Today I had a really perfect day. I woke up early and finished writing 40 pages for my new book about raw foods. I had set up the goal to do 30 by the end of the week and then I thought that wasn’t enough of a stretch so I set up the new goal to do 40. I am very proud that I did that.
As soon as I finished writing I headed to the Kanekiki community room and waited for Andy to do a yoga class. We practiced for 30 minutes and then I spent another 30 minutes making a Christmas card for Julia. We had set up a Secret Santa gift exchange and she is the person I am responsible to give a gift.
Riding from Kanekiki Farm to Kalani Yoga Retreat Center
Following that I got ready to go to ecstatic dance which happens every Sunday at 10:30 at a yoga retreat center called Kalani, which is a few miles away from the Kanekiki farm.
We left with Destiny around 10 a.m. and as soon as we stepped outside of the Kanekiki farm’s gate a car stopped to give us a ride. The driver gave us a ride all the way to the Kalani yoga retreat center.
We had some nice conversations during the ride. The driver was named “B” and he lives very close to the Kanekiki farm, at a place called “The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation”.
The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to planting fruit trees and plants to benefit the environment and everyone on earth. The primary mission is to plant and help others plant a collective total of 18 billion fruit trees across the world and encourage their growth under organic standards. I think this is a beautiful project and I look forward to getting involved.
The founder of The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation is David “Avocado” Wolfe, a fellow raw foods advocate and promoter of alternative medicine. I look forward to meeting him as well. David is, according to “B”, the person who introduced goji berries and coconut water to mainstream society. I am planning on going to their farm on Tuesday or Saturday to visit.
Ecstatic Dance and the Breath of Lomi Lomi
We made it to ecstatic dance right as it started. I immediately jumped on the floor and began to dance, it felt great. I have been to ecstatic dance before in Santa Barbara, Boulder and Denver. They are one of my favorite events to attend. I find them to be fund, health, interactive and filled with loving people. There is great music, human contact, lots of prayer and healing.
I danced a lot and moved lots of energy but also noticed lots of thoughts in my mind. They were mainly related to my attraction to women which I am still working on. I would like to be more comfortable approaching woman. After all these years of doing it I am surprised it still takes me so much effort to do it.
After an hour of dancing I sat by the altar and meditated for a bit. I saw a lady who had a book called “Wise Secrets of Aloha”, which is the book we had to read for the massage class I took on Lomi Lomi, the traditional style of massage native to the Hawaiian culture.
I found it interesting that she had this book. I asked her to borrow it and opened it on a random page, then I read a paragraph about healing through the breath. It was a great reminder.
Visiting the Nudist Beach
Then I got up to do some more dancing. Dance with a couple of girls. That felt nice but somewhat disconnected. I wasn’t fully committed and neither where them. I still have a long way to go, learn to open my heart, learn to love and trust my love, share my love and be vulnerable.
We closed with a gratitude circle, I exchanged a few phone numbers and then headed to Kahena beach which is a nudist beach north of the Kanekiki farm. Our ride was on the back of a pickup track. The driver was “Al”, a surf instructor who has been teaching in Hawaii for fifteen years.
We walked down a rocky path and made it to the nude beach. To my surprise, most people were wearing clothes, it was a bit disappointing. Nonetheless, we placed our things on a rock, took all our clothes off and walked to the shore. After standing by the water for fifteen second I got knocked down by a giant wave and pulled into the ocean.
Facing My Fears was Easier than I Thought
The water was pretty cold but not bad for winter time. The waves were HUGE, very impressive. We floated in for twenty minutes and then Al took us towards some rocks that where 200 meters from the shore. I was a bit afraid but I trusted he knew what he was doing and my swimming skills are not too bad, although swimming in huge salty ocean waves is not the same as swimming in an Olympic pool.
We made it to the rocks safely and made it safely back. Getting off the water was the hardest part, the waves were crashing on the shore pretty hard. At one point I thought I wasn’t going to be able to get out, but made it safely after a few attempts.
After that we found a place to lay on top of some fallen trees and rested there for half an hour. I pulled some tangerines and longans from my bag. So far longans are my favorite fruit from Hawaii.
I wasn’t too surprised how comfortable I felt walking naked on the beach. Even though most people were clothed I felt quite comfortable in my own skin. I guess this is because I had already made up my mind about being naked on the beach and was looking forward to experiencing this freedom. I would love to be naked more often, I am sure the time will come.
Ridding back to the Kanekiki Farm
We had to take four rides to get back to the Kanekiki farm. The first one came fairly quick, it took us off the beach into an intersection not too far. The next ride took a while, we got worried we were not going to get back in time. Interestingly enough, as soon as it started raining a car stopped by. The driver was a man who had asked me to take a picture of him naked on the beach. He was very nice.
We then got dropped on the next intersection where we got picked up by a lady who had recently sold her fruit farm in Hawaii to return to the mainland. She mentioned being one of the first pioneers for sustainable living in Hawaii. We had some great conversations including a talk about raw foods and detoxification.
After that we got one more ride a mile from the Kanekiki farm. It was raining hard when we jumped on the back of the pickup truck. We walked the last 2oo yards to the Kanekiki farm.
Raw Foods Christmas Dinner at the Kanekiki Farm
We made it just in time to make our meals for the Christmas dinner. Destiny did some raw balls and two deserts. I made some raw sushi with cauliflower rice, carrots, celery and avocado. It looked great and tasted pretty good. I am sure I can do a much better job but it wasn’t bad at all being my first time and having no recipe to work with.
Dinner was WONDERFUL. There was a ton of delicious raw foods to share. It seriously tasted amazing, I wish I’ve had two stomachs to eat more. The company was excellent. Our special guest was Alyce, from Raw Alignment, the girl who’s videos inspired me to explore raw foods, fruitarianism and the Kanekiki farm. If it wasn’t for her I would probably not be here. I took the time to let her know and she was very happy to hear that.
We also did our gift exchange for Secret Santa. Julia truly enjoyed the card I made for her, it has a handmade drawing of a huge Santa-Cat. Nick gave me his gift, a coupon for a professional photoshoot session.
After exchanging gifts we had dessert, it was more than awesome. Alyce had the idea to make desserts for New Year’s Eve, we all agreed to do that.
After dinner I helped the kitchen crew to clean up and put things away. Then I rested for half an hour before heading to bed. The food digested very well and had no trouble falling asleep. It was by far my top raw foods experience I have had so far and one of my favorite days at the Kanekiki farm.
Merry Christmas to you 🙂
