WHAT IS RAW VEGAN?

People ask us this all the time. We couldn’t even pronounce vegan when we first learned about it (hint: “vee-gun.”).

It’s not complicated at all, open-minded person that you are, reading this website. In a nutshell (pun intended), we don’t eat anything that’s been cooked over 112 degrees Fahrenheit and we don’t eat any animal products. Now is when a lot of people say “Oh, so you eat a lot of sushi?”

Not so!

While sushi gets all the press for being “raw,” it’s actually not--in the way that we define “raw,” and it’s definitely not vegan (unless it’s a California roll or something that doesn’t include fish).

But instead of defining raw vegan by what we don’t eat, it’s much more fun to talk about what we DO eat, which is the best, most vibrant, most delicious, and most energizing food ever.

Just about every single thing that you’ve eaten cooked, we can create raw at The Prana Raw Café in Newton, Mass, and you can create at home, too, using the products from PRANARAW.COM.

That’s why it’s not about restriction at all, but about ADDING IN the best, healthiest, most vibrant, and energizing ingredients ever, to make the same things you’ve always loved—and will continue to, but while shedding unwanted pounds, having more energy, and reversing the aging process. (Yes, Sister, you heard me right. Go ahead, re-read that last sentence.)

How do we make our food at our Café if we don’t cook it and if we don’t use animal products and how can you do so at home with our PRANARAW.COM products?

We use super-cool high-speed blenders, super-fast juicers that maintain all of the minerals and nutrients, and dehydrate some foods in lieu of baking, broiling, frying, toasting, roasting, broasting, or microwaving (gasp!) them.

And you can too! Using the cool stuff we’re offering you on our website. That’s why we created PRANARAW.COM JUST FOR YOU.

But none of this really matters as much as how the food tastes. And we’re here to tell you that it’s the best food ever.

Ever!

But you’ll soon see that….what are you going to order?

We often joke that we could never go back to eating cooked food—and not because eating raw vegan gives us unlimited energy, vitality, patience, and a spring in our step; not because we sleep 2 hours less a night, are more creative than ever, and our yoga practices feel amazing; not because we lost weight effortlessly, our skin looks better, and we’re reversing the aging process; but because the food tastes so good!

Have the best day ever!

Namaste!

— Taylor & Philippe

ABOUT RAW FOOD

We believe that you are pure potential.

You have an incredible life force (“prana” in Sanskrit) flowing through your body right now that is available to use to create and be anything that you want in your life.

One way to connect with this life force is through moving the stuck energy in your body and mind, which we do by practicing Prana Power Yoga (just three doors down from the Café!).

Another way to connect with and utilize this life force is by putting high energy/life force foods into your body on a regular basis, which we also enjoy doing, and which you are about to do right now by ordering from our website—rock on!

We believe in adding in the most high energy/high life force foods ever. We don’t believe in restriction. Restriction doesn’t work and we all know that on some level. The minute you take something away, some part of you is figuring out how to get it back. It’s human nature!

By adding in more raw living foods to your lifestyle, you ignite the life force that’s already inside of you, giving you more energy, joy, creativity, and focus…and you didn’t have to give anything up! Instead, you can enjoy some delicious raw products from PRANARAW.COM. Now that wasn’t so hard, was it?

No, it wasn’t hard, because we don’t believe in trying hard. We believe in trying easy. Trying hard doesn’t work—in the long run. In the short run perhaps, but we’re talking about what will work—easily--for a lifetime.

There is no “downside” to eating more live (raw) food. There is only the “upside”: more energy, joy, creativity, patience, and life force.

Immediately!

Unwanted pounds melt away effortlessly, joy escalates, creativity increases, and your energy goes through the roof. “Just from eating certain foods?” You ask, weary from the promises made by oh-so-many diet books. Yes, just by eating certain foods.

We assure you of this with confidence and with integrity, and with the lives that prove it.

You have no idea how powerful what you put in your mouth is—what choosing high vibration, high nutrient-based real food will do to shift your entire life. Until you start to shift what you put in your mouth on a regular basis, and see the results—immediately.

Day one!

We believe it’s what you do most of the time that matters. It’s not about being perfect. It’s about intention--and consistency. And again, it’s about adding in the good stuff—not taking anything away.

If you love burgers—have a Prana burger at our café or make one at home with our PRANARAW.COM products! If you love chips, order our delicious and addictive kale chips and chow em down. If you have a sweet tooth, eat raw dessert for breakfast, lunch, and dinner—while losing weight and gaining energy and vitality.

Throw away the calorie charts, the carb counters, and the scale. Those are all about suffering, and we are all about joy. This is our philosophy. This is what we live. We recommend that you always take a look at the person giving you advice. Really take a look at them, both physically and energetically. Are they living the life they are espousing for you? Do they embody what you want to live and be? Take a good hard look, or, rather, an “easy” one, and then have a sip of green juice and smile. You’re on the right path.

ABOUT TAYLOR & PHILIPPE

Taylor and Philippe transformed their bodies, minds, and lives with their yoga practice and intuitively knew after their first practice that it was their dharma to spread the light of yoga to others.

They left the rat race in 2002 to found Prana Power Yoga in Newton and now own, direct, and teach at their four Prana studios while co-parenting and homeschooling their three children, Madison (12), Sage (6) and Phoenix (3).

On Mother’s Day 2008 Taylor launched Super-mom.com, a celebration of Moms--a place to find support, insight, inspiration, humor, advice, and connection. She blogs daily to Super-people around the world.

Taylor & Philippe learn a lot every day on their mats and from their yoga students; however, their biggest teachers are Madison, Sage, and Phoenix--and will soon also be their newborn twin sons (ETA early May 2010).

Taylor & Philippe have been Raw Vegan for almost six years and their three-year-old son (Phoenix) is also a 100% Raw Vegan (his two sisters are on the path—making their way at their own pace).

Their Raw Vegan lifestyle completely transformed their lives. They are happier, healthier, calmer, more focused, more loving, more creative, kinder, more energized, and more excited about life. All health and sleep issues are gone. Every day they wake up with joy and excitement and know that they can create anything that they want in their lives. They only put pure positive energy into their body, and that reflects in their lives. After all, “you are what you eat!”

Because of their Raw Vegan lifestyle, Taylor & Philippe have even more energy to spread light and Prana and co-parent and home-school their three kids. They lecture on the raw food lifestyle regularly at their four studios and around the city and teach the Prana Cleanse™ around the world. Taylor consults with local celebrities, students, Super-mom.com readers, and people in her community, teaching them how to create and live the best life ever. She is available for consultation and can be reached at taylor@pranapoweryoga.com.

WHY TAYLOR & PHILIPPE CREATED THIS WEBSITE FOR YOU:

We created this website FOR YOU because almost six years ago, when we went 100% raw overnight (gasp!) we had NO CLUE about raw food or which websites to order from or which books to read or how to even soak and sprout nuts and seeds!

We were “in the dark” regarding information on raw food and raw products, but the LIGHT of eating raw lead the way for us.

We fumbled our way along the path--trying things, reading everything we could get our hands on, making mistakes (oops—not a good idea to eat two containers of un-soaked cashews in one sitting), and just doing our best one day at a time.

In those early months, we ordered just about every raw product we could find on the internet.

Some were good and Sister, some—uh—were not. ;)

Little did we know that those many dollars spent on raw cookies that we spit out after a bite because they tasted so bad or raw cereals that tasted like dried cat food, were actually well spent “research dollars” for our PRANARAW.COM site!

So we’ve tried and LOVED every single product on this site. Or it wouldn’t be on here.

We’ve done the research ourselves! We’ve made the “order mistakes” so you don’t have to. (LOL)

We also created PRANARAW.COM for our many PRANA CAFÉ friends and supporters all over the world who asked us to—so they could partake in some of the joy we get to disseminate every single day from our wonderful PRANA CAFÉ at 292 Centre Street, Newton, Mass.

One day we will have MANY Prana Café’s all over the world, but for now, you can order our famous granola from anywhere!

And instantly become a part of our Prana Family.

So WELCOME!

We’re so glad you’re here.

Namaste!

Taylor & Philippe