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Summer means sunshine, gardening, taking practice outdoors and, come July 29th, the annual Wanderlust Festival in Squaw Valley!

Yoga. Music. Nature.  That about sums up this amazing combination of landscape, live rock & roll with music greats Moby, Yard Dogs Road Show, Pretty Lights and others providing the soundtrack to the best in yoga led by such names as Shiva Rea, Baron Baptiste, Doug Swenson, Elena Brower and so many more!

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. It’s a community of like-minded people who share a common set of interests and values.

It’s a chance to escape the mundane and dwell in the extraordinary.

It’s healthy hedonism and spiritual exploration. Most of all, it’s a long weekend of satisfying, stick-to-your-ribs fun.

For families, another unique aspect to this wonderful festival:

The Wanderkind program, presented by Om Kids Yoga, Truckee, will be the number one spot on site for kids to have an exceptionally cool experience, custom tailored to the interests of Wanderlust families.

The program, held on site at Squaw Kids, will run from 9:30am-4pm Friday through Sunday, and include activities like kids’ yoga, music, henna tattoos, hula-hooping and crafts.

Kids and parents will be responsible for their own lunches, but can enjoy samples from kid-friendly snack sponsors and peruse offerings at kids’ vendor booths.

Drop your child off to hang with the other Wander-kids while you hit up yoga class, or stay and enjoy some of the awesome family activities.

Wanderlust/Kind tickets are available now!   Join us.

Whew… I’m back!  You know life can just take you in all kinds of directions and sometimes… sometimes the things you enjoy end up stuck on the backburner.

But, dear readers, it’s springtime… fresh, bright and inspiring… breathing new life into my yoga practice and into this here ol’ blog, MommyOm.

And so, in the spirit of fresh and new… have you considered your yoga space?  Perhaps it needs a little pick-me-up and, through the wonders of Etsy, I have a unique idea to spruce up your walls with a little yoga folk art.

The Willies offer the cutest, most folksie and interesting yoga themed prints to dress up your walls and offer a little hand-made inspiration.  Aptly named Ms. Yoga, these prints “are the whimsical, handmade creation of Sam Willoughby. Each Willie has its own character and no two are the same.”

“The Willies like being around nature therefore, many accompanying objects of art have been created: flowers, trees, birds, rabbits and such. Many of the smaller pieces could sit on a table top and perhaps brighten up a small space in your home or office.”

Ms. Yoga would love to be a part of your inspirational space just as I am happy to be back as part of your yoga surfing!

If you’ve ever had the experience of walking in- or past, for that matter- a LUSH shop you know that the delectable smell is downright overwhelming… in the BEST possible way!

The delicious smelling beauty products are all unique in name and ingredients and, from the lack of uniformity from piece to piece, are also obviously beautifully handmade, such as the Buttercream soap and Bubble Bar.

There’s nothing like seeing the baskets and shelves overflowing with these goodies, where you can touch and smell each different chunk, ball or bowl of goo… and currently the internet isn’t quite able to echo the experience completely, but if you visit LUSH online, there’s bound to be something you won’t be able to resist.

I’ve tried the bath bombs and I love the massage bars… oh, and the facials… don’t get me started about the facials.  Just don’t mistake them for muesli… no, really.

MommyOm is so delighted to be partnering with beautorium, the natural and organic beauty emporium. So delighted, in fact, to kick off summer, a very lucky MommyOm reader could win a Green Beauty Starter Kit with over $150 worth of top green beauty booty!  As well, continue reading to see how all MommyOm readers can enjoy some beautorium goodness!

Beautorium takes the guesswork out of going green:

• Choose from 20 brands and over 600 products—each hand-picked and carefully screened according to 5 strict criteria to ensure you get the most ethical and effective experience.

• Unique “Good –to-Know” Guide gives you the low-down about each product. Shop by brand, category or beauty issue.

• Free beautorium natural tote bag and samples with every order over $50; Free shipping over $100!

Satisfaction Guaranteed or your Money Back!

To enter this great prize draw, simply email mommyom and leave your name and e-mail address, or leave a comment below, to enter the contest and sign up for the beautorium newsletter.  Note:  only US shipping addresses will be eligible for the draw.

As a wonderful bonus, MommyOm has agreed a unique coupon code that will give you 15% off your first purchase at beautorium*.
Shop at www.beautorium.com and simply type the coupon code mommyom at the checkout page to receive your discount!

The give-away is only happening for the next couple of weeks, ending June 30, 2009, so enter today!

*Offer valid against full price stock through to end June 2010.