Hi there!- Debra Secunda of “Sky in the Pie Productions here -
I discovered the Raw Living Food Lifestyle while conducting interviews at New York’s “NewLife EXPO” in 1998. (Back then I was Saphrina, host of “The Galactic Center TV” show.)
So there I was – between the magnetic mattresses, crystal singing bowls, & hyperbaric oxygen chambers – interviewing Viktoras Kulvinskas, the pioneer & researcher with Dr. Ann Wigmore back in the 60’s: The BIG DADDY of today’s Raw Food movement!
He said, “You know, I can tell just by looking at someone if they eat microwaved food.”
Well I was so busted, I looked right in the camera with an “Uh-oh!” (ME at a loss for words???) What was this all about?
Then I proceeded, to sample the full-on Raw buffet he prepared as a lunch for his workshop. YUM-O! My every cell said, “YES! We want more of this crazy stuff & so did my taste buds.
I freely indulged & needed to learn more.
This interlude encouraged me to delve into widespread research & a journey that continues every day. I was a Science major before coming to the Big City to model & do commercials during the 80’s but all I knew was the “Head o’ Lettuce Diet” back then. Whoever heard of seed “yogurt”, veggiekraut, & almond pate?
I owe the basics of “Raw Living Foods” training to the adorable “Wiggies”: Directors Lalita & Leola at the “Ann Wigmore Natural Health Institute” in Rincon, Puerto Rico.
The 2-week training they gave me in March of 2000 planted all the seeds I needed to manage maximum health all by myself on a daily basis. I truly recommend their extensive classes as your initial Raw “Boot Camp” for simple Lifestyle changes. And they’re right on a soothing Caribbean beach.
So then I tried convincing my partner at “Sky in the Pie”, Robert Shaman, to help me spread the word through the media. He’s like “Oh great. Here we go again with her altruistic Labors of Love.” But then he scarfed up my recipes & unassumingly chugged down all my Energy Soup “experiments” so we were off & running:
We filmed classes for AWNH institute
We did a VHS release of “Raw Food Fest” for Viktoras Kulvinskas;
A 2- hour DVD for “Gabriel Cousens, MD – Rainbow Green Live-Food Cuisine”;
Filmed David Wolfe in Costa Rica (covered with ants & rather large spiders!);
A 2 & 1/2 hour DVD “Dr. Ann Wigmore’s Living Foods Lifestyle”;
A 2-hour DVD “Spiritual Nutrition for Yoga & Liberation” which includes “Spiritual Fasting” for Gabriel Cousens;
(Most are now available at www.amazon.com)
And now in stages of editing & pre-production for the following new DVDs - Coming soon:
My “Green Blender Meals”
“Super Babyfoods”
“Sensible Detox”
"Go Green Diet: Healthy Recipes for you and the Planet"
"Some Like it Sweet: Guilt Free Desserts"
Well, it beats filming handbags, feminine product commercials, & pitching blue jeans -
THANX for reading this. I invite you to join our online community in a heart-to-heart endeavor to be your healthiest & share your comments, tips, recipes, & MIRACLES with others!
KISSES!!! & Blessings,
Debra