Copper Mountain Resort
Copper, CO, USA
July 4 - Jul 7, 2013
Yoga
Posted by Guest Scribe on May 2, 2013 in Mindfulness
Slacklining seems to be a bit of a buzz word (or maybe "buzz activity") these days - with images of thin lines stretched high up over canyons; in the park doing all manner of flips and bounces on what amounts to an inch wide trampoline; or even yoga poses stacked delicately on the world's thinnest mat. These inspiring and extreme photos proliferate Facebook and it is super...
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...
Posted by admin on April 25, 2013 in Yoga
MC Yogi's "Give Love" is a song we hear around the Wanderlust office a lot, but when we heard the opening bars of the song in this fan-created video from Queen Street Yoga, we were totally unprepared for the sheer enthusiasm and imagination that would unfold in the ensuing three and a half minutes of this version. It starts innocently enough, but you won't be able to take your eyes off this one-...
Posted by admin on April 23, 2013 in Community
Today's Trailblazer is Austin-based yoga teacher Gioconda Parker, who has been practicing, teaching and studying yoga for over 15 years. In 2008, she initiated and co-founded the community movement “Changing the World, One Om at a Time,” a seva project designed to unite yoga communities in practice and service. Embodying the idea that teachers must also be students, Gioconda is currently...
Posted by Guest Scribe on April 18, 2013 in Inspiration, Yoga
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....
Posted by YOGANONYMOUS on April 17, 2013 in Yoga
One of the more delightful aspects of yoga is discovering an unexpected yogi showing up in the most unlikely places. We love stories that prove anyone can practice yoga, regardless of their upbringing, background or profession. Our friends over at YOGANONYMOUS recently sat down with Diamond Dallas Page , a WWE superstar, and learned that even rough and tumble wrestlers practice yoga!...