Welcome to Raw Berry

Lately I have been wanting.... no, wanting is not a strong enough word..... craving more simplicity and quietness in my life. I crave being in nature and being closer to nature, taking care of myself and calming my life down. I realize that my head is just so full of so much stuff.... useless stuff.... and I am mentally drained.

I generally try to eat well, for the past 5 or 6 years I have eaten raw foods on and off. When I eat only raw foods I feel so much better inside and out, why can't I do it all the time? I don't know.... I love everything about the raw food way of life and I believe very strongly that what you eat makes an incredible difference in your health. I have read many books on this as well and it always comes down to the same thing. No one ever tells you to eat more chocolate or eat more meat or junk, it's always eat more fruits and vegetables and less of everything else.

At my heaviest adult non-pregnant weight I was 235. My lowest was 142. Now I'm somewhere in the middle of that but would much rather be on the lower end. So, what am I going to do about it? Well, starting this blog and Web site is my first step. I want to journal and share my experiences and knowledge in the raw food area, I want to find other people out there with a similar quest in life, I want to help others to find their way to health and happiness as well as, in turn, that helps me.

In this blog, I want to discuss raw foods, but also my spiritual quest. I have always been curious about spirituality and how that affects our lives as well. I dabbled in such things as "A Course in Miracles", Marianne Williamson, Buddhism, yoga and more recently Dr. John DeMartini and his Breakthrough Experience. All have been fascinating and I am learning so much. Quantum physics is expecially interesting as well. I have started hot Moksha yoga and absolutely love it! I feel so absolutely wonderful when I walk out of there. It is a place to quiet the mind and that's what I so desperately need right now. I love the principles behind yoga, the spiritual and the physical.

So , my friends and followers, this is a little bit about me right now. I'll have lots more to say I'm sure. Hope you will join me on my quest to self discovery and raw foods.

Johanne
aka Raw Berry Jo