Pitched as a “transformational festival”, Wanderlust brings together yoga and music, to open hearts, minds and hip flexors.
Arli Liebermann accompanying a yoga class at Wanderlust - photo by Ali Kaukas.
Started in the United States in 2009, it has grown exponentially, with seven Wanderlust festivals over the U.S. and Canada, and 17,000 attendees at the largest event in Squaw Valley, California.
The Wanderlust experience has been brought to New Zealand and Australia by Jacque and Jonnie Halstead. The parents of three-under-five were the perfect partners to pick up the NZ and Australian editions of Wanderlust; Jonnie has spent years producing music festivals including The Gathering, Homegrown, and Coromandel Gold, and she’s a Yoga teacher, originally from Seattle.
The first four-day event was held in Taupo last weekend, with a music line-up that included Nightmares on Wax, Xavier Rudd, Nahko and The Medicine For The People, and a mix of traditional chant and dance DJs during the yoga classes, keen yogini Kirsten Johnstone went to check out the vibe.
Live music and yoga. Photo Ali Kaukas.
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Music Details
Artist: Nightmares On Wax
Song: Om Sweet H(Om)e
Composer: Evelyn
Album: Feelin' Good
Label: Warp
Artist: Tibetan Singing Bowls
Song: Root Chakra
Composer:
Album: Tibetan Singing Bowls for Relaxation, Meditation and Chakra Balancing
Label: Nature's Cure Records
Artist: Arli Liebermann
Song: Yin Yoga Improvisation
Composer: Liebermann
Album: RNZ Recording
Label: RNZ Recording
Artist: Four Tet
Song: Ba Teaches Yoga
Composer: Hebden
Album: Beautiful Rewind
Label: Text
Artist: Hermitude
Song: Hyperparadise (Flume Remix)
Composer: Stuart/Dubber/Streten
Album: Parallel Paradise EP
Label: Elefant Tracks
Artist: Suzanne Sterling
Song: Ome Mane Padme Hum, Sivasana
Composer: Sterling
Album: Blue Fire Soul
Label: White Swan Records
Artist: Medicine Drum
Song: Funk Chakra
Composer: Medicine Drum
Album: Original Face
Label: Higher Octave Music
