Pioneers for the 2013 Fruit Festival!
Here is our the list of our amazing Presenters for the 2013 Fruit Festival, click on their pics for a little bio on these amazing people!
A 100% raw vegan for more than two decades, Don Bennett is the director of the Health 101 Institute, and a Disease Avoidance Specialist.
Don's lectures on the subject of how to have the BEST odds of avoiding degenerative disease and creating robust health are down-to-earth, insightful, informative, and empowering. "The quality of your diet and the other equally important lifestyle factors are directly correlated with your future quality of life. The foods that you enjoy should be foods that your body enjoys too, and those are the foods we're designed to eat. Eat them - correctly - and it's a win-win-win."
For close to a decade now, Dan has thrived on primarily all raw vegan foods with his exuberance, passion, and radiance serving as a living example of what raw foods and real living can do for the human body, mind, and spirit.
Through daily video postings on his LifeRegenerator YouTube channel, Dan connects with people from all walks of life — as their Coach, Teacher, and Raw Food Chef—consistently delivering a healthy dose of his self-deprecating humor, realness, and rawness.
After just six months of posting daily videos on YouTube, Dan took the raw food world by storm when he swept the top three awards at "Best of Raw" for 2009: Best Raw Vegan Educator, Best Raw Vegan Chef, and — most notably — Sexiest Raw Vegan Male!
I came to adopt a fruit diet in 1991, and this way of living has brought so much joy and wonder into my life.
I have raised two very happy and healthy children on this diet, and the enjoyment and pleasure of living with fruit eating children is simply Beautiful and without compare.
My book, 'Fruitarianism: The Path To Paradise', was published in 2009, and is my work on the many benefits and joys of fruit and the Fruit Diet.
I continue to be supremely grateful that the Fruit Diet found me, or I found it. I wish everyone the many blessings and the priceless rewards that are the natural results of eating, loving, and appreciating fruit.
- Anne Osborne
Website: http://www.fruitgod.com/
John has been on a raw foods diet since 1995. He turned to raw foods for healing from a life threatening-illness, spinal meningitis, and has enjoyed dynamic health ever since. He eats primarily low fat diet based around fresh fruits and vegetables.
One of John's goals is to educate the world about the power of living and raw foods. He is the founder and webmaster of the largest living and raw food website on the internet: www.living-foods.com. His other websites are www.rawfoodsupport.com, www.discountjuicers.com, www.growingyourgreens.com, and www.okraw.com.
Chris Kendall RHN aka "The Banana Commander" is a 32 year old Registered Holistic Nutritionist, Transitional / Low Fat Raw Vegan Lifestyle Coach, Raw Food Chef, Amateur Skateboarder, Yoga Teacher and Creator of Kendalini Yoga. He has been on the LFRV path since 2004 where he first saw DR Graham speak and has never looked back.
Chris believes that we are always provided for, that we have all we need to grow into our highest potential in every moment. Through letting go of graspingness and fear in turn dedicating ourselves to loving service we truly can all live in abundance.
Paying it forward Chris offers all his ebooks and services on per donation basis.
Website: www.TheRawAdvantage.com
To take part in activities or presentations given by Chris for the 2013 festival click Here
Harley Johnstone has been an endurance cyclist for ten years, and has been eating a 100% vegan diet for 7 years and a 100% raw vegan diet for over 3 years. He promotes a raw vegan diet as the ultimate in healthy eating, sustainable farming, and blissful living with a passion to realize Mother Earth as an abundant fruit-bearing paradise.
He and his wife, Freelee, are the founders of the most popular low fat raw vegan network - www.30BananasADay.com
Website: http://durianrider.org
To take part in activities or presentations given by Harley for the 2013 festival click Here
Recognized as one of the fathers of the modern raw movement, a lifetime athlete and raw fooder since 1978, Dr. Douglas Graham is the author of 80/10/10 Diet book – a long missing piece in the raw vegan health puzzle.
Website: www.foodnsport.com
To take part in activities or presentations given by Dr.Graham for the 2013 festival click Here
Victoria and Michael Arnstein (aka 'The Fruitarian' www.TheFruitarian.com
Michael Arnstein is an accomplished competitive runner in a wide range of distances ranging from the mile to the 100 mile distances and beyond.
Victoria Arnstein is also an experienced marathon and ultra marathon runner.
They both publicly share their experiences being a married couple, raising 3 kids, discuss athletics, social issues and more while eating a fruitarian diet.
They founded a non profit organization in 2010 to promote the health benefits of a fruit based diet.
They are the initial sponsors of The Woodstock Fruit Festival.
Dr. SAM (Samuel Arthur Mielcarski), DPT, is an expert in the fields of natural health and rehabilitation.
Samuel is an author, speaker, and licensed physical therapist. He started to explore Raw Foods in 98' and went fully raw in 2000.
He is the creator of "Dr. SAM's Revolutionary Rehab Manual"— an innovative resource that provides a common sense approach for achieving optimal health and healing results in the safest and fastest manner possible.
Samuel leads workshops and health retreats, including his RAW-habilitation Retreats in Costa Rica.
Due to his ability to get outstanding results and his passion and quest to help others, Samuel has become a highly sought after health and rehabilitation consultant.
Websites: www.DrSamPT.com / www.RevolutionaryRehab.com
Low fat raw vegan since 2002, and yogi for an additional decade, Ellen Livingston lives her passion as she inspires, educates and coaches others through the principles of natural hygiene, the power of the 80/10/10 raw vegan diet, and the philosophy and practice of yoga.
Website: www.LivingYogaNow.com
Kristina has now been 100% low fat raw vegan for 7 years. She studied with John Rose and interned under Dr. Graham.
At the age of 20, Kristina started the non-profit organization called Rawfully Organic. This organic produce co-operative in Houston, Texas grew from 12 people in her living room to over 3000 families. The nonprofit grosses more than half a million each year, and it stays true to its mission to help families in the Texas community to succeed on their raw, vegan, or vegetarian lifestyle. To this day, the coop is run by volunteers only, and not even Kristina chooses to write herself a paycheck.
Kristina is the official MC of the Woodstock Fruit Festival.
Website: www.RawfullyOrganic.com
Megan was always overweight throughout her childhood, reaching 167 lbs at 18 years old. At 21 Megan was bed ridden for the better part of a year due to extreme Adrenal Fatigue, Candidiasis, Leaky Gut Syndrome, and Chemical Sensitivity. The allopathic medical community was unable to help her in any means of recovery.
One day Megan’s dad discovered Arnold’s Way, a raw food cafe and education center. He brought her home a green smoothie and she was hooked! Once adopting a fruit based diet it was only a couple weeks before she noticed the difference. She’s been following a raw vegan diet for 3 1/2 years now and is passionate about spreading the message of the powerful change this lifestyle can bring about.
Though offering coaching and publishing her recipe book, Easy To Be Raw, Megan is aiming to show everyone just how truly easy it is to be raw.
Website: http://MeganElizabeth.com
Grant Campbell, aka Raw Aussie Athlete, is an experienced ultramarathon trail runner who continues to rise to new levels of athletic performance since embracing a 100% 80/10/10 raw vegan (811rv) lifestyle since 2005.
Grant is the owner of Raw Natural Hygiene, the low fat raw vegan network founded on the healthy lifestyle principles of Natural Hygiene..
Grant is also founder of Raw Reference 811rv healthy lifestyle retreats which he has been running since 2007.
Through 811rv, Grant has overcome a history of chronic asthma, allergies, and a host of undesirable maladies which people generally accept as normal. Grant pursues constant and consistent growth in his athletic endeavors and life experience and feels his potential has only just begun to be unleashed, with no limits in sight.
One of the founders of the most popular low fat raw vegan network – 30BananasADay.com.
Freelee has been following 100% low fat raw vegan diet since 2007. She is an inspiring lifestyle coach helping people to make a permanent transition and achieve confidence and stability on a raw vegan diet while attaining their other dreams and life goals.
http://sweetjuicyfreelee.com/
Low fat raw vegan since 1994, Karen Ranzi, raised two children on raw vegan diet healing her son from asthma, chronic ear infections and multiple allergies.
Karen has authored Creating Healthy Children: Through Attachment Parenting and Raw Foods.
She has been interviewed on TV and radio on the topics of vegetarian and raw food parenting.
Karen has presented her class "Super Healthy Children" at numerous seminars, festivals and health institutes throughout the United States.
She is a staff writer for Vibrance Magazine and Raw Mom Times.
Recently her workshops received wild enthusiasm at Penn State University and the University of South Carolina.
In addition to her work in nutrition, Karen holds a Masters degree in speech pathology from New York University, and is a speech therapist working with children of all ages for over 30 years, specializing with autistic children for the past 10 years.
By means of her education, life-changing personal experiences, and sincere desire to share her message, Karen has been able to guide thousands toward developing excellent health.
Website: www.SuperHealthyChildren.com
Tim Van Orden got into raw foods since 2004 and started his Running Raw Project. He has made himself a human guinea pig for the performance enhancing effects of a raw foods diet, but his story goes way beyond that.
Tim was battling with severe depression when he started out and found some serious relief through his new lifestyle which focuses on well being, not just diet, and not just movement or exercise, but a philosophy.
Website: www.RunningRaw.com
Dr. Robert Lockhart, a drugless physician, 30 years raw fooder and 40 years vegetarian. Has degree in Science (Geology), Agriculture (Tropical fruit growing), Chiropractic and Naturopathy. A natural hygienist.
Dr. Lockhart believes that the only rational and scientific approach to the treatment of any disease is to first remove the cause. Whether the cause happens to be mechanical, chemical or mental in origin, it must be removed or at least ameliorated.
After causal removal, the body and mind should be supplied with their normal natural requirements such as natural foods, pure water, fresh air, ample vigorous exercise, periodic relaxation, restful sleep and a positive constructive mental attitude. In serious cases we need physical rest, mental rest and physiological rest. Given the right conditions, healing is automatic.
www.bwelloasis.com.au
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Criteria For Woodstock Fruit Festival Pioneers
1. To not be guilty of any violent crimes, larceny, felony offenses or similar serious charges.
2. To not currently be using any illicit or illegal drugs, nor recommending such.
3. To be personally practicing a diet where there is five consecutive years of eating a raw low fat fruit-based diet.
4. To be passionately involved in active promotion and avocation of a low fat fruit-based diet, where maintaining the principle of 'raw' foods always being optimal over cooked foods.
5. To fully support a low fat fruit-based diet as being suitable for all ages (exceptions for breastfeeding children who are needing mothers' milk); a diet suitable for all genders; a diet suitable for all activity levels (from elite athlete to the more sedentary professions); and a diet suitable for all human genotypes.
6. To be supporting a diet that does not not advocate animal based foods.
7. To be in agreement to interact with any and all other Pioneers, guest speakers, staff and attendees in a manner that is polite and cordial, even when disagreements or prior conflict/history exist.
8. To be in agreement to attend The Woodstock Fruit Festival, optimally for the entire duration of the Festival, and contribute by giving classes, presentations, workshops or other activities.
9. To fully support the ethos and Mission Statement of the Woodstock Fruit Festival Organization.
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