I love the uncomfortable place I am in. I love the mystery of not knowing how I’ll get to the next pose. I love that I could choose to neglect the garden of movement but that I choose to inhabit the uncomfortable mystery of watering seeds, flexing with the weeds, and waiting to see what wonders flourish. I love the sounds of nearby gardeners working on their own mysteries. Their movement nourishes my own. Their occasional glances over at my garden scatter sunlight on my pursuit.

Food, Italy, Home, Love, Puglia, Tours, Sense of Place, Travel, Tuscany, Writing, Yogaandee sorensonAugust 19, 2019Traveling Nativeitaly, yoga, food, wine, tour, puglia, tuscany, light, alignment, distance, trustComment

Savor + Stretch: A Food and Yoga Adventure in Southern Italy

This Yoga Adventure is not your typical yoga retreat. Be prepared to eat, drink, and indulge while stretching your senses along the Adriatic Coast. Daily yoga and meditation sessions with @angellairwin are on the menu. Sweet communion with fellow travelers is unavoidable. Connecting with the art of enjoyment in Puglia is the centerpiece pose - our main mode of transportation.

Food, Italy, Puglia, Tours, Travelandee sorensonMay 14, 2019Traveling Nativeyoga, food, wine, travel, puglia, italy, adventure, Theme ToursComment

Arrival Day, Tasting Puglia

The luminous atmosphere of that first evening of arrival would foreshadow our time together in coming 10 days. Good friends and family were about to embark on adventure and discovery in new territory.

Tours, Puglia, Travel, Food, Italyandee sorensonMay 1, 2018Traveling Nativepuglia, tour, arrival, italyComment

Antica Cucina Cooking Tour, 2018

You are a traveler of the road or of the imagination. If you cook and explore food culture, one of two explains You. The idea that a recipe can open up generations of memory and and knowledge excites you - and makes you a good listener. It makes you a traveler.

Italy, Tours, Tuscany, Yoga, Foodandee sorensonJuly 26, 2017Traveling Nativecooking, lucca, travel, tour Comment

Questions about Traveling Native: Organic, Local Enjoyment

This week, a discerning traveler and food critic inquired about joining our upcoming cooking tour in Tuscany this July. Here are a couple of her questions and our responses.

The Best of Siena is Pretto: Food for a Better World

Inside Pretto, pages of poetic discourse warm the atmosphere of this very unlikely positioned refuge of hospitality. But the power of this ethical and mouthwatering eatery is greater than how well it stands out against its harsh backdrop. Pretto is, in itself, a hub of wellbeing. It was born of a desire to sustain the pure and honest work of local farmers and artisans who, in turn, sustain the integrity of the land out of gratitude for what the land gives.

Siena, Sense of Place, Italy, Food, Toursandee sorensonSeptember 9, 2015Traveling Native Comment

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