Beaaaaaaautiful.. Today we went on a little Saturday afternoon drive to a place called San Rafael Valley (see above picture, although it really doesn’t do it justice). After winding through the moutains and hills that make up this landscape here in southern Arizona, we came up on top of this hill, and BEHOLD! Beautiful grasslands as far as you can see, with the mountains far away in the distance. It was so majestic and the energy of the area was so powerful. It sort of reminded me of pictures you see of African grasslands – just rolling hills of tall yellowish grass with the occasional oasis of trees spotting the landscape. I love how grasslands look in the wind – all these undulations and graceful movements that the grass takes on.

Today’s Feast, in order of consumption:

30 oz. spinach/celery/carrot/grape/apple juice w/ 1/2 TBS Pure Synergy

32 oz. green juice w/ lemon, cayenne, and turmeric

22 oz. pear/apple/orange/grape juice w/ 1/4 TBS Pure Synergy and 1/4 TBS MSM

32 oz. green juice w/ lemon, cayenne, turmeric and a pinch of salt

18 oz. apple/carrot/grape juice w/ 1/2 TBS Pure Synergy

16 oz. orange juice w/ 1/4 TBS Pure Synergy and 1/4 TBS MSM

Ahh tonight we had an INIPI! Soo powerful, wow. It was my third or fourth inipi here at the Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center – we do one every new moon, aside from a few summer months when we can’t light fires because of fire hazard. But oh are they amazing! For those who aren’t familiar, an inipi is a Native American sweat lodge, in the Lakota tradition. We have a hand build small dome shaped ‘lodge’, and a fire is made several hours before the lodge is meant to begin. Inside the center of the fire they heat the rocks which are to be used for the lodge. We get ours from a river in Sedona – they are beautiful round, large gray rocks which have little holes, making them perfect for holding a lot of heat. We do a little ceremony before we enter, and then all file in. The lodge can contain about 34 people, although you are VERY squished. There is a pit in the center of the dome where the hot rocks are placed. We do four ’rounds’ during the duration of the lodge, engaging in something different in each ’round’ – it could be singing, or stories, or silent meditation. Between each round, more rocks are brought in. Water is poured on the rocks during the rounds to make it even more hot and humid. It is also completely black inside the lodge, when the door is closed – which is all the time, aside from between rounds when rocks are being placed in. The inipis probably get up to 150 – 160 degrees, although with the humidity it feels like much hotter. The inipi is known as an intense purificationof body, mind and spirit.

Today’s Feast, in order of consumption:

16 oz. water w/ 1/2 TBS MSM

16 oz. spinach/apple/celery/grape juice

6 TBS bee pollen, chlorella and hemp oil **11/09/07 – Don’t do superfood pastes on a juice feast like I did!**

32 oz. green juice w/ lemon, cayenne and turmeric

26 oz. orange juice w/ 1/2 TBS MSM

32 oz. spinach/bok choy/celery/cucumber/lemon juice w/ cayenne and turmeric

22 oz. carrot/apple/cranberry juice w/ 1 tsp MSM

Just found this on the blog of http://www.rawfoodrightnow.blogspot.com/: Oprah with a green juice!! Woohoo! Go Oprah!!

Today is my three-week mark! Alriiiiiiight!!

Time for my weekly intake:

• I feel great overall – always increasing in clarity of mind, emotions, and decision making.

• The past few days my skin has been breaking out a little around my mouth, which is rare for me. We’ll see how that goes.

• I’m increasing my juice intake and exercising more.

• Bowel movements have slowed down a bit but are still regular.

• Less weight loss this week – only about a pound this week for a total of almost 11 lbs.

• Intense cravings for bee pollen have been imminent in the last few days.

Today’s Feast, in order of consumption:

32 oz. green juice w/ lemon, cayenne and turmeric

30 oz. orange juice w/ hemp oil

1 cup grapes (spit out pulp, swallow juice)

32 oz. green juice w/ lemon, cayenne and 1 TBS spirulina

30 oz. apple/grape/cranberry/canteloupe juice

6 oz. fermented probiotic apple juice

Today’s Feast, in order of consumption:

32 oz. spinach/apple/celery/grape juice

32 oz. green juice w/ lemon, cayenne and turmeric

A lot of bee pollen

16 oz. green juice w/ lemon, cayenne and turmeric

28 oz. orange juice w/ 1 TBS hemp oil

10 oz. water w/ 1 TBS chlorella and 1 TBS Pure Synergy

18 oz. parsley/apple/grape/mango juice

Today’s Feast, in order of consumption:

1 TBS bee pollen

28 oz. grape/spinach/celery/parsley juice

32 oz. green juice w/ lemon, turmeric, cayenne and 1 TBS spirulina

1 TBS bee pollen

32 oz. green juice w/ lemon, turmeric, cayenne and 1 TBS spirulina

6 oz. water w/ 1 TBS MSM

32 oz. orange juice w/ 1 TBS hemp oil

Today’s Feast, in order of consumption:

1 TBS bee pollen

32 oz. apple/spinach/collard juice w/ coconut water and 1/4 TBS MSM

32 oz. green juice w/ lemon, cayenne and turmeric

18 oz. orange/apple juice w/ 1 TBS hemp oil

32 oz. green juice w/ lemon, cayenne, turmeric and 1 TBS spirulina

1 TBS bee pollen

18 oz. apple/kiwi juice w/ 1/4 TBS MSM

2 TBS E3 Live

Well, my first lovely challenge while juice feasting was on day 1 when I was locked out of my house in the cold, and the second came tonight, at the two week mark, when I got a flat tire in the middle of nowhere in total darkness, by myself, on the way to a nearby town to get more produce to juice. What an adventure, whew. Nothing like nearly getting hit by semi trucks to add a little spice in one’s life 😉 All is well, tires can be fixed and kind friends who come to the rescue can be thanked with chocolate that I’ll make but not taste 🙂

Today’s Feast, in order of consumption:

16 oz. coconut water

1 TBS bee pollen

32 oz. green juice w/ lemon, cayenne, turmeric, and 1 TBS Pure Synergy

1 shot wheatgrass

16 oz. coconut water

1 TBS E3 Live

22 oz. pear/apple/beet juice

28 oz. green juice w/ lemon, cayenne, turmeric and 1 TBS Nature’s First Food

16 oz. orange juice w/ 1 TBS Hemp Oil

20 oz. grape/dragonfruit juice

16 oz. water w/ 1 TBS MSM

Today’s Feast, in order of consumption:

1 TBS bee pollen

16 oz. green juice w/ lemon, cayenne and turmeric

30 oz. coconut water/apple juice w/ 1/2 TBS MSM

32 oz. green juice w/ lemon, cayenne and turmeric

16 oz. green juice w/ lemon, cayenne and turmeric and 2 TBS Pure Synergy

32 oz. orange juice w/ 1 TBS hemp oil and 1/2 TBS MSM

12 oz. coconut water

It’s been a leeeemmoney day, mm mm!! I love love love lemon!

Today’s Feast, in order of consumption:

1 TBS bee pollen

16 oz. green juice w/ 1/2 TBS Pure Synergy & a lot of cayenne & turmeric

20 oz. orange/plum juice w/ 1 TBS hemp oil

32 oz. green juice w/ cayenne & turmeric

30 oz. coconut water

16 oz. green juice w/ cayenne & turmeric

30 oz. orange juice w/ 1/2 TBS hemp oil

2 TBS E3 Live

Today’s Feast, in order of consumption:

32 oz. coconut water/apple juice

16 oz. green juice w/ cayenne

32 oz. apple juice/coconut water

32 oz. green juice w/ cayenne & turmeric

12 oz. coconut water

16 oz. green juice w/ cayenne & turmeric & 1 TBS Pure Synergy

1 TBS Bee Pollen

2 TBS E3 Live

12 oz orange juice w/ 1 TBS hemp oil