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Lake Tahoe and the Sierra Nevada make for the perfect location for the Wanderlust Festival, featuring yoga, meditation, music and more from July 14 to 17 in Olympic Valley. Photography courtesy Wanderlust | Wanderlust.com
Breathe in the mountain air, relax & enjoy
Start every day in Tahoe by taking in the mountain air, recognizing this amazing and wonderful place that you find yourself in for a day or a lifetime, relaxing from the day-to-day stresses of life and work, and enjoy your time in Tahoe.
I would also add to be mindful. Be mindful of the blessings in your life, be mindful of what brought you to Tahoe, be mindful of your friends and family, and be mindful of those around you – the barista making your coffee, the waiter at dinner, the cars next to you in traffic trying to merge, the people at the farmers’ market with you, the visiting tourists, and, for goodness sake, the pedestrians trying to cross the street.
I see too many locals and visitors stressed out over traffic and lines at the ice cream parlor, jostling for the peaches at the farmers’ market, needless pushing and shoving, and all of those cars blowing through cross walks.
I, too, struggle some days with the pressures of work and life, but I need only to look out over the waters of Lake Tahoe, listen to the winds in the trees or enjoy the wildflowers in the mountains to relax and enjoy. I ask you to do the same.
Remember this slice of paradise where you find yourself today, and give thanks to whatever circumstances brought you here. Then, be thankful for those around you – whether local or tourists – and remember that we’re all here together, in paradise, and it’s wonderful. Be thankful, relax and enjoy.
