You can find more of my published writing samples on my Clippings.me site!
https://www.clippings.me/jthompsonwriter
Friday, August 5, 2016
Wanderlust Yoga and Music Festival - Yogapants.org
An article I wrote for Yogapants.org:
Wanderlust Music and Yoga Festivals
If you’re a yogi, you have probably heard
of Wanderlust. The worldwide yoga community that offers the largest yoga and
music festivals across the globe. What started as a yoga festival in California
in 2009, now has 25+ festivals that feature workshops, live music, yoga
classes, inspirational speakers, food, wine and all things yoga. Founders
Velour Music Group, C3 Presents and Star Hill presents, have created a unique
yoga experience in their festivals and events around the world, all centered on
its core mission:
“creating community around mindful
living”.
These multi-day
festivals, usually spanning over a weekend, promote mindful lifestyles,
eco-friendly living and ethical manufacturing. Wanderlust isn’t just about yoga
and healthy ideals, it’s about meeting fellow yogis and dancing until the late
night hours to awesome live music.
Their goal is to
bring the feeling of a yoga studio to the great outdoors and to share that
feeling with like-minded people who just want to mingle and learn about health,
yoga and wellness.
Next weekend
(July 28- August 1, 2016), the Wanderlust Festival is being held at Whistler
Mountain in British Columbia, Canada. This five-day event will include: Yoga
classes taught by world renowned teachers like Shiva Rea, Kathryn Budig, Jonny
Kest, Eoin Finn, and Noah Maze. The Whistler Outdoor Concert Series lineup
features, Jose Gonzales, Steel Pulse, Rising Appalachia and a variety of
talented DJs to keep those yoga bodies moving and flowing. When it’s time for a
break from yoga and dancing, participants will be lead into centering and
relaxing meditation classes from talented teachers including Shaki Sunfire,
Rameen Peyrow, Mike Nichols and many more.
Of
course, it wouldn’t be Wanderlust without a focus on lifestyle education and
the Whistler Festival will feature special talks on ways to build a successful
yoga business, a “Feng Shui First Aid Kit” and the Speakeasy series, which
focuses on the laws of attraction. All these activities are being held on
beautiful Whistler Mountain which provides adventure activities for the outdoor
enthusiast like hiking, kayaking, river rafting, mountain biking, SUP,
acroyoga, aerial yoga, hula hooping and slacklining. There are also a wide
variety of organic local food and wine, and clothing vendors that all promote
healthy living and sustainability. All this for yoga, outdoor and music lovers
to unite and share their positive energy!
Tickets
for the Whistler Festival can be found at http://wanderlust.com/festivals/whistler/ - the prices range from $495.00 for the
four-day weekend experience -$105.00 for single day passes. Next to the venue,
there are multiple options for reserving hotel accommodations and camp sites
for the 4-day retreat.
Sounds pretty awesome but can’t make
it to Whistler? Check out the rest of the Fall Festival Schedule:
August 11-14, 2016 – Wanderlust Mont
Tremblant, Quebec, CA
October 20-23, 2016 – Wanderlust Sunshine
Coast, Queensland, Australia
If you can’t get
out to a full weekend retreat don’t worry, Wanderlust had got you covered and
announced its Fall Tour Dates for the “Wanderlust 108” which is their take on a
single day triathlon but themed with the core mission: “creating community
around mindful living”. This event includes a 5K Run (or walk), outdoor Yoga
and guided Meditation, to allow for a full mind-body connection and immersion
into the Wanderlust experience. Since 2015’s inaugural series was so popular,
Wanderlust has added even more dates to this year’s schedule:
August 21, 2016 – Berlin, Germany
August
27, 2016 – Fort Collins, CO @ Spring Canyon Community Park
August
28, 2016 – Munich, Germany
September
10, 2016 – Perth, Washington @ The Esplanade
September 11, 2016 – Brooklyn, NY @
Prospect Park
September 11, 2016 – Cologne,
Germany
September 25, 2016 – Tampa, FL @ The
Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park
October 2, 2016 – Washington, DC @
RFK Stadium
October 8, 2016 – Philadelphia, PA @
The Navy Yard
October 15, 2016 – Monterrey, Mexico
October 16, 2016 – Louisville, KY @
Louisville Waterfront Park
October 22, 2016 – Miami, FL @
Historic Virginia Beach Park
November 5, 2016 – Nashville, TN @
Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park
And those are just the announced
dates, check their website http://wanderlust.com/108s/ for more upcoming TBA U.S. and
international dates. Tickets range from $35-$50 depending on the location and
venue.
The
Wanderlust lifestyle brand also provides a Wanderlust Teacher Training Program which
is a yoga teacher training that is based on their festival experience. The Yoga
Alliance certified 200-hour training which is divided into four 50-hour Modules
spanning over the course of 3-5 months and bringing together seasoned yogis or
aspiring teachers looking to deepen their practice and earn their
certification. The perks of the Wanderlust YTT include, 100 hour pre- and post-
training, 200-hour in person training, customizable program scheduling and
instruction from world recognized, experienced yoga teachers.
There
are still some remaining modules this Fall for their program in Squaw Valley,
CA. The next full program starts in September at the Wanderlust Yoga Studio in
Montreal, Canada. If you can’t make all the modules in one program, they allow
you to combine them with previously taken modules from other locations. Each
module costs $800 and each usually have 3 weekend dates. You can check on the
FAQ’s and fill out an application at http://wanderlust.com/yoga-teacher-training/schedule/
Sounds amazing right? The Wanderlust
Brand embodies everything it means to be a yogi and live a mindful lifestyle.
These celebrations and events host amazing people, food, music and experiences
in beautiful outdoor venues. But don’t just take my word for it that their
events are truly awe-inspiring and get involved yourself! You can visit them on
their website www.Wanderlust.com or connect with them on:
Subscribe to:
Comments (Atom)