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Posted by Adventure on May 10, 2013 in Adventure
~ By Jeff Liffman   In August of 2009, I made a spontaneous decision with a few friends to take a trip from Buenos Aires, Argentina to the Patagonian ski resort of Bariloche. We walked to the bus station, purchased our tickets, took the Subte (subway) home, packed our bags, and 4 hours after making the initial decision to go, we were on a 20+ hour bus ride across the width of Argentina...
Posted by Guest Scribe on May 9, 2013 in Inspiration
Hiking up the trail to Nevada Falls in Yosemite National Park this weekend I had a little revelation around energy and where it comes from. I had just completed a 9 day juice cleanse, where I was drinking only raw juice, soup and smoothies. The hike was very demanding yet I had lots of energy to spare. From the old model of calories in, calories out, it made no sense.  How could I have this...
Posted by admin on May 7, 2013 in Community
Today's trailblazer is Douglas Drummond, a 5Rhythms® teacher who has been sweating his prayers with the yoga and dance community since he was 19. The 5Rhythms® moving meditation practice, founded by Gabrielle Roth, is near and dear to a few of us here at Wanderlust HQ, and we are thrilled to finally host classes this year at the festival. Douglas is a New York based instructor who...
Posted by admin on May 6, 2013 in Community
“When you begin to think about what we stand for, what our values are, and what our power is to change society, then you begin to realize that even at the smallest and grass roots level, what you do in your daily life can have resonance.” Wanderlust Festival Co-Founder Jeff Krasno explores the question "What the Heck is the Yoga Community?" in this Speakeasy video from Squaw Valley 2012. He...
Posted by YOGANONYMOUS on May 4, 2013 in Inspiration
For many yogis, the words of wisdom we receive in class are reason enough to keep practicing.  At Wanderlust, we are always looking for inspirational mantras to meditate on: you're probably familiar with many of our inspirational photo quotes that we publish on Fridays (pictured below).  YOGANONYMOUS recently compiled their 25 favorite yoga quotes, among them: “Mindfulness helps you go...
Posted by Adventure on May 3, 2013 in Adventure
~ By Jeff Liffman Sometime in the fall of 2011, I approached Boston yoga teacher Ame Wren. At the time, Ame was little more than a stranger to me. I had begun taking her classes earlier that Fall and, as one body in a room of more than 50, I was undoubtedly little more than a stranger to her. In fact, the whole world of yoga was new to my life. I had taken a handful of classes over the years and...