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October 21, 2009
Interview with Terces and Matthew Engelhart by Megan Faulkner
Cafe Gratitude - San Francisco
I have always been a healthy eater, I am a vegetarian and try to be conscious of getting a fairly good balance of fresh fruit and vegetables in my diet, one of my favorite places to eat in Sydney is IKU for it’s creative raw and macrobiotic meals.
Since moving to San Francisco I have really appreciated it’s focus on sourcing local produce, much of it organically grown. I was intrigued when I first visited Cafe Gratitude, a cafe dedicated to healthy vegan and raw food meals, drinks and delicious desserts.
However, as I have discovered there is so much more to the ‘Cafe Gratitude’ phenomenon than just the food, so I was very excited to have the opportunity to interview the founders of Cafe Gratitude, Matthew and Terces Engelhart.
Tell ‘Gorgeous Things’ readers about the philosophy behind Cafe Gratitude?
Matthew Engelhart I met Terces in September 2000, and about six months later we realised we wanted to have a life together, our children were grown. We said “what’s this life going to look like that we’re going to create”, and we somehow concluded that “how about we just live our life from inner guidence”.
It’s not about strategising how to get to the beach with a Pina Colada and a retirement nest egg, but what if we just followed inner guidence and surrendered to that.
One of the first insights we got was to invent a board game. This board game was to train people in what we call ‘the being of abundence’, to extract people from the ’scarcity paradigm’, not enough money, not enough time, not enough beauty, not enough love, not enough, not enough, not enough….that human beings have found themselves in.
So we spent a year kind of just sitting down at a blank canvas so to speak, with some dice and some index cards, and we spent a year creating this game. About a year into that we got the idea to develop a workshop around the game, to write a book around the game, then finally because we saw how difficult it was to inspire people to take time to do a workshop…everyone has to eat, lets have a gaming parlour where people come and have coffee, eat a croissant and play this game.
In the mean time we tried to experiment with a raw food diet on Terces insight. We tried it for thirty days and felt so good and so alive, and so clear that we said “Oh I guess it’s going to be a raw food gaming parlour. I would say that’s the humble beginnings.
So the Cafe actually started out of the game?
Terces Engelhart Yes, we created the game first
And the name of the game is…?
ME ‘The Abounding River’. That game and there is also a book with a 42 day practice in it that are for sale on Amazon and CafeGratitude.com.
Is a raw food diet safe?
September 28, 2009
- Want to know how to get luscious locks without all the chemical nasties?
- Maybe you have sensitive skin that reacts to conventional beauty products?
- Or, perhaps you want to know how to bring your abundant inner beauty to the outside?
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July 26, 2009
There was that cute line in Legally Blonde where Luke Wilson says something to Reece Witherspoon about the Day Spa being her character’s ‘Mothership’. I loved that film and had a good giggle at that particular exchange between the seemingly frivolous Elle Woods and her endearingly besotted supervisor.
Anyway, we all know there was nothing frivolous about Elle Woods in Legally Blonde – and there’s nothing frivolous about wanting to take care of your skin and presenting yourself in the way that’s increases your confidence.
We know it’s tough times ladies, money is tight and something’s gotta give. So I thought I’d share with you how I’ve cut back trips to the salon by doing some treatments at home. There’s 3 recipies your can DIY for salon quality results and save yourself a packet in the process.
What I’ve had to do is divide the procedures and treatments that I enjoy into 3 categories.
- Essential Professional
- Essential DIY
- Treats
Essential Professional Treatments & Procedures
We all have different levels of skill when it comes to DIY beauty treatments and I’ve decided that these are my ‘don’t kid yourself’ procedures. Read the rest of this entry »
June 27, 2009
When I want information about skincare ingredients - one of the first places I go to get informed is the Environmental Working Group (EWG) website.
Their latest offering is a guide to reading the label of skincare products, which I’ll admit can be a pretty confusing exercise at times. So, if like me you don’t have a chemistry degree – here’s the facts you need to know.
Read the EWG article about Choosing better body care products here >>
June 11, 2009
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May 10, 2009
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February 14, 2009
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February 4, 2009
Ladies, a bit of perspective if you will…
I find it hard to read an article that focuses soooooo much on what’s wrong with the cosmetics industry and the ingredients that can possibly harm us and spends so little time giving positive, “so what the hell can we use” advice.
Sure, we all can do with an education of what’s in our products but I’m a firm believer in spending more time on positive education rather than scaring the pants off people.
You can decide for yourself – read the article from The Times here
Let me know what you think!
December 28, 2008
Hands up who gets annoyed with slimy sunscreen that always seems to end up in your eyes!?
Here’s the answer. If you haven’t tried Invisible Zinc…firstly, where have you been for the last 2 years…hopefully somewhere nice. Just kidding – but seriously, if you’re an allergy sufferer then this could be the answer to your Sun-Loving woes. The Zinc Oxide in Invisible Zinc reflects the suns rays (UVA & UVB) providing a physical barrier rather than relying on chemicals that merely defuse rather than reflect rays.
So, unless you’re allergic to Zinc Oxide (not a particularly common allergy) you’ll find Invisible Zinc contains none of the other Chemical Nasties found in most sunscreens and should alleviate any skin irritations. You can also say goodbye to that icky red and watery nastiness your eyes are made to endure to protect your skin with tradition sunscreen.
Read more about this fabulous everyday Anti-Ageing product here
Although this may read like an advertisement…it’s merely giving credit where credit’s due. I purchased this product myself and have used it for long enough to know it’s a great product. If a company makes a Remarkable product… Gorgeous Things will Remark on it!
December 18, 2008
I’ve got my new Maggie Alderson novel, a Long Island Ice Tea & a huge Beach Towel…it’s going to be a very Merry Christmas.
Lots of Love,
LA x
