raw living

This week Rachel, the host of Live Your RAW Life podcast is shining light on the topic of self-care. 

For some of us, we don’t take the time for self-care as we should. In this episode, Rachel talks about some possible reasons why we may not give ourselves time for self-care, how to overcome those reasons, and offers a four-step process on bringing self-care into your regular practice.

Along the way she shares some of the deep healing work that she has done in order to be ok with slowing down and taking time for herself.

This week’s challenge:

Work your way through the four steps of self-care.

1. Bring awareness to your current relationship with self-care
2. Choose what form of self-care is going to fill you up the most and will work in your current reality
3. Schedule it in, actually, block out that time on your calendar
4. Act on it, follow-through

She loves hearing from you! Share the self-care therapies you have chosen for yourself this week through one of the following:

IG: @liveyourrawlife

F: Live Your RAW Life

E: liveyourrawlife@gmail.com

Web: www.liveyourrawlife.com

As promised here is the link for the book that was spoken about that a listener had posted.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31566948-sleep

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In today’s episode, Rachel, founder of Live Your RAW Life, continues with part 3 of the 5 part series about the wellness component of Physical Health. Today she talks about sleep, rest and the circadian rhythm.

She shares personal stories about her relationship with sleep, past, and present. She walks you through some scientific information that explains the importance of sleep and essential chemicals that create our circadian rhythms. 

If sleep is a struggle or frustrating time of day for you she offers a few questions to reflect on in order to see if you are in line and in tune with what is best for your physical body.

This week’s challenge:

Create a simple, yet effective bedtime routine that works for you and helps set you up for a restful night and successful morning.

She loves hearing from you! Share the routines you’ve created through one of the following:

IG: @liveyourrawlife

F: Live Your RAW Life

E: liveyourrawlife@gmail.com

Web: www.liveyourrawlife.com

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In today’s episode, we continue with part 2 of our 5 part series about the wellness component of Physical Health. We take time to walk through your personal history with food and speak about nutrition and lifestyle eating.

The intention of this week’s episode is to hopefully bring some awareness to what you are putting in your body, and see if you are able to tune into how that makes you feel on an energetic level. Along with that, perhaps this will kick start you into a healthy lifestyle eating pattern that is going to work best for you if you are not already there.

This week’s challenge has two parts:

1. Track your personal history with food. Take some time for yourself, and write down various “diets” you have been on, make note of how you felt, how long they lasted, results you experienced, and how long the results lasted.
2. Create your own version of a “Meals At A Glance” calendar. Sit down, do a little research to discover some recipes that are in line with how you would like to eat and plan out one week’s worth of meals.

I’d love to hear what meals you came up with, or perhaps epiphanies you have during the process of tracking your personal food history. 

Reach out through one of the following:

E: liveyourrawlife@gmail.com

IG: @liveyourrawlife

Web: www.liveyourrawlife.com

Here is the link to the Betty Rocker Make Fat Cry Challenge that was mentioned.

Also, here are the blogs, websites, and book links mentioned in the show:

Budget Bytes 

Oh She Glows

Forks Over Knives

Medical Medium Book

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In this episode, we will begin to break down the wellness components. This is part 1 of a 5 part series about the wellness component of Physical Health.

This is where developing a health and wellness routine can seem overwhelming, let’s start small.

They say you eat an elephant one bite at a time. Same here, one step at a time.

I share a very personal, and vulnerable time in my life when my physical abilities were compromised and how I overcame this incredibly challenging situation.  It demonstrates how essential moving our body really is. 

This weeks challenge: 

Incorporate ONE thing in regards to physical activity that you would like to do. Start with as little as 15 minutes or longer, since we have some time. Make a routine of it, choose a time in your day that you can stay consistent with for the entire weeks’ span. BE SURE TO HAVE FUN!!

I’d love to hear what physical activity you started, what workout or movement you are bringing into your day! You can reach out to me through email, Instagram, or the Live Your RAW Life website, links are below.

Also, here are the podcast and book links that were mentioned in this episode:

Kelly McGonigal Wants You To Fall In Love With Movement

Stop Compromising Yourself: Mark Manson On Hope, Human Dignity & The Perils of Comfort

Book Recommendation: 

Spark by Dr. John Ratey

The Joy of Movement by Kelly McGonigal

Reach out through one of the following:

E: liveyourrawlife@gmail.com

IG: @liveyourrawlife

Web: www.liveyourrawlife.com

Affirmations work by reprogramming the subconscious mind. It doesn’t matter whether you believe the affirmation consciously or not, when you hear it, your frequency shifts, your unconscious beliefs shift, and so your life starts to shift.

• You can sit quietly and listen to the affirmation as a meditation practice
• You can listen to it in bed before you go to sleep or as soon as you wake up
• You can listen to it while you run or do yoga
• You can have it playing in the background while you go about your day at home
• You can put it on repeat and have it playing overnight

You don’t even have to be able to hear it for it to work!

This is the first affirmation I have ever recorded. I didn’t prepare or write anything down, I just spoke from my heart. It was healing for me to make it. My intention is that you too, experience healing by playing it.

There is so much information going around now, our conscious minds are frazzled. So I chose to put something out that is working on the subconscious. And there are so many different versions of reality right now, I didn’t want to add or detract to any of that; I wanted to make something that could stand alone, and be relevant whichever narrative you are tuning into right now.

Huge gratitude to Carlos Nino for permission to use his music. It’s called Reverbechosystem, and it was made with Iasos. It’s from the 2019 album, Bliss On Dear Oneness, on Leaving Records.

Have you been living the life that puts you in a constant feeling of peace, comfort, and joy? The truth is, most of us have not. It is essential to understand that it is not until we have our health and wellness priorities in alignment with who we are truly meant to be will those feelings wash over us. 

In this episode, I, Rachel Anne Watkins introduce you to the Live Your RAW Life platform. The place we can turn to in order to become in tune with the Rich, Authentically Aligned, Wholesome life we are destined for. I share the inspiration and intention of the podcast. 

You are given one small challenge to work on this week. These small challenges can allow us to grow and level up.

Weekly Challenge: Ask for help! Ask one person, for that one thing that you need help with, graciously accept, and reflect on how the interconnectedness can help raise one another up.

Please share how the challenge goes for you. I'd LOVE for you to hear about your experience! 

Reach out through one of the following:

E: liveyourrawlife@gmail.com

IG: @liveyourrawlife

Web: www.liveyourrawlife.com

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Annie Jubb is Queen of the Liver Flush! She has worked with thousands of clients on detox programmes, including many of Hollywood’s most celebrated actors and musicians. She is particularly known for her work with the liver, and when I decided it would be a great idea to do a podcast on liver flushes, I knew Annie would be the best person to give us the liver lowdown. She discusses why liver flushes are important, and all the ins and outs of how to do one successfully.

Greg Arnold is an LA-based chef and founder of Dark Horse Organic, a range of crazily tasty superfood-based culinary ingredients, including mustards, vinaigrette, ketchup and bouillon. In this interview, he shares with us a little about the different products in the range, as well as the ethos and intention behind the food.

Sean Jewell from Coracao Confections shares with us the history of Coracao, how they make their amazing chocolates, and a little bit about their range of bars, truffles and candies. If you haven’t tried Coracao, I can’t recommend it enough! It is my favourite treat. 

Andrea Nakayama is an internationally known Functional Medicine Nutritionist, educator, and speaker who is leading a movement to transform the health industry, empowering patients and practitioners alike with the systems and tools of Functional Nutrition. She is the creator of Full Body Systems, a comprehensive online nutrition immersion programme.

In this interview, Andrea shares with us her personal journey into Functional Nutrition, through her husband being diagnosed with a brain tumour. She explains to us exactly what Functional Nutrition is, and how it fills an important gap in the modern healthcare approach. She tells us about the concept of bioindividuality, which is so central to the understanding of Functional Nutrition, and moving away from the quick fix approach to achieve true healing.

Pur O3 make the most comprehensive range of high quality ozonated oils in the world. In this interview, Tobias Segal talks about the benefits of ozonation, and the range of different products Pur O3 offer, from toothcare to skincare, deodorants and more.

Dr Gabriel Cousens is the founder of The Tree of Life Centre in Arizona, and one of the leading holistic physicians in the world. He teaches “Spiritual Nutrition”: food not just for the physical body but also the light body. He believes that as much as 30% of our energy comes from the spiritual dimension, and that raw vegan foods are the best foods for nourishing that aspect of ourselves.

Gabriel talks to Kate about how he came into raw foods, how he sustains a healthy vegan diet and the important nutrients to consider, Tachyon and the necessity of protecting ourselves against 5G, and the current direction of the raw food movement.

This is a must-listen interview for everyone interested in the raw food lifestyle. Gabriel is one of the few people in the world who has been a healthy raw vegan for many decades (since the 80s!), and has helped many thousands of people with his books and retreat centre.

Cherie Soria studied with Ann and Viktoras, and is often referred to as “the mother of raw vegan cuisine.” She founded the Living Light Institute in California in 1997, one of the leading raw food chef schools in the world. Now in her late 70’s, she is still a radiant example of glowing health, and her main passion is running ultra-marathons! Listen back and be inspired by this lady’s beautiful journey through life, and the wisdom and knowledge she has to share around maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

Recorded in 2016.

Anima Mundi Herbals draws on ancient plant traditions from around the world, including China, India, the Americas and Europe, to create an alchemical range of tonics, teas, oils and elixirs for modern day lifestyles. In this interview, founder Adriana Ayales discusses how the company was born, the ethics of the company, and tells us about some of the most popular products.

Michael Saiber is the founder and president of E3 Live, the world’s foremost producer of Klamath Lake algae products. In this fascinating interview, Michael tells us how he got started in the business, what is special about the Klamath Lake, some of the benefits of the algae, and we discuss some of the different products in the E3 range.

The Urban Fermentery produce outstanding vegan Kimchi products. This podcast interview with founder Nicola Stransky goes into the benefits of probiotic foods, and how to make authentic Kimchi, as well as detailing the products in the range.

Neubria is a brand new range of supplements specifically created for brain health. Formulated using high quality botanicals with premium vitamins and minerals, these powerful blends come in beautiful presentation blister packs with helpful advice pamphlets enclosed. In this interview with Mike Wakeman, we learn more about the different products in the range and how each is individually created to benefit us in specific ways.

Stevia is the only sweetener that registers at 0 on the glycemic index, so is suitable for everyone, even diabetics and those on an anti-candida diet. SweetLeaf is the leading brand of Stevia in the USA. Learn more about the foundations of the company, the benefits of Stevia, and the different products in the range in this interview with Claudia Baker.

Ron Teeguarden is widely considered to be the the foremost promoter of Tonic Herbalism in the USA. He is the man behind Dragon Herbs, who produce an extraordinary range of high quality Chinese herbs, tinctures, teas and formulations. In this fascinating interview, Ron shares how he got started back in the 80s, some of his favourite herbs including reishi, he shou wu and ginseng, how to get off coffee, and how best to take the herbs. He introduces us to some of the signature products in the Dragon Herbs range such as Spring Dragon Tea, Heaven Mountain Goji Berries, Tonic Alchemy, Tao in a Bottle, and Dragon Drops.

Harmonic Innerprizes was founded in 1995 by Patrick Bailey, who was led to discover the unique properties of some mineral deposits in the Mount Shasta region of California. Since then, the company has gone on to develop a wide range of high octave nutrition supplements, including Etherium Gold and Aulterra. In this interview with David Barbash, learn more about the Etheriums, their benefits, and how to use them.