How to Change Your Brain And Your Life- Amazing TED Talk!

This is one of my favourite TED Talks of all time. Dr. Joe Dispenza shows us how easy and important it is to change the way we think in order to change our lives. He has very good graphics to demonstrate how this works, and actual live video of our neurons forming connections and breaking them :) So I thought I would share!

Neurons to Nirvana Documentary- So great!

I just watched this really great documentary called Neurons to Nirvana! Watch it for free here: (there are a few ads, so please ignore them- it's not my video)

Those of you who are looking to explore spiritual realms, look deeper into your life purpose and overcome depression with the aid of so-called psychedelics- this is a movie for you. 

Have an open mind and you will have an open life :)

Plant Pure Nation! Best documentary EVER!

I cannot wait to see this positive documentary, Plant Pure Nation, about switching to a plant-based diet! I'm so excited that the same people who made Forks Over Knives have created this new one :) Please share and enjoy!

This Video Will Change Your Day. I am With You :)

I love you guys. I really do. We need to go do something now. Put your phone and your laptop away and go do something. I am with you.

Hello, My Cuties! Happy Winter!

It is cold here in Canada right now, but I am making the most of it. So so beautiful here. 

I am so excited about something I have been working on ~ I will finally be opening my new shoppe!! I have always loved making magical objects like crystal amulets, potions and elixirs, so in the light of things that delight me, I will be calling the shoppe Design The Light, and here it is- my new online shoppe!! : DesignTheLight.com :D Please visit me there!

Yay!

An 11 year old girl dyed my hair blue with kool-aid :D

Hello, my lovelies! How are you all doing? It's winter here in Toronto, and that means I get a little restless.. So I usually do funny things this time of year. I was visiting my friends at their cottage and their beautiful 11 year old daughter, Hannah died my hair an icy blue with kool-aid and food colouring :D 

Here is a really great article on how to make your own natural food colouring!

NASA Just Released The Largest Photo Ever Taken of The Andromeda Galaxy:

NASA Just Released The Largest Photo Ever Taken of The Andromeda Galaxy, and it will blow your mind. How do we wrap our minds around this? We forget that we are floating around in space. We get so distracted and pulled down by this everyday reality that we have no concept to embrace the big picture (the HUMONGOUS PICTURE!). I have no words. Life is beautiful. Everywhere.

What Is Reality? Awesome Documentary!:

Hello, beautiful!I just watched this great documentary called "What Is Reality?", and thought you would enjoy it :)) Its my favourite subject, basically- quantum weirdness at its best! The universe is so wonderful and mysterious, and it lightens the heart to know that it just might all be an illusion.. I hope you like it! 

(if you are receiving this by email just visit me on the blog to watch the full documentary for free: beautiful-vegan.com) Yay!

This Cymatics Video Will Amaze You! The True Nature Of Our Reality:

Hello, beautiful!
I have always been fascinated with cymatics (the study of how sound creates visual shapes), and I came across this wonderful short video that I want to share with you! (if you are receiving this by email just visit the blog to view the videos-beautiful-vegan.com)


Everything is in a state of vibration even if a thing looks solid as a table, or the walls in your apartment. The following is one of my favourite video clips that challenges and brings into examination our entire social structure and beliefs of the nature of reality:
 

Let's evolve ourselves consciously, and wake up to our true nature, which is the perfect creator of everything around us- a powerful and unified pattern of love. Nothing is separate. Watch the videos and then sit with the information. I am committed to living with an open heart, and sharing with whoever wants to join me :)

Why Does The World Feel Like It's Changing? How to Create The World You Want!

Here is another video by the lovely Infinite Waters on how to create in a world that's changing. In fact we are creating with everything we think, feel and do. It's all about our belief systems. I have been learning so much through experience in the past few years about the power of belief systems, and how we are literally creating every single thing in our lives, the good and the bad.
 

I will be posting much more on this soon. I'm sorry for being distant and neglecting the blog a little, but I am in the throws of writing my next book, and it's a huge one, that I am so excited about! The working title so far is "Raw Food & Modern Alchemy ~ Recipes For a New Life", and it's filled to the brim with not only gorgeous raw recipes, but secret, magical and proven ways of creating the exact life you want!  

I'm dedicated and so grateful to this Youniverse. Keep up all the great work you are doing!

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10 Signs You Are Becoming Aligned :)

We are all trying to get more in the flow of life, feel more ‘joie de vivre’ and, improve our own individual abilities to go with the ‘ebbs’ and ‘flows’. Life is a practice, an art form in itself, and becoming aligned with our path and purpose allows us to evolve, and move forward through existence. Here are 10 signs that you're becoming more aligned with your flow of life:

1. You feel happy, the majority of the time.
2. You feel your time is more well balanced than it was before.
3. You accept life as a process, and are no longer trying to rush results.
4. Doors of opportunity open for you, because you put your energy in the right places, and you are able to work with these opportunities towards personal growth and self expression.

5. You feel like you are in flow with your life, and approach situations with little or no resistance, just acceptance and surrender.
6. You follow your gut feelings, and are tuned-in to your authentic and emotional self.
7. You honour yourself, without question. This is your life and you are writing the play.
8. You are kind to yourself. You treat your body, mind and soul with respect, and you treat others with the same regard.

9. You find change exciting, and you enjoy the challenges of adaptation.
10. You approach life with an open heart. 
YOU are amazing.




XO 
Danielle

26 things that will happen to you when you decide to leave the big city:

So, you’ve been living in Toronto, (or any big city), for a while; you’ve moved passed the allure, and have decided to make a break. You’re bound to go through a dramatic shift, so here’s a list of what your first taste of city freedom may feel like. Be prepared.

(Within the first 10 minutes of departure..)


1. You’ll suddenly feel like an inadequate specimen of the human species. (What else is there outside of the city?) "I’m Bored.." begins to seep into your mind.

2. FoMo or ‘Fear Of Missing Out’ syndrome will settle in. Why would I leave the city? Nothing happens anywhere else.

3. As the city noise fades into the background, social angst begins… and so does your obvious addiction to social media, as you scroll through the newsfeed searching for something, anything, to reconnect you to city life in that moment.


(20 minutes outside of the city..)



4. You (finally) begin to accept your fate, theres no turning back now.

5. You set your phone down, and being to calm the inner anxiety. For now.

6. A.D.D. hits you. You can't stop thinking about your phone. Breathe. You got this. 

7. You realize ‘being cool’ is all a matter of perception. You can still be an awesome chick.

8. You’ll remember how to communicate without the use of technology- traditional ‘in person’.

9. You’ll be grateful that you’re not using the city transit system. 
10. You’ll start to notice the smell of the air. Without pollution.

11. You see how much open space there is around you.



(Beyond, in space and time)



12. You notice that your ego has grown, and your city snobbery.

13. You’ll recognize the defined lines between fair-weather friends and people who actually care about you.

14. You begin to realize that city life is like living in a bubble.

15. You’ll have more time, and less obligatory social pressures.

16. You will make plans, and follow through; to do things in nature like hiking, camping! (the forest will call you).

17. You remember that buildings without cockroaches actually exist.

18. You regain conscious connection with the Earth, and the food you eat.

19. You remember that there is more to life than working to pay your rent.

20. You’ll save money. (how is everything so much cheaper out here?)

21. You feel comfortable leaving your house in track pants. (not sure that's a good thing actually..)

22. You disconnect with the illusion of city life.

23. You (finally) realize you've been desensitized to over-stimulation.

24. Holy crap did you know there are billions of stars out there?!!

25. You can hear your thoughts.

26. You can breathe again. 

(your transition is complete). 


xoxo
Danielle

my 5 minute cream of celery soup!

I hope you guys love this one! It's so easy, so delicious, and so so good for you! Who knew you could have all those things in one?

We Have a New Beautiful Vegan Crew Member!! Danielle Champagne:

Nuit Blanche Toronto, Rainbow Laser!
Danielle Champagne & Lyn Rose.

Hi guys! Guess what? We have a new crew member, who is one of my best friends! Danielle Champagne is a fairy creature who brings cheer and introspection to every situation. Here is a quick message of introduction from her:

Hello, beautiful vegans! I am so happy to announce that I am now part of this amazing crew! Together we will bring you delicious recipes, cooking shows (coming soon!) esoteric concepts, and new paradigm thinking… not to mention stellar artwork, fabulous photography and an engaging online experience. This online world is about to take a dimensional leap into transformation and evolution of the soul.

funhouse mirrors Danielle Champagne & Lyn Rose
(James Toth taking the photo).

I'm here because I believe we all have the ability to transform our state of mind and being, and I hope to share, and learn with you about this experience of evolving life. Let's explore different concepts, ranging from quantum physics to spirit journeying, super-foods, to astrology and anything we can find in-between! 

The Queen Photo Shoot, Danielle Champagne &
photographed by Lyn Rose.

We will take a walk through the open-mind, in search for ever expanding possibilities of this (holographic) universe. We'll take an introspective look at ourselves; and learn to observe our external experiences, with intention to create progressive change in our lives, and begin to understand our emotional body with mindful awareness. Its going to be a journey to the self, through the self.

‘The changing of the season, Autumn is here, this is such a beautiful time of year. Watching the leaves as they blow, reflections of red, orange and gold. The visual reminder of the beauty of change, and growing with the flows.’

See you in the airwaves!
xo
Danielle

10 Things to Stop Doing If You Are Stressed: Video

Hello, beautiful! I am posting this video for myself as much as I for you. I tend to wake up in the morning and sort of panic through my day to achieve my goals, and even though I love what I do, and feel a lot of synchronicity, it definitely increases when I make myself RELAX!

What a concept; relaxing to get more done? YES. When we learn to be calm, and so things we love to do, it makes all the difference in the world. All of the sudden the universe opens up and crazy things fall into place! 

I am a workaholic, and it stems from a place of needing to fulfil my purpose here on Earth and from the fact that I have to pay rent. But my true purpose is to just be. Like Ralph says in the video, we are the only creatures on this planet who have to pay to live. So how do we reconcile these two things? 1. the need to earn a living, and 2. the absolute necessity to evolve into our true purpose? By learning to RELAX! Ralph goes through all ten of the suggestions to dissolve stress, and he is right. I pledge to BREATHE more fully, surround myself with nature, positive people, listen to my guided meditation cd's and see the magic all around me :)

Love you!

 

Fed Up- Full Documentary Movie:

Hey, beautiful! I just found this documentary that I thought you might want to watch with me. It's called Fed Up!, and here is the summary of what it's about: 

"This is Fed Up! Genetic Engineering, Industrial Agriculture and Sustainable Alternatives. Fed Up was released in 2002 by Wholesome Goodness Productions. More than a decade later, it still remains relevant. Most of the statistics are worse now and we are starting to see the rise of insect resistance to plants engineered to produce their own pesticides. There is still woefully little research available on long term ingestion of GMO foods and most foods in the US still are not labeled. 
FED UP! explores the unintentional effects of pesticides, the resistance of biotechnology companies to food labeling and the links between government officials and major biotechnology and chemical companies. FED UP! answers many questions regarding genetic engineering, the Green Revolution, genetic pollution and modern pesticides through interviews. 
FED UP! also introduces us to local organic farmers, presenting community supported agriculture and small- scale organic farming as real alternatives to agribusiness and industrial food." (taken from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaAQRfxpSjI) I hope you enjoy it!

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Scientists Mapped 8000 Galaxies (Out Of Billions) & Made An Amazing Discovery!

Good morning! I couldn't sleep at all last night after watching this amazing short video. It blew my mind (in a good way), and I couldn't stop thinking about how unbelievably massive the universe is. No really. Try to wrap your mind around it after watching this. Scientists have actually mapped out and animated 8,000 galaxies! There are billions more to go, but this will give you a taste of where we are, and how unimportant the drama in our lives is. Laniakea is the name for our newly discovered home supercluster. It makes problems small instantly. 

I have been through a lot of things in my life, and I got through some of the really difficult times by visualizing something a friend told me to years ago; To picture yourself floating up outside your body to look back down at yourself, then float up even higher outside your home, then above your city, your country, your continent, and then hover above the Earth and look down. What happens is something astronauts call "The Overview Effect", which is a term that expresses the pristine awe felt by anyone who gets the privilege of looking back at the Earth from space.

Just think about that when you are having a bad day, and you will instantly feel better. I love you tons, and I'm sending you all my light :) 

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Jim Carrey, Famous Vegan: Inspiring Video :)

Good morning! I found this short, inspiring video, and thought you might like it. Jim Carrey has been transformed in the past several years, and if you don't already know, he now goes all over the world giving inspirational talks on consciousness, the soul and how to achieve our dreams by getting past fear. 

You can see in his eyes that he has gone through something and come out the other side changed. He's now vegan and an advocate for non-vaccination. I love listening to him, so take a minute to hear his words. If you are receiving this via email just visit the blog to watch the video: beautiful-vegan.com.

Thank you for being YOU!!

Journal Entry: Camping in Northern Ontario, And My Fear of Bears..

We're back from camping, and we had an amazing time, despite the cold, rainy weather that dropped on us, and my crystal clear realization that I am terrified of bears.. My fear was wildly out of control, encouraged by the signs everywhere that said "You Are In Bear Country. Bears Active In Campground", which I have to say, is not a good selling point.. And then my imagination took over from there. 

I did not sleep a wink. Most likely nothing would happen at all, and I know that some of you will say "Bears are so cute and won't hurt you", or something like that, but I think that kind of camping, even though I lived in a tent by myself in Costa Rica for half a year, is not for me. The only thing separating me from them is a piece of fabric  (tent), and even though we took all the precautions, I did not feel safe at all. I couldn't stop my thoughts of suddenly encountering this huge animal, stronger than me, with teeth for days, crazy claws, and is food obsessed. 

Even though everything was fine, my fear made it not fine, and I sent myself into panic that no matter how hard I tried to meditate, control my breathing or try to put myself in the place of the bears (what they might be thinking), I could not calm down, especially as night fell. I just stayed up, and every crack of a twig was for sure a bear..  It was interesting to watch myself go through that, but I'm not proud of it. I'm an animal lover, so what was the deal?

On another note, I made lots of really delicious camping food, and will be doing a section in the new book on what to bring and how to prepare it! One thing I made was a Raw + Spicy Peanut Pad Thai! By bringing zucchinis, a made-in-advance sauce and a spiral vegetable cutter, This camping meal was prepared in a few minutes. I also made a tahini dressing and a basil pesto to make other versions of the pasta, with appropriate vegetables, nuts and seeds to go on top :)) 

James and I did an incredible canoe outing on the second day that lasted seven hours (one hour too long for me, but I loved it, and felt safer on the water..). And we did two portages, which I have never done before, (James carried the canoe, while I got all the other things). Ontario is stunningly natural and breathtakingly beautiful. I managed to take some nice photos of a loon and her duckling, a painted turtle and a lot more :) 

All in all I loved being in magical forest, filled with wild mushrooms of every order, moss-covered rocks and powerful trees. I just need to get my fear in check. 
I hope you are all testing your limits and doing things that you love too :)

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