The second annual Wanderlust Festival took place this weekend at Squaw Valley in Lake Tahoe.  Wanderlust is a one-of-a-kind festival bringing together the world's best yoga teachers and best performers in rock & roll, all in a setting of breathtaking natural beauty. It is a place to relax, unwind, bend, dance, revel, and contemplate. This year's festival offered expanded yoga offerings, more great music, a complement of organic foods and biodynamic wines, and the same incredible scenery and community that made last year’s event such a hit.

Wanderlust showcases a range of teachers, classes and styles that inspire and challenge all practitioners, from the curious beginner to longtime students. This year’s yoga line-up featured some of the most notable names in yoga, including Shiva Rea, Seane Corn, Baron Baptiste, Doug Swenson, Duncan Wong, Elena Brower and Schuyler Grant.

The music at Wanderlust is a soundtrack for the weekend, featuring both music to flow to and music to dance to.  Leading the charge this year were Moby, Bassnectar, Brazilian Girls and Pretty Lights.  Artists who also performed over the weekend were Yard Dogs Road Show, Beats Antique, Rupa & The April Fishes, Ana Sia, MC Yogi, Orgone, Princess Superstar, Dave Stringer, DJ Dragonfly, The Mayapuris, Shaman’s Dream, Rara Avis, John Shannon, and many more.

"The first yoga class I took was in '98 in Berlin and I have kind of been taking yoga since then," said festival goer Masha from Oregon. "It's my religion in a way -- and live music is my other religion. So it's the perfect festival!"

Ashley Turner, teaching her class "Shaman-Priestess: A Sonic Journey to the Soul".

Yoga practioners listen during the yoga class "The Pulse Experience: Freedom" taught by Shiva Rea, creator of Prana Flow Yoga.

Shiva Rea

A yogini practices at the Pulse Stage.

Sabina Sciubba of Brazilian Girls, who headlined Sunday.

John Friend, founder of Anusara yoga.  Easily the most revered individual at Wanderlust.

Shiva Rea demonstrates positions with her assistants in her "Rivers of Prana: Diving into the Flow" class.

Moby

Yoginis pose in the Village.

Hula hooping in Anusara Village.

Practicing at the Pulse Stage.

Bassnectar

A young fan watches Moby's afternoon acoustic set at the Yoga Tree Tent on Saturday.

Two Wanderlusters take in the Village in their custom shirts.

Pretty Lights

Baron Baptiste's class "Ignite & Inspire"

The drummer of support band Beats Antique goes from the stage into the crowd wearing a horse mask.

Dance party with Shiva Rea

The front row during Bassnectar's set.  The nightly headliners attracted a younger crowd who did not participate in yoga classes during the day.

Moby

In Squaw Valley's world-renowned cable car coming down from High Camp, el. 8,200'.  Several yoga classes were held at High Camp, and festival attendees were also able to eat, swim and hike in the High Camp facility.

Yard Dogs Road Show

Practicing in Shiva Rea's class "Raising the Vibration: Prana Flow and Kirtan"

Wanderlust offered workshops, lectures, and demonstrations covering topics of importance to festival goers.  Actor Adrian Grenier and film producer Peter Glatzer (not pictured) gave a lecture entitled "Sustainable Messaging through New Media".  To learn more, visit their website:  SHFT.

Yogis practice in a class taught by Janet Stone, one of San Francisco's premier vinyasa yoga teachers.

A fire artist performs before Bassnectar's set.

Janet Stone's class "Fire and Fly" in the Yoga Tree Tent.

Fanny Franklin of North Hollywood band Orgone

Photos:  Steven Chea