Wanderlust Speakeasy

Jamie Janover delivers the “cliff notes” of Unified Field Theory. Here’s Jamie Janover with “The Unified Field Theory of Nassim Haramane” from Copper MT CO 2012.

Elena Brower has led yoga classes on some of the world’s most prolific stages from the Museum of Modern Art to the Great Lawn at Central Park, from the Old Port of Montreal to the Eiffel Tower. In both yoga and in life, healthy relationships are the foundation for a radiant self. In this talk, Elena invites us to deepen our self-respect and closely examine our relationships to see how they can bring us more joy and light. Here’s her talk, “Spiritual Partnership” from Stratton, VT, 2013.

When we were first starting Wanderlust in 2009, Elena Brower was the very first yoga teacher we invited. In this talk, Elena Brower discusses the importance of finding a way to bring spirituality back to our own families. Honoring the generations that have come before us, she explains how understanding our parents and where we come from can lead to increased love and forgiveness. Here’s her talk "Spiritual Parenting: Evolving Your Lineage" from Stratton, VT 2012

Rod Stryker is the founder of ParaYoga and has been teaching since 1980. Whether through sex, drugs, or yoga, Rod reminds us that our lives are a search for beauty, joy, and happiness. But what is true happiness and how do we get there? How do our gurus help us remove the darkness and find the light? Here’s Rod Stryker’s talk “Sex, Drugs, Gurus and Everything Else Yoga” from Whistler, BC, 2013.

There is no one that merges yoga & music like MC Yogi, rocking both the studio and dance floor. But it wasn’t always easy for MC. In this lecture he shares never told stories about his journey “from darkness to light, from confusion and illusion to the realization that love is the solution”. From Whistler, BC, 2012, Here’s MC Yogi and his talk “Pilgrimmage.”

Sara Gottfried is a Harvard-trained MD and author of The Hormone Cure and The Hormone Re-set Diet. Stress has become a national epidemic and is increasingly linked to more and more chronic disease. In this actionable talk, Sara outlines novel ways to actively de-stress and entrain your nervous system. Here’s her talk “7 Ways to Rock Cortisol and Manage Your Stress” from Copper MT, Colorado - 2013.

Moby is unique in the way he integrates into the fabric of Wanderlust. Whether he’s strumming an acoustic, rocking his DJ set - sometimes shirtless, or lecturing on veganism, Moby goes deep at Wanderlust, embodying the lifestyle. After years of being a inflexible yoga devotee, Moby came to the realization that by doing a little more of what works and a little less of what doesn't, can bring us further down the path of enlightenment. Here’s his talk "The Goldilocks Approach to Everything: The Middle Way" from Squaw Valley, 2013.  

Kate Northrup shares her personal struggles with finance, reveals how she paid off her debts and shares tips on how to achieve financial freedom, abundance, and happiness. Author Kate Northrup points out that we often feel the need to separate our spiritual and financial lives. At its essence, our personal economy is simply about the exchange of value and if we want the things that money can bring, we need to bring more value into the world. In this talk, Kate shares her personal struggles with finance, reveals how she paid off her debts and shares tips on how to achieve financial freedom, abundance, and happiness. Here’s “It’s Spiritual to be Rich” from Whistler, BC - 2012.  

Irshad Manji hosts an honest and participatory discussion regarding Islam about how we can create a greater understanding and compassion in our world. There are few subjects more thorny than modern Islam. The Canadian author, educator and "reformist", Irshad Manji,  tackles the subject with the goal of creating greater understanding and compassion in our world. Here’s her talk “Islam: Everything you wanted to know” from Stratton, VT 2012  

Seane Corn shares a candid heart-to-heart that discusses her life as a yogi, her path to becoming a teacher and where she has come today. As a seeker, student, teacher and ultimately, a servant; hear first-hand about her work on and off the mat, her projects, the integration of the yoga practice- into the mystery of life, and how listening to intuition and choosing to give her life over to Spirit has rewarded her with the richest and most joyful gifts ever imagined. There are few people who bring their yoga into the world around them like Seane Corn. With her non-profit, Off The Mat, Into the World, Seane has helped train a new generation of mindful leaders and has led philathropic missions around the world. In this lecture, Seane shares a candid heart-to-heart that unveils her life as a yogi, her path to becoming a teacher and where she sees her present and future. Here’s her talk, Embodying Spiritual Activism,” from Stratton, VT 2011

Joel Salatin, Impassioned, charismatic and and incredibly well-informed, presents facts about mundane things -- dirt, farms, food -- in a way you'd never considered before. He explores how out of balance current assumptions about the food chain have become and seeks to answer the question - how can we feed the world? I should give Joel Salatin a royalty for every time I quote him. When I am feeling powerless, I often remember his quip, “the current state of the world is simply the aggregate of billions of little decisions.” I first discovered Joel in the movie Food Inc and we pursued him endlessly to come to Wanderlust. He’s been gracious to come many times. Joel is an author, farmer and owner of the Virginia-based bio-dynamic farm, Polyface. Here’s his talk, “Can We Feed The World?” from Copper MT Colorado in 2013.

Elena Brower believes in the light. In this lecture she shares her own experience of dark times and her studies on how we can articulate these fears to eliminate them and love what we’d rather hide; thereby bringing light into every realm of our life. Elena Brower is a dear friend from NYC. She opened the legendary studio Virayoga in SoHo is 2002, the same year, my wife, Schuyler, opened Kula Yoga Project. Fun fact --- Elena led the biggest yoga class in history --- 10,000 people in Central Park. In this lecture, she shares her experience of fear and darkness, explains how we can articulate these fears, and love what we’d rather hide. Here’s her talk, Bringing Light, from Stratton, VT, 2011.

Dr. Aviva Romm talks about the relationship between women, their bodies, and the earth in this lecture. She shares stories of women she’s encountered throughout her work as a midwife, clinical herbalist, and physician that have felt the influence of the outside world on their inner health, whether it’s interpersonal relationships, stress, or the foods they’re eating. We’re getting mixed messages from society about what is and isn’t normal, and what we are and are not capable of, as women. We can take back control. After 30 years as a home-birth midwife, herbalist and physician, Dr. Aviva Romm has one core message, “your body’s ability to heal is greater than anyone has permitted you to believe.” Here’s Dr. Aviva Romm with “Body Ecology” from Stratton, Vermont, 2014

Mastin Kipp, "The Daily Love" creator, describes how our universal need for connection can get supplanted by sex, drugs, and rock n' roll. Mastin enlightens us on the reasons why:  Getting what (you think) you want can still totally suck, how the universe has its own way of talking to you, and that there's a big difference between positive and empowered thinking.

Joel Salatin speaks about numerous aspects of farming, food, and nutrition, including the reasons gluten intolerance seems to have skyrocketed in recent years. He discusses life, balance and why it's important for children to have chores -- hint: it's not the discipline, it's the visceral connection to the cycle of life and tangible objects that surround them. We first discovered Joel Salatin in the movie Food Inc. and we pursued him endlessly to come to Wanderlust. Joel has a uniquely powerful way of describing how we’ve created an unnatural food system - that has led to the current epidemics of chronic disease - child obesity, diabetes and heart disease. Joel is an author, farmer and owner of the Virginia-based bio-dynamic farm, Polyface. Here’s his talk, “Folks, this ain’t normal” from Stratton MT, VT, 2012.

Gabby Bernstein’s passionate lectures and books have uplifted millions around the planet. I remember one time in LA, I heard her say, “in order to move other people, you need to move yourself.” She is the holder of so many nuggets of wisdom. We all know how easy it is to get into a pattern of negative thinking. In this talk, Gabby helps us turn back to the light.  Here’s Gabby Bernstein, the original Spirit Junkie, with “Miracles Now” from Squaw Valley, CA - 2014.  

Moby discusses his path to becoming vegan and asks the audience how they can help reduce the suffering in all living things. There are few humans more unique than Moby. There are not too many people that can rock 5000 people late into the night and then wake up and lecture on veganism. In this lecture, Moby discusses his path to becoming vegan and explains how we can help reduce the suffering of all living beings. Here’s his talk, “Why I am Vegan” from Squaw Valley, 2010.

Marianne Williamson delves into the spiritual relationship between yoga and meditation and explores the affect they have on our internal and external selves. She demonstrates how to become a more compassionate global citizen and and raise our collective understanding of how we interact with the world.