Dear Kevin,

Hello!  I just returned from 4 weeks away and was happy to find the Raw Summit material had arrived.  I wanted to thank you for such a professional looking set and it appears to be very well organized. 
Very nice.

Thank you for arranging and hosting such a great exchange of information, I listened to every call more than once.

Heide

Hello Kevin!

I would like to thank you for the beautiful presentation you did of the 12 cds of the Raw Summit Archives. I received them yesterday.

Thank you very much and I wish you the best there is out there!

lots of love

yonatan and gulistan

Dear Kevin,

Thank you for your email of encouragement to write to you.  I figured you' d be overwhelmed with enough letters that I was not going to write.  I'm usually quiet and don't give feedbacks, but...

The rawsummit event was absolutely fabulous!  What an amazing, innovative idea this was.  The energy during the interviews was great.  The interviews were something that I really looked forward to during the two weeks.

I appreciated listening to everyone sharing their stories and knowledge with sincerity.  It was like listening to an uplifting friend describing their life journey and showing us their treasure that they'd acquired. 

This was something that I couldn't get from only reading books. 
I even cried on one interview.  I wonder which nutrients Happy Oasis meant that starlights give.  She really amazed me with herstories and how she presently lives.   I'd love to read her book.  I even learned about listening and being so in tuned with one's "Holy Grail" instinct from R. Black. I respect his sincerity and down-to-earthness...  and I'd go on too long about Shazzie.  I'll  try to wrap up here, because i could go on and on about every single person.  Everyong was truly wonderful. 

Thank you so much for what you are doing Kevin. I think you are being such a positve light for everyone and encouraging us to do the same.  I love it!

Kevin,

I enjoy your emails very much. You've done a great thing!

I was just hungry for more raw food information, and you brought together and abundance of varied viewpoints and encouragement that we can't find easily.

I bought some of Victoria's books and dvd s, and heard Tanya Zavasta speak and bought her books. They're good.

I know so much more now.

Thank you,
Arlene

This is awsome Kevin! you just read my mind, thank you! I was actually thinking on what would a raw smoothie will taste like? I am pretty new into healthy diet, and super new into raw food. I listened to all rawsummit podcasts and in every single one I had something new to learn, I really enjoyed them.

Best regards from Mexico City.

Arturo

Thank you Kevin for your awesome presentation and gracious hosting and interviewer for the Raw Food Summit!  I learned so much, and I thought I knew a lot, being a raw foodee for years. 

I just received my upgrade package in the mail and I was so impressed and althought I haven't had the chance to listen to all the dvd's, what I have so far is excellent quality.  It's amazing how much you miss.  I'm happy I made the decision to upgrade so I can not only listen to it again and again.  It's now a part of my lending library of information!
So thanks again and please add me to your list of satisfied customers for future projects.

Smiles,
Teree

Hi Kevin,
just to say that I am one of your UK listeners. I have found it a really amazing event. I am still reading the transcripts.  By the way, will they be available for a while or do I have to rush through reading them?

You chose a great selection of people.

Do you have any idea how many people are getting into the idea of raw food globally? Who might, if you don't?

Thanks and best wishes,
Corinna

Hi Kevin,

I enjoyed the Raw Summit tremendously! Every speaker added her/his very special flavor to the whole picture of a raw vegan lifestyle - which was very interesting and fascinating.

I loved the interview with Mark Perlmutter - it was very inspiring and empowering - he has such beautiful ideas and takes action...

Doug Graham's interview was somehow shocking for me... Being a raw foodist for half a year I never heard our fat intake should not be higher than 10%! I just completed the Total Health Mastery class with Arnoux Goran in Huntington Beach, CA and we learned that raw fats are very important for our system - very soothing and healing... Really didn't know that anything above 10% could be so damaging... I am still digesting that...

What a wonderful idea to create this Raw Food World Summit! Thank you so much!

Very best wishes,

Viktoria Nieva-Gomez

A very BIG THANK YOU from Australia. All the talks were so interesting and valuable. It was so good to hear such a wide variety of points of view and it makes it so obvious that everyone's approach is unique and right for them, and we each have our own. I also loved the way every speaker opened up a spiritual view from their own experiences. All inspiring!!!!!!

Bless you
Bernadette

Hi Kevin,

I just wanted to add my thanks and sincere appreciation for the Raw Summit (I did write before, but it was returned l- I think your mailbox was full at that time also - I hope you have a bunch of people helping you and your are not too overwhelmed)

I listened to almost every speaker and was truly fascinated, even though I have either heard many of them before or read some of their information. I think I learned something from almost everyone and I think it was because of your questions, which seemed to add a different and new perspective to what they were saying.

I was happy that you brought out the fact that David Wolfe is planting so many fruit trees as it is something I haven't heard him speak about unless specifically asked and it is an important thing he is doing. Of course, they are all doing important things and I, for one, need that encouragement of "just do it" so that I also can help others in this field, just like you were saying many of us would like to do.

I felt that your review of the speakers was really great and it was good to have that at the end. Thank you for repeating the things that are good to think about first thing in the morning - I wrote some of them down, but couldn't get all of them. They are truly beautiful and creative things to think about.

Kevin, you are to be congratulated on doing a wonderful job and everyone seemed to be so appreciated that you had asked them. It was all so harmonious.

Thanks again,
Many blessings,
Ann

PS Thank you for including Mike Adams. I can't believe it, but I had never heard of him before and, a couple of days ago, jinjee's "daily inspiration" sent me to his website. There, among many other interesting things, I found his very encouraging report about the Amazon Herb Company, which I just found out about when I was recently at The Tree of Life and which I had been thinking it would be great to be involved with and share these great products. Mike's report reinforced my thinking, so that was wonderful.

Hi Kevin
I am going to add to the overflow - but this email needs no reply! It was an awesome event. Living in South Africa I very much appreciated being able to listen to the talks at my leisure!

Thank you for all the hard work and effort you put into this - I know just how much goes on behind the scenes and rest assured you had an amazing event that went like clockwork. Cant wait for the next one!

Best regards
Viv Rossaak
White River
South Africa

Kevin

If this email gets to you and you read this in the next year I want to add my thanks to the pile of letters.   This is  my first real exposure to the raw food culture.

Apart from lack of sleep being glued to the computer for most of the talks, I really was captivated and inspired.  During this time I finally got a blender (not a Vita Mix but it works for me) and I am making green smoothies. I also bought a book by Victoria Boutenco.  That is one concrete action from these talks. Anothers is reflecting on my reasons for eating.  That talk with Dorit went very deep spiritually for me.  It tied in so well with my Buddhist practice up to this point.  Also the other thing to go deep into me was learning to trust my intuition.   That is so huge since I give to much power to others and listening to so many diverse people put me in a tailspin at times.    That trust of my deep wisdom is the most important piece of this summit. I continue to look forward to the adventure on the road of health and spirit.

Thanks so much Kevin.  I just love your open,caring  laughing energy that you brought to  these talks.  I look forward to hearing more from you. :)

In Wellbeing
Metta
Carol Kraft
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

Hey Kevin,

I have been following your AWESOME addition to the world of wellness and food and with a stack of great energy to boot!!

I was a little shy to write before this, now I'm just getting in there! I agreed with you during the raw summit that action is important, so here i am and I too immediately made a green smoothie and have been ever since!

Anny

summit was awesome!
just received the notebook and cd pack - what a beautifully done project!

thank you thank you thank you
"worth every penny" and then some!

Lyn Taylor

Hi Kevin - I listened to all the speakers in the Raw Summit.  It was sooooo inspiring.  I particularly enjoyed your wrap-up when you commented that mostly people are looking to be happy.  I would agree with that.  There was talk about raw food/raw emotions coming up - the bottom line is people want to clear their issues and get happy!  How insightful of you.  Keep up the good work - you have a huge mission that you've set for yourself.  I think you articulated what my mission should be.  I've been in the health field for a long time - I think education is where I want to go - and there are many venues - I just have to decide.

Regards,
Lucy

Wow! Where to start? Thank You so much for the blessing that was the Raw Summit. It definitely helped to re-energize/re-focus me as far as the Raw Lifestyle. My body has let me know, without a doubt, raw foods are best for me. Thanks to youfor bringing  my mind/emotions back to the same page. A special thanks to my MySpace friend Richard Blackman aka Fruitarian One for sending me the link.

Peace-Khepera

Hi Kevin,
Thank you very much for your awesome series. It will take awhile to mentally digest all the information.
It is magic that you were able to gather so many messengers together for your forum.

Thank you so much for allowing me to be a part of this important event.

Jan

Hi Kevin!

Well, let me add to you 100s of letters!!  I purchase one of the upgrades, downloaded them to my iPod and they have been my companion for my hour walks.  I look forward to listening to all of the speakers and I am learning a bit more each day! 

I am including more and more raw foods into my diet and I started to experiment.  I am moving from a cook/vegeterian diet to a raw food and I already see the improvements: weight, stimina and more than anything also mentaly!

Thanks for putting together such a wonderful program!

Be well!

Estella Farrelly
Windsor, CT

Kevin
 
I really enjoyed the summit... I learned a lot..It was very interesting. I am not totally raw, but I have been increasing my raw food and am thinking about going totally raw.  I guess it's a journey...

Thanks
Tina

Hi Kevin,

Rawsome experience! Thank you so much for putting together the Raw Summit. I learned a lot and have taken several further steps towards becoming raw from the vegetarian that I have been for years. I especially appreciated Dr. Graham, Victoria Boutenko, Matt Monarch, Happy Oasis and Shazzie.

I’m a nun and don’t have a personal income, so your gold and platinum offers are not for me, but I really appreciate your generosity in providing all the resources that you have. Should you ever repeat the Raw Summit, do let me know and I will let many more others know about it.

Love and blessings,
Sr. Kiran

Dear Kevin -

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

The raw summit was absolutely amazing. I really enjoyed all the different perspectives, since this is somewhat new to me.  I started a primarily alkaline diet in April, and have been moving more and more towards raw foods. The summit was inspiring - I love "cooking" more than ever. I never enjoyed cooking, but when I went on the alkaline diet, I started to really enjoy preparing food, and now with all these raw food recipe ideas (I got a few books from the library, from your websites and your guests websites, etc.) I just love making meals. The good thing about how different all of your guests were, is how different everybody is in what their bodies need and enjoy. I like the more basic salads, green drinks etc., but I am learning to make smoothies and soups to not only spice up my meals, but entice my boyfriend and daughter to raw foods in a way that is, well, enticing.

So, thank you again.

Wow.

It was great.

Liz Cook

THANK YOU KEVIN FOR PUTTING TOGETHER SUCH AN INFORMATIVE SUMMIT FOR LEARNING HOW TO ENJOY OUR HEALTHY BODY FOR EVER SO MANY MORE YEARS.

Donna in Boston

Hi Kevin --

I listened in on every call, and you did a great job of getting at the crux of what each speaker had to offer. Can't imagine how much homework that required.

My take? Everyone did a nice job but Doug Graham stood out. He seemed to be the most research-based, and so I ordered his book on the 80/10/10 diet and am reading it now.

I've always been somewhat suspicious of the fat content in many of the raw food recipes I found. Dr. Graham is the first raw food advocate I've come across who has addressed that issue head-on.

Dave Kirchner
INSTANT COMMA CREATIVE SERVICES

Thanks!!! very inspiring. lots of ideas to to consider. i was a vegetarian for 33 years and finally went vegan a couple years ago and for the last year and half have been raw.

Frank

Hi Kevin,

Thanks so much for putting on the Raw Summit. I heard about it from “The Living Temple” in Huntington Beach, Ca where I was taking another class. I was able to listen to most of the interviews and found them to be very educational and inspirational. I am just beginning my journey toward a raw food lifestyle and am taking in a lot of new information form the internet, books and speakers. I have been ill for the past 18 years with various chronic “incurable” diseases and in my search for a “cure” I believe God has led me down this path.

Thank you for getting the message out to the general public about the benefits of raw food, I am hopeful that it will help me and that I can then in turn help educate others with what I have learned.

Sue

think I can sum up how I feel about the Raw Summit in one word...well, okay, two: ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. I think what you've done here is such a great service to the raw community and health conscious people in general. The knowledge I've gleaned from this event has been profound and I humbly thank you (and of course all the speakers). Again, thank you so much.

- Meagan Ricks
  California

Hello Kevin:

I am so grateful to you and honored to have listened in each and every night (or next morning)!!  I learned so much and gained an even greater respect for all the raw food experts...including yourself .  I would like to make a comment regarding the Codex Alimentarius standards; it is extremely serious, along with other issues like GMO Foods and have been trying to make more people aware just in my local community through connections with people in the health food stores and Alternative Practitioners.  I really think more should be vocalized about the issue through the raw food movement and hope maybe you could encourage or maybe start something yourself.  People need to wake up and start taking action; and start supporting those who are at the table trying their hardest to stop this madness.  THIS IS NO URBAN MYTH...THIS IS OUR FUTURE!!

Thanks again, it was a truly rawsome experience!!

Sincerely,
Karen A. DiGloria-Kantrovitz

I was so impressed with the Summit! I am very grateful that I could hear each one of them, even though I had flown from CA to MN, even though it was a "first" for me to use web mail to extract the podcasts, and even though I couldn't afford to "upgrade" it to save them for posterity.

I hopefully wish that you will do it again or, if we are even luckier, to look forward to a Raw Summit EACH YEAR! CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR GREAT WORK!!! Every minute you spent your time in getting it together and putting it on was worth it for those of us who were fortunate enough to have participated in it.

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH and I hope to hear from you soon,

Louann Lampa

I'm adding to your overflow!  The Raw Food Summit was awesome.  I loved every minute of it.  Please keep me on your email list and I look forward to hearing what you're doing next!

Tami L. Boardman, HHC, AADP

Hi Kevin,

What a feast it was to have a month of speakers who are committed to a higher consciousness!

I have been a raw fooder for 7 years now, and sometimes I feel very alone; however, the Raw Summit made me know that there is a whole army of us, and we are going to make a difference in health and lifestyle in our world.

The information was very much needed and cerrtainly more than we can find in books.

Sincere gratitude,
Peg Shepherd 

Kevin,
Thank you very much for your hard work in putting together this event.

I immediately upgraded several weeks ago as  had I to do some traveling and would not be available each evening.

I did not get the opportunity to hear your closing comments and was wondering if a transcript would be available. You remarked that you covered some important things.

It would be great to receive some of those comments. This event was truly exciting  and educational for me as I am becoming more raw and have been encouraging others as well.

Please let me know. Thank-you so much!

Hi Kevin, the raw summit was pretty awesome and packed full of some amazing info.  Thanks for bringing it to the masses.  I listened to your call last night and it was a great ending to the summit.  Your talk was very inspiring.  I too went ahead and made a green smoothie after hearing the interview with Victoria and it turned out pretty good.

Thanks for sharing!!
Jenn

Dear Kevin,

I want to thank you both for such a wonderful two weeks I live in U.K and its great to know that Im not the only one doing raw food!!!!

Dont know how I will cope without my daily "Fix" of inspiration! I particularly enjoyed Dr. Doug Graham and have since bought his book which is great and am trying to implement a lower fat raw diet including more fruit.

Sincere thanks
Kim

Hi Kevin
Thank you, thank you, thank you and all the participants in the Raw Summit for sharing their wealth of knowledge and experience. Thank you all for the revelations, inspiration, key information, support that we need to create a brighter, more enlightened healthier future. 

Thanks for the reminder that the truth is hiding in plain sight, that the chains of addiction have no locks. Victoria Boutenko provided the biggest a-ha for me with her green smoothie revelation. Blending makes it easier to eat more raw greens, including weeds and grass. That connects a lot of dots for me.

The phone/podcast format was convenient and easy to use. Perhaps future summits will expand to streaming/downloadable video as well. I recorded each speaker and will be sharing the recordings with family and friends.

Best ever regards,
Peter

Thanks Kevin,

It was awesome to have all the experts with their different experiences & points of view.  I have done a lot of research on the whole gamut of health, nutrition, sustainable living, raw/living foods & fitness, etc. over the years and have always been open to learning.  I'm interested in new info & perspectives so really appreciated the depth of knowledge & wisdom that was offered in the education you provided through this rawsummit venue.

I hope you do it again.  There was so much valuable information provided.  I was, like you, going to contact Gabriel to order B12 but decided to wait for my blood work & was happy to find my B12, though low, was still in the acceptable range.  This was a complete surprise as last time it was too low.  I am still debating whether to order
B12 from Gabriel.

Thanks again for offering such an incredible opportunity to replenish & enhance our lives with uplifting & meaningful information which we can add to our toolboxes.

Faye McLeod
Vancouver, BC
Canada

just a quick THANK YOU! for all your work on the raw summit (which was incredible and such a huge treat!)
thanksthanksthanks! so happy when i hear your cheerful voice!
hope to hear more from you!

blessings,
Leslie in Oregon

Hello Kevin,

Well I guess if even a fraction of the Raw Summit’s world-wide audience do as you ask and send some feedback then I don’t like my chances of this email being read or replied to, as I’m sure you’ll be inundated. But none the less I’ll send it anyhow even if just to give you an idea of where in world your audience is located.

I’m 25 listening from all the way over in Brisbane in the state of Queensland, Australia and I want to show my appreciation to you and everyone involved in putting on this Raw Summit event as it has opened my eyes to the raw food way of life at a time when I‘m just now making the long overdue transition from reasonably healthy but still standard western diet to a predominately raw-vegetarian way of life. Because if there’s one thing I have picked up from listening to the interviews it is that ‘going raw’ is not limited to simply describing the type food we consume, but rather it spills over and becomes a complete way of life where one’s diet, emotions and perceptions are all changed for the better setting us on a path to experiencing life in all it’s glory and allowing us all to live the life we truly desire.

So a big thank-you for taking up the challenge and delivering this information to the world, and I look forward to any similar projects you put on in the future.

Health & wellness to all,
Brett Ginnivan 

Thank you Kevin and all involved in this inspriring event.  I was impressed by the professionalism of the presentations, and by how it was all coordinated...which made it very easy for me (a very distracted Mama) to participate and benefit from all of the wonderful information. 

Being a Mom, having been initally lead to the raw food movement by my toddler who would only eat raw food, I was particularly interested in the family related topics... though I found applicable wisdom from all the other participants as well.  I have already begun working locally with other Moms and kids related to the benefits of raw foods, as I have an audience through my involvements.   It seems to me that Mothers are very open to wanting to offer optimal nutrition for their children, but they don't always know how to go about it, and if a new generation is lead in this direction I believe it will make a big difference in the overall raw food movement.  I hope to connect with more raw Moms and kids in the future to collaborate further.

Many thanks again for helping me to deepen my knowledge of this transforming way of life!  I look forward to future summits.

With Best Regards,
Aimee Popovich
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

Dear Kevin,
I am a very recent convert to raw vegan food, and I am so grateful for the fabulous raw summit that you hosted.   Every day had new information and really interesting people... But the interview with you the other night was by far the most awesome...You are an extraordinary interviewer, but your insights and balanced viewpoints when you were interviewed ,were just wonderful..

Thank you, Kevin, for giving us such a great raw summit experience, And for your generosity in making it Free to all!!! You are an awesome person and anoutstanding example of the raw food community.

May God Bless you in all you do always!!!

Sincerely,
Jeanne-Ann Greist

Hi Kevin - thank you so much for the incredible raw summit interviews we heard. I loved the diversity of topics and have been inspired by them all.

You are an great interviewer, with much compassion and sensitivity. I would love to hear more interviews.

My husband and i have been raw for about 1 1/2 years and are loving it. It is a challenge, but for optimal health i feel there is no other way. It has been great to get information on all raw related topics and i am always looking for more ideas.

thanks ever so much,
Evelyn

Hi Kevin!

The Raw Summit was a great experience. I learned so much of you and of all of the experts on raw food. I attended all of the podcast interviews and every night I heard something that was new to me. Especially important was what was said about vitamine B 12. Also I was touched by the speaker who told how she cured herself from cancer. That was an amazing story. And some speakers made the connection of eating living food and spiritual awakening. This knowledge will become more and more important I think.

Kevin, I'm very thankful for the opportunity that was given to us, listeners, to learn more about how we can take care of our health and other aspects of our life.

THANK  YOU!!!
Marguerite in Aruba

very wonderful experience to sample all of these wonderful people and their visionary lives...

thank you!

namaste

   *deedeeji*