WE at RM central are soooooooo excited and are nearly BURSTING with anticipation to tell you what is up our pretty sleeves…Angela Elliot and I have been working on a new project which is like a magic carpet ride!  It’s a journey to the center of YOU!  Well, maybe NOT that profound, but it is FUN!  And fun is gooooood, right?  Why should our kids have it all the time, haha!  So, here is an excerpt read away and GET YOUR GODDESS ON!

INTRODUCTION

You walk into a room and you feel heads turn. You’re not wearing anything particularly “special” or “snazzy”, but you know you radiate something that people don’t see every day.  It’s not just that your skin is clear and your eyes sparkle…

…It’s also a fact that for quite some time now, you realize that you are the happiest, most confident and sassiest you’ve ever felt.

Finally, you know how to turn it on, turn it up and shout it out to the world!

And that, Darlin’, is what Beauty is all about.

On the pages that follow, we will take you on a sassy adventure through  everything you need to know and DO to achieve stunning, natural beauty.

Don’t you worry, Buttercup, this isn’t some “blissfully meditate your way to soft skin” program.  Oh, no, no no!  This is your new beauty bible~ a hands-on, DO-ABLE system, and we are going to give you ALL the tips, tools and techniques that are PRACTICAL, SIMPLE and really, really WORK!  And don’t think for a moment that we’re going to let you get away with plopping this book on your shelf with all the other forgotten relics…

This is a book you USE with information that you are going to APPLY, and we are going to hold your hand every step of the way!

If our charm and encouragement isn’t quite enough to keep you motivated, we’ll be sure to send occasional graphic images of cellulite, varicose veins, splotchy skin and big ugly ZITS! just to keep you focused…

Honestly, my dear, the path to natural beauty is simple and fun and it’s about time you prioritized a bit of pampering into your schedule to make it happen.

Enjoy the adventure. You SO deserve it!

Love and cucumber kisses,

Tera

FOREWORD

What is beauty?  Let’s clarify a few myths upfront. We’re not going to talk about your inner beauty; Of course that factors in. But, when we have split ends that look like pubic hair, Zilla skin, a Unibrow or spare tire for a waist, we just don’t look HOT!  Let’s be REAL about it!  There ARE tricks that actually WORK and we are going to spill them all right here, right now.  It’s also all about how you think, what you do, the choices you make and personal responsibility~ not some esoteric mumbo-jumbo.  We women are practical creatures and want practical ideas, albeit with flair.  This book is girl-talk with purpose and punch.  We are going to kick the spank out of any complacency, shame or guilt that you may have picked up about your looks over the years, and dial-in a whole new sassy, sexy, Stylin’ YOU!

Let’s talk, Girlfriend!  About Getting Naked…literally and metaphorically, let’s strip down and talk about YOUR body, how you really feel and why…and then let’s stand up straight and tall and systematically take on the unforgivable in-growns, tired eye-bags, calloused heels, droopy boobs and crow’s feet, all the while growing in Beauty Confidence every step of the way.  Style counts, too.  Its not about hemlines and lipstick shades anymore, Sunshine…Its about YOU taking care of your exquisite self and learning how to bring out your SPARKLE and SHINE, anytime, anywhere.

We KNOW a secret, and we want to share it with you.  EVERY woman IS beautiful, or CAN be!  It’s not only your RIGHT to be beautiful, but your best hand…A man’s power is power; a woman’s power is Beauty.  Beauty isn’t vanity, its VIRTUE.  Beauty uplifts the human spirit wherever it is encountered. YOUR beauty is as unique as a snowflake (even if it is hiding under a snow bank!).  Sometimes we need to hone it, refine what our Grand Diva, Mother Nature, gave us.

Unfortunately, we have been fed a lot of crap about what we have to do to gloss our lips or smooth our cellulite…Our pretty little heads just KNOW there is a better way to get what we want without all the chemicals, toxic ingredients and uninspiring routines…It is a new day, and women everywhere are awakening to the truth about the cosmetic industry, our food sources, and even the power of our thoughts for attaining STUNNING RESULTS.  In computer language it is GIGO~ GARBAGE IN GARBAGE OUT. Pretty simple!  It really is time to delete the old programs and freshen up our beauty regimes.  We have divided everything up in to cute little ’sex-ions’, hehe, for easy referencing and are going to be WITH YOU EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.  So SIS-STAR, grab a comfy throw to curl up in, kick your shoes off, stretch out your feline body and get comfy for the ride…

On a balmy evening last week, over 180 raw food-lovers - and those who were just “curious” - made their way to Melbourne’s city centre. I was one of them!

Victoria and Valya Boutenko were on a tour of Australia, and it was Melbourne’s turn to play host. For the uninitiated, Victoria gave a run-down of her family’s decision to start eating raw foods back in the 1990s. She also told the highly entertaining story of how she created the first-ever green smoothie - her passion and incredulousness for how the creation came about was palpable! She really is an amazing storyteller and entertaining speaker, and I love her keen, dry wit.

She let us know that her next book, a follow-up to her landmark Green for Life book (which reveals the magic that is the green smoothie), is due to the published in a few months. It will be called Green Smoothie Revolution, and she assured us that there won’t be any overlap of information from the first book - there’ll be even more recent research, and more recipes!

Valya took to the stage for a while to let us know about her latest DVD release - Overcoming the Food Imprint: The Origin of Our Cravings. This is certainly one DVD that will be of interest to raw moms, as it dispels the myth that kids don’t like fruits and vegetables. Valya wondered whether there was any validity in that myth, and asked lots of children directly. Much of the DVD has footage from an inspiring alternative child-care center, where children help make and then heartily gulp down green smoothies, and make their way through heaps of fruit. The children also help juice wheatgrass.

The teachers at the center feel that peer pressure is a BIG factor in helping kids to try new or unfamiliar foods, and one of the teachers says that when a child is trying a new food or drink and they’re not sure about it, they are encouraged to say, “I’m learning to like this!” Hmm, I’m gonna try that one out on my girls!

Victoria generously answered heaps of questions - there really is so much to explore on the subject of raw food theory, and it’s through lectures like these that we open up people to the very idea of it. Victoria encouraged us to “spread the word”, letting people know about how life-changing raw food (and green smoothies) can be.

It is so exciting to think that with our enthusiasm and gentle guidance, and by our inspirational example, we are giving our children the best possible start in life. Their generation won’t need to be convinced of the benefits of raw food - they’ll be living it!