Fw: Raw Spirit April 2009 Newsletter!

March 28, 2009

FOR MEMBERS LIVING IN THESE AREAS OR ANY INTERESTED IN ATTENDING.

Remain Focused and Good Health to You

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Precious Beloved Raw Spirit Friend,

You are Nature's Most Amazing Miracle. Together We Are Blossoming Each Other Into Unprecedented Abodes of Expanded Possibilities. Thanks to YOU The Raw Spirit Movement is Exploding as never before. Daily More and MORE Raw Kindred Spirits are starting Raw Spirit Potluck Celebrations Across Many Nations. Raw Spirit Santa Barbara Business Dinner Tickets on sale by April 10th! This dinner sold out early in Sedona so we recommend procuring tickets as soon as they are available. Limited seating for only 180 guests.

Ticket Prices Increase Soon! We are pleased to announce these affordable prices: $149 for Santa Barbara 3-Day will continue until Sunday May 31st when the price increases by 33%. The last day for on line registration is Wed June 3nd. Procure tickets on line here and for assistance during office hours call 928.776.1497Click for Tickets to Santa Barbara June 5th-7th Click for Tickets to Washington DC Aug 29th-30th Click for Tickets to Arizona Sept 26th-27thAn ExtRawordinary Line Up Has Been Finalized for Raw Spirit Santa Barbara 2009! We are virtually finished with creating a schedule for Dreamiest Team of Astoundingly Happenin' World Class Musicians Imaginable! Plus, Dozens More Dedicated Research Doctors will Present At Raw Spirit so bring the Entire Family. For Raw Chefs and Lovers of Exotic Health-filled Concoctions, The Raw Demos This Year Are Beyond Tantalizing and Educationally Opulent, including the new "Most Nutritious Delicious Dishes" Event not to be missed. Come Join in

the Raw Talent Show on the Music Stage, Share Your Inspirational Testimonials & Festimonials on the Doctors Stage, and behold the Raw Spirit's first Innovative and Uplifting Eco-Fashion show on the Main Stage including interactive yoga performances by the stars such as Rainbeau Mars plus martial artists, magnificent beauty, and deep philosophy. Check into the Yoga & Meditation & Peaceful Arts Programs at the Sacred Exercise Area, Participate at the Interactive Play Stage and Creative Children's Program, Go Shopping at In The Faerietale-esque Forest Market Between Venerable Huggable Oaks, Treat Yourself to the Local and Tropical Organic Farmers Market, and of course the World's Largest Ever Organic Raw Vegan Restaurant Court. Check RawSpirit.com around May 1st for the scintillating schedule. J.O.B. (Joy Of Being)

POSITIONS AVAILABLE WITH RAW SPIRIT FESTIVAL: Due to the economy, Raw Spirit Festival continues to expand phenomenally with record growth! Due to starting three festivals in new locations, the Raw Spirit Dream Team continuously expands in the areas of Online Marketing (Thank YOU for spreading the word however you can in a joint effort to co-create heaven on Earth), GRANTWRITING, Sponsor Outreach, Event Production, Media Outreach, press release assistance, delightful distribution both via flyers and on-line posting of the Raw Spirit Live Link Earth Sprout Logo, Please email heavenly and theresa and call 928.308.2146 if you're inspired to join the rapidly ecstatically expanding team.

Those who would be in pre-production may also optionally locate to the headquarters at happyoasis.com Do you speak another language? Bienvenido Amigos! Hablan Espanol? With Your Assistance, Raw Spirit Festivals can be bi-lingual AND Multi-linguistic! If you speak or know someone who speaks both Spanish and English fluently, please contact us to volunteer part time as an interpreter. Do you know of outstanding Spanish-speaking healthy living-eco-peace presenters? 928.776.1497 theresaFREE TICKET OPPORTUNITY TO TRANSLATOR-LINGUISTS. Raw Spirit Welcomes The WORLD! Do you speak another language fluently? If you do and would be committed to translating and guiding, at least five hours per day AND if you arrange at least five other-than-English speaking participants to come, you receive a free full admission to Raw Spirit. 928.308.2146FREE ADMISSION TO Interpreters for The Deaf and Assistants for the Blind Please Contact Raw Spirit Office to

find out how you can help these Raw Spirit Friends while enjoying free passage into the Raw Spirit Festival. 928.776.1497

Check out the Raw Spirit Store by clicking here featuring 2008 Raw Spirit musician compilation CD, dynamic DVDs by Raw Spirit presenters, Happy Oasis books, Raw Spirit Tote bags and more. The Raw Spirit Radio Show is now hosted by Chef Jason Wrobel with Happy Oasis offering a "Five Minutes Alive!" Raw Spirit Celebrational update from the road. 11 pm EST, 8 pm PST and 6 pm Hawaii Time. Click For: Raw Spirit Festival Radio Show or Listeners call in 347.215.6647 Probing interviews with extraordinary guests! Listeners, be prepared for poignant, high-quality, stimulating, pragmatic yet ponder-provocative content behind the scenes with uniquely-informed leaders of the explosively emerging Raw Spirit Movement. This month's featured guests include: Tue April 7 Raw Spirit

Advisor and Vendor Keval Kalsa of The Bliss Bar, Raw Spirit Sponsor David Kaplan of Transition Nutrition and Adam Yellowbird of Return of the Ancestors

Tue April 14Raw Spirit Musicians Donna DeLory and Singing BearTue April 21 Danesh founder of Eco-Villages, raw weight-loss author Angela Stokes and Tucson's Moringa-tree planter Victoria White Tue April 28 Dr. Stefan Cassian and 107 year old Dr. Bernando LaPallo who just authored the book "Age Less Live More"

Come Join Us at what is merely a sampling of Raw Spirit Celebrations across the Nation as our community flourishes everywhere at once. Please NOTE: Raw Spirit Celebrations are Eco-Green Events. Please bring your own dining bowls and cutlery whenever possible. Call us anytime to host your own Raw Spirit Celebration. 928.308.2146 Happy's SPEAKING SCHEDULE For End of March, April & May:Fri March 27th Spontaneous Raw Spirit Potluck Informal Dinner Celebration at Thrive!, Seattle's newest Raw Restaurant 7 - 8:30 pm PH 206.334.7111 1026 NE 65th St. Seattle, WA 98115 Sat March 28th & Sun March 29th Seattle

Green Festival, Convention CenterSun March 29th 5 pm "Let's Get Wild! How to Forage Intuitively For Wild Edible Plants Anywhere in Any Ecosystem!" at the Farm of Tom Armstrong & Susan Park, Permaculture Retreat, Redmond (near Seattle, WA) 425.241.2425

Sun March 29th 6:30 pm Raw Spirit Celebration and Living Foods talk with Happy Oasis at Tom Armstrong's (see above). Donations appreciated, informal gathering. Mon March 30th Spontaneous Raw Spirit Luncheon Celebration Gathering at "Chaco Canyon", Seattle's oldest Vegan/Raw Vegan Restaurant 12 Noon - 1:30 pm 206.522.6966 4757 12th Ave NE Seattle, WA 98105Thu & Fri April 2nd & 3rd View Live Oak Campground, Raw Spirit Festival's Santa Barbara Venue to ask and answer questions, add detail to the map and visualize the most harmonic blissful festival energy flowFri April 3rd Raw

Spirit Potluck Celebration at Ginette Barry's of Hemet, CA Featuring musicians, Hummingbird, Tess, Shambala Songstar, plus brief playshop by Jor El and Subtropical Organic Farmers Market brought to us by Barry Koral. 132 Fuerte Court Hemet, CA 92545. Brief blissful pre-dinner yoga, post-dinner partner massage plus More Entertainment. Bring your instruments for the open mike. 6:30 pm $10 with organic raw vegan dish to share or $20 without dish. 951.282.3187 or 951.440.1639 Sat April 4th Health Freedom Expo, Long Beach Convention Center, CA Sun April 5th Russell The Extraordinary "Yogi Pretzel" teaches yoga then meditation at the Happy Oasis prior to jumpstart the celebration that follows. 4395 Lake Fork, Prescott,

AZ 928.776.1497Sun April 5th Do You Like To Laugh and Loop? Raw Spirit Potluck Celebration, Gorgeous Granite Dells, AZ featuring Prescott's own, The Extraordinary Pianist and Looping Magi Jonathan Best! He invites all who wish to play along. Bring your most unusual-sounding pots & pans & other playful instruments. Yoga with Russell at 3 pm, singing to the spirit within the food at the potluck at 5 pm, Community Announcements, Festimonials & Inspirational Testimonials then Desserts at 7 pm, Open mike poetry and music to follow Rawmarkable Demo by Chef Chrissy and Joel of Sedona. Music Celebration at featuring Johnathon Best at 7:30 plus Blissful Communication with Diana Owens and Special Surprise Guests with other Open Mike performers at 9 pm.

4395 Lake Fork, Prescott, AZ 928.776.1497 or 928.308.2146 Mon April 6th Santa Barbara Fest Volunteers Conference Call. Dial: 712-580-7706, press 2, wait for prompt, enter 1150380 #Wed April 8th Raw Spirit Women's Business Conference Call. Chime in at this informal conversation where women speak about their business situations to learn strategies for success while other abundantly-successful businesswomen offer suggestions. pm PST, 9 pm EST Call: 712-580-7706, press 2, wait for prompt, enter 1150380 #Fri April 10th Raw Spirit Potluck Celebration at Wowza's and Sara Kane's Home of Infinite Play. Featuring Wowza, Esalen playshop leader and founder of the

Church of Wow, inspired poet muse Shambala Songstar, Kirtan with Kaliya and Sara regarding profound projects in Africa. 6:30 pm $10 with organic raw vegan dish to share or $20 without dish. 805.898.2203 or 928.308.2146 Sat April 11th Goleta Earth Day just North of Santa Barbara, CASun April 12th Easter-Springtime Raw Spirit Potluck Celebration at Megan and Harley's Creekside Canyon Teepee River Camp Noon - 3 pm. One mile round trip hike required. Creek dipping optional. 805.453.7622Mon April 13th DC-Maryland Raw Spirit Fest Volunteers Conference Call. This Can Be A Giggle, Thought-provoking

and Informative Too! Led by Volunteer Manager Arianna and East Coast Coordinator Rawbin Dial: 712-580-7706, press 2, wait for prompt, enter 1150380#Wed April 15th Raw Spirit Potluck Celebration at Jason and Pia's home featuring spirit-inspired music by Jason, Pia and a blissful band. Ocean Beach, CA $10 with a dish Fri April 17th Coachella Music FestivalSat April 18th Noon - 1 pm Lassen's Natural Market possibility with Cathy Silvers Ventura, CA Sat April 18th Topanga

Earth Day. Topanga, CA

Sun April 19th Santa Barbara Earth Day. Alameda Park, Santa Barbara, CAMon April 20th EsalenMon April 20th Raw Spirit Potluck Celebration hosted by Mati of Monterey, CA 831.402.1685 928.308.2146

$10 with raw vegan dish to share, $20 without. Wed April 22nd 5pm Raw Spirit Earth Day Potluck Celebration at 420 Happy Valley Road in Santa Cruz, CA Let's Praise Our Mother. Hosted by Ashoka and Gigi 831.425.7864 928.308.2146 $10 with raw vegan dish to share, $20 without. Fri April 24th 7 pm Yoga Society of San Francisco short pranayama, meditation, talk and Raw Spirit Potluck Celebration! Hosted by Brikshala Mahendra 415.503.7802 then "Rainbow Body Awakening" event in San Francisco

Fri - Sun April 24th - 26th, New Living Expo, San Francisco, CA newlivingexpo.com Join in at Happy's Sunday's 6 pm New Living Expo Talk and Raw Spirit Musical Celebration with a host of Raw Spirit musicians and dancers! Free with expo admission ticket

Mon April 27th 6:30 pm Raw Spirit Potluck Celebration featuring Raw Spirit Musicain Ilaya from the Philippines as featured on our CD. Forestville, CA one hour north of San Francisco at Aza's hilltop home 928.308.2146Wed April 29th 7 pm Harbin Hotsprings Raw Vegan BBQ Celebration featuring musicians Heather Salmon on crystal bowls, Happy Oasis, Shambala Songstar and friend. www.harbin.org 310.415.8821 and 707.987.8816Sat - Sun May 2nd - 3rd Denver Green Festival. Happy is also staying with Brigitte Mars in Boulder where

Brigitte will be simultaneously offering an East Indian-style Raw Feast Class on Sat. 303.443.0589 Ext 4 or 303.442.4967 May 6th 6:30 - 9 pm Mystic Poet Dreaming Bear Comes To Prescott, Arizona! Dreaming Bear carries the living poetic lineage of such beings as Whitman, Rumi and Hafiz. This Special Raw Spirit Potluck Poetry Celebration features spontaneous spiritual troubadour Shambala Songstar too. $10 with raw vegan dish to share, $20 without. Sun May 10th Agape Church Happy inspires the Raw & Living Vegan Foods Agape Group after the last church service. Keval 310.909.6612May 15th

7 - 9 pm "Let's Get Wild! How to Forage Intuitively for Wild Edible Plants Anywhere in Any Ecosystem! At Robin Jones' Living Temple 7561 Center Ave. # 40 Huntington Beach, CA 92647 $10 Registration at 6:30 pm. Sat and Sun May 16th - 17th New World Fair, Pasadena, CA. Come Attend This Enormous Event! Happy speaks Sat the 16th and delightful Cathy Silvers is our special guest who with staff will share the Raw Spirit Booth. 805.462.9700 newworldfair.org May 23rd 6 pm Raw Spirit Potluck Celebration hosted by Bonnie Doon near Felton, CA Ananda 831.475.6144 Happy 928.308.2146

Please send your Supreme Blissings of Abundance and Show Your Support to Raw Spirit Sponsors, Healthforce.com, UltimateSuperFoods.com, Omica.com, TransitionNutrition.com, RawPeople.com, High Country Kombucha, LittleMoonEssentials.com, Excalibur.com and More!Please Stay In The Loop and invite Your Friends to sign up for this newsletter at RawSpirit.com and RawSpiritFest.org"World's Leading & Largest Raw-Vegan-Eco-Peace Celebrations"Raw Spirit Festival is a 501C3 Educational Non ProfitPlease Come Join Us at these Raw Spirit Festivals in 2009:1. Raw Spirit Santa Barbara (Live Oak Campground, off of Scenic Hwy 154) June 5th - 7th2. Raw Spirit East (Lovely Country Park in Maryland 20 miles from BWI Airport and Wash DC) August 29th - 30th3. Raw Spirit Arizona (Surreal Watson Lake Park of the Gorgeous

Granite Dells near Prescott) Sept 26th - 27th

All these festivals are at beautiful locations which delight and inspire! These specially-selected natural venues feature breath-making views, ample onsite parking and onsite camping, nearby hotels & rv camps (ask the Chamber of Commerce), good vibrations, easy airport access, weather-protective outbuildings, hiking trails, trees, lakes, ponds, meadows, rivers and/or streams... and Fabulous Friends!How to spread the bliss about this? Simply add a Raw Spirit logo or banner (found under "Media" on RawSpirit.com) to your website, newsletters and signature. Kindly invite a new Kindred Raw Spirit Friend to join us today as everyone one of us expands our rawmarkable realms of precious friends... we are blessed to be alive to raise the vibe, as we abide in the joyous reality of perpetual appreciation. Galaxies of Gratitude to You!Together We Are Better. Let's Keep Activating The Miraculous!We Love You, Bliss Forth!Happy Oasis, CVO Chief Visionary Officer with Theresa Lucek, MBA, GMGeneral Manager