I am so excited to share with you today that on 21-22 April I will be running an incredibly fun and informative weekend retreat in Connecticut/NY in the US with the lovely Philip McCluskey!

Philip and I have guided hundreds this year already through our online based detoxifying raw food and juicing programs (always about MUCH more than just the food!) and now we are teaming up to provide you with an in person weekend event that will rock your socks off. Note: I know knock your socks off is the more standard expression but I like to change things up a bit .

So what’s the retreat all about?

Let me introduce you to the EVOLVE retreat in CT/NY, where you will learn how to master the art of living a clean, delicious raw food lifestyle (high or all raw – no dogma here!) long term. Not only that, we will be educating and guiding you on how to master your emotions, mind and show up in your life so you can achieve everything you wish for.

The life you dream of really can be your reality.

It just takes having the health and energy to go for it, and knowing how to create the mindset and habits that support that.

We will show you how to do this over the retreat weekend.

Philip and I have so much fun and laughter planned for you, along with learning all the core information, enjoying an incredible clean raw food lunch and snacks daily, raw food demonstrations, tastings, a take home workbook with full recipes and much more.

You will leave the retreat weekend knowing how to get optimal results in body, mind, emotion and spirit and be the healthiest and most vibrant you with the tools we share.

We will be right there to answer your personal questions, inspire and motivate you to be your very best with great health and diet a cornerstone to achieving that! You will of course also get to connect with a group of like-minded others, some of who you will form life-long friendships with!

Learn more about the EVOLVE Retreat and register for one of the limited spaces (only 50 available) right away at www.EvolveRetreat.com. Don’t miss out on the special early bird offer.

Now I have a fun competition for you to win some of my very favourite stevia – NuNaturals stevia drops!

You have the chance to be one of four contest winners to receive one bottle of the Vanilla Stevia Liquid, PLUS one bottle of the Regular Clear Stevia Liquid.

To enter to win your stevia, all you need to do is answer the following question in the comments below.

Question: What sweet food or flavour would you recreate with your stevia?

To be entered twice, simply share this page on facebook and to be entered three times, share it on twitter also (you can use the share buttons provided if you like). Then let me know you have done so in the comments.

I will close all entries midnight Sunday the 19th of February. The winner will be randomly drawn and announced Tuesday here on the blog.

Have a beautiful weekend! xo

Happy Valentine’s! I’m not big into the holiday but it’s a nice opportunity for me to tell you how much I love you and appreciate you. So there I go. I do .

Today I have a recipe to share with you which I have been enjoying for dinner most night lately. I have moved back into the world of solids (as well as my juices of course!) with a big focus on blended raw or mostly raw soups. It’s hot here and yet curry soups sound amazing – no idea on that one!

Before I share that, I am excited to tell you that due to our previous success and popular demand my Raw Done Right program with Marlena Torres is being offered again, starting February 27th!

Raw foods has proved to be a tricky path for many people. Keep on reading if it has been tricky for you, and the sound of investing in a program on how to personalize a raw food diet so that it works for you, sounds appealing.

Are You tired of..

• Not being able to lose those stubborn pounds?
• Following every weight loss and health trend?
• Reading conflicting arguments from “gurus”?
• Focusing on nutritional minutiae rather than enjoying life?
• Feeling frustrated and alone in your weight loss journey?
• Not knowing what to eat to feel great and make your tastebuds sing?
• Not knowing how to make a satisfying, delicious meal that nourishes your body, mind, and spirit?

Are You Ready to Experience…

• Uncharted levels of energy?
• Glowing skin?
• Healthy, quick weight loss?
• Delicious meals that leave you feeling light, rather than heavy and bloated?
• Understand what true health really is and get shown how to attain it?
• Ways to incorporate holistic lifestyle practices into your daily life for real and lasting health improvement?
• The healthiest and most delicious raw and cooked meals for yourself and your family without sacrificing taste?

If you answered yes to any of these, our Raw Done Right four week live program is just what you need to get on track and feel more vibrant and alive than ever before!

For four weeks you will receive exclusive audios, videos, recipes, and guidance from Marlena and I, as we guide you towards the greatest health and energy of your life and a body and skin that glows with vitality.

Each week we will cover a topic that is essential to you reaching and maintaining a high raw diet that gives you great results:

Click here to learn more and get your good looking self registered.

Now for the recipe I’ve been loving lately (apologies for the less than stellar photo. It was about 8pm and without natural light it just doesn’t look so hot).

Semi-Raw Green Curry Vegetable Soup

Ingredients:

1 head broccoli, cut into florets

1/2 head cauliflower, cut into florets

2 carrots

1 big handful fresh rosemary

Big handful fresh coriander

2 cups of baby spinach and tatsoi leaves (or other baby greens of choice)

2 cloves garlic

1 onion

1 leek

2-4 cups water (dependent on how thick you like it)

1 tablespoon curry powder

1 teaspoon turmeric

1/2 teaspoon chilli powder (optional)

1 teaspoon each dried thyme, oregano and dill

1 teaspoon dulse flakes

Herbamare and black pepper to taste

Coconut oil for cooking

Directions:

1. Lightly cook the garlic, onion and leeks in a large pot with just enough water to cover the base of the pot and a tablespoon of coconut oil. Sauté until lightly cooked.

2. Add the spices and stir well.

3. Add the water to the pot and the remaining vegetables. Stir and cover.

4. Once the vegetables are just tender (you still want them a little crunchy/firm to retain as many nutrients as possible), transfer the mixture into a blender and blend well. You might need to do it over two batches.

5. Add the baby green leaves to the blended soup and blend again until well combined.

6. Taste, adjust seasonings and serve!

This is a delicious soup on a cold day, or enjoy it in the middle of Summer like I do! You get raw greens, lightly cooked veggies and a potent hit of nutrition from healing spices, garlic and ginger all in one bowl!

What is your favourite soup? Try adding greens to it for extra nutritional punch!

Enjoy and back again Thursday!

Love,

Casey

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I love to give you solid information that will inspire, educate and motivate you to live the life you want in a body you love. Usually that comes in the form of blogs and videos with health tips, facts, perspectives and steps and strategies for how to change, adapt, grow and expand. I share whatever I know will help you to be healthier, happier and more fulfilled.

I also let my personality come through in my writing (notice the silly jokes!, videos, not-so-guilty confessions and passion for these topics. Sometimes I like to show you a bit more of what’s happening in my personal life too if I feel it relates to the topics I discuss here on the blog or just to show you a little bit more about who I am.

Recently I’ve been tagged many times in the blog world to share my responses to certain questions about my life and preferences. It was Megan’s most recent tagging of me that inspired me to share some more about me with you here today.

I hesitate to share these things as I don’t want to bore you to tears. Although tears are good – they are an emotional, energetic and biochemical release. See how I got a little bit of health education in there still .

So today I will answer the questions asked and hopefully you will enjoy getting a little more insight into me. Otherwise enjoy your tears as they give you a good balancing release.

Before I do, an exciting reminder that tomorrow brings the start of Get Raw, the 14 day Guided Raw Food Program I am running with the inspirational Philip McCluskey (Weight Loss Expert, Author, Motivational Speaker, fellow Life-Lover).

If you:

• Are looking to easily release weight, gain energy and feel light in your body while enjoying an abundance of delicious food?
• Want to try a high raw diet but don’t know the best way to put it together to get optimal results?
• Want the support, community and guidance that will make all the difference between wanting results and actually getting them?

Then Get Raw will deliver. Starting tomorrow the 1st of February and running for 14 days right up until Valentine’s Day (ooh la la bring on the self-love baby!).

Get Raw will give you the expert guidance, daily support and exact steps and strategies to help you to eat a clean and nourishing raw food diet (all raw or high raw).

You will be given everything you need to create a diet and lifestyle that moves you towards the body and health you desire while also tasting amazing!

To find out more about Get Raw and take advantage of this last opportunity to register, click here right away.

Before I share a few facts about me, you might like to see me in my life….dancing. Yes, you heard me. I love to dance and I will happily share all my finely tuned moves (ahem…joking) with you online purely to make you laugh, even if at me.

It’s also amazing for your health and happiness (see, another health tip squeezed in there…I just can’t hold myself back! ).

Now with Megan’s tagging, I will share 11 random things about myself.

1. I travelled Europe alone for 6 months when I was 21 and had the time of my life. Right up there on my list of greatest loves and passions in life are travelling, experiencing new cultures, immersing myself in new experiences and throwing myself into growth opportunities or wild adventure.

2. I’m from Perth in Western Australia but lived in London for 4 years and Sydney for two.

My local beach

3. I love reading deep spiritual and personal development books and factual health books. But I also love a good erotic fiction, Vampire or supernatural novel (with more erotic fiction of course) and would happily settle down with a vampire if I didn’t fear blood loss (ok maybe not so much the last but it’s not entirely a joke ).

4. I work a LOT. I love it and every single day I wake up and am ridiculously grateful for the ability and willingness I have to create my reality every day (I promise you can feel this too if you don’t right now). I also have crazy amounts of energy so it works well.

5. I am coming to the US in April/May (mostly NY at this stage)! If you are over there and you are a client, friend or someone who wants to get in touch with me, there are some cool things I am doing and I would love to connect with you. Get in touch!

6. If I could live off green juice, avocado, cacao, leafy greens, delicious cooked veggie recipes plus some wine and champagne I would. Oh hang on, with the exception of the occasional wine and champagne, I  pretty much do.

7. I don’t watch TV or listen to or read the news. I do however love Glee (see video below), True Blood (no surprise there), The Vampire Diaries (nor there), Community and How I Met Your Mother.

8. I have a degree in Marketing and Advertising and also in Film Studies and Production. You wouldn’t know it from the quality of my videos but I have 3 years of music videos, short documentaries, short films and trailers under my belt (not literally of course…I don’t have a belt on).

9. I always have organic, natural moisturiser, lip balm (I’m addicted), essential oils, flower remedies and herbal tea in my hand bag. Always. I rarely have cash though.

10. I’m usually late. Not for clients or work, but I’m often 10 minutes late for family or friends. Sorry. I know it’s a shockingly annoying habit.

11. My female friends (well, all my friends, but my female relationships are exceptionally close to me) mean the world to me. I love my girls more than anything and feel blessed every day for each and every one of them.

12. And another just for fun. I’m a Libran. That should mean I’m indecisive but I’m definitely not (see how decisive that was). But I definitely am all about the equality. Superiority and judgement definitely aren’t my thing. Thus I’ll also not judge you if they are yours.

That’s a wrap!

Your feedback: Did you enjoy me sharing more about myself? What would you like to see me educate you on and share on the blog?

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Happy Saturday! The weekend is here and for me it’s been work, work and more work. Lucky I am in love with it .

I have two fun opportunities to share with you that are happening next week if you’d like to work with me to:

• Release excess weight
• Start to heal your relationship with your food and feel wonderful about what you put into your body while being totally satisfied
• Love and nurture yourself the way you deserve
• Get specific guidance on what and how to enjoy a way of eating that brings amazing results
• Gain serious energy
• Get more mental clarity
• Feel more balanced and nourished emotionally

First up is my Get Raw: 14 Day Guided Raw Food Program starting on the 1st of February and running right through until Valentine’s Day – so you can get all hotted up for a sexy date with someone or with your perfect Self!

If you are looking for expert guidance, daily support and exact steps and strategies to help you to eat a clean and nourishing raw food diet (all raw or high raw), the Get Raw program is perfect for you.

You will be given everything you need to create a diet and lifestyle that moves you towards the body and health you desire while also tasting amazing!

Learn more about the Get Raw program and register here to start on the 1st of Feb.

The program includes:

• (4) one-hour powerful educational calls (guidance and Q&A calls) to cover all the must-know steps to enjoying and maintaining a high or all raw diet with success
• (10) videos, 5 per week covering core principles for getting results and integrating a high raw diet into your life
• A clear and comprehensive guidebook leading you for 14 days of eating a high or all raw diet that will get you results (just eating all raw won’t necessarily do this – there is a very specific way to approach this intelligently and for lasting results that we will educate you on)
• Daily menu plans and delicious, satisfying recipes that are fun and easy to make
• Useful resources for living a raw food lifestyle
• Critical success tips, guidance and support for transforming your health, body, mind, spirit and emotional well-being during and after the program
• Bonus eBooks – Receive my Get Vital eBook and Philip’s Raw Food Salad Bar eBook as free bonuses.

Learn more about the Get Raw program and register here to start on the 1st of Feb.

Secondly, if you are in Perth and are interested in losing weight and balancing your body, come along to my integrative weight loss seminar this Monday night. Read on for more info!

Integrative Weight loss Seminar – Monday 30^th January at 7pm in Perth

Do you want information on how to release weight fast and naturally with a powerful holistic methodology to transform your body and health for lasting results?

In our integrative weight loss seminar, you will learn the following techniques and mechanisms.

• Education on core principles for fast, easy, lasting weight loss
• How to eat abundantly and love your food while still losing weight
• A Guided group Hypnotherapy session
• How a combination of Hypnotherapy and smart nutrition will completely transform your body, mind and health
• Plus interact with like minded others and support each other to look and feel hotter in 2012 than ever before!

In order for you to get the most out of this seminar we are limiting numbers to 10 people.

Your investment: $25

Register now by clicking here. You will be sent everything you need upon registration.

Have a beautiful weekend!

Casey

It can be pretty confusing to figure out how to eat a raw food diet for best results. there is a lot of conflicting information out there. I doubt you want to spend years experimenting before you find what works for you and what base factors need to be in place to get you optimal results.

You want health, radiance and energy in abundance now right? Thought so!

The goal of eating raw food is not to fit into the label of raw foodist, but rather to be the healthiest and best you can be so you can focus on the others things in life that matter most to you. That right there is a recipe for success, happiness and fulfillment.

And that right there is a recipe for some booyah, h*ll yeah and woot woots.

You know it. I know it. That’s why I am here today writing to you, because I have a way for you to learn how to get incredible results from a raw food diet, without dogma, and while enjoying the process. Mmmhmmm, I got you covered.

If you…

Are looking to easily release weight, gain energy and feel light in your body while enjoying an abundance of delicious food..

Want to try a high raw diet but don’t know the best way to put it together to get optimal results….

Want the support, community and guidance that will make all the difference between wanting results and actually getting them…

Then let me introduce you to our new Get Raw: 14-Day Raw Food Guided Program, starting the 1st of February and running until the 14th of February. What a way to love your Self for Valentine’s Day!

If you are looking for expert guidance, daily support and exact steps and strategies to help you to eat a clean and nourishing raw food diet (all raw or high raw), the Get Raw program is perfect for you.

You will be given everything you need to create a diet and lifestyle that moves you towards the body and health you desire while also tasting amazing!

Brought to you by myself, and Philip McCluskey, Author, Weight Loss Expert and Motivational Speaker, the program includes:

• (4) one-hour powerful educational calls (guidance and Q&A calls) to cover all the must-know steps to enjoying and maintaining a high or all raw diet with success
• (10) videos, 5 per week covering core principles for getting results and integrating a high raw diet into your life
• A clear and comprehensive guidebook leading you for 14 days of eating a high or all raw diet that will get you results (just eating all raw won’t necessarily do this – there is a very specific way to approach this intelligently and for lasting results that we will educate you on)
• Daily menu plans and delicious, satisfying recipes that are fun and easy to make
• Useful resources for living a raw food lifestyle
• Critical success tips, guidance and support for transforming your health, body, mind, spirit and emotional well-being during and after the program
• Bonus eBooks – Receive my Get Vital eBook and Philip’s Raw Food Salad Bar eBook as free bonuses.

I’m all raw food loved up and ready to share that Love with you baby!

If you haven’t yet committed or started taking real action towards your body and health goals for 2012, NOW is the time to do it.

Get Raw gives you the ideal opportunity to jump right in to achieving these goals so that by Valentine’s Day on the 14th of February you will be looking and feeling clear, slimmer, lighter and radiant inside and out. Right in time for a special love date with your Self or someone else on the 14th!

Get Raw will show you how to:

• Experience amazing health and energy
• Have a body you love
• Immensely enjoy and be nourished by the food you eat
• Want to choose the foods that make you feel your very best
• Feel at peace with your relationship with food.

Get Raw will show you how we do it and how you can too.

To learn exactly what you’ll get in the program and reserve your spot now, simply click here.

To get you started with a raw food diet and lifestyle that really transforms your health and energy, here are 3 crucial components that are essential to include:

1. Fresh vegetable juicing, mostly greens. I have talked about the benefits of green juice endlessly. There’s a reason for that. It’s a powerful healer, cleanser, source of hydration, nourishment and easily assimilated and digested. In short, it’s the shizzle.

2. Focus on fresh vegetables first. There are a ton of delicious raw food products and recipes out there that taste amazing and can really provide a great sense of having a “treat” or eating something really comforting and indulgent. However these foods typically are very dense and hard to digest also. To succeed on raw food, your focus needs to be on fresh vegetables first and foremost. Other denser raw or cooked foods can be an accompaniment to heaping piles of fresh salad, juices and smooothies, all made with simple fresh ingredients.

3. Transition! While moving to a 100% raw food diet over night works for some people, for the vast majority it really doesn’t, nor is it intelligent. If you are already eating a very clean diet it can be a beautiful, smooth transition, however for most people it is much smarter and effective (and you will in fact get results more quickly) if you slowly transition yourself away from more processed foods and onto a fresh raw diet. This will allow your body to cleanse at a comfortable yet still fast rate, while also allowing you to shift and process the changes that will occur in you emotionally, mentally and even socially too! All of these aspects need to be considered and acknowledged when changing your diet.

Now it’s time to put these 3 important keys to a successful raw food diet into practice and don’t forget to reserve your spot for the Get Raw program so you set yourself up for a hot night of Love on Valentine’s with a date or your perfect Self. You will be feeling sexier, more radiant and clearer than ever! Bring it on!

Your feedback: Do you eat a lot of raw food? How does it make you feel?

Love,
Casey

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Back in my cocktail days, I was a big fan of Mojitos. Their fresh, clean, sweet taste with that delicious mint, lime and basil…and of course the booze! Now that was poolside bliss for me.

These days things look a little different, which I couldn’t be happier about. Fortunately I can still get creative with my liquids and recreate scenes of spilling my drink all over my sparkly sequin top if I wish .

Before I share this delicious recipe with you, I have an exciting new opportunity to announce!

We are just wrapping up our New Years 21-Day Guided Group Juice Fast and have been receiving amazing feedback from clients. Stories of renewed health and weight loss, to clearer skin and a happier outlook on life. Awesome!

Soo…we decided to run a mini 3-day cleanse for all of those that wanted to join us at the end of our fast. We want you to experience the amazing results they are, without the longer time commitment. A perfect way to cleanse, refresh, and start your week.

The Get Juicy Sprint: 3-Day Juice Cleanse is a powerful cellular cleansing program, to give you deep, tangible results, healing and transformation in your body, health and energy, plus mind, emotion and spirit.

Brought to you by Weight Loss Expert and Motivational speaker Philip McCluskey and I…

The program includes:

• (1) one-hour powerful educational call to get you started
• (6) videos , 2 per day covering core principles for successful cleansing
• Clear and comprehensive 50-page guidebook leading you for 3 days of liquid cleansing at one of two levels: all juices for pure juice fasting or a liquid feast with a combination of juices, smoothies and soups
• Affirmations audio by Philip & Casey to support your cleansing journey
• Daily menu plans and delicious, satisfying recipes
• Essential resources for easy and effective cleansing
• Special guest expert speakers on juicing, cleansing and more
• Critical success tips, guidance and support for transforming your health, body, mind, spirit and emotional well-being during the cleanse and forever after
• Bonus eBooks – Sign up by Jan 20th and receive my Super Sunwarrior Smoothie eBook and Casey’s 2 Weeks 2 A New You eBook.

This is the perfect time to set yourself up for a unprecedented level of health, abundant energy and confidence, a clear mind and nourished, balanced spirit. Check out this short video from Philip about the Get Juicy Sprint:

Read more and reserve your spot for the Get Juicy Sprint: 3-Day Juice Program here.

Now for the yummy juice recipe I have been loving madly!

Spicy Icy Virgin Mojito Juice

Ingredients:

3 limes

3 large cucumbers

1 large head cos/romaine lettuce

6 stalks kale

1/2 cup basil, loosely packed

1/3 cup mint, loosely packed

2 trays of ice (for the whole recipe…drink half with1 tray then use another tray later for the rest)

Pinch of cayenne pepper (or to taste)

1 dropper of plain stevia (or to taste)

Directions:

Put all ingredients except the ice, stevia and cayenne through a juicer. Add the juice into a blender and these 3 ingredients. Pulse until ice is crushed but not completely blended. Serve in a cocktail glass (or Guinness pint glass like I did!) and sip away.

This recipe makes a lot of mojito juice. I enjoyed it in two parts over a day of juicing. Hope you enjoy it too!

Your Feedback: Have you ever done a short cleanse? What were your results?

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We are over one week into 2012 now. How’s yours progressing? I’m hoping as productive, progressive and full of heart, love and purpose as mine has been already!

I have been particularly busy as I hosted my Yoga And Detox Weekend Workshop this past weekend in Perth with the lovely Yoga teacher Courtney Helena.

Perhaps the only half hour of downtime I had last week was enjoyed walking at my local beach with Courtney (that’s me on the right. Apparently I have a ray of light running through me ).

It was an amazing weekend with wonderful women committed to pursuing their health and body goals, being educated and inspired and really challenging themselves to grow and be the best they can be. In short, these ladies rock and I am humbled and honoured, as always, at the opportunity to teach and inspire such incredible people every day by living my purpose. Now that is fulfilling!

I have some photos to share with you of the weekend but first some tips for juicing on the go…something I have been doing a lot of over the holidays and with my extremely busy work schedule lately. I have been living off pack and go green juices and about two to four hours sleep. A clean lifestyle has never proven itself so worthy!

Juicing On The Go Tips:

• Take your juices with you everywhere! It might seem obvious but you just never know how long things can take, what obstacles you may face and how hungry you may get. Always have juices on hand to keep you satiated and out of a bag of cookies!

• Make a little more juice than you think you’ll need. I’ve been doing this a lot lately with 18+ hour workdays. It has proven completely invaluable and there’s only been one instance where I didn’t want the extra juice. You can then just keep it for later or give it to a fiend or family member.
• Get up earlier than normal to make your juices. It’s worth the small sleep sacrifice to be prepared so that you get your hydrating, alkalinity in and as a result continue to dramatically transform and cleanse your body, heal and energise.
• Take your juices with you in a cooler bag with ice packs. This keeps them cool and fresher for longer. I take this handy little bag with me almost every day lately.

• If you are going away, are at the office all day or somewhere where it is possible to use it, take your juicer with you and make juices wherever you are! I took my juicer to a hotel I stayed at recently and juiced my day’s worth in the morning to take on the road with me.
• Stick to primarily green juices and use simple recipes you love. This eliminates hassle when produce shopping, keeps you balanced and allows life to be simpler when you are busy.
• Make a 100% commitment to taking the time to make or find juices. Simply decide you will be doing this every day and find a way no matter what. When you take any other options off the table you are only left with one option: to do it. Step into this mindset and leave the guesswork behind!
• Research juice bars in your area, whether that is in your local area or where you are travelling to. Pre-order juices or organise your day to go via juice bars so you are always sure to have plenty of liquid nourishment. If you are lucky enough to have a juice bar nearby that can provide you with a day of juices, consider investing the money for your busiest days. It’s a far better investment to pay a little more for some fresh juices than a cheaper coffee and muffin for a stimulating hit when you are over tired, over busy and stressed out.
• Bottles of coconut water and fresh citrus juices, while not on the same level as fresh green juice or fresh coconut water, will get you through a day of liquids without sacrificing your commitment and health goals. I always grab a bottle of coconut water when I’m on the go and just need something to get me through until my next juice.
• Get help! Ask your partner, family or housemates to help and support you. Perhaps you can get them on board and you can alternate days with your juice making so that you can each get a break from the juicer. Feel free to bring some over to me too .

Most of all, enjoy the way that fresh vegetable juice every day nourished every cell of your body, makes you feel energetic and truly amazing and hang on to that when you feel like flaking on the couch and having a chocolate bar instead of your juice. Which supports your long short and term goals more?

Now, my Yoga And Detox Weekend Workshop in photos (with Yoga Teacher Courtney Helena)….

Food demonstration Day 1

Ready for juices and smoothies demo

Classic Green Juice recipe demo…cheers!

The more mess = more fun

Lots of learning

Juicing demonstration

Detox and nutrition educational class

Raw dessert demo time…you can tell from that smile

Raw juices and smoothies a go-go!

Cleaning can be fun…or so I hear

Post workshop photo…we were still buzzing after 12 to 14 hour days and very little sleep.

Have an amazing week and I’ll be back with a very fun announcement in a few days! Stay tuned .

Your feedback: How do you stay healthy on the go? Please do share your tips in the comments below!

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2011 is almost over. Has it been everything you hoped for? Have you challenged and supported yourself to grow, expand, clean out and balance so that you are more conscious, healthy and happy than ever before?

The start of a new year is a wonderful time to freshen up your body, lifestyle and get really clear and focused on who you are, what it takes for you to be happy, healthy and fulfilled and how you want to live your life from here.

I am a big fan of having goals, intentions and creating a vision for your life that you love and that inspires you, while of course still living in the present moment – this is where the magic happens! But to create and act on these intentions and this vision with authenticity and from a place of true connection with your Self, you need to have clarity.

Clarity comes first with clearing the physical body. You can not expect to have a clear mind, open heart and tuned in spiritual connection with a foggy head, moodiness and irritability, fatigue, heaviness and poor health. By opening up and clearing the pathways of the body you will balance your physical body and allow for balance in mind, emotion and spirit too.

There are two incredible opportunities for you to do this in very different environments that I want to remind you of today. The first is the Get Juicy: 21 Day Guided Juice Cleanse starting in just 3 days on the 2nd of January.

Bring in the new year with incredible juices and smoothies (optional) such as those I share with you below and toast to moving into your new year with unbelievable clarity, weight loss, dissipation of symptoms, abundance of energy and ready to take on the world however you like.

By the 22nd of January, when the cleanse ends, you will be brighter, more balanced, beautiful and clear than ever before.

There are limited places left for the Get Juicy: 21 Day Guided Juice Cleanse. This is an online program run by myself and Author, Weight Loss Expert and Motivational Speaker Philip McCluskey, so you can participate from anywhere in the world.

Click here to reserve your place so you don’t miss out.

Secondly, my Yoga And Detox Weekend Workshop is happening in just over a week on 7-8th of January in Perth.

You will kick in the new year with amazing cleansing raw food culinary classes, education on the vital principles for ongoing detoxification so you can experience truly superior and phenomenal health, and daily yoga and meditation classes. You will connect with a group of like minded others and be inspired to change your diet and lifestyle habits long term.

To read more about the Yoga And Detox Workshop click on the image below.

All you need to do to register is email me here.

I have the most delicious juices and smoothie recipes I shared over 2011 to remind you of today. These all received a huge amount of love and raving feedback.

If you haven’t seen them or tried them, you’re in for a real treat! If you have, I recommend you use this reminder to make them again. They taste amazing and will give you a beautiful head start on detoxifying your body for optimal health, clarity and happiness in 2012. You can definitely enjoy all of these and many, many more in the Get Juicy cleanse! Enjoy.

Pumpkin Pie Chai Smoothie

Cinnamon Lime Green Juice

Mojito Inspired Smoothie (please excuse the poor quality photo!)

Cinnamon Spiced Carob Or Choc Milk Juice

Mexicana Green Juice

Chocolate or Carob Green Smoothie

Carob Blueberry Ice Cream

Now it’s just a matter of which one to try first!

Your Feedback: What is your intention for your clarity and health in 2012? How will you be ensuring your intentions become your reality?

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Finding yourself singing carols as you walk the streets and madly bash out work before a few days off right now? Or is that just me? If you see a slightly mad woman dashing about singing loudly, you’ll know it’s me. Please do say hi!

Not so much of this kind of chillin’ happening right now…

If you read my blog post earlier this week you’ll know we are kicking off January with a fantastic, thorough 21 Day Guided Juice Cleanse called Get Juicy, hosted by myself and the inspirational Philip McCluskey.

We are so excited to have an amazing global community of like minded folks registered for this 21 day journey. They are ready and willing to have the experience of a lifetime, one that will provide seriously improved health, crazy amounts of energy, clarity and natural joy and balance in your mind, body, emotion and spirit. In short, you will be transformed in ways you can’t even imagine right now, and it will be BLISS .

The early bird special offer to save $50 on the normal price for the cleanse up until and including on Christmas day expires in just 2 days! If you haven’t yet committed to your own health and happiness, this is the time to do it. NO more excuses, reasons why you can’t do this….they are all excuses and of course you CAN do this! You can do anything at all you choose to do. Yes, you have that much power. You’re unstoppable…if you decide to be. Click here to get started!

There’s also a special offer of get $50 off for each person you refer who signs up, and we’ll even pay you if you get more sign ups than the amount you paid!

We have been getting some great questions and today I want to share some of them with you as they are extremely helpful for any cleansing you might be doing, with the Get Juicy program or otherwise. Enjoy the information and have an amazing holiday if you celebrate!

Q. Can I keep up my exercise routine when I cleanse?

A. You can most certainly do normal fitness when doing a liquid cleanse with juices and blended foods…in fact you will likely find you have more energy for this. Some days it will be important to rest more, others you can enjoy even more exercise. It is a matter of listening to your body’s needs and signals, and they are never more clear than when fasting and cleansing! This is one of many beautiful aspects of intelligent cleansing – the clarity!

Q. Can I start the program later than the 2nd of January, finish later or finish earlier?

A. Absolutely! However many days you can do is wonderful. If you are travelling, have a commitment or anything else you feel might hinder you doing the cleanse on the exact dates it will be guided, you can just start and finish on the dates right for you. You will not impact your success or results at all. It’s just a matter of doing it. There never has to be an all or nothing approach to this…it’s just what works best for you and you feel is right for you at the time.

Q. Can I make my juice in advance and how should I store it?

A. Yes, you can make your juices and blends in advance. You can make them a few days ahead and freeze them and defrost them for the day you want them. You can use a masticating juicer which preserves more of the integrity of the juice and that will last perfectly well for a few days in the fridge. Blended foods vary in their shelf life but making enough for a day or two at once is great.

You can even make all your juices for the day in the morning (this is a great strategy for many reasons!). You can store them in air tight containers (ideally glass or stainless steel) filled right up and kept in the coldest part of the fridge or take them with you in a cooler bag.

Don’t worry too much about being enzymes and nutrition being lost in your juices and blends. You will be consuming so much superior nutrition in your liquids over the cleanse and in such wonderful quantities that having some juices that aren’t as perfectly preserved as you’d like them really won’t impact your results. The key is allowing the digestive system to rest more than it normally does and release huge amounts of old toxic waste from the body!

Q. When does the $50 off special offer end?

A. The special $50 offer is available from now up until and including the 25th of December. A nice holiday gift! You can also save your entire program investment, and even earn money, if you have friends, family or colleagues who you refer and sign up also. You simply go ahead with your registration then email me their names and we’ll be sure to refund you $50 per person.

Q. I am a mother of three small and active children (which is why I love the idea of a program to give me more energy!) and my main concern is that previously when I have detoxed I found I had several days of feeling lethargic, irritable from sugar withdrawal and basically difficult to deal with anything extra.  Obviously that is not an option with 3 kids.  You mention several tips will be provided to avoid some of these sensations: is this still a viable option for my situation?  Or would the juice/blends option be better?

A. Carefully transitioning into the cleanse by eating cleanly for a week leading up to it with juices, smoothies, soups, salads and some cooked vegetables will help to ensure your body is ready for (and has started) the cleansing process. This will ensure you can cope with the detoxification occurring and your elimination channels will remove the waste drawn up more effectively so you don’t feel overly tired and symptomatic. You might still feel a little low energy the first couple of days but if you transition slowly and start with juices and blends rather than straight juices, you will prevent your body getting overwhelmed in its attempt to rapidly detoxify you, which causes those symptoms.

Also, it is absolutely critical to get regular colon cleansing either through professional colonics or enemas at home. This is what makes all the difference in how you feel and if you do this you will feel truly phenomenal, energetic and clear…your kids won’t be able to keep up with you! This is usually what people DON’T do and why you hear of those dreadful “detox symptoms”…that’s not actually detox happening but detox attempting to happen. Once the waste comes out of you, particularly via colon cleansing, then you have detoxified and you feel sensational and continually more so!

Q. I’m going to sign up for your 21 day juice fast tomorrow, but wasn’t sure what equipment is needed. Blender, juicer, masticating juicer?

A. You won’t need any fancy equipment to start this cleanse with us, but you will need a basic juicer at the very minimum. There are juicers ranging from less than $100, to those over $3000, so don’t be intimidated. We find that a basic centrifugal juicer to start with works great. We recommend the Breville brand.

If you already have a high speed blender but no juicer, no problem. You can blend your ingredients together then strain them through a nut milk bag, piece of cheese cloth, muslin cloth, or even a paint thinner bag or pantyhose! We will show you how to use them when we get started (not so much the pantyhose ).

Got some other questions? Please email me any questions you have. You can rest assured that you will be completely supported and nourished every step of the way.

Click here to register for Get Juicy and secure your special savings!

Happy holidays – drink lots of juice, eat salads, get some movement and fresh air in, chill out and give yourself and others plenty of love. You are Love after all .

Love,

Casey