by guest author Jonnie Halstead, Picnic Events See bottom of articles for dates & line-up for One Day events in 2014.I have an announcement to make, just for you; the loyal Yoga Lunchbox reader.If you haven’t heard of Wanderlust Festival, read my previous articles on hitting Wanderlust in the States.What I didn’t say previously, or couldn’t say for legal reasons, was that I have been in cahoots with the NY-based Wanderlust team for sometime and in fact it was they who invited me … [Read more...]
What’s it like to attend Lightning in a Bottle Festival?
by guest author Jonnie Halstead, Picnic Events Lightning In A Bottle is not a festival... It's another freak’n planet!A fourth dimension where only the weird and wonderful flourish. This is not for the faint of heart.There’s the odd eye-opener mixed with a lot of near nudity. But the beauty is not just beheld by the lithe young bodies in the audience - the production and theming is without a doubt the best I’ve seen in a fifteen year career in events.So where else would the yogic … [Read more...]
What’s it really like to attend a Wanderlust Festival?
by guest author Jonnie Halstead, Picnic Events I am transformed.The yogi that writes to you know is different from the man who landed at LAX on the third of July.That was before I ventured on to the Rocky Mountains in Colorado for the Wanderlust festival, before I had explored new depths in my yoga practice and before I had benefited from some of the most prolific modern yoga teachers, inspiring mindful living leaders and notorieties of the conscious consumer movement.That was also … [Read more...]
Is New Zealand ready for a Wanderlust-style yoga and music festival?
by guest author Jonnie Halstead, Picnic Events Did you know there is a thriving ‘Yoga Festival’ scene in the United States?I didn’t and I‘ve been working the New Zealand festival circuit for over 15 years!In early 2011 I attended a lecture by a prominent modern-day yoga ‘guru’ who was visiting Auckland from LA - yes, none other than Mr. Bikram himself.Kara-Leah approached me at the post-drinks and asked if I had ever considered “something like Wanderlust” here in New … [Read more...]