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...
Today is the third in our series of "Trailblazers" that we will bring you every Tuesday. Our Wanderlust Trailblazer spotlight gives you the chance to learn more about the inspiring figures that make up the extended Wanderlust family. Today we are happy to present David Romanelli, a Wanderlust Festival yoga instructor who takes participants through vinyasa flows and deep stretches to pull...
The truest source of love is found within. "I came to this place where I really understood that I needed to own my truth, that my truth was mine. No one else was ever going to do that for me."
Meggan Watterson has been compelled to connect with this love her entire life - at age ten, she marched out of her church. With the acuity that the very young possess, she knew something tremendously...
"Mistreat a woman and you're mistreating the earth," says Kelly Morris in her frank Hay House Speakeasy from Wanderlust Festival Vermont 2012, presented by Omega Institute.
Among the many questions Morris poses about female sexuality and gender roles, she asks, "In the western myth of creation in the Garden of Eden, woman is cursed. There is no role for woman in the myth of creation...
Posted by admin on November 20, 2012 in Community
The New York Times calls Irshad Manji "Osama bin Laden's worst nightmare." Oprah Winfrey's magazine has given Irshad its first annual Chutzpah Award for "audacity, nerve, boldness and conviction." She takes both as compliments.
Irshad is Director of the Moral Courage Project at New York University's School of Public Service. The project teaches young leaders to challenge intellectual...
Posted by admin on July 5, 2012 in
By Ashlee GreenAfter close to a week of nonstop yoga, party music, delicious food, beautiful sights and new friends, it is natural to feel down about leaving it all behind to head back home. Here are some tips to keep your Wanderlust alive: 1. Nurture Your Connections. Like-minded nomads can be tough to find at home. Use the contact information you exchanged with your favorite new friends at...