The alarm either bodily or electronic nags at me each early morning to awaken, partake in my 6-minute ayurvedic ritual (involves oil, cold water, neti pots, lotion, lemon… sounds more luscious than it is), run/tiptoe to my cushion/mat, light my altar candle and get it started before I answer to anything or anyone else. Sit. Breathe. Recite mantra. Move with intention and gratitude....
~ By Jodi Blea, Director of Partnerships & Special Projects
I’m the master of the timeline. I love a good spreadsheet and get a thrill out of managing deadlines. So why is it that I’ve requested to postpone my contribution to the Wanderlust blog not once, but twice? For months I’ve struggled with creating content that is worthy of my sharing it with thousands of mindful...
Today we blaze trails with Quixotic! If you've ever seen their live show, you know that they were tailor made for Wanderlust: an incredible blend of yogic skill, dance, and a light show that is truly cutting-edge. You simply cannot take your eyes of Quixotic! Even better, the team behind Quixotic's live show will be at the wheel of Wanderlust's main stage art direction at all summer...
"We don't spend all day in our yoga practice: the point is to carry it with us as we go out into the world." In her Speakeasy talk entitled, "The Art of Aligning Body & Soul", Marianne Williamson helps us explore our spiritual relationship with yoga and meditation: not only how they affect us both internally, but how they can ultimately create a collective understanding, shaping us...
It's a highly subjective list, of course, but every time we host a discussion around 'Top Reads for Yogis', a few tried-and-true favorites come up time and time again. Our friends at DoYouYoga.com have put together their top five, and we have to concur that this is a solid list of tomes to get your alignment and your practice in order.
Among their top five books that every...
It's only appropriate that on the day that we announce our "Yoga In the City" series for 2013, we feature a Trailblazer who teaches not only at Yoga In the City NYC, but at three of our four summer festivals this year (WLVT, WLCA and WLBC). Schuyler Grant, however, is more than just a teacher, she's a Wanderlust Festival co-founder and a big reason that all of these events exist! Further to this...