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Rawstock III - Raw Ecstasy Jamboree
August 26-29, 2005 at Macdonald Farm
5730 Ross Branch Road, Sebastopol, California
1-877-740-6082
www.rawstock.us

The world's premier raw food lifestyle festival!
The pure health empowerment weekend celebrating
eco-regeneration, musical ecstasy & raw food delight

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Come to the greatest raw health festival on Earth! Last year we perfected it and this year we are going way beyond. This will be our last event at Macdonald Farm, so come and experience the magic of “raw school” in the orchard, under the apple trees; meet new vibrant brothers and sisters; reconnect with dear ones; enjoy the most incredible fresh figs, grapes. melons, tomatoes and other peak-of summer fresh delectables; camp in the orchard (no extra charge – B.Y.O tent); dance, groove and have the time of your life!

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Rawstock is a

Production

THE SHOW:

All-u-can-eat organic fruits & veggies * everyone is required to bring 5 lbs. of organic raw fruits or veggies PER DAY (Sat. & Sun. only) - THAT’S 10 LBS. OF FOOD TOTAL. PLEASE DO NOT BRING APPLES OR CARROTS * over 60 presentations & acts per day including inspiring raw health, nutrition and permaculture talks and discussion groups answering every question you have with congruent messages rooted in “Natural Hygiene” – the true science & fine art of healthful living; the world’s most successful health system for 200+ years * amazing inspirational healing testimonials * healthful raw food cuisine demos * live music galore * dancing * yoga * tai chi * fitness classes * sport games * earth-healing circles * camping in the orchard (no extra charge – B.Y.O tent) * massage * foot baths * Russian River canoeing Monday (optional) * eco-health goods & books for sale * child fun care * bamboo flute making * community connection * pure healthful fun under the trees, on the water & in the sun!

THE FOOD:

Summer’s raw organic bounty at its best! Farm-fresh melons including and endless supply of watermelon slices, heirloom tomatoes, avocados, cucumbers, greens, berries and pears plus Thai coconuts, durians, apples off the trees, wild grapes, several varieties of uncommon wild figs picked by Vittorio Carrera and much more! Raw connoisseurs never cease to amaze us with the exotic ripe fruits they bring from the best organic farms from all over California. The best eating experience of the summer is here! Everyone will bring 5 lbs. of food PER DAY attended to share (Saturday & Sunday, only – food is not required on Friday or Monday). Please do not bring apples (we are in an apple orchard), carrots or watermelon (we will supply watermelons).

THE PROGRAM:

Friday: 4:00 pm through sundown: Music, dance, volley ball, tai chi, poi, tent setup

Saturday & Sunday: Registration from 8:00-9:00 am. 8:00 am through sundown: Yoga, tai chi, lectures, raw cuisine demos, hay bale discussions, child crafts and fun care, bamboo flute making, massage, sport games, music and more music, dance, farm-fresh food galore.

Monday: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Canoeing and swimming on/in the Russian River. Departure by 6:00 pm.
No smoking, fires, drugs, alcohol, crashers.

THE PRESENTERS:

Dr. Douglas Graham President of Healthful Living International & author of “On Nutrition & Physical Performance” and his forthcoming book, “The 80-10-10 Diet - fruit of Fat?” Dr. Doug has been a keynote speaker for every raw food and many Natural Hygiene and vegan health festivals in the US and beyond. A 26-year raw fooder, expert in Natural Hygiene and trainer of thousands of world-class athletes, Dr. Doug is considered the world’s top sports nutritionist who has has led countless people from disease to glowing health. www.foodnsport.com/mambo2	Dave Klein A Healthful Living Educator, co-author of “Your Natural Diet: Alive Raw Foods” and Publisher of “Living Nutrition Magazine,” Dave is a 21 - year raw fooder whose life was saved by Natural Hygiene. Dave delivers a passionate self-healing empowerment message at every opportunity and is an expert in digestive health. Dave lectures on self-healing, food combining and transforming emotional eating issues. Dave’s talk titles: “Conquering Disease via Live Foods: The Ironies & Ecstasies”, “Finer Points of Food Combining”, “Self Healing Empowerment 101”, “Transcending Emotional Eating”, “Dietary Transition”, and “Natural Euphoria & Spiritual High on the Fruitarian Path”. http://www.livingnutrition.com http://www.selfhealingempowerment.com http://www.colitis-crohns.com
Don Weaver Author of "To Love And Regenerate The Earth" and a 28-year raw food Hygienist, Don radiates good health and is a leading proponent of personal-and-planetary health regeneration. Teaching soil remineralization as the foundation of saving our soil, climate, and related life-support systems, Don shows us how to grow great gardens & orchards as the direct route forward to a new Eden. Talks: “Positive Steps Toward Earth Regeneration”, “Gardening & Orcharding For The Health Of It” and “Creating a Veganic/Hygienic Culture & Agriculture”. http://www.remineralize.org	Dr. Robert Sniadach President of the School of Natural Hygiene, fasting doctor and meditation teacher, Robert’s Natural Hygiene Courses are studied by students worldwide.Warm and engaging, Robert is a crowd favorite. Robert will speak on: "Doin' the Dance: On Track, Falling Off The Track", "Getting Back Up Again"; "Personal Will Power vs. Going With The Flow"; "Use Fasting to Relax Into Higher Clarity and Purpose"; "Truth 101 - Do You Know It? Or Merely Believe It?"; "Freedom From the Tyranny of Your Own Belief System"; "Can You Laugh At Yourself? - Learning Self Observation and Presence". http://www.transformationinstitute.org
Don Bennett A Natural Hygiene Educator, Disease Avoidance Specialist and lecturer, Don is a truth seeker whose lectures explode common misconceptions about food and health. A superbly fit model of health, Don delivers a clear message that sets his audience on the straight path to health. Talks: "Why the Debate on Diet?", "Raw Diet Misinformation”, "Sleep, Needed for Healing" and "It's More than Just Diet". http://www.health101.org	Professor Rozalind Gruben-Graham A premier health and fitness lecturer and author of the forthcoming book “Raw Nutritional Science,” Roz is a stellar lecturer on physiology and nutritional science. Her charming ways of making the subject of health simple and inviting make her a crowd favorite.
Bradley Saul Raw vegan cyclist and founder of OrganicAthlete, Bradley is a superbly-conditioned 100% raw fooder, lecturer and writer. His organization’s cycling teams are sprouting up across America. Catch his engaging talks and discover the warm confident power of this outstanding new leader of the vegan health movement. http://www.organicathlete.org	Dr. Rick Dina An enzyme nutrition specialist, chiropractor, former fasting doctor and current director of Vitality Health Center of Marin, Dr. Rick delivers the indisputable science behind his raw nutrition messages with clarity and total positivity. Talks: “Fasting and Detoxification”, “Raw Food and Blood Sugar Regulation”, “Omega 3's, What's Fishy?”, “Raw Food and Longevity”. http://www.drdina.com
John Kohler An expert in raw kitchen equipment and artful food preparation, John will teach about and demonstrate the gamut of equipment: juicers, blenders, processors, dehydrators, sprouters, nut crackers and many extraordinary gadgets and tools for easy and stylish food prep. John is owner of http://www.discountjuicers.com and creator of the world’s largest raw food community site, http://www.living-foods.com and http://www.rawfoodsupport.com.	Charlie Abel Charlie Abel has been a natural bodybuilder since 1974. He is owner of The Exercise Specialist, personal training studio in Santa Rosa, CA and has been featured in Living Nutrition Magazine. He will speak about weight lifting on a 100% raw food diet, the protein issue, and how to lift properly at home or in the gym to add muscle to the body with a maximum of 90 minutes per week of work-out time. Weightlifting demos will be included on Saturday and Sunday. (click on the image for a larger view)
Vittorio Carrera The nature-loving pied piper of heath will teach children and the young at heart how to make and play bamboo sax-o-flutes. Fruits and flutes! Look for Vittorio in the Child Funcare area.	Dr. Timothy Trader A Naturopathic Medical Doctor with a Ph.D. in nutrition, as well as an Essene Minister, Dr. Trader speakers from extensive personal experience. His healing circles and lectures are empowering and most peaceful.
Luke Snyder Luke Snyder is a local teacher and activist in Sebastopol. He is known in the community for leading the "Greatest Blueberry Rescue Ever," gathering thousands of signatures for the GE FREE Sonoma County campaign, and advocating the health of his watershed by using people power instead of pesticides. Passionate about permaculture, on Saturday Luke will share the workshops "Introduction to Permaculture" and "Backyard Homes and Habitats" which will include a lesson in “How to build a better worm box”. With Luke’s fun presentation of ideas and examples, you will daydream and design ways of inviting biodiversity into your backyard.	Dr. Samuel Mielcarski Samuel is a Doctor of Physical Therapy with a passion for healthy living. He will give two informative health talks: 1. "Postural and Movement Hygiene: How body movement and structure helps support body function." 2. "Farmer or Pharmacist?- Choice is Yours". The miraculous healing powers of the body will be covered. Tips will be given on how to become your body's own farmer. Djin Aquarian Mystic of the Qabalah and a modern Essene will speak about the Essene/Qabalah connection. Djin is an uncommonly superb teacher whose lectures illuminate the fascinating mystical picture of our Essene raw food lifestyle roots.
Henry Anderson, Ph.D The founder and Chancellor of City University Los Angeles and holder of a Doctor of Education degree, Dr. Anderson is a warm and engaging speaker on the subject of Natural Hygiene. This summer he was one of 40 participants in Oxford University’s Fourth European Conference on Gender Equality in Higher Education. A friend of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Dr. Anderson has forged an exemplary career in education championing people with high potential. Upon meeting Dr. T. C. Fry in the 1980s, he became a fruitarian Natural Hygienist and has enjoyed superb health and fitness every day since. You’ll love his humorous talks and will not believe he is beyond age 70! Talk topics: "Fountain of Youth Discovered," "Wholistic Approach to Dealing with Passions," "Things Are Not What They Seem," and "The Disease Paradigm." http://www.organicwellness.com	Ruza Bogdanovich, N.D. is an internationally renowned lecturer, a consultant on raw-food nutrition, natural healing and healthy living. She is the author of The Cure is in the Cause. Dr. Ruza has appeared in many health magazines, TV, radio and has a public television series on natural therapies and true nutrition in the US and New Zealand. Ruza is cofounder of the Cure is in the Cause Foundation, a non-profit organization, dedicated exclusively to children and to developing public awareness and understanding of the Natural healing processes. She emphasizes that the body does its own healing, given the right opportunity and by removing the true cause. Dr. Ruza’s inspirational words and in-depth knowledge have changed many lives. She will lecture on Why is the Cure Always in the Cause? and How to Get the Toxins Out of Your Body Naturally. http://www.thecureisinthecause.com

RAW FOOD CUISINE DEMOS BY:

Cherie Soria
Living Light Culinary Arts Institute director & author of “Angel Foods,” Cherie is regarded as the world’s premier raw food chef. Cherie creates magical elegance with everything she touches. Greet the best! Cherie’s presentation: “We All Scream For Ice Cream!” She’ll show you how easy it is to make luscious non-dairy ice cream for that special person you love -- you!
http://www.rawfoodchef.com

Cecilia Benjumea
Creative new chef featured in Living Nutrition Magazine, she'll show you how easy and fun it can be to prepare simple, delicious, and healthy everyday raw food meals. Her enthusiasm is contagious and is sure to inspire you in the kitchen!
http://www.rawglow.com

MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT, POETRY & DANCE BY:

Shimshai Borne of the Love Israel Family in Washington state, and drawing on his Essene spiritual roots, Shimshai’s original music fuses reggae, soul, and jazz with a worldbeat – all delivered with passionate messages of Earth reverence, peace, health and love. Shimshai will perform solo for us this time. With his Natural Mystiquensemble he has performed at many festivals, gaining an ever-growing global audience. Rawk out to the riveting reggae grooves and spiritually healing vibes of our special friend. http://www.shimshai.com	The Raw Passion Band Guitar slingers Doug Graham, Dave Klein, John Whisman, Trevor Kinsel, Robert Sniadach, Justin Lelia and guests will play on both weekend days with plans to set the place un-fire! Joining us are Jack Springett on drums, Cheryl Koskela on keyboards and Tonya Kay will sing. If you like Clapton. Pink Floyd, The Kinks, The Grateful Dead, Joe Satriani, The Allman Bros., Joni, Dylan and Rare Earth, watch out! http://www.raw-passion.com/band.html
The Goldbrickers This alternative country band based in Sebastopol with roots in Indiana and southern California has it all! The Goldbrickers breathe an upbeat contemporary air into country-style music, giving fresh energy to American roots. Their unique sound features authentic crafty lyrics, blazing lead Telecaster lines by Bob Daspit, and top-notch vocals ranging from tenderly soulful to big and bold from Nicole Daspit, evocative of Crystal Gayle and Linda Ronstadt. Rounding out the mix are dobro, bass, fiddle, mandolin, keyboards and percussion. Inspired by folk, bluegrass, early rock ‘n roll and r&b, these young trailblazers with a big taste for raw cuisine are developing a big following and we are looking forward to stomping our feet and some grapes with them! http://www.thegoldbrickers.com	Djin Aquarian Singer/musician from the Essene tradition will perform original songs for humanity. One Rawstock II goer told us that Djin’s songs are the greatest he’d ever heard. Hear the soul of the Earth and the heart of humanity. http://www.yhwhhouse.com
	Happy Oasis Raw Ecstatic Poetry and Blissful Communication. A favorite at Rawstock II, the Raw Passion Diva’s high vibes are totally infectious! Catch the bliss! Author of Uncivilized Ecstasies, The Bliss Book and Learning To Live Like A Mammal; creator of Arizona's Raw Spirit Festival; founder of The Happy Oasis Raw Retreat; editor and publisher of Inspiring Times newspaper; Happy Oasis has exuberantly traveled the earth, sharing the joys of raw wild feasting and thriving with Nature in more than twenty countries. http://www.happyoasis.com
Trevor Justice Soulful, passionate singer/song writer leading the global rally for a more sustainable world. Trevor Justice’s humorously endearing brand of hip hop eco-rap at Rawstock II was a delightful crowd pleaser. Fun, witty and brimming with high vibes, his vibrant joy engulfs the scene.	Tonya Kay Professional dancer, athlete, and former STOMP production star, Tonya’s dynamic charm sets the scene aglow. You’ll enjoy chatting or dancing on and on with Tonya! Tonya will teach a poi class, deliver a talk about being a raw female athlete, and give a presentation on running your car on waste veggie oil. http://www.tonyakay.com
AwaHoshi Kavan Experience vibrational alignment for both emotional and physical rejuvenation through the medium of crystal sound. Crystal bowls produce pure vibrations of the octave. This complete octave of crystal retunes us to the deep pulse of mother earth that has a natural harmony. EEG research has revealed that crystal sound activates deep levels of consciousness where profound healing occurs. The harmonics align the etheric and corporeal being into higher frequencies of Knowing. AwaHoshi Kavan includes vocal toning surrounded by the crystal music. Born in America of Czechoslovakian-Native American ancestry, she has traveled throughout Europe, Asia, North and Central America working with many doctors and in many healing and spiritual study centers. She has a BA in Communication Therapy, and an MA in Instructional Technology both with magna cum laude honors and for over 30 years she has been studying ancient spiritual teachings from both the East and West. http://www.bali3000.com/crystalsound/index2.html

YOGA & TAI CHI INSTRUCTORS:

Tonya Kay Bryan Yamamoto
Bryan shares Standing Wave Yoga at the Standing Wave Yoga Center in Garberville and at Harbin Hot Springs, both in northern California, as well as in the raw foods community. Please bring an empty stomach, wear loose clothing, and bring a towel or blanket to lay on for the class.

Hiep Trinh in action. Hiep Trinh
Hiep, a native of South Vietnam and current resident of Georgia, is a student of various disciplines including Monkey Kung Fu, Tae Kwon Do and Aikido. A thriving raw foodist, he teaches Tai Chi in various locations, incorporating the Yang and Chen styles. He is also the current president of the Tai Chi Health and Research Association in Atlanta, GA, and he teaches Tai Chi at Emory University. We have experienced Hiep’s classes and are bringing him in for Rawstock because he is simply the best.

ADMISSION:

May 1+: $150.
Seniors 65+ and youths age 5 - 12: $80
Children 4 & under: free
Single day admission: $100 for adults
$50 for youths and seniors

Canoeing on the 29th: add $30/person
Group rates available for 5 or more
$15 cancellation fee

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Phone orders: 1-877-740-6082
Checks to:
Rawstock, PO Box 256, Sebastopol, CA 95473
Visa & Mastercard accepted
More info and past event photos: http://www.rawstock.us

DIRECTIONS FROM HWY 101

PLEASE CARPOOL! PARKING IS LIMITED

If you are flying to SFO or OAK, you can take the Airport Express bus to Santa Rosa and from there take a taxi to the farm or bus to Sebastopol.

Take Hwy 101 to Hwy 12 west to Sebastopol. Make a right on McKinley St., pass Whole Foods on the right, then make a right onto onto N. Main St. (also known as Hwy 116) and go northwest 5.5 miles. Make a left on Ross Station Rd. (look for the Kozlowski Farms sign on the left). Go 0.2 miles and take the only right turn onto Ross Branch Rd. Go 0.1 miles and look for Fox Lane on the left. Drive down Fox Lane and park on the right between apple trees. Macdonald Farm (5730) is on the right (north) side of Fox Lane.

Come join us and celebrate
as together
we
set
the
world
un-fire!

The Raw Passion Band
Doug Graham, Justin Lelia, Trevor Kinsel, John Whisman, Dave Klein

Crowd in the tent.
Enjoying the festival music.

The incredible food!

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