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10 Lessons, 100 Discoveries: #7 – Wanderlust
Are you ready for a secret? Promise not to tell anyone? Okay, here goes… don’t tell… I’m naive and still have many life lessons ahead of me, both big and small. In essence, 1 Year, 10 Projects, 100 Discoveries is actually 100 lessons. But, this project of 10 lessons is about ones that hit me over the head, ones that maybe others already know and ones that will impact my life on a semi-daily basis. You can see all 10 Lessons here and the entire project here. Enjoy the learnings, I am!
As to why this particular “roadshow” is called Wanderlust perplexes me. It has nothing to do with travel and everything to do with yoga. Wanderlust was a 3-day yoga experience at The Cosmopolitan. For lack of a better term, the workshop was taught by John Friend, founder of Asura yoga. John was also the mentor of my all-time favorite yoga instructor, Jordan. When the once in a lifetime opportunity came for John to be in Las Vegas and leading yoga classes that didn’t end in receiving an instructors license or weren’t upwards of $1,500, I jumped at the chance.
In brutal honesty, the event wasn’t quite what I expected, but inspiring nevertheless. For me, during the yoga portions of the day, it was almost like hearing Jordan teach, but not as good 
I always have to smile proudly when I witness a student surpassing the teacher.
Aside from the physical yoga portion, John spent a few hours just talking. You could tell he was an incredibly smart man who saw the world differently than most. During his talks, the takeaways were many. But a few of my favorite lessons and reminders were:
- Lucky people really are the lucky ones. What you put into something and the energy you give out, is what you will receive back
- There is beauty (and purpose) all around us. No matter how you throw apple seeds into the ground, the roots will always grow down and the branches always up. In fact, if you uprooted a tree and turned it upside down, it would “right” itself again.
- Simple. I don’t fully remember the exact words that went with this lesson, but it focused on “drinking” in just enough and not overwhelming yourself.
- Acceptance. There are some things you can’t change – like the pounding music we heard during our outdoor practice. There’s no need to create drama, just accept and adapt.
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