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June 2010
Let the Music Move You & Win $200 of Free Merchandise!
June is “Music Month” at Amorosa Bella, celebrating the sense of sound!
Rejoice with us by nominating someone you know that has enriched your life with his or her special gift of “music.”
You AND your nominee may win $200 of elegant Amorosa Bella products of your choice.
Submit your nomination by emailing us at info@amorosabella.com and tell us the name of the person and describe how his or her special gift of “music: has enriched your life.
If your nomination is selected, both you and your nominee will receive a gift certificate for Amorosa Bella products worth $200 (free shipping), including:
- Delicious wines
- Luscious illuminating soy candles
- Gorgeous natural fragrances
- Alluring lingerie
- Living works of art
Submit your nomination now to info@amorosabella.com and celebrate your sense of sound with us by honoring the person that touches your soul with music!
Magic Sounds of Music
Sensuality describes the essence of experiencing the full spectrum of emotions using all six of your senses: sight, sound, smell, taste, touch, and intuition.
This month, celebrate your sense of sound with us.
Scientific research confirms music enhances your life by:
- Promoting wellness
- Managing stress
- Alleviating pain
- Expressing feelings
- Enhancing memory
- Improving communication
Scientifically based ideas of music as a healing influence which could affect health and behavior is as least as old as the writings of Aristotle and Plato.
The 20th century discipline began after World War I and World War II when community musicians of all types, both amateur and professional, went to Veterans hospitals around the country to play for the thousands of veterans suffering both physical and emotional trauma from the wars.
Brain waves resonate in sync with rhythmic beats of music; faster beats bring sharper concentration and more alert thing, while slower tempos promote a calm state.
Music can bring a positive state of mind and keep depression and anxiety in check by balancing the stress response. Music can stimulate creativity and elevate optimism.
Music has been found to lower blood pressure, boost immunity, ease muscle tension and more!
Music is strictly personal. A piece of music can give pleasure to some and irritate others.
Experience some of the music that moves us in our marketplace.
Symphony Sandwich Recipe, Perfect Picnic For an Outdoor Concert
Christopher Greenwald, Amorosa Bella’s premier “Sensual Chef!” appearing in Savor magazine, spring & summer 2010 issue, lives in Petaluma, California that is about 40 minutes north of San Francisco.
This sandwich hits all the tasty notes with flavors eclectic (think Elvis Costello) and balanced (think Beethoven).
This beautiful summer sandwich is an inspirational flavor jam and captures many of the things I love about the season; fried chicken, avocado, fresh, tangy goat cheese and spicy chilies. Simple yet elegant, this sandwich is crowd pleaser no matter where it shows up; the all day music festival in the sticks or the evening pops concert in the town square. Pair this recipe with cold wheat beers out of the ice chest or a chilled bottle of pinot blanc out of a designer picnic basket.
Crispy Fried Chicken and Avocado Sandwich on Toasted Pullman With Fresh Chevre and Spicy Harrisa
2 – 8 oz pieces chicken breast3 T. flour
1 egg (whisked w/ 1 t. water)
1-cup cornflakes (crushed)
4 T. canola oil
1 T. extra virgin olive oil
½ lemon
Avocado (ripe but firm)
4 oz. fresh chevre (Redwood Hill)
1 bunch of watercress or other spicy greens (cleaned and trimmed)
4 t. harrisa
8 slices of Pullman bread (toasted)
Black pepper (freshly and coarsely ground)
Salt
Begin by pounding pieces of chicken with tenderizing side of mallet on one side only. Lightly salt, dredge through flour, then egg and then crushed corn flakes. Heat oil in 12-inch sauté pan over high flame until shimmering. Add meat and cook until golden and crisp about 1½-2 minutes per side, drain on paper towels, salt again while warm, then drizzle with olive oil and squeeze of lemon. Meanwhile, toast bread to a medium toast, Peel avocado and slice thinly. When bread is done, cover four with sliced avocado and four with 1oz. each of cheese. Top the chevre with a small bunch of watercress and top the avocado with 1 teaspoon of harrisa. Lightly salt and pepper lettuce, place crispy chicken on top and close sandwiches.
Makes 4The Sound of Music: A Few of My Favorite Things
Experience a sensual journey of musical harmony with Inner Life Travel!
Become mesmerized with Mozart at a “Musical Concerto Masterpiece” performance in Vienna! Become captivated like Julie Andrews and twirl on a mountaintop at the Villa Von Trapp in Salzburg, Austria!
First, let’s jet set away to Vienna, where art and culture have a long tradition, particularly in classical music and the opera.
Experience “Imperial Vienna” on a private guided tour of the most significant historical sights of the city – the Ringstrasse known for its magnificent buildings such as the Museum of Applied Arts, The State Opera House, The Parliament, City Hall, The Burgtheater, the Votive Church and the Museum of Fine Arts.
Continue onward to the Hofburg, the famous residence of Empress Elizabeth, affectionately known as “Sisi” to the Austrians.
The finale of the tour ends with a visit to The Belvedere Palace, and also the breathtaking Schonbrunn Palace, which was once the summer residence of the Maria Theresa (mother of Marie Antoinette).
Amidst all the sightseeing, relax and slumber the time away at the contemporary-chic Hotel Sacher - the charm and ambiance of Old Vienna are the hallmarks of this luxury unique hotel located next to the Opera House.
Immerse yourself within the brilliant mind of Mozart as you experience a concerto in the Schoenbrunn Theatre or in The Opera House or one of the world famous concert Halls.
Listen to the Vienna Mozart Orchestra‟s internationally renowned singers and soloists as they perform in magnificent historical costumes and wigs, as they create a special atmosphere of Old World Vienna.
Continue to fulfill your sensual soundwaves as your journey by train to Salzburg, Mozart‟s city and home of the Von Trapp family.
Enjoy a half-day “Mozart City Tour” which includes the Mirabell Palace, the Mozarteum (University of Music), the Marionette Theatre, and Mozart‟s residence on the Makartsquare with its cobbled streets.
The finale of the journey is spent experiencing a unique “Sound of Music Tour” – relive the true story of the Von Trapp Family, which was filmed as “The Sound of Music” film in the Salzburg area.
Just some of “My Favorite Things” and the highlights of this “Sound of Music” – experience includes, traveling through the beautiful lakes and mountain areas surrounding the city, enjoy a wonderful ride with dramatic views of the landscape while the soundtrack of the movie plays during your private ride; visiting Mirabell Gardens (where Maria and the children were seen dancing around the statue of Pegasus singing „Do-Re‟Mi‟); sitting in the gazebo at the palace of Hellbrunn; wandering through the Palace of Leopoldskron (which was used as the family home during the war); and imagining the wedding held within the Abbey of Nonnberg (where Maria and the Baron were married in 1927).
Absorb the musical wonders of it all, while residing at the Villa Trapp located in the Aigen district of Salzburg, where the Von Trapp family lived between 1923 and 1938. Closed to the outside world since 1939, the Hotel Villa Trapp is the high note of this musical alpine experience!
Perhaps Maria was far more in tune with her sense of sound than we could ever be, when she sung, “silver white winters that melt into springs” and “wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings”! Listen and journey within the sound of music!
For details, visit our travel page.
Liz Bates, Amorosa Bella’s exclusive Travel Specialist and Owner of Inner Life Travel - liz@innerlifetravel.com or visit www.innerlifetravel.com
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