Casa De Luz
Today Josh and I ventured out to Casa de Luz to do a bit of early morning yoga. Okay, so it was at 9 a.m. - but when you get up at 5:30 every morning, 9 on a Sunday does seem early! The month of September is National Yoga Awareness Month, and one of the members of the Austin Progressive Vegetarians offered to teach a class for us. The class was awesome! I was somehow simultaneously both relaxed and energized, and I was able to make it all the way through the class despite my extreme inexperience. Thank goodness for modifications!
Casa de Luz
I had this image of flexible elegance in my head, but I had managed to set my yoga mat up under a low-branching tree and every upward sweep of my arm sent a shower of dewy droplets onto my face. Regardless, it was an hour well-spent and I definately felt like I deserved a treat afterwards!
Luckily, Casa de Luz is a community center that offers classes in everything from yoga to meditation to tai chi. They also have a 100% vegan, deliciously macrobiotic restaurant located on the premisis.
What are macrobiotics you ask? I’ll show you the definition I swiped straight from the Macrobiotic Guide: “Macrobiotics is an approach to physical and emotional wellness through consuming foods that are balanced energetically (between yin and yang) and nutritionally. It is typically a well-balanced diet with high fibre, low fat, lots of vegetables and grains, vegetable protein, and limited meat, with an emphasis on eating seasonal organic food.”
Open kitchen at Casa de Luz
Dining at Casa de Luz is a one-of-a-kind experience. It is different from a traditional restaurant in that you don’t order food off a menu. At lunch for example, you receive a token that you place on the table. You can then help yourself to salad and soup while you wait and a server will bring out a plate with that day’s offering. So do you get to pick the food? No. But is it awesome? Yes!
For those who really want to know what’s on the menu in advance, you can check out their daily menus on the Dining page of their website. I enjoyed being surprised, myself.
Casa de Luz was beautiful and peaceful. For those of you living in the Austin area, I highly recomming visiting this enchanting community center.
