YOGA IS...

YOGA is...


GROUNDING
UPLIFTING
HEART-SINGING
PRANAYAMA
STILLNESS
MOVEMENT
MEDITATION
MOVING MEDITATION
LOVE
THE SPACE BETWEEN


XO...

Missing My Dad...

Happy Father's Day to all the wonderful fathers out there. I am grieving over my father's death and I am missing him incredibly. Please remember to hug the ones you love and keep them close; for you will never know when they may have to leave this place. Think twice before expressing harsh words - every moment matters. May your relationships be filled with love and comfort...Family, friends... Whoever has touched your heart... 


Joseph J. Altieri...Daddy... Rest in Peace, I love you forever.

Sweet Corn and Cashew Chowder...

The eve of the our BBQ I wanted to cook something light for Justin and I. Something vegetarian, something EASY! And that it was - all you need are the few ingredients below and a blender :)

Here is the chowder, adapted from Food + Wine magazine...

Ingredients...

3-1/4 c fresh yellow corn kernels (or 4 ears of corn)

2 c water

1/2 c raw cashews (I would revise this to 1/4 c, it was pretty nutty!)

6 tablespoons EVOO

1 small garlic clove (no need to chop, blender will do it for you!)

2 tsp kosher salt

1-1/2 tsp chopped cilantro leaves (for garnish)

Freshly ground pepper (for garnish / flavor)

Directions...

n a blender, combine 2-1/4 cups of the corn with the water, cashews, olive oil, garlic and salt and puree until smooth. Pour the soup into bowls. Garnish with the remaining 1 cup of corn kernels, the cilantro and a sprinkle of pepper, then serve.

Shabbat at Mi Casa

This past Friday I had a nice reunion with two friends I met on my Israel trip! My friend Laura came in town from Pennsylvania and my friend Chelsea and her boyfriend Zach came from Boulder. Justin was there of course, too :) We did the full Shabbat at my house - it was great doing this with friends who I had shared this experience with in Israel!


We did the whole shabang... All the prayers - for the wine, the bread, and the lighting of the Shabbat candles. I ended up making veggie pizzas as Laura is a vegetarian - Justin ended up making homemade pizza dough and helping me out a bunch with dinner since I had to run all over town to pick everyone up from two bus stops :)


Chelsea and Zach brought Challah from Udi's (YUM!), Manischevitz (which I hadn't had since forever!), and salad. So, Friday really was a true Shabbat - our way!!


We had a wonderful time catching up over yummy food and drink!! We gabbed forever and then someone mentioned they wanted something sweet, and next thing you know we are driving to Scrumptious in Olde Town Arvada - an awesome sweet shoppe! Later on, we came back to my house for a bit and then headed into the city to watch Chelsea and Zach's friend play in his band.


I am hoping to gather more pictures from the evening from Laura to add later!!!


It was a good night had by all :)

My Spring Wreath...

My friend had a spring wreath making party a couple weeks back. You can see if I have wreath obsessed ever since a visit to Williamsburg during the holidays; check out my post from December.

 Considering it has been Seattle-ish here in Denver with a "chance" of sunshine... I am happy the Spring/Summer weather is here! (And hopefully here to stay!) This wreath has reminded me that the warm weather really was/is coming!!! I ended up hanging it with the calla lilies at the top. I took this photo against our wood floors before it was hung up!

HAPPY SPRING/SUMMER - whatever you want to call it!

Flying Pigeon

Tonight is the last yoga posture clinic I am attending for a week or two and tonight's final pose is Flying Pigeon!! Can you tell I am just a little excited?!? XO

Everything's Coming Up Vegetables

We have had a lot of RAIN. So much so that I believe we are in another place, say Seattle, Washington...


It was sunny most of the day for the first time in a long time and it just started down pouring!! I glanced over at my vegetable / spice garden and realized something GREEN was peaking up from the ground!! I threw on my sandals and ran out to be sure it was one of my plants!!


Low and behold.... we have the beginnings of vegetables. Now I have a different perspective of the rain... things may seem dreary on the outside... but on the inside... the earth is being fed and therefore everything is green and growing!!


Happy Weekend!
Robyn