Bette Calman is a revelation: yoga teacher, positivity machine and lifetime advocate of all things breathing and bendy. We asked her a few questions about what her yoga practice means to her. alexis: how and when did you begin practicing yoga? bette: Once when I was very young, I saw yogi standing on his head. I [...]
Nicaragua seems like the place to be. Yesterday I spoke with Laura, who can’t get enough of the Maderas surf. Today I am interviewing India Reinartz. India is an old pal of mine originally from Vancouver Island who now lives in San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua, where she runs Papaya Wellness, a retreat that offers [...]
LA friends, listen up: a seriously awesome event is coming your way. You ready to get drunk on inspiration? Read on! BeyondLuon is an evening of inspiration and powerful sharing. Eight passionate lululemon employees will share what they’re up to outside of the walls of lululemon. Three amazing women from our recruiting team created the [...]
Let’s skip over the part where I talk about the indulgences of the holiday season and cliches about fresh starts: 2013 is almost here and a lot of us are looking for a meaningful way to start the new year. Enter: the Digital 40 Days program by Baron Baptiste. Move over, resolutions. It’s time for [...]
What do you do when day-to-day stresses don’t let you get away from it all? Learn how to re-energize at home. Great tips if you can’t get away to yoga retreats and festivals like Wanderlust to eliminate the day-to-day stresses and restore your life’s natural equilibrium.
How do you put four days of life-changing yoga and celebration at Wanderlust Festival in Lake Tahoe into words without sounding like you drank a big glass of Kool-Aid? Alana’s solution: lists.
Today our on-the-mat correspondent Alana got in touch with her inner pole dancer, cleaned out her personal “junk drawer”, met her mat neighbours, had a yoga breakthrough and laid a pretend egg. And this was just the first day of the Wanderlust festival.
Our resident yoga-enthusiast and digital content specialist, Alana, is in Lake Tahoe for Wanderlust Squaw Valley. If you’re reading this on Thursday, the down dogs will be in full swing in Tahoe, but here’s what went down on Day Zero: the Day Before [hints: travel, trivia, and Dirty Dancing were involved]
25 years ago, Rick Hansen set himself the goal of touring the world in his wheelchair. Over two years, he wheeled himself across four continents, through 34 countries; wheeling the gruelling equivalent of two marathons a day. His Man In Motion World Tour inspired people around the world and raised awareness of the potential of people with disabilities (it also inspired the Grammy nominated song St. Elmo’s Fire – listen to the lyrics – that’s the core of so many uplifting workout playlists).
The classic meditation image of a sage sitting on top of a mountain, in lotus position, needs a little updating. In today’s social-media, multi-tasking, smart-phone world, few of us feel we have the time to meditate, let alone climb a mountain. If the word mediation scares you, rename it ‘mindfulness’.
