Speakeasy

Posted by admin on June 10, 2013 in Community
Have you ever felt too small to make a difference?  The concept of community change can be daunting – let alone the audacious aspiration of world change -- and at times it seems too big an issue to tackle. But if we decide to opt for a passive instead of proactive attitude every time a challenge seems too large great, how will change ever be accomplished? You’ve heard it before, but Margaret...
Posted by admin on June 3, 2013 in Inspiration
“Where science and logic ends, the mythology and philosophy begins.  These deities explain something that can never be fully explained, they must be experienced,” says Manoj Chalam in his Wanderlust Vermont 2012 Speakeasy talk, “Hindu and Buddhist Deities: The Power of Their Archetypes in Yoga.”  Join Manoj as he uses humor, personal experience and his thorough knowledge to educate...
Posted by admin on May 20, 2013 in Inspiration
We are excited to share this inspiring speakeasy talk by Mira Kelley, regression and past life therapist, who tells her personal success story with regression therapy and how it cured her TMJ condition.  Instead of undergoing a drastic operation, Mira miraculously cured her TMJ with two regression therapy sessions, in which she directly connected her physical ailment with lessons her body...
Posted by admin on May 14, 2013 in Eco
“It is true that changing your life today means lowering your risk for tomorrow.”  In her talk, "Think Pink, Live Green", Dr. Marisa Weiss arms women with the knowledge and strategies to reduce the environmental risks that cause breast cancer.  In her talk, she revealed the somewhat-staggering statistic that only 10% of breast cancers are caused by inherited genes. Attendees left her...
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 admin on April 29, 2013 in Community
“We really need to step it up, and not out of guilt but out of inspiration. It can be fun, and that’s what the mindful life is: we’re not trying to be spiritual at the expense of the whole world, and we’re not trying to be environmental at the expense of being good people." Waylon Lewis (founder of ElephantJournal.com) asks whether we, as yogis, are here to be cool or are here to serve.  In...