President of Uruguay welcomes Food for Life

By The Food Yogi | April 10, 2014 | Comments 0 Comment

Voted the best president in the world, President of Uruguay, Jose “Pepe” Mujica agreed to allow Food for Life Global director, Paul Rodney Turner (Priyavrata das) to cook him a vegan lunch (prasadam) and then discuss setting up a Food for Life project in Montevideo.

“FFLG Coordinator for Colombia, Juliana Castaneda (Jagannath Priya) and I arrived at the Presidential house at 8am. The kitchen staff were waiting for my directions. We were also joined by a local ISKCON devotee, Lavanga Manjari. The three of us made a sweet potato, spinach curry with bbq tomatoes, lemon rice, samosas, mango chutney, chapatis, lentil soup, avocado salad, and a mango/coconut milk lassi made by Juliana that he was absolutely thrilled by. We finished off the meal with the most incredible peppermint vegan ice cream choc-top pie! Yes, that was what you have to do when you cook for a president!

“According to the house staff, this was the first time anyone has prepared a vegetarian, what to speak of a vegan lunch in the president’s house. They were all so excited and the head chef was furiously taking notes on all my recipes.

Everything went like clockwork. By 12 noon all the preparations were complete. I was told that the lunch would be served at 12, but actually it was not served until 12.40. I put together a sampling of all the things we made and had all the cooks come together with me and did an offering meditation over the food to bless it with nice energy. The local staff watched on and were really impressed.

“We then dined with the president, his secretary, the minister of social development, Mr. Daniel Olesker and our friend and famous sports reporter, Pepe Mansilla, who will be the new president of FFL Global Uruguay. We are so thrilled to have such a qualified man to lead the new project. Our lunch meeting went for 2 hours and included a 10 minute video of Food for Life’s work around the world. Jagannath Priya was absolutely on fire today talking to the president and making him smile and laugh. I was so proud of how she and Pepe represented Food for Life Global to the president, who only speaks Spanish.

In fact, our meeting would not have been possible without the tenacity and devotion of Pepe Mansilla He had been working on this desire of mine for many months and finally on the day before we are to leave Uruguay, he made it all happen. He is a gentleman and we are so excited to have him as a new member of the FFL Global team.

“The president was extremely impressed and praised our work throughout the meeting. He said to me: “Many people need education about the way they eat.” And he told me bluntly, “Welcome, the doors are fully open here for Food for Life.” The Minister of Social Development told us, he wants Food for Life to improve on what the government has been working on for years with improving the quality of meals to children.

“We finished our meeting with the president signing autographs for all of us with a smile and some words of wisdom. I told the president that he is one of the few, if not the only president alive today that has integrity. It seems that all of the presidents of the world have sold out to corporate interests. “I wish there were more of you,” I told him. He replied, wow all those president must be really bad if you want more of me.

“President Mujica is an extremely humble and endearing man. We felt very welcome and encouraged by the presidents enthusiasm to serve his people. Juliana noted that at one time during our conversation the president was talking about his tomato sauce recipe, and then said, “Tomatoes are so expensive,” indicating to her that he is actually aware of such trivial things. Most presidents are oblivious to the struggles of budgeting for meals, etc, but the president is aware and expressed his empathy for the challenges of his countrymen. “For me it just validated my respect for this wonderful man,” said Juliana. “He actually sells his own tomatoes in the market place. He is such a down-to-earth man.”

“President Mujica was particularly excited to learn that Food for Life likes to support the local economy by purchasing food and grains from local sources. “This is important. We need to support our small farmers. They are good people but not always good in business. So it is important for the government to support their efforts. I like Food for Life’s attitude on this.”

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Food Yogi in Hong Kong

By The Food Yogi | June 8, 2013 | Comments 0 Comment

Paul Rodney Turner has been entertaining the local Chinese with his food yoga wisdom and raw food artistry. More than 20 students came to learn the basics of food yoga and taste some wonderful vegan dishes, including lemon white chocolate cheesecake, peppermint ice cream, fresh grape lemonade, kale/mango salad, rice paper wraps, and Quinoa.

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FFL Director, speaking at MBS in Sydney

By The Food Yogi | May 18, 2013 | Comments 0 Comment

Sydney, May 16 – 19 — FFL Director, Paul Rodney Turner, also known as the “food yogi” will be speaking every day of the Mind, Body, Spirit Festival in Sydney at the Soul Kitchen stage. Turner will talk about the work of Food for Life Global and share knowledge of food yoga, including some raw food recipes. The talks and demos are free to all attendees. Turner will have copies of his book, FOOD YOGA to autograph.

If you you’ve ever wanted to get involved with Food for Life as a volunteer or learn directly from Paul about the art and science of Food Yoga, there is no better time.

Paul will only be in Sydney until May 21 when he will fly to New Zealand to continue his world tour, helping to expand the work of the charity and educate the public about food yoga.

To learn more about Turner’s travel schedule, connect with him on www.facebook.com/foodyogi

ABOUT Mind, Body Spirit Festival

It’s a fantastic fun day out, filled with new experiences, entertainment, learning and expert advice.

At the MindBodySpirit Festival, you can learn to conquer stress in minutes, discover the latest herbal supplements, or realise your psychic powers. Perhaps you’d like to know how to find your soul mate, enjoy the mysteries of tantric relationships, find that highly prized work-life balance, or balance your chakra.
There is something for everyone searching for a healthier and more fulfilling lifestyle.

How to Get There

Hall 1, Sydney Exhibition & Convention Centre, Darling Harbour, Sydney, Australia

One of Australia’s great waterfront destinations, with attractive harbourside promenade and parkland areas, Darling Harbour plays host to over 15 million international and local visitors every year.
www.scec.com.au

FOODIE FRIDAY features the Food Yogi

By The Food Yogi | February 7, 2013 | Comments 0 Comment

Wellness Warrior, Jess Ainscough interviews the Food Yogi in her latest edition of Foodie Friday.

The full article is here:

Paul Rodney Turner, the Food Yogi, is the international director of Food for Life and the founder of Food for Life Global, the world headquarters for the charity. Food for Life is the largest plant-based food relief in the world with projects in over 50 countries that serves up to 2 million meals daily. Paul is also the author of FOOD YOGA – Nourishing the Body, Mind & Soul.

Multi-passionate Paul loves to write books and poetry, invent products, design websites, and logos, meditate, garden, teach numerology, create geometric signatures of birthdays and names, teach raw food prep, do headstands, and is always trying to learn something new.

Meet Paul …

What was the catalyst that turned you into a healthy foodie?

I have been into healthy food since I was a teenager. I was influenced by a friend of the family that was a fitness fanatic. He could do 50 push ups on one arm – I wanted to be like him. Later, when I became a monk at the age of 19 my fitness priorities changed, but I was still very much interested in keeping my body healthy, as I now saw the body as a temple.

What are your non-negotiables when it comes to your diet?

I will never eat meat, fish or eggs or any food that has caused suffering to animals.

Why do you eat the way you eat?

I firmly believe that our body is a temple and the more we respect it by keeping it clean and healthy the more effective it can help us raise our consciousness.

If you were trying to convert someone to your dietary philosophy, what would you make for them?

A raw vegan cheesecake

How do you stay healthy while traveling?

Everyday without fail I drink 1.5 litres of fresh water first thing upon awakening. I then do meditation, exercise and yoga for 1.5 hours. If I can’t do that I at least make sure to spend time in nature and breathe fresh air.

What are your go-to meals and snacks when you are super busy?

I love Turkish figs, raw almonds and apples.

Juices or smoothies: Which do you prefer? What’s your favourite combination?

I prefer smoothies because you can pack more into them. They are more efficient for the money and time spent. My favourite smoothie is the Coco Chai Shake. I have a few variations of this recipe, but here is one:

COCO CHAI

1 fresh baby coconut (all the water and “meat”)
½ banana
4 medjool dates
2 tbsp. agave nectar or maple syrup
1 tsp. chai spices
1 tsp. freshly grated ginger

What’s the biggest nutrition misconception you always have to clear up for people?

Vegans do not get enough protein and are therefore are not strong or healthy. I am stronger than most of my peers who are younger and who eat meat.

If you could prepare a meal for anyone (dead or alive) who would it be and what would you make?

John Lennon. I would make him nori rolls with my special sunflower seed pate inside; a kale go-go salad, raw vegan cheesecake and a pot of green tea.

What does being a Wellness Warrior mean to you?

Anyone who walks the path of love and light is a wellness warrior. We live in a world where corporate greed has taken a stranglehold of common sense, resulting in unhealthy and overweight bodies, low self-esteem and a general sense of hopelessness. A Wellness Warrior is someone who is willing to fight for a world where every person is living to their full potential.

A Recipe From Paul

Lemon White Chocolate Raw Vegan Passionfruit “Cheese” Cake

What you’ll need:

2 cups pecans
1/2 cup sunflower seeds
1 cup chopped Medjool dates
1/2 cup ginger, grated
1/2 tspn cardamon powder
1 cup coconut flakes
1 pinch sea salt
2 cups cashew nuts (soaked and drained)
2 cups fresh green coconut flesh (no water)
1 whole lemon (remove peel)
1/2 cup cacao butter (melted)
1 medium-size avocado
4 tbs coconut oil
1 cup agave nectar (clear) (or maple syrup)
3 large passionfruit
3 tbs coconut sugar
1 pinch saffron threads
1/2 tspn carageenan or guar gum
1 banana (sliced)

What to do:

Crust

Process Pecans, sunflower seeds, ginger, cardamon powder, dried coconut and salt until it creates a crumbed mix. Add dates through the shoot until the mixture starts to hold together like a dough. Do not over process. Press into a springform pan and place in fridge.

Vegan “Cheese” cake filling

Process cashew nuts, coconut flesh, lemon, agave nectar, melted cacao butter, avocado, and coconut oil until very smooth. Using the spatula to move the contents around the bowl. Continue processing for around 10 minutes until the mixture is smooth.
Pour into crust base
Allow to set in fridge for 6 hours
Remove and then cover the top with slices of banana.

Topping

In a pot, add passionfruit, sugar, saffron threads and thickener. Warm on stove while constantly whisking. Then cool down by pouring back and forth in another pot. Once it looks a little thick, gently pour over the top of banana slices.
Place back in fridge. It will be perfect to eat in 2 hours.

Positive affirmation for the day: I am making a difference.

Raw Food Nutrition Workshop in Uki

By The Food Yogi | January 2, 2013 | Comments 0 Comment

The Food Yogi will be holding a 1 day workshop on Raw Food Nutrition at the famous Castle on the Hill B&B in Uki.

Workshop includes a raw vegan gourmet demonstration and lunch.

Topics covered include:

– Food and Spirituality
– Sacred Foods and their Alchemy
– The Sacred Geometry of Whole Foods
– The Yogi Diet
– Reconnecting with the Elements

Raw Food Demo include:

– Raw vegan cheesecake
– Seed pates
– Wraps
– Smoothies
– Vegan Ice Cream

Price: $50 (inclues raw lunch and recipe handouts)

Only 25 spots available. BOOK NOW!!!

http://www.meetup.com/Food-Yoga-Nourishing-Body-Mind-Soul/events/97630992/

Please download and place poster at your temple, hall or health food store.

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FOOD YOGA softcover – $29.95

By The Food Yogi | November 23, 2012 | Comments 0 Comment

FOOD YOGA – Nourishing the Body, Mind & Soul by Paul Rodney Turner, the food yogi.

Click to ORDER your softcover (380 pages) for only $29.95

“From this book you will learn how to achieve optimum health by practicing the Food Yogi diet and lifestyle, which includes what to eat, when to eat, water therapy, food offering meditation, and conscious eating. The characteristics of a food yogi, the metaphysics of food, sacred foods, the importance of water, the culture of spiritual hospitality – and much more – are explained in detail.

“This book is a virtual manifesto of the art and science of food yoga, and is a treasure trove of priceless information about many of the divine aspects of food.”

– KURMA DAS, Vegetarian Guru

http://kurma.net

“Thanks for your book and the food at Bluesfest! I am into the power of food, how what we consume is closely connected to our being as a whole and also being conscious and grateful for all the elements involved in bringing food to my plate.. so yes, i am enjoying reading ur book. big up!”

– Natalie Pa’apa’a

“Finally – the book that tells the whole story about this thing we do three times a day: eat. FOOD YOGA shares in delicious prose both the spiritual and physical relevance of food in our lives, and how we can use it to heal ourselves and our planet. ‘Should be must-read for anybody who’s ever held a fork.” – Victoria Moran, author of Creating a Charmed Life and The Love-Powered Diet.”

– Victoria Moran

http://www.VictoriaMoran.com

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Food Yogi offering personal consultations

By The Food Yogi | November 18, 2012

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The Food Yogi is offering personal one on one coaching at your home. I will personally train you to become a food yogi, including teaching you how to purchase foods, combine ingredients, plan meals and balance your diet. My time is limited, so first in first served. Message me on Facebook or fill in the form below. Pricing is on a case by case basis and is negotiable. I am also interested in service exchange (bartering). Hit me up if you’re interested.

BOOK NOW!

Private consultations: $120 / hour

I will help you get your health back on track; reviewing your current diet, making the necessary adjustments and providing you the tools and knowledge to become the best you can.

Skype consultations: $95 / hour

From the convenience of your home, you can have the food yogi visit you and answer all your health and lifestyle questions (1 on 1).

CONTACT ME

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Eat Your Way to Health – new book

By The Food Yogi | November 9, 2012 | Comments 0 Comment

The younger the plant part you eat, the younger and healthier you stay!!! You can go after perfect health… and get it! You can take the diet you have… and improve it! You can take the leaf, flower-bud, fruit, etc, as described in the Bhagavad-Gita 9.26 and completely reversing all diseases. The science is in — a healthy vegan diet works. Introducing: MADHAVA DAS’S PLANT LIFE CYCLE DIET.

Since time immemorial the plant’s life cycle has been the key to health and longevity for man and animal alike. Find out the truth about what has gone wrong in the modern age and about how kindness, science and scripture can now save your life. Learn how the plant life cycle and the Plant Life Cycle Diet can rejuvenate you to a state of paradisiacal health, happiness and beyond. Learn how to… Eat Your Way To Health!

Testimonials

“Thanks Madhava for all the explanation. I have read Dr. Fuhrman, Dr. McDougall, Dr. Esselstyn, Pritikin and Dr. Campbell and am now trying to put all the information together and determine what I am comfortable with. . I loved all your information & how you summarized & harmonized everyone. I found it all very helpful.” – Lori Pitkowsky – Cornell University Student

“Very clever and effective. Humor and appeal to be current and up to date (not, God forbid, a “yesterday” person) works to get the message across.” – Margo Wood, Doctor of Education from Boston University, Associate Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies and professor of Literacy Education at the University of Southern Maine.

Price

$16.99 plus $3.59 shipping direct to your door!

About the Author

Madhava Das, also known as “Dasa”, is president of and chief researcher at Nutritional Research Maui, and holds a Cornell University Certificate in Plant-based Nutrition. Before taking to healthy living, Dasa, as a young man suffered from chronic lung congestion and extremely high blood pressure. In 1975 Madhava received professor Arnold Ehret’s Mucusless Diet Healing System Lessen Course completed in 1922 which says vegetables and fruits are mucusless foods – similar to the modern research based Eat Your Way To Health, Plant Life Cycle Diet.

In 1976 Dasa adopted Ehret’s diet, more or less on faith, as science had not yet fully discovered and established the health benefits of the high nutrient per calorie, calorie normal, whole-food plant-based diet. Dasa is also a pioneering aviator being an original founder of the modern sport of hang gliding and the United States Hang Gliding Association; and having contributed to the design of the first successful human powered aircraft, the Gossamer Condor, now hanging at the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum in Washington, D.C. beside the original Wright Brothers Flyer and the Apollo 11 command module, Columbia, that took the first humans to walk on the moon.

Food Yogi giving talks in London

By The Food Yogi | October 8, 2012 | Comments 0 Comment

The Food Yogi will be speaking at Alchemy Centre for Yoga in Camden, London, UK on Sunday, October 14th at 1pm. No need to register, the event is free and will be followed by a lecture by a 2-hour lecture with one of the world’s leading humanitarians, Satish Kumar starting at 3pm. Cost: £30

New Trinity Soil, Soul, Society with Satish Kumar – 14th October
A Human aspirations have often been expressed in trinities. Father, Son and Holy Spirit inspire the Christian vision. Life, liberty and pursuit of happiness focused American aspirations. Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité drove the French Revolution. Mind, Body and Spirit was at the heart of the New Age movement.

To learn more visit: http://www.alchemythecentre.co.uk/workshops-events/workshops/

Alchemy on GoogleMaps here.

Alchemy the Centre
Unit 101, Horse Stables Market
Chalk Farm Road
London
NW1 8AH

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16th October 9pm – Inspiral Cafe

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FOOD YOGI talking at URBAN YOGA – Sept 22

By The Food Yogi | September 15, 2012 | Comments 0 Comment

On Saturday, 22 September, the Food Yogi, Priya Vrata will be leading a discussion on the art and science of food yoga at URBAN YOGA in Melbourne.

Come and learn about the secrets of connecting with food so that you nourish your body, mind and soul.

In his new book, FOOD YOGA, the food yogi makes the case that if we make the effort to focus on this very essential part of our lives—eating—incredible and transformative things can happen to us. Biodynamic Guru, Peter Proctor, also believes quality food helps people make moral decisions and have moral thoughts — “It’s not just stuff to fill your stomach. It actually gives you a real quality of thought and you realize that this is what the world needs.”

When you are living consciously, beginning with conscious eating, you will do so in all your thoughts and actions. Your life will be consistent and in harmony with your environment. In other words, you will complement your environment and not disturb it. Rather than being a “spoke in the wheel” of Nature, you will be a welcome participant in the garden of unlimited possibility.

Food is the most basic necessity of life. Its only purpose is to nourish the body, mind and soul. Food, therefore, should give us life, cleanse our body and also nourish our spirit. Eating food should never be just about fueling the physical body.

Priya will also share his experience of traveling to more than 50 countries expanding the world’s largest plantbased food relief, Food for Life (www.ffl.org)

WHEN: 6PM, SEPTEMBER 22
WHERE: URBAN YOGA, Level 3, 123 Swanston St. Melbourne

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JOIN the discussion on Facebook: www.facebook.com/foodyogi

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