Kudos to Kamara Pastis for being our first “civilian” Soup of the Week. You see, Kami is our massage therapist and after experiencing massage all over the world including Southeast Asia, we can honestly say, she is world-class. So enjoy her Thai Bliss Soup and then give Kami a call at (602) 622-1046.

Thai Bliss Soup

Makes 2-4 servings

  • 1 cup sliced thinly shiitake mushrooms
  • 3 Tbs chopped fresh basil
  • 1/2 C fresh lime juice
  • 1 Tsp Celtic sea salt
  • Meat of 3 young coconuts
  • 1 1/2 cups coconut water
  • 1 Tbs fresh minced Ginger
  • 1/4 C olive oil
  • 4 dates pitted
  • 1 Tbs Nama shoyu soy sauce
  • 1 clove garlic

Place mushrooms, basil, 1/4 C of lime juice, & the sea salt in a small bowl. Mix well & set aside.

Blend the coconut meat, coconut water, Ginger, olive oil, dates, soy sauce, the remaining 1/4 C of lime juice, & garlic in a blender until smooth. Pour the mixture into bowls. Garnish with the marinated mushroom and basil mixture. Eat!

We must note that the recipie is adapted from The Raw Food Detox Diet by Natalia Rose (one of Kami’s very favorite raw foods book ever)…

Kami’s Bio

Kamara Pastis is a certified personal trainer, life style educator, group fitness instructor and registered chiropractic assistant in the Phoenix area. Clinical, therapeutic massage has been her mainstay for seven years where she has experienced the lasting therapeutic changes massage can make in cases with debilitating pain and disfunction.

The traditional Thai and Yogi tradition of metta (literally “loving kindness”) is Kami’s healing philosophy. After acquiring many techniques through her education at Phoenix Therapeutic Massage College, eight years of clinical experience and countless continuing education programs, Kami has found that techniques don’t heal, metta heals.

Becoming a Lifestyle Educator was born of Kami’s deep desire to educate and empower people to prevent and arrest chronic disease. The research on the powerful, synergistic effect that nutrition, exercise and stress management has on diseases like diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease and others is comprehensive, but not many people know how to make the necessary therapeutic lifestyle changes.

In her one-on-one personalized sessions; Kami’s patients learn how to regain their personal power, reverse their health challenges, return to a healthy weight and make informed choices based on awareness.

When not healing her patients, Kami is more than blissfully occupied with her husband and three kids.  They live in Goodyear, Arizona where it’s sunny and warm most of the time, so they can enjoy being outdoors together. In those rare moments to herself, Kami likes to tend her tiny organic garden, practice yoga, create artwork and try out new raw, vegan recipes.

Contact Kami on the web at www.kamaralmt.com or call (602) 622-1046.

And don’t forget to say “into the Soup” to get 25% off your initial massage.