Price-Kellogg Liz - For the love of food and yoga: a celebration of mindful eating and being

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REMARKS This is a wonderful book, all about mindful living, eating, and being. Through recipes and photographs taken in one of the most beautiful places in North America, For the Love of Food and Yoga demonstrates just how thrilling the journey can be. Jennifer Trainer Thompson, Author of more than sixteen books, including Jump Up and Kiss Me: Spicy Vegetarian Cooking , and three-time James Beard Foundation Awards Nominee Such a refreshing way to look at and experience the yoga of eating...

Beautiful pictures of places, poses, people, and plates of healthy, vibrant food. The book is sprinkled with subtle humor on literally every page, along with recipes just inviting us back to our kitchens to prepare and enjoy with friends and family. What a concept! Peter Sterios, ERYT-500, Creator of Manduka & Creator of Gravity & Grace DVDs For the Love of Food and Yoga is a feast for the eyes, palate, body and soul. Liz and Kristen share their authentic way of living with us. Their book will leave you feeling enriched and inspired. Katrin J.

Schubert, MD, PhD, Author of the 5 Minute First Aid for the Mind series The combination of inspirational quotes, thoughtful writing, creative recipes, and photographs of asanas set within the beauty of the natural environment encourages us to take a deeper and more conscious approach to nourishing our bodies and feeding our souls. This book is an important addition to any yoga practitioners library. Kathy Falge, MA, LMT, KPJAYI Authorized Level 2 Ashtanga Yoga Teacher FOREWORD David Swenson As David Swenson says, Theres magic in the minutiae. The mood is in the food! This adage I truly believe. A good meal is tasted not only with the tongue but also with our eyes, our sense of smell, and even our soul. Those that enjoy the process of preparing a meal, presenting it with grace, and relishing seeing others gain joy, strength, and nourishment from their creations are true artists.

In the pages of their book: For the Love of Food and Yoga , Liz and Kristen have proven that they are truly such artistic souls. They have captured in exquisite photography succulent and tantalizing dishes with simpleto-follow recipes for nutritious, conscious meals and snacks. With catchy names like the Cobblers Kale Chips and Holy Guacamole, they keep it fun and interesting. The interspersion of yoga asanas, inspirational quotations, and thoughtful yogic writings provides a wonderful representation of the holistic web of the food we eat, the thoughts we think, and the paths we tread. Enjoy your journey through the book. You are sure to come out the other end with not only some great recipes and a satisfied palate, but potentially new insights and awareness of the true meaning of Yoga as Union or Balance within all realms of life.

David Swenson is recognized today as one of the worlds foremost practitioners and instructors of Ashtanga yoga. David began practicing yoga at a very early age. He made his first trip to Mysore, India in 1977 and learned the full Ashtanga system as it was originally taught by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois. David is the author of Ashtanga Yoga: The Practice Manual , a celebrated, world-renowned, instructional book that has been translated in several languages. ABOUT LIZ My first yoga class, nearly twenty years ago, felt like an awakening.

That class, with yoga teacher Linda Kaplan, left me feeling sweaty, exhausted, exhilarated, and with an undeniable sense of clarity. In my first year of regular practice, Lindas advice and mantrado more yogalead to an enlightenment beyond just strengthening the body and calming the mind. My practice began to trickle down into the most mundane tasks, often making them effortless and even enjoyable. Since that time, my mat has become a place of honesty, simplicity, mindfulness, and discovery. That my yoga practice would transcend into my food choices and food experiences was inevitable. I had begun my vegetarian journey in my teens and was committed to raising a strong, healthy familyincluding my children, Taylor and Blake, and husband, Jeremywith natural and wholesome food choices.

My yoga practice, however, helped me to cultivate a loving relationship with food. In a culture that seems simultaneously obsessed with overeating and dieting, a more effective approachfrom my mat to yoursis to be yourself, be mindful, listen to your body, celebrate your food and its inherent benefits, and be grateful! For almost two decades I have been the caregiver for River Yoga , a responsibility that brings me great joy as it enables me to continually learn from my students and celebrate their unique practices. I grew up in Skaneateles, New York, and studied fine arts at St. Lawrence University and Syracuse University . My Ashtanga yoga teacher training began with David Swenson, and I received my Hatha yoga certification from Temple of Kriya Yoga in Chicago, Illinois. This book would not have come to fruition without my writing partner Kristens enthusiasm and fierce determination.

In addition to her being an invaluable friend, yoga student, and guru in her own right, she is a masterful, if not magical, wordsmith. It is my hope that our journey togetheras we share our recipes, insights, and stories of food and yoga will encourage and inspire your own. ABOUT KRISTEN My aha! yoga moment didnt happen overnight. In the light of authenticity, I admit that I took my first few yoga classes because I wanted the yoga body. And, quite frankly, because exercise and achieving a certain body ideal were the goals, I didnt initially embrace yoga. Then, I found my teacher, Liz, and something huge clicked.

Liz provided me with an extraordinary foundation to explore and celebrate the ancient teachings of yoga and to find my unique yogic path. What I have learned from Liz and my yoga practice, thus far, has been completely life changing. Yoga continues to be an ever-present part of my life. It helps me to find stillness, feel gratitude, be present, and create stronger connections with family, friends, my community, and food. As I developed my yoga practice, I also developed my vegetarian lifestyle. I slowly introduced vegetarian and vegan meals into my daily diet.