Just Back From: Wanderlust Yoga + Music Festival

Wanderlust Festival

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Photo by: Matthew Wakem

If you’ve been reading Spa’s blog, then you already know about Wanderlust—an annual four-day yoga and music festival that most recently took place July 29 - August 1 in Squaw Valley, California, near Lake Tahoe.

And while this year’s Wanderlust brought musicians like Moby and Bassnectar to the stage, the real action was happening on the mat at the 40-plus classes held each day.

I was able to join in on all the Wanderlust fun, and here are some of the things I learned while there:

* The yoga community can make a difference. This is most evident in Off the Mat Into the World, a non-profit organization that uses the power of yoga to inspire conscious, sustainable activism and ignite social change. —Yoga Aid Benefit With Baron Baptiste, Seane Corn, & Shiva Rea

* A sock and two tennis balls are the only props you need for a relaxing self-massage.  —Self-Massage With Balls, Christopher Ray

* Playing “Ooh child things are gonna get easier” during Ankle to Knee Pose can make the pain a bit more bearable.  —Hips, Vinnie Marino

* Hanging from a trapeze helps you look at the world from a different angle.    —Manduka Aerial Rig, Kinetic Arts Center

* It only takes 11 minutes to bring abundance into your life.  —Maya Fiennes, Yoga For Real Wealth

Take a peek at our photo gallery from the weekend.

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