group of like-minded and amazing individuals who are ready to live life magically on raw then read all about it at www.livingmagicallyonraw.com. I hope to welcome you soon! Welcome call 25th August 2009.

Day 1 - Living Magically Journal

When I sat down at my desk first thing this morning to decide on my Living Magically focus topic for today I was actually not quite sure where to start - mostly because there are so many places to start but in true LM-style I thought I would let life give me a few signs and prompts as to what to share with you and I wasn't disappointed.

What never fails to amaze me about Living Magically on Raw is that things rarely show up as you expect, and today's themes have turned out to be:

1) Letting life deliver guidance through events as they unfold

2) The miracle of focus and attention

3) The value of "normal" times

4) The renewing power of nature

5) The sacredness of one

It's these that I'm sharing about today, and I decided to do an audio journal outlining what I did and what I learned in relation to the above through the course of my day.

Approx. 11 minutes

And while I'm here, I didn't get a chnace to post it until now, but here's a little mini clip that I filmed a couple of weeks ago when I went to stay at the Cambiordge Belfry to have an experience of how it is to stay there. Those of you who are attending, now you know what the rooms are like - I can personally vouch that the beds are yummy!

More about Living Magically on Raw 12-month Program here...

More about The Raw Transformation Experience event here...

The Living Magically Countdown Starts HERE >>>

 

It’s been BUSY BUSY around here and those of you in the know will probably guess why – it’s because of the preparation required for my big call last Wednesday evening entitled “The 7 Must-Know Steps to Take Your Raw Food Journey to the Stars – And Beyond!”

The call/webcast attracted over 2100 listeners and even now people are still signing up to access the recording. (If you didn’t bag one yourself, you can do so here...)

At the end of the call I announced my biggest and most exciting raw food and life transformation program to date: Living Magically on Raw.

This is a 12-month Life Transformation program combining the very best of my raw food coach and teaching as well as law of attraction and spiritual principles all set within my unique, never-revealed-before raw journey roadmap for creating a life that you desire, one that really is living magically on raw.

So what made me announce this call and create this amazing program?

The honest answer is, “the small still voice that knows” – or perhaps more accurately, the strong not-so-still spirit in me that I allow to flow through me and that is CENTRAL to me living magically on raw in my own life. It’s what I use to guide me in everything that I do all the time, whether it's choosing what to wear in the morning or being drawn to write a blog post, or turning left at the junction rather than right, or deciding to fly to the USA for a life-changing live workshop or coaching event. It has never let me down so far.

This voice started off as a small still voice but over the past decade has become much louder because I no longer tune it out. I consider it to be my direct line to the Universe and I wouldn’t be without it. In fact I have many amazing stories to tell about what magic this “voice” has brought into my life but I’m saving those for another day ; )

So this spirit in me told me in no uncertain terms that it was time to shake things up a bit – not just personally, but professionally and within the raw food arena as a whole.

And thus, the Living Magically on Raw program was born.

The background

I’ve been coaching raw food for over a decade now and through my own experiences and speaking with literally thousands of other raw foodies along the way I noticed one really important thing: The people that thrive on raw foods and that make it work are “wired” a different way to those who don’t - and when I say "thrive" I do't just mean physically, I mean on every level.

And when I say "wired", I don’t mean that they look different or have a different blood type or whatever, but that they are tuned in to the overarching principle that raw foods embody, that being... LIFE.

Quite simply those who are successful on raw discover and live the secret that is: Being open to being in the flow of LIFE.

You see, going raw is of course a physical journey, but undoubtedly it is equally a path of heart. The happiest and healthiest people that I have met on the entire planet are those who:

a) Eat a clean and pure high- or all- raw food diet (which may or may not be vegan)

b) Have a relentlessly positive and upbeat approach to life and see the silver lining often *is* the cloud

Sure it can take some time to get to both of these places and live there, but my goodness, it’s so completely worth the effort.

When we clean up our inner terrain in body, mind, heart and soul, we immediately open ourselves up to hear the messages that are always trying to reach us – if only we were clear enough to hear.

And so it was that my inner voice told me in no uncertain terms that it was time. Time to create a year-long program, something really substantial that would chart a path for a committed group of visionary people to create a life extraordinary. And the Living Magically on Raw program was born.

To date in just one week we have had a HUGE number of sign-ups, but that inner voice that guides my every action keeps telling me that I need to reach more people, that this information is way too precious to keep to just the relative few who already know about it.

So over the next 28 days you’re going to see some extraordinary things going on on this blog! There will be videos, audios, articles, journal postings and who knows what else?

I have committed to show first-hand real-life examples of how to live magically on raw, including real-life extracts from my own private life so you can see just how I walk my talk every day of my life and exactly how this looks (because it may not be what you think).

Am I scared about letting you into my world in this way? Not at all. I stand by my message with complete conviction and even if things go “bad” or “wrong” (all perception!), you’ll also see how I handle it and what I do to get back on track... because living magically is not just about creating and enjoying the happy skippy parts, but often just as much about entering a foreboding storm and coming out all shiny and new because of it.

Are you ready to spend a fascinating four weeks living magically with me?

If you are, then stay tuned as it’s going to be an interesting and magical ride!

PS: Come and join me on Facebook for the one-stop-shop for all of this info...

Living Magically on Raw on Facebook

Kitchen Magic: Labelling Jars, Boxes and More

One of the bugbears of having a snazzy looking raw food kitchen (that works) can often be "how do I store all my nuts, seeds, beans, grains etc. attractively AND know what exactly is in the container and when to eat them by?"

I tried many different approaches over the years... handwriting labels (ugly), printing them off (one bit of moisture and the ink smudges or runs), sticking the best-before labels underneath the jars (they come off too easily and not every packet comes with separate stickers), putting the bag itself inside the jar (ugly AND clumsy)... you get the picture.

Thanks to my organising fairy godmother friend, Debbye Cannon, the big mystery was elegantly and efficiently solved. And the solution came in none other than my new best friend the hand-held labelling machine, which you can see me demonstrate here on my video below.

I hope you find this useful because small things can make a BIG difference!

 

Check out the hand labeller I'm using in the video on Amazon.co.uk - it's only £23.28 - complete bargain, and of course you can use it for a million different things around the home, not just the kitchen.

 

If you shop at Amazon.com, find it here >>> for $18.75!

Exciting Times

I'm back!

It's definitely been a case of "fits and starts" these past few months - not on purpose I hasten to add, it's just that most of what I've been doing is BIG STUFF - my biggest ever, and it's taken time... and lots of it!

I want to share what's going on with me right now because a) it's time and b) you'll see some things changing over the next few months and I know you love to know what's going on!

The first thing to report is that the new web site is looking FAB and although it's a big job (complete redesign and much re-writing) I'm looking to launch around mid-end September. I wish I could share it with you right now but I really need for it to be complete first, then you can ooh and aah!

What makes me so excited about this is not the fact that it will look great and all the rest of it, but what it will facilitate - every day we receive emails here at The Raw Food Coach HQ saying how much my existing site/ YouTube clips etc. have helped people, and yet for a long time I have known that what I have shared publicly is but a fraction of what I have to share, so the new web site will be the showcase for all my latest and greatest information so that people can really get what I have to offer, and of course I love to give a lot of stuff away for FREE! This site will be even more generous than the last and really, I just love to put it out there and make the world a better, happier and healthier place. It feels like the least I can do with all that life has given to me.

Talking of FREE, a quick but nonetheless IMPORTANT heads-up that my next FREE teleclass is happening a week from today on Wednesday 5th August. This is the next step in the "Magic and Mastery" themed calls. The first one in March attracted a grand total of 1947 sign ups - THAT'S huge for a teleclass, and it really was an amazing call. I shared about my own personal journey to raw food and living magically, and after the call we had around 50 emails from people sharing how much the call had helped them and/or literally changed their life. Well, this time we're going deeper/wider/taller. A few months have passed and my own growth has been breathtaking. Every week my understanding of the raw food journey gets more profound and exhilarating and I want to share all this and more with YOU.

And then last week finally something new "popped" for me (a.k.a. a divine download) and I was given the 7 Steps that we all must take to live magically on raw food. Totally riveting (and we all can do it, no rocket-science degree required).

As I know so many people are ready to take their raw journey to a much more exciting place and level, I really have no choice but to share these 7 steps, and this is what I'll be doing (and so much more) next Wednesday.

If you'd like to learn what these 7 steps are (and honestly you'd be crazy not to!) then bag your spot on this call (and a free copy of the recording of it) here....

This call has so much energy and magic around it right now that I just know it's going to be better than even I can comprehend at this point. Can't wait to share this stuff as it's all about where I'm going and, I believe what the future of raw food is really all about. Learn this info now so you don't go round in circles like I did for years and years!

As for me and my life, well last night I stayed here:

This is one of the penthouse suites at the Cambridge Belfry hotel, where my live event happening only FOUR weeks from now is taking place. It's a gorgeous hotel located just a few miles from Cambridge and just one month from now some serious magic will be happening for those who are ready for a really amazing leap into a whole new way of living and being as part of their raw food journey. Want to know more about it? There's a whole page waiting for you at www.TheRawTransformationExperience.com - this event really is going to be beyond magical and I want YOU to be there! (Even if you have to hop on a plane. Seriously. I currently fly to the US up to 6 times a year to learn from the best in whatever it is that I wish to do and distance should absolutely NOT be a barrier to you pursuing and living your dreams!) Even one of our talented guest presenters, John Schott, is flying all the way in from Miami to be with us for the long weekend.

What else?

Hmmm.. Right now I am rejigging a lot in my personal and professional life. There is some serious magic afoot and I know I am being divinely guided to create space for some amazing stuff to happen - next week's call is definitely part of that.

Last weekend I created two new vision boards - one personal and one professional, and they are both stunning and compelling. Talk about clarity!

I also nigh-on completed my book proposal. This book is "the big one", unlike any other raw food book on the market and the one that I hope will really work some magic in the world. Everything right now feels divinely in flow, and I'm going to be sharing a ton about this on next week's call because this is IT guys, I am living it!

So, if you are feeling stuck in your life now, whether it be in your life or with your diet (and chances are if it's in one, it's in both) then honestly, you need to be on this call. Sometimes a big fat dose of inspiration is all that's needed.

There is an energy in someone speaking their deepest and most profound truth that has the ability to catapult others to a whole new realm. This is what's going to happen next Wednesday as I share some serious magic (and some of it may be hard to hear but it will make complete sense anyway) with what I hope will be over 2000 callers. My call in March attracted 1947 and this call deserves even more!

So that's all for now. There will be much more to come, but right now I have to do all I can to let people know about this call because it's going to be the biggest freebie I put out all year and people need to know about it. (If you'd like to help spread the word I'd really appreciate that, and you can either send people to this link http://tinyurl.com/ToStarsAndBeyond OR you can join my affiliate program and earn commission : )

See you there I hope?

Join Me on My New Facebook Fan Page - for Goodies Galore!

Times they are a' changing.

If you've been connecting with me recently through my newsletter, facebook page or programs you'll know something's afoot...

And what is it? You may ask...

Hmm... almost too early to say, but let's just say that it's all tying in perfectly with the way things are showing up in my work - Let's Get Rawganized, The Raw Transformation Experience Workshop and the things I've been doing in my private world (getting organised, streamlining, dancing more, dating...). I know this likely sounds even more confusing, but it's really not. I can't say more yet because it is all gently percolating, but I know it's going to be GOOD, really good.

In the meantime, I'm setting the scene for these big evolutions. My new web site is looking lovely, but won't be coming for a while yet (a lot of new content to create), my August event is going to be my biggest work of all this year because there's such a lot involved (it will be available as a home study as well but the live event will of course be so much richer), and then finally, and here's where I'd love to direct you, I've created a Facebook Fan Page which will be the hub of all activity from today onwards, and especially as I transititon between web sites because updating the current one is not as useful (or easy) as it once was.

Here's what you can expect when you join me on my Fan Page site:

1) All my latest news and updates of any kind (these are many and diverse but things such as media appearances, what I'm up to in my personal and professional life, blog posts, advertisements for assistance or help, letting you know about awesome raw professionals I am coaching or products on the market that I love, and much more...)

2) Be the first to know about new events and teleclasses as they are announced

3) Be the first ones to know about discounts, special offers and anything where you get to gain the good stuff!

4) Ask me questions and interact with myself and other raw foodies in the group.

5) Basically get to know EVERYTHING that's going on all in one juicy place!

Yes, this is going to be a whole bunch of things all rolled into one, and you're going to be seeing a lot of really cool stuff coming through over the next few months, including some nice little freebies emailed to you that others won't get!

So, in a nutshell Facebook Fan Page is the place to be. It's going to be personal and professional and you'll get to see a side of me that you may not have done before...

So come and join me at KarenKnowlerFanPage.com and don't miss out on all the good stuff!

Karen Knowler on Facebook

The Raw Transformation Experience 2009

Things are hotting up for my first ever live 3-day event happening at the end of August (Thursday 27th - Saturday 29th August, 2009).

Some of you will know that in years gone by I created and organised the UK's "Fresh Festival" which was the first raw food festival in the UK, comprising of 15 or so different international raw food speakers, chefs and educators. These festivals were fabulous, and really helped unite raw foodies from around Europe as well as providing a great long weekend of world-class education and entertainment. I have many happy and precious memories from those events! (Above is a picture of myself with Pete Vincent, Chad Sarno and Woody Harrelson at our second Fresh Festival, in Somerset, October 2005).

Since I sold The Fresh Network, the host company of the Festivals, sadly the Festivals have not continued. In fact the UK has become fairly lacking in terms of "big" raw food events overall, which is a real shame.

The idea for "The Raw Transformation Experience: 3 Days to Dream BIG, Chart Your Map and Step into Your Most Sparkling Raw Self - and Life!" came about because I felt it was time to create an event that was more than "an event". Inspired by the 3-day non-food workshops I have attended in the US, I realised that I could bring the very best of what I have, combine it with some awesome raw chefing (we have two amazing raw food chefs featuring at this event, Russell James and John Schott) add in some powerful "experiences" (secret for now!) and create an event so unique and so life-changing that it would be a very different affair to the Festivals, giving people the opportunity to immerse themselves in a complete "curriculum" for 3 days, and literally walk out with THE most inspiring and compelling blueprint for their diet, self and life EVER.

Yes, this is the event I wish I had had all those years ago, because it's about so much more than the food... it's about LIVING...and living to the max! (That's why we choose high-octane fuel for ourselves, right?!)

Why this, why now?

This year I have moved to a completely new level, or depth, with the work I've been doing.

Those of you who have worked with me or are working with me, especially in Raw Magic and Mastery and the Let's Get Rawganized! program, have seen that the kind of things I've been talking about are way beyond what I've talked about before and are also taking on a new and more evolved and well-rounded approach. Gone are the days where it is all about how raw you are (or aren't), now are the days for being fluid and finding peace, joy and a way of being with raw foods that supports who you are in a way that you LOVE and also who you are becoming... and that's just perfect! It is about consciously choosing your path with unparalelled enthusiasm rather than feeling as if you are having to walk down one because that's the way everyone else does it. It's about owning your truth and acknowledging your unique lifestyle, personality and way of being in the world and finding a way of eating raw that fits in with that while working towards a new, higher way of living and being on ALL LEVELS.

This is just a hint at what's going on with my work and this event.

What particularly excites me about the event is the whole theme that's running through it: It's all about the Journey. At this event there will literally be maps, backpacks, vision work, tools, worksheets and you'll be plotting your path... it's actually an interactive food and life vision workshop. My promise is that by the end of the event each person will have a complete and what I call "squealicious" gameplan for the next chapter of their raw food life and lifestyle, something so awesome and so compelling that they fall in love with raw food, their Self and life again, plus everything they need to evolve their journey at any time in any way they need to in the future. It's the ultimate in raw food coaching and raw life coaching combined.

Not only that, but there will be:

• Masses of inspiring teaching and coaching from me - including my newest and best material and live coaching on the stage

• Raw food demos from Russell James and John Schott (Many of you have heard of Russell, he and I have been working together for years and he is, as far as I'm aware, the UK's best raw chef talent. John, on the other hand is a very well-kept secret from the US. Hardly anyone knows about him but he is awesome! He has a raw food restaurant in Miami and has been training with David Jubb for a number of years, he is really looking forward to coming to the UK for the first time to share with you)

• Evening activities and entertainment - all three nights there will fun and exciting things for you to do

• Raw food catering - all three meals for all three days are included in the admission price - yes, and you can bet it's going to be good!

• Stalls and therapies - browse or buy, treat yourself to some raw goodies or other raw lifestyle products for that great new life you're creating!

• Plenty of time to make new friends and socialise - we'll be talking a lot about the importance of support, so this is your time to start making new like-minded friends for yourself to make your new life even rosier!

This is just a very quick overview of what's going on. Right now the event page is being completed on my web site with ALL of the information about what you'll be getting. As I've said on that page, this event is not "just an event", I only do things that I believe to be world-class, outstanding and life-changing and I consider The Raw Transformation Experience to be my greatest, most inspiring and most comprehensive offering so far.

The page will be going online very soon. I've just put out the word to my eZine subscribers about how they can bag the opportunity to book at the early bird price. I'd like to offer you the same. Please know that there is no other way to get the Early Bird price and the "4 for 3" offer than to receive the special discount codes via email. To get those you need to be on the VIP Priority List!

So...

Sign up here if you want to:

* Take advantage of the Early Bird Discounts
* Be in with a chance to bag one of the FREE 10 Home Study Courses (first 10 sign ups)
* Learn about how you could come for FREE or reduced ticket price

Just enter your information below and you'll be automatically registered on my VIP Priority List and be the first to know as soon as the event page goes LIVE!

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After you hit "Submit" you will be forwarded to a page that will let you know you're on the list; you will also receive a confirmation email direct to your inbox - you may be asked to confirm your email first, *it's important that you click on the link in the email if asked to do so, otherwise you won't receive any emails* so look out for an email entitled: "Please confirm your subscription" - simply follow those instructions and the second email will follow!If you *don't* receive the call dial-in information, simply email hello@therawfoodcoach.com and we will take good care of you!

Rest assured I never rent, share, or give out your information to anyone. You have my word on it! I can't wait to tell you more about this AMAZING event, and look forward to writing to you directly very soon!

Karen x