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As much as we love our local yoga studios, sometimes a change of scenery can be just what's needed to achieve a breakthrough in our practice.

The Tahoe Wanderlust festival, from July 17-20 in Squaw Valley, California, may be one of the best changes of scenery around.

Wanderlust organizers say they look for stunning natural settings when choosing sites for their festivals. Squaw Valley is no exception. A popular spot for skiers in the winter, summertime visitors enjoy blue skies, clean mountain air and low humidity. Lake Tahoe’s crystalline waters are nearby.

Squaw Valley hosted the 1960 Winter Olympics, and some may still draw inspiration from the passion and dedication of the elite athletes who competed there.

Wanderlust offers a variety of experiences to suit a wide range of participants. Those who are serious about their yoga will want to check out the classes on yoga and meditation, taught by respected instructors from a number of disciplines. There is additional training for yoga instructors. Wanderlust is almost as well known for its live music as for its yoga - a diverse musical lineup keeps energy levels high.

Others might just be looking for a fun and healthy vacation, with yoga as a component. For foodies, the festival will have special farm-to-fork, vegan and wine-tasting dinners.

Outdoor expeditions have been organized, including mountain biking and river rafting.

Here at The OM Collection, we’d find it hard to resist the standup-paddleboard yoga session on Lake Tahoe!

Camping is available for Wanderlust festival-goers, as is a range of indoor lodging options. It’s also easy to find fun things to do on your own at Lake Tahoe.

We like that Wanderlust creates such a great sense of community. You’re just as likely to gain a new insight from a fellow participant as from one of the instructors.

Sisters, are you standing in your power?

Many of us define the feminine as soft, passive, sweet, gentle, nurturing, receptive…

But what about the Mama Lioness who fiercely protects her cubs? What role does She — the strong, bold, vivacious, wild, liberated, independent, passionate, creative feminine — have to play?

The last moon cycle of Beltane we explored the spectrum of masculine and feminine energies, and the integration and balance of these energies within us and in the world. Now, as we move towards the Solstice and the radiant expansive energy of the bright summer sun, from this foundation of balance, we turn towards the solar energies.

Just as the lunar energies have been designated as feminine, the solar energies have largely been defined as masculine.

But the Solar Feminine is as integral a part of us as is the Lunar Masculine, and we need access to the Mama Lioness to call upon in times of need.

She is Shakti, Sekhmet, Pele, Kali, Aine, Brigid, Bast… She has a thousand names in a thousand languages.

She is the force of nature that creates, sustains and protects that which she loves no holds barred.

With the new moon energy of rest and reflection, allow yourself to feel into your Solar Feminine.

• What aspects of your life are worth cultivating and protecting?
• How do you do that from a place of wholeness and balance so as not to burn out, but to instead sustainably fuel your passions and gifts to the world?
• In what ways can your Solar Feminine support your medicine path?

As the summer dawns on us and the heat builds, may the blessings of the Goddess shine radiantly in our hearts.

Aho!
Dayna Seraye

The OM Collection is thrilled to be a part of the 2014 Spring/Summer Women's Surf Style Magazine. Featured on their pages are our 3 Tier Pants in fuschia, our Tulip Capris in mediterranean blue and our Sadhu Backless Shirt in light turquoise.

Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it. Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy—the experiences that make us the most vulnerable. Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light.” ― Brené Brown

In honor of the heart.

This is an invitation for you to explore. Make this a journaling or meditation exercise to help open your heart and make you shine.

2014 marks my 20^th year of teaching yoga. This journey has taken me far and wide around the globe and in and near to the center of my heart fire. I’ve witnessed so many changes in the yoga culture over 25 years of practice. It’s astonishing to me how the power of yoga is reaching out into the masses and calling for real action in the global community.

When I first gave up medical school for a gypsy path of traveling around the world to study yoga, my Kentucky family thought I had joined a cult and was making a ridiculous life choice. Now I return to Kentucky, and even the smallest towns have a yoga center in their hub. I remember searching for yoga teachers in the yellow pages and going to health food stores to look at the community bulletin boards in hopes of finding the local yoga teachers. I went back and forth to India seeking masters of consciousness and other pilgrims on the path of yoga. I never could have imagined the epic quantum leap that yoga would make in the west over the next two decades.

We know the holidays can be stressful, so The OM Collection would like to make it easier for you to find the perfect gift for the yogini in our life. See our favorite picks for the beautiful yogini in your life! Read on to learn our TOP YOGA GIFT IDEAS for the lovely women in your life!

We know that you have a lot on your plate during the holidays, so The OM Collection has streamlined our favorite picks for the lover of fashion and flare in your life!

Finding gifts for the yogi in your life can be a chore. The OM Collection's has simplified our top six holiday picks to help you find the perfect men's yoga fashion and accessories your favorite yogis.

In our last What to Wear to Yoga series, we covered the pros and cons of wearing less (i.e. short shorts and bra tops). This week we discuss the benefits of flowy yoga pants acknowledging that body types, environments, or activities require different types of yoga fashion. Here is what The OM Collection recommends for yoga when you want more coverage or a looser fit. Read on to learn why you would want to wear flowy yoga pants for your practice.