Have you ever had a meal so delicious you want to physically prepare for it? Why not stretch out before indulging in ravioli stuffed with spinach-cashew ricotta, pine nut pesto and sundried tomato sauce? Wouldn’t that beloved French Onion Soup with gruyere and potato puree be better after a heart-opening backbend?

In 2010, Yoga + Chocolate and Yoga + Wine co-founder David Romanelli is excited to announce his new creation:   “Jam Sessions: Yoga for Foodies.”  From New York to New Orleans and LA to Dallas, David will collaborate with great chefs from around the nation to present a fresh take on food, sustainability, and those rare moments that are so perfect, you could, well, ah, have an orgasm.

Here’s how it works…

A Jam Session will begin with David’s flowing yoga class whose message and music will emphasize a more sustainable pace. When we move in a frenzied way through the day, we don’t eat, we “feed.” This high-velocity lifestyle diminishes the flavor and essence of life. In the process, we’ve grown accustomed to eating on the run often being “nourished” by a bag of chips and a sandwich to go.  Our palates have evolved to crave tastes that are invented in factories by food scientists rather than tastes that grow from the earth and nourish the body and soul.

In your post-yoga splendor, the featured chef will delve into the mystery of their creations while guiding you through a feast. Jam Session chefs will be some of the very best in the nation all of whom embrace sustainability, eco-friendly practices, local farming, and compassion. This will be the dream experience for anyone who relishes a savasana so sweet you never want it to end; a bite of food so perfect you feel like the world stopped spinning; an evening so deliciously amazing, you might just join me on the 2010 Jam Session Tour.

2010 Yoga for Foodies Tour

Why yoga before food?

It’s easy to turn a blind eye to the food industry. But take a evening to watch Food Inc and you will learn that what goes on behind the scenes is horrific, barbaric, and endangering to your health. This is not to say you must become a vegan, strap on loin cloth, and move to Sri Lanka. Rather, it’s being aware of what you’re eating, where it comes from, and how it makes you feel. After yoga, we’re more aware and better able to discern fresh food from factory food, grass-fed from corn-fed, nutritious and satiating from filling and depleting.

If you are a lover of food and are seeking a new, fresh, fun way to experience meals by some of the nation’s most talented chefs, you’ll love Yoga for Foodies.