An Interview withDr. Gabriel Cousens

ER—Dr. Cousens, tell us about the Tree of LifeRejuvenation Center.

GC—One of the beautifulthings about being at the Tree ofLife is the sheer beauty of theplace. Here in Patagonia,Arizona, we’re about 4,100 feet inelevation. We have a 360-degreeexposure to mountains. We cansee the sunrise and sunset fromthe same place. At night, thestars are incredible. We’re on thissacred land of 166 acres, withover 120 young fruit trees, anoutdoor biodynamic garden andan indoor greenhouse.

ER—Why did you create TheTree of Life Rejuvenation Center?

GC—The purpose of the Treeof Life is to support the experi-ence of complete rejuvenation, tooffer people a “menu of awak-ened living,” to become fully liberated from all addictions sothat they can live their lives fully.

We focus on helping peopleabsorb more of the vital forces of nature through living food,sunlight, fresh air, clean water,meditation, yoga and other practices. We encourage people,whatever their spiritual path, togo inside and get in touch withtheir eternal self so they can

regenerate from that point ofenhanced awareness.

In essence, we learn how totune into our “sacred design,” tobecome the full expression ofwho we are meant to be. That’sour real workhere on theplanet. That’swhat we doat the Tree ofLife, andthat’s why people comehere.

ER—Your center isclearly morethan a healthrejuvenationcenter.Spiritualityseems to be astrong component. Could you share apersonal experience of howyou’ve been touched by spirit?

GC—For myself, I had atransforming spiritual awakeningin 1975. I experienced the truthbeyond the body/mind complex.I was literally being able to transcend the physical body andmind and go “into the Light” inmeditation. Today, I am regularlyable to contact this same essence,which is at the core of who I am,and we all are—what is called“the higher self.”

When we experience thatessence, we become empoweredto move to a higher quality oflife, including deeper levels ofhealth, love and joy on all levels—physically, emotionally,

mentally and spiri-tually.

All my research,all my work, theTree of LifeRejuvenationCenter itself, areall motivated bythis understandingof who we reallyare. I know whenpeople experiencethis on the level ofspirit they too willbecome inspired tomore deeply enrichthe quality of theirlives. [The inter-

view moves to the Tree of Life’sgreenhouse.]

GC—This is our livinggreenhouse, which is an essentialpart of the Tree of Life. We alsohave an extensive outdoor gar-den. All that grows here goesright into the kitchen to createour living food meals. It’s all partof a natural cycle and way of life.

You see these young lettuceleaves growing? In our busyworld, people lose this kind ofdirect contact. Many people

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Dr. Gabriel Cousens

forget that food doesn’t grow onthe grocery shelf. We also growsprouts and give people E3Liveliquid algae.

These are all examples of getting a direct, powerful experience of nature’s life-force.

ER—What’s the differencebetween a garden vegetable andthe way the algae grows?

GC—Algae in the wild growmore primitively than domesti-cated plants we typically use for food because most algaegrows entirely in nature. In the case of E3Live that I recommend, this algae grows ina natural lake. It’s not cultivated in any man-made way other thanbeing filtered for purity.

ER—So “primitive” is good?GC—Yes, primitive means it

has more life-force. So that’s whyE3Live algae is included in

our healing and rejuve-nation program. So when peopleeat fresh organic salads,though it’s very alive, thevegetables arestill domesticated foods.

ER—I’ve heardthat algae captures nitro-gen from the air andmakes it into easilyabsorbable amino acids?

GC—Not allalgae! The species ofalgae used in E3Live liq-uid Aphanizomenon flos-aquae (AFA), does cap-ture nitrogen in this way.This is a good sign thatthe algae is more primi-tive, closer to originalcreation. The beauty of itall is that in the mysticalKabbalistic teaching ofJudaism, it is taught thatthe closer an organism isto the Divine and thebeginning of creation,the more powerful it is,and the more energy ithas to elevate us spiritu-

ally. When we take this ancient,primitive algae into our bodies, itbegins to generate this extra pri-mordial life-force energy in us.When we learn how to absorbmore of this primordial life-forceenergy, and then use this life-force with consciousness expan-sion methods such as meditation,then these two major streamscreate a powerful synergy whichsupports our overall spiritualevolution. For me, that’s veryexciting. What I’ve been workingwith all these years is to combinetime-honored spiritual traditions

with developing new ways toamplify these energies suitablefor modern life, both for myselfand others.

ER—So even though we can’t“eat our way to God” as I’veheard you say numerous times,what we eat does have a veryimportant role.

GC—Absolutely. Eating living foods, especially whenselected appropriately for ourconstitutional and biochemicalindividuality, has the potential to enhance every aspect of ourlives—physically, emotionally,mentally and spiritually.

ER—So you’re saying not to make a “religion of eating,”but to eat living foods suited toour unique needs will help ourspiritual receptivity?

GC—Exactly. It’s one of the foundations of the spiritualprocess, and it helps us to experience what I call “full-body enlightenment.”

ER—Please tell me moreabout your own personallifestyle.

GC—It’s obviously morethan just eating living foods. Atruly holistic lifestyle involvesevery other aspect of life—rightlivelihood, right company, rightspiritual practice, etc. The mostimportant aspect is actually livingit in everyday life. The “Tree ofLife” is a living principle, it’snot a theoretical or intellectualendeavor.

Since I’ve been eating livingfoods, I’ve experienced tremen-dous energetic increases, both in the quality and quantity of the energies that flow through. I practice Kali-Ray’s Tri-yoga system, which is a system of yogawhere each pose flows into eachother.

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The E3Live™ liquid algae,Aphanizomenon flos-aquae,is more primitive, and closer to original creation. The beauty of it all is that in the mystical Kabbalisticteaching of Judaism, it is taught that the closer anorganism is to the Divine and the beginning of creation,the more powerful it is, andthe more energy it has to elevate us spiritually.

Aphanizomenon flos-aquae—“invisible livingflower of the water” (shown above magnified)

More recently, I dis-covered a new form of AFAalgae, E3Live, which I amextremely pleased with,and, which I naturally wantto share with others.

As a result of a com-bination of these and otherlifestyle factors, and God’scontinuing blessings, myflexibility, strength andendurance continue toincrease. I’m 56 years old,and I’m doing 400 push-ups

at a time. As far as flexibility, in high school as an All-State football player, I could barely touch my toes. Now, Ihave excellent flexibility. (Gabriel now demonstrates forthe camera several difficult yoga postures perfectly syn-chronized, in duo, with resident yoga master and col-league, Shanti Golds).

ER—Do you have any final words for us today?GC—The essence of my message is this: it doesn’t

matter what our chronological age is, we can be youthfulat any age. But more important than staying youthful isto understand that one-sided physical health will nevergive us the lasting happiness and love we seek. We wantto draw into our lives anything and anyone that nourish-es, supports and enhances our spiritual growth. Thesetrue gifts of God are a great blessing, and worthy of anyeffort or expense. ■

[This interview is a partial transcript of a film shoton February 1, 2000, at Dr. Cousens’ Tree of LifeRejuvenation Center, in Patagonia, Arizona. Dr. Cousensis a spiritually oriented holistic physician who is one ofthe world’s foremost experts in the living food lifestyle.He is the author of: Spiritual Nutrition and The RainbowDiet, Conscious Eating, Sevenfold Peace, and the soon-to-be-released, Depression-Free for Life.]

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