I met Pete from the Simply Rawgeous cafe at over the moon festival in 2011 when I had just first become interested in the raw way of eating.
Three years later and just off the back of my raw chef training I arrived back in England and woke up one morning last week and Pete just instantly came into my head... I googled him, found his number and called up to see if he needed any staff at his next event... Yes he did.. and I was on my way to Rest Fest in sailsbury the next week with all my camping gear.
Pete's "Simply Rawgeous cafe" was set up as a traveling raw food cafe and sauna... I spent the next five days preparing, serving and eating their delicious gourmet raw food and then also thawing out my freezing bones in their wonderful sauna twice a day.
The simply Rawgeous team... There were about 10 of us, all from different walks of life... a sheep farmer, a couple of people living off grid, a guy that trained at The Tree of Life in Arizona, a raw beauty from Portugal, a singer/doula, a Jedi, a model from the 90's, myself and of course Pete who started the cafe as part of his awakening journey, Pete's an incredible guy who just wants to spread the love and healing through what he does... And that's why I connected to this because I've come to discover that's what I feel my offering is to the world.
The food - All raw... Vegan... Wheat and gluten free... Just Medicine... Delicious medicine!
We had banoffie pies, pizza, curry, lasagne, apple pie with custard, rich chocolate torte, lemon cheesecake, super green smoothies, almond milk chai, hot chocolate...the scrummy list went on and on.
I've never worked a normal job before...
Going straight from drama school into acting/modeling... but serving people whilst mid recipe making and talking to people over the counter at the festival about healing, raw living and the "alternative" has been the most soul enriching job I've ever done... Forget the money and modeling bikinis in Cannes! I'm 100% serious!!!! I have so much passion for this food and love for these people that are open and willing to try this, open to hearing about natural cures for healing... There is another way to live.. there is another way to eat... It's not accepted by society as successful or deemed "normal" but it's true health and happy making to the extreme.
The sauna...
I first came across the concept of the (naked) sauna at the secret garden party a good few years back and I rember how shocked I was... it was as though the screen had been rolled up on a 70's film set... I couldn't believe people would just wander around naked, sunbathing and jumping into the lake... A few years on and a newbie nudist (at appropriate occasions) I love this part of Simply Rawgeous almost as much as the food they served, the pure freeeedom to be your authentic naked self.
I'll admit I was opposed to the freezing cold shower on the first morning before work but after the initial shock of it I was converted after jumping into the steaming wooden sauna and learning about how many toxins you sweat out from it and then wash away in the shower.. It's all part of the detoxing process.
I particularly loved jumping naked on the trampoline and waving good morning to the sheep on one side of the fence and the people at the festival on the otherside. hahaha!
I met some crazy, fun and wonderful people in the sauna over my time there including some magical healers, a shaman an alchemist and various musicians that included Billy and Theo from the group "The undercover hippies" that had just played at Glastonbury this year. Your time in the sauna really wakes you up, it massages you deep, defrosts you... prepares you for the day, a full power natural energy boost... Being teetotal is the way for me... Just having a Sauna and petes raw cacao hot" chocolate - those are the reals highs...
The love and philosophy...
Pete's flyer says it all really and the synchronicity of my loose plan to open a raw food/chill out/healing/yoga/music cafe in Goa (arambol) has aligned with the fact Pete and his girlfriend Eloise are heading out that way to do exactly that... so a collaboration might be in the process of manifesting.
I was only required to work 5 hours a day but loved it so much Pete couldn't get me off the counter and after 6 hours straight...
and not having eaten yet... one of the beautiful souls I had met the day before came and managed to drag me away to an eye opening foraging walk and talk which was led by a women called Stella who had cured herself naturally of M.S...
We learnt about the edible grasses and I got stung about a million times when trying to copy how she ate the stinging nettles...
My mum and dad came to pick me up to give me a lift back (I still only drive a moped) yes they stuck out like a pink cloud, but they felt accepted by this hippie community, even they got carried away on the love energy and the vibe and thought the raw food was delicious.
They definitely felt the beauty and pureness from the festival and the group of people I was working with. I'm so gratful I got the experience of working in a fully fledged raw kitchen.
Thank you universe/higher self for the divine intervention of brining Pete and his raw cafe into my consciousness last week one random morning when I woke up...
Living with trust and surrender and no fully fledged plans desires or goals leaves way for the most beautiful soul nourishing people and experiences to come in.
Waheguru!!!
Here's a little video of me at Rest Fest in the Simply Rawgeous cafe.
Find Pete and the Rawgeous cafe at:
http://www.simplyrawgeous.com
Or follow on FB - simply Rawgeous
Next event we will be at: Festival of Life (13th sept in London) see you there 😋
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