Put February 2011 in your diary!

It’s a huge credit to everyone who helped to make David Wolfe’s first visit to Australia this year such an overwhelming success – he felt so very welcome with your great Aussie spirit and enthusiasm – that he can’t wait to come back!

I’ve just received the fantastic news that David will be hitting our shores again next February to take us on a more in-depth and intensive journey into the world of health, longevity, grounding, and all things that enhance our ability to live life to the full.

Throughout the tour this year, many of you expressed that you would have liked to have spent some more time with David, and gone into the topics he spoke about in much more detail – and your requests for longer seminars have been answered.

As well as some three hour lectures, David will be holding one-day intensives in certain capital cities, and will be introducing a very special two-day workshop in Sydney only. There will also be an exclusive retreat, and many other special events to look forward to.

Make sure you register to receive tour updates by filling in your details in the box in the left hand column of this site. That way you will be the first to know when more information about the tour is released!

I look forward to sharing some awesome events with you next year!

Leisa

The 2010 David Wolfe Tour is all wrapped up and our US friends are back home and on to their next adventure.  The tour was a fantastic success and I hope everyone around the country enjoyed the inspiration, motivation and information that was shared at every event.

Thank you to everyone who assisted in making the tour such a good one – it is the combined effort and energy of many people to carry off a tour of this magnitude and it shows what can be done when like-minded people work towards a common (and exciting!) goal.

David has mentioned coming back again next year for some more intensive full day or weekend workshops, so stay tuned to this site for when we release those details.

Meanwhile, please browse through the blog posts below and follow us on our trip around Aus!

Leisa

It was with great excitement that we met the arrival of our US visitors – David Wolfe, Bruce Horowitz and assistant Juliana Garske- and welcomed them to Australia on February 6th.

William and I picked them up from Brisbane Airport, and drove back to the not so sunny Gold Coast. Thinking that they might enjoy a walk on the beach after dinner, or a look around the famous Surfers Paradise – there was no chance of that as huge storms lashed the coast. Below is the view from our apartment window – nothing but rain!

We had fantastic raw living pizza’s, crackers and seed cheese for dinner, provided by Roar Organics, topped off with some magnificent organic greens from the amazing permaculture gardens of David’s friend Tania Leilani who joined us as well.

We left everyone to settle in, with details about a morning yoga class on the beach – hoping the rain would disappear overnight. No such luck!

Sunday was the day of the Brisbane lecture, the first event of fourteen planned over a three week time frame around Australia. Brisbane was the test run, being the very first one, and we had a full house of eager people waiting to hear from the man himself.

Our first hiccup came when we arrived at the Bardon Conference Centre. The auditorium we had booked had been flooded, thanks to the severe storms, and they had to move us to a large L shaped room which only just fit in the number of people we had coming.

Nevertheless, it turned out to be a fantastic event – David lived up to his reputation as being an extraordinary speaker and presenter, and everyone left inspired and motivated to incorporate many of the ideas he spoke about.  The food was amazing, Roar Organics and Abundant Garden both outdid themselves and kept everyone eating ecstatic raw food!

David also very generously spent time with many people in the break and before and after the talk – signing books, being photographed, and answering questions, and was happily available to everyone who attended.

It was a great night, and after the event was all packed up and finished, David, Bruce and Jules headed to Northern NSW to stay with their friend Tania.

A big thank you to everyone who handed out flyers and promoted the event locally – especially to our friends Anand & Runi at Raw Power and Jennie & Bill at Raw Pleasure and Rado from the Brisbane Meetup Group.

Leisa

After a few days of rest and relaxation in the hinterland of Northern NSW, the next event was a very special one – a small group of people were privileged to spend a day at the magnificent permaculture gardens of Tania Leilani.

Nestled in the rainforest and pristine bushland, Tania has created a paradise on earth, using the natural contours of the earth to shape a wild edible garden that nourishes as much as it gives visual pleasure. Created over the past 10 years, Tania has transformed barren dairy grazing land, into a lush, fertile forest just teeming with life and energy.

The open plan style of home built from completely natural materials is a haven of peace and tranquility. Being so open you feel a part of the surrounding forest and after spending a few hours, you start to wonder how we manage to live in cities, so far removed from this type of space.

Part of the day included a tour with David and Tania, exploring the gardens and the concepts behind the way it has been planted, as well as picking food to eat straight from the garden!

The most beautiful lunch was lovingly prepared from food growing around the house, and Tania spoke about the different foods, why they were used in the combinations they were, the properties of them, their effect on the body, and even the energetics of the different plants.

After lunch, David held court in his hammock, and spent a fascinating few hours discussing all manner of subjects to do with the earth, permaculture, sustainable living, Rudolf Steiner’s work and other luminaries in this field, as well as going off on many tangents that were as diverse as they were illuminating. Bruce, being a permaculture expert, added to the discussion, as did Tania who generously shared with us her living proof of an alternative way of living. I think we could have stayed for days listening to the shared wisdom!

For everyone involved it was a magical experience and opened us all up to a new level of interest in living in harmony with the earth.

Leisa

The next day saw the tour head to beautiful Byron Bay, and the weather picked up so that our US friends could enjoy the sunshine and the beaches of this iconic town.

The event was a donation only talk held at Starseed Gardens. Again, it was full to capacity and was a light-hearted, fun event.

Juliana kicking back…

Bruce and crew…

It was a lot of fun, and many of us stayed chatting long after the actual lecture was over. Busy weekend coming up!

Leisa

Our next event took the focus off the main star of the tour, and allowed Raw Food Chef Bruce Horowitz to shine at what he does best.

The first of our Chef Trainings took place at Inspya Yoga at Byron Bay, and what a gorgeous space Susan and Lance have there!

This event was sold out WAY in advance with a long waiting list of people keen to come along. There was only room for 40 guests, and at a push we stretched it to 45!

Bruce took the class on a journey through raw gourmet food creation, teaching kitchen skills, talking taste and flavours and generally creating gastronimic heaven!

He guided us through the making of Elegant Ginger-Miso Nori Rolls, Sensational Shiskebab with Cacao-Goji Barbeque Sauce, Thai Coconut Curry Soup, Hemp-Spirulina Gomasio-topped Salad and Chocolate Ganache Pie. Sensational!

After the class everyone ate their fill of raw food – and I’ve got to say the Thai Coconut Curry Soup is one of my all time favourites! I’m sure everyone at the class learnt a lot about raw food preparation and aimed to try out the recipes at home – I know I did

Leisa

I’m pretty sure that this is the first time Australia has seen a Raw Cacao Party of this type – and what a fantastic night it was!

One thing I love about the people involved in the raw food scene, is their dedication to having a great time, without the need for alcohol or drugs (well, most of them anyway!). I was SO looking forward to a big night of dancing to good music, drinking raw cacao superfood elixir’s and having fun with a bunch of like-minded people.

The party started off with David Wolfe (a.k.a. Chocolate Pope Avocado Cacao) presiding over a Raw Cacao Celebration Ceremony to honour the sacred bean.

Once the ceremony was over – it was into the dancing! We were SO lucky to have Ganga Giri performing for us! This was the first time I had seen Ganga live and the music was incredible. Such energy, passion and power in the music, we danced until we dropped.

I am now a HUGE fan of Ganga Giri

Well, it was a great night and a lot of good, clean, dancin’ fun was had by all.

Leisa

Following the huge few days of Permaculture Tour, Starseed Gardens Talk, Bruce’s Chef Training and the fabulous Raw Cacao Party, we started the David Wolfe Epic Adventure Rainforest Retreat! Commencing on Monday afternoon, about 30 guests and 10 hosts & staff descended on the picturesque resort at the foot of Mt. Warning at Uki, for an intensive few days of saturation with David Wolfe’s philosophies.

We started with an introduction to the Retreat in the octagonal temple, creating a great vibe and setting the intention for the week.

Following this, we had a fantastic raw dinner created by my retreat Chef Jo and her kitchen assistants Belinda and Maggie. After dinner we headed back up to the temple for a night of inspiration as David talked until the early hours.

The following morning we had an early start for our hike up Mt. Warning. It was a beautiful morning with just a hint of rain on the way. The bus picked us up at the top of the driveway (a huge uphill walk in itself) and we headed towards the mountain.

Many of our adventurous group decided to hike the mountain barefoot! I stayed with my trusty hiking boots though, and we made our way up this incredible site. It was so peaceful, the air was pristine and you could feel the amazing energy of this sacred mountain as you climbed.

It was a long hike – about 2 and a half hours up and then another couple of hours back – and it was strenuous! Not for the faint hearted, but the magical views make it worth the effort! It was leech city though! Many of us had to contend with greedy, blood-sucking little critters latching on.

On the way back down David and several adventures went mushroom hunting, looking for edible specimens containing medicinal properties. And here’s what they found! The various mushrooms were dried and later made into a tea for the group to drink.

The rest of the day was spent either relaxing and catching up on sleep!, and taking in more lectures, that again ran late into the night.

Leisa

The next day was a bit of a rest day after the big Mt. Warning hike. Lots of good food, lectures, rest, and an amazing Yoga class with Lance Schuler. Many guests mentioned that the yoga class was a real highlight and that it bought the group together and created an amazing energy.

After lunch Bruce Horowitz and guest chef Matt Samuelson took over the kitchen and demonstrated some fantastic raw food recipes and created some tasty treats for everyone!

And of course after that we enjoyed more interaction and talks with David.

It was a great day!

Leisa

Our last full day took us on another part of the adventure – sea kayaking at Byron Bay. Uki where we are staying, is about an hour from Byron, and again we took the bus to our next port of call.

We arrived at Byron and got suited up for our kayak adventure!

We paddled out into the magnificent Byron Bay ocean.

Unfortunately there wasn’t a dolphin in site! Apparently it was a bit too windy and they were hiding around the other side of the point.

What a perfect day! By the time we were ready to come back in, the waves had gotten bigger and we had a great time surfing them in!

Once back on the beach we enjoyed a morning tea that Alice from Cape Byron Kayak’s provided for us. I had explained that we were all health nuts and that the normal Tim-Tams (chocolate biscuits) and tea and coffee wouldn’t be suitable for us, and she generously provided organic apples, oranges and nuts. However! There was one packet of Tim-Tams that sneaked it’s way out of the bag and some of the guests indulged! David threatened to have one, but he didn’t!

After all that exercise in the fresh air and ocean, we were all starving and hurried along to Barcelo where a scrumptious lunch was waiting for us, prepared by Chef Jo and her assistants Elyjah, Lyndsay and Johnny who owns the cafe. What a feast they provided! A refreshing juice to start and then salads, crackers and dips went down a treat!

After lunch we got back on the bus and headed to the retreat. We had more inspiring talks that went into the wee hours (not to mention the midnight swim, sauna, and spa sessions!!!)

Leisa