Watch this episode of Conscious Living TV, for highlights from "Emergence"--the launch of Chicago-based Vyne magazine at the Museum of Contemporary Art which is bridging the gap between luxury and eco lifestyles.

Learn more about Bianca at ConsciousLivingTV.com

Melanie is 15 years old and her doctor just told us that she will not live to see her 18th birthday. Mel had a case or Rheumatic Fever which now resulted in Rheumatic Heart Disease. Though the incidence of rheumatic fever/rheumatic heart disease is low in the United States, it continues to be the leading cause of cardiovascular death during the first five decades of life in the developing world.

Melanie Serbano was born on July 18th 1995 in a small province in the Philippines. She has five siblings. Three of them are ages 8, 7 and 5. Melanie's mom is a housekeeper and her dad is a sugar cane farmer, but there wasn't enough income to support her family. In 6th grade, Mel dropped out of school to get a job. She took odd jobs like house keeping and babysitting to bring food on the table for her sisters. With the recent Rheumatic Fever attack, Mel is now in need of daily pain medication, heart failure medication, monthly antibiotic injections and continuous medical care for the rest of her life. We are trying to raise funds for Mel's immediate medical needs for heart testing and to secure her daily and monthly medications. Your donation will save her life.

We have a very small goal of only $2,000 with this fundraiser. We are reaching out to ask for help to Heal Mel's Heart and Save Her Life. 

Please feel free to share her link on your facebook, twitter or share her donation widget. We thank you from the bottom of my hearts for any help you can give.  

Join Imani for a special 5 day Sustainable Living & Raw Food Immersion on October 10th-15th at Grail Springs in Ontario, CANADA

Discover ways to energize your body, detoxify your temple, clarify your priorities and magnetize your intentions to be aligned with your inner calling. Our focus will be on conscious consumption with food as the foundation to fuel our passion. Together, we will make simple, nutritious and delicious recipes that you can easily duplicate at home on your own. You will learn about the health benefits of eating more high vibration living foods, time saving tips, formulas for multi-tasking around food preparation and raw food basics to ensure your success! Each day we will spend two and a half hours in hands-on, interactive meal preparation and discussion that will nourish us during our entire time together. We will re-awaken and delight your taste buds, ignite your inspiration and activate your life force. Restore your vision. Renew your Spirit. Reunite with your Tribe!
Recipes and related literature will be made available to each participant to take home!

Our Mamaliscious Menu:

Simple & Delicious Live Food Recipes & Hands-on Demos to Inspire, Purify and Restore

Food Preparation Class Themes:

• MonDay 1 – Dressings, Soups & Marinades; overview of sprouting
• TuesDay 2 – Dehydration 1 & Nut Pates (flax crax, nuts & seeds)
• WednesDay 3- Nut Cheeses/Nut Mylks & Tasty Treats
• ThursDay 4– Dehydration 2 (kale chips, granola & pizza crusts)
• FriDay 5 – Decadent Desserts
   

Daily Itinerary:

• 7:45am Wake-up with Wheatgrass/E3 Live Shot followed by 20-min 'Break-a-Sweat'
• 8:15am morning breakfast refresher
• 8:45am Grail Morning Mantra
• 9am Intuitive Yoga with Imani
• 10:30-1:30pm Hands-on-Food Preparation and Demonstration Class each day - preparing your own lunch with Imani
• 1:30pm Nature Hike
• 2:30-5pm spa leisure time
• 5:00 Meditation & Mantra
• 6pm dinner (prepared during food prep)
• 7pm Each evening we gather in the beautiful Great Hall for an evening of “inspirationals” on living a sustainable life!

Learn more about Imani at Mamalution.com.