Description

VICTORIA BOUTENKO, acclaimed pioneer and recognized authority in the phenomenal green smoothie movement, has transformed and revitalized people’s lives at  her popular healing retreats. Now you can enjoy the same benefits by organizing your own green smoothie retreat with family and friends. This handbook provides the information you’ll need to organize fun, healthy adventures for you and those you care about.
 
Enlivened by stories from Boutenko’s well-designed workshops as well as testimonials from her participants, this guide includes recommendations for group activities, nutritional information, and recipes for a seven-day revitalizing retreat. Written for both beginner and experienced green smoothie enthusiasts, Green Smoothie Retreat provides both basic information and in-depth details about subjects such as the healing properties of greens, analysis of water, and vital nutrients that enhance health.


Table of Contents:

Part 1 Guide to Your Own Retreat

Chapter 1. Critical Thinking
Chapter 2. Your Body Is Able to Heal Itself
Chapter 3. Living in the Toxic World
Chapter 4. Best Source of Nourishment
Chapter 5. Detoxing is Healing
Chapter 6. Managing the Stress
Chapter 7. Educational Materials for Retreat
Chapter 8. Why Green Smoothies
Chapter 9. Fruit: to Eat or Not to Eat?
Chapter 10. Wild Edibles
Chapter 11. Choosing The Best Time for Your Retreat
Chapter 12. Creating a Restful Environment
Chapter 13. Why seven days
Chapter 14. Daily Schedule
Chapter 15. Keeping a Diary or Blog
Chapter 16. The Importance of Support
Chapter 17. The Cost of Produce for Your Retreat
Chapter 18. The Equipment for Your Retreat
Chapter 19. Variety and Quantity of Smoothies
Chapter 20. Re-entering the World

Part 2. Letters from Our Retreats’ Participants

Green Smoothie Baby
Type 2 Diabetes Reversed
Kerry, the Queen of Greens from Australia
Three Generations Benefited from Green Smoothies
Improved Vision and Vibrant Energy
Candida and Chronic Fatigue Reversed
The Doctor Said: “We won’t See Each Other Anymore.”
Green Smoothies are Satiating
Seven Days of Green Magic
Teacher Inspired Students to Drink Green Smoothies
Stomach Pains Completely Gone
I Feel Younger, Healthier, and Happier Than Ever.
Out of The Wheel Chair and Rheumatoid Arthritis Gone
From Mom to Daughter to Family to All People of Seattle: Drink Smoothies!
Sometimes It Takes Longer to Heal
Mom Put Son’s High School on Green Smoothies for a Year.
Part 3. Recipes
Sweet Green Smoothies
Green Soups
Green Puddings

Bibliography
Index

About the Author

Victoria Boutenko lives in Ashland, Oregon. She is the author of several raw recipe books, Raw Family, 12 Steps to Raw Foods, and Green For Life, which was nominated as a finalist in health and medicine for the Independent Publisher’s Award (IPPY) in 2006. She teaches classes on raw food all over the world and is an adjunct professor at Southern Oregon University. A leader in the raw food movement, her works are recognized as having a profound impact on the development of raw food communities across the globe. She continues traveling worldwide, sharing her gourmet raw cuisine and her inspiring story of change, faith, and determination.

Boutenko has published a monthly newsletter since 2003 on her website www.rawfamily.com. Boutenko contributes regularly to a number of periodic publications including Get Fresh, Just Eat an Apple, Alive, Natuurstemmingen, Neva, Die Wurzel, Naturaleza Cruda, and many others.