The Garden retreat took place at a restored villa in Newburgh, New York. Credit: Emma Grady

This past weekend I escaped the urban jungle that is Manhattan and ventured to upstate New York for a yoga retreat. I had the chance to try out some yoga essentials sent over by Prancing Leopard, an organic cotton yoga apparel company that also has a lovely collection of knit and crochet artisan pieces made through their nonprofit Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Just on the heels of returning from hosting my own low-impact yoga retreat, I’ve been reflecting on how happy, invigorated and inspired my retreat guests left. I’ve often thought, if only everyone could experience the personal sense of health and happiness that yoga delivers without requiring massive amounts of energy (unless you’re perhaps practicing Bikram).

I was therefore stoked to …Read the full story on TreeHugger

Yoga instructor Ann Austin is exuding joy when talking about her Wanderlust experience.

Most attendees at the 2009 Wanderlust Festival were not sure what they were getting themselves into. Billed as part yoga retreat, part rock concert, this eclectic…Read the full story on TreeHugger

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To be honest, I didn’t really know what I was getting into when I signed up to cover the Wanderlust Festival. Billed as part yoga retreat and part indie rock festival, sure I’d seen the ads in the paper, but what did that really mean? Would people really be able to focus and center themselves with guitars wailing in the background? Would hipsters really be able to fit in at a place …Read the full story on TreeHugger