TESTIMONIALS FROM OUR STUDENTS

"Thank you so much for everything you've done and continue to do. If there was one thing I appreciated most about Living Light it is the commitment to 'do everything in excellence'. I want you to be assured that this plays a significant role in all that I do and I will always be honored to be a Living Light alum." ~ Helen K. Funes

"Do it now! This has been the most empowering training I've taken in a long time. It will help you develop the confidence to prepare raw gourmet dishes and teach them to others in just three weeks. Amazing!" ~ from a student survey

"I learned a lot both personally and professionally that will grace my life and transform my world!" ~ from a student survey
 

Living Light Culinary Arts Institute is looking for a few good angels! Would you like to learn what it takes to work in the kitchen during one of our Chef and Instructor trainings? Would you enjoy being in the kitchen with our raw food chefs and instructors? Are you a dedicated, good-natured individual, who appreciates learning by doing a variety of kitchen tasks? Do you enjoy working in a community of people who are passionate about raw culinary arts? Are you willing to get up at 7:00 AM for breakfast and stay after dinner to help clean the kitchen? Are you able to work long hours, lift 40# boxes of fruits and vegetables; wash produce; keep the floors clean, the refrigerators organized, the kitchen tidy, the food deliveries received and inventoried? Can you take from a week to 6 weeks or more to spend in pursuit of an opportunity that could change your life for the better?

If your answer to all these questions is YES—you are invited to apply for a kitchen angel position at Living Light. The cost for the program is $20 per day and includes organic meals on days worked and the opportunity to watch two demos each class day. Kitchen Angels do not receive certification. The benefits each angel receives are directly proportionate to the energy and enthusiasm they bring to the experience. Your assignment—should you choose to take it—kitchen angel in the world's premier gourmet raw vegan culinary school!

Here is what one of our Kitchen Angels had to say about her experience, "Thank you so much for the opportunity of being a Living Light Kitchen Angel. I am not one to learn well in the classroom, but I love hard work in the kitchen and being in the thick of things. This was perfect for me. I especially loved interacting with all the staff. I am grateful beyond belief and would do it again, anytime!" ~Former Kitchen Angel

Upcoming Opportunities for Angels:
September/October
Whole Training 9/5-10/12 (30 days)
Shift 1 FUNdamentals & Essentials 9/5-9/14 (10 days)
Shift 2 Chef 9/13-9/28 (12 days)

October/November
Whole Training 10/17-11/19 (33 days)
Shift 1 FUNdamentals & Essentials 10/17-10/26 (10 days)
Shift 2 Chef 10/25-11/9 (12 days)

Many of our guests tell us that they sleep better at Living Light Inn than they do at home! The reason they do is because we've carefully selected wonderful organic bedding and linens in order to provide the very best in comfort and opulence, while maintaining a policy of supporting conscious, sustainable businesses. Our organic innerspring mattresses are made of organic cotton and consciously raised organically fed sheep's wool. The mattress pads of organic cotton are generously quilted to create a soft, comfortable mattress cover.

Our 100% natural cotton sheets use upland cotton grown organically in India, sparing both communities and individuals exposure to herbicides, insecticides, and chemical fertilizers, so that both the health of the people and the delicate ecosystem in the region where the cotton is produced are protected. Natural rubber core pillows are covered in washable, organic cotton with fluffy organic cotton-fill. Our Egyptian organic cotton blankets feel like cashmere, as soft as a baby's skin. Even the duvet covers on our beds are 100% pure certified organic cotton: no chemicals, no dyes-pure and natural. Every fiber of cotton used for the bedding at Living Light Inn is produced in accordance with the standards set by the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements.

So you can rest easy, not just because organic bedding is free of chemicals, resins, and dyes, but because you know that the bedding you are sleeping on is harming neither the earth nor the people producing it.

Along with beautifully comfortable organic bedding, Living Light has other sleep enhancers-windows in our rooms open to let in fresh ocean air, and Living Light Inn is situated in one of the quietest residential neighborhoods in Fort Bragg. Join us this summer for a restful night's sleep-perchance to dream?

2-day SRFN I
Join Rick and Karin Dina, the Raw Food Doctors™ from Vitality Wellness Center in San Rafael for a comprehensive, enlightening course on the science of raw food nutrition. This 2-day, 12-hour course offered here at Living Light Center will cover hot topics including raw vegan sources of iron, calcium, protein, vitamin B12 and essential fatty acids, as well as blood sugar regulation, pH balance, food changes from cooking, anti-inflammatory nutrition, weight management, anti-aging and longevity, and much more. The Raw Food Doctors™ are known for their ability to make complex scientific concepts entertaining and easily understandable for the non-scientific person. This is a great course for chefs, health educators, or anyone else who wants to achieve optimum health. Hours are 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM on Saturday, and 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM on Sunday, with a one-hour lunch break on both days. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from the experts! See our 2007 class schedule for more dates.

5-day SRFN II
This comprehensive 5-day Science of Raw Food Nutrition II course covers essential information on raw food, living food, vegan and plant-based diets, and is a prerequisite for the 2-day Raw Food Nutrition Teacher Training immediately following. It builds on the knowledge base learned in SRFN I and introduces many new topics that are essential to understanding the big picture of raw and living food nutrition.

Sunday, December 2–Thursday December 6
Tuition for the 5-day class: $945
Early bird discounts of $50 off if paid in full by September 3
Discounted price would then be $895 for 5 days. Class size is limited, so reserve early!

2-day Raw Food Nutrition Teacher (December only) Training
Raw Food Nutrition Teacher Training is a 2-day course immediately following Science of Raw Food Nutrition Level II that prepares students to present a wide variety of raw and living food nutrition topics basic, easy to understand nutritional information with authority, accuracy and confidence. It is highly recommended for health educators and raw food chefs who plan to teach the benefits of raw and living foods in an articulate manner. Students will also receive coaching on how to deliver these presentations effectively.

It's time to sign up for the best summer raw food event in the country: the Third Annual Vibrant Living Expo on the majestic Mendocino Coast of Northern California! Don't miss over 80 presentations in 3 days, culinary demos by top chefs, our first-ever mini film festival, a Rising Star Chef Showcase, Rawsome Pie Contest, Pre and post Expo seminars, music, great vendors, fantastic gourmet raw food and lots of fun!

Our featured expo presenters include:

Facilitated by Dorit
Author of Celebrating Our Raw Nature

The Films

Birth As We Know It Director, Elena Tonetti

Vegan 2 Raw VeganDirector, Mike Fields

From Raw Food Diet Revolution, by Cherie Soria, Brenda Davis, and Vesanto Melina
Serves 6

Cooked cobbler has nothing on this easy to prepare, delicious dessert that can be made year round using frozen cherries. It takes only a few minutes to make and tastes like grandma baked it. If you are on a weight loss program, make the filling without the nut crumble and you'll still feel like you are eating a dessert you should feel guilty about (but don't have to)!