Last night I had the absolute pleasure of attending Soul Sessions which is an exclusive event hosted and created by Eloise King, journalist for Body & Soul. She invites 33 people to be a part of a small, intimate audience where the emphasis is on the sharing of knowledge, ingenuity and creativity. I have been a guest speaker at Soul Sessions and was amazed at the sharing, safe environment Eloise created. Since beginning in May 2010, Soul Sessions has moved to a very groovy venue of scented candles, great vino, amazing food by Jeevi the Laughing Chef and intimate round tables that are perfect for meeting new friends.
Yesterday’s session was titled “Eat Your Heart Out” and featured the gorgeous Nici Andronicus from Organicus and rock star raw foodist, David Wolfe. The night was set to be spectacular with these two but it just exceeded all of my expectations!
Nici and her husband Paul have a company called Organicus and are incredibly passionate about organic food. Their company makes organic food for many venues and they have recently opened the doors to their organic Manly cafe. They shared with me last night that they have had many requests to open another in the inner west and I certainly have my fingers crossed. Nici is a former pentathlete and triathlete (makes me hurt just contemplating that one!) but it was when Paul was diagnosed with a very rare cancer that things began to shift for them.
After seeking treatment with Charlie Teo and then Harvard Medical School in Boston, Nici and Paul knew that to give it their best shot they needed to do more. So they embraced organic food with a passion and haven’t looked back since. Nici states that her mission is to “make organic food as available as possible and as widely as possible” and that organic food not only tastes better but it makes you feel better. I couldn’t agree more. Paul said “the logic in choosing organic food is irrefutable!” Yes Paul, it is. I can’t wait to go and visit their cafe in Manly and share some more wonderful information.
Next up was raw food guru, David Wolfe (AKA David Avocado Wolfe!) who I saw speak last year when he was out. He is dynamic, captivating and a wealth of knowledge. David spoke about the problems with xeno-estrogens and that they are shortening out life spans and how we need to focus on increasing the methylation factors in our livers to counter balance this. Interestingly Goji berries and beetroots are his food of choice for this solution.
His catch phrase “I eat the best foods ever” was received with delight as it is such a refreshing way to view food and he also reminded us to reassess our assumptions and look at the obvious. As a naturopath I learnt many things – hypoglycaemia is specifically due to mineral deficiency, the blue mountains contains a pure water source, passionflower & chamomile are the perfect synergistic blend to support your adrenals, raw cacao & spirulina will pick up iron levels (great for me who is constantly anaemic!) and if we stay in our right brain, the creative side, then we don’t need as much sleep (brilliant for me who has a million ideas and visions!).
Overall I met some incredible people, caught up with some beautiful friends and had my mind expanded – to me this is the perfect night out! If you ever get an invite to Soul Sessions then don’t pass it up!
