Wanderlust Stratton 2018

Have you experienced anxiety, confusion or doubt in relation to money and your financial life? Cheers, welcome to the club!

Money brings up confusing emotions, and it's often more taboo than sex. We know ignoring this essential aspect of modern life can't be a recipe for long-term wellness, but we associate pain and difficulty with our finances. Let's flip the script on this part of our lives and discover how to grow, thrive, and even have fun through our relationship to money.

In this session, Sol Halpern, founder of Highlander: A Mindful Finance Company and meditation instructor, will guide you through a Mindful Finance discovery process, uncovering the innate wisdom about money that's already inside you.
Class time devoted to lecture: More than 45 minutes

Our minds are busy places preoccupied with managing priorities like work, romance, health, family and yes, even keeping up with social media.

Unfortunately, our distractions not only drop sex off our list of priorities, but when we actually DO make time for intimacy, we fail to truly connect. It's time to stop letting distractions get in the way of amazing sex and to learn how to make love mindfully.

Dr. Emily Morse, founder and host of the Sex with Emily Podcast will guide you through key areas to focus on and will go into detail about small changes that can have a huge impact your sex life, and most importantly, reconnect you and your partner in new, surprising and specific ways.
Class time devoted to lecture: More than 45 minutes

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Class time devoted to lecture: More than 45 minutes

Together for over 20 years, Dr. Robert Graham, a Harvard Trained, Board Certified Physician in both Internal and Integrative Medicine, and Julie Graham, Health Coach and certified in yoga, meditation, Positive Psychology and aromatherapy, have been at the forefront of health and wellness.

The Graham's have changed the face of healthcare by combining their educations, skills and passions and are guided by a simple principle: to help everyone live a happier, healthier life. Since 2010, they've taught doctors and dieticians how to cook; healthcare workers how to relax through yoga and meditation; and, they created the first-ever edible, organic hospital rooftop garden in NYC.

In 2016, they launched FRESH Med NYC, an integrative health practice that combines the best of conventional medicine with evidence-based complementary therapies, clinical nutrition, functional medicine, yoga/meditation, Positive Psychology and health coaching.

FRESH stands for: Food, Relaxation, Exercise, Sleep and Happiness, or the five pillars of wellbeing. Now, that's FRESH! Follow them on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @freshmednyc or check out their site: www.freshmednyc.com
Class time devoted to lecture: 11-20 minutes

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Class time devoted to lecture: More than 45 minutes

In three years, Lauren Ash has established a holistic lifestyle platform, Black Girl In Om, to exist in a league all its own. Recognized by many brands and individuals as one of the wellness industry's most influential women, she worked hard — sometimes too hard and at her own expense — to make a different on the lives of hundreds of thousands of marginalized women around the world. On the eve of 2018, she experienced an awakening. Lauren had always been passionate about living by her intentions and values, and spent an intentional month experimenting, through yoga, meditation, intuitive energy work, and more, to see just how deeply centering intentions and values would influence her life. If you're tired of running yourself ragged just to build your daydream and want to explore how to practically implement specific spiritual and holistic wellness rituals into your daily life to better yourself and your career: this talk is for you.
Class time devoted to lecture: More than 45 minutes

So many of us struggle to keep up with our busy schedules that we forget to prioritize sex and romance. Simply recognizing this isn't enough. Dr. Emily Morse, founder and host of the Sex with Emily Podcast will show you how communication is the key to keeping you connected to your partner.

Though we assume this should come easily, these are skills that most of us were never taught. Join Emily and learn simple ways to become a better communicator - and listener - when it comes to expressing your needs and enhancing your intimate relationship.
Class time devoted to lecture: 11-20 minutes

The subject of money and finance tends to produce strong emotions in people. These feelings span the spectrum – from jealousy, anger, and despair; to hope and euphoria. Relating to money in a mindful context can calm the unhelpful habitual reactions that often take over when we deal, or don't deal, with our financial situations.

When we engage with financial matters without judgment toward ourselves, we can minimize our suffering. When we're observant of our emotions, rather than driven by them, we can create space and equilibrium. These mindful approaches turn emotions into learning experiences which provide important information for making good financial decisions.

In this session, Sol Halpern, founder of Highlander: A Mindful Finance Company and meditation instructor, will introduce you to Mindful Finance tools that use personal insight and humor to bring positive changes to your relationship with money. We will explore ways to use your relationship with money to achieve greater self-awareness and lead a more empowered life.
Class time devoted to lecture: More than 45 minutes

Detox + Declutter + Organize Your Way to Freedom and Joy with Lauren Ash

We all live very full lives. Sometimes, our physical spaces and digital spaces take a backseat on our list of priorities. And yet, when we remember that the state of our spaces oftentimes directly mirror the state of our inner lives, we can empower ourselves to make space matter...because it does! As a KonMari method enthusiast, Pomodoro method buff, and modern-thinking-human, Lauren Ash has adopted and created simple strategies for detoxing, decluttering, and organizing her way to freedom and joy. And as someone who is still journeying through decades-long instilled notions of unworthiness around finding freedom and joy in her personal space, she shares some of the mindfulness work we can all embrace to dig deep and collectively affirm that we deserve to feel at peace within our spaces. Come ready to take notes!
Class time devoted to lecture: More than 45 minutes

In this fun, creative and interactive program Ken brings his "Free Hugs Project" to engage participants in conversations of understanding, and compassion amidst the rising tide of hatred and racism. The event concludes with a keynote address that will explore how to overcome the differences that divide us. The goal of this program is to create unity and build community, and remind participants that we are all humans in need of love.
Class time devoted to lecture: More than 45 minutes

In 431 BC, Hippocrates, the father of medicine, said "Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food." Nearly 2,000 years later, most doctors don't prescribe food as medicine. Over the past 30 years, as foods became more convenient and processed, we've only gotten fatter and sicker. Sadly, fad diets and food trends have misshapen the way we eat—and unfortunately—the way we look and feel. Isn't it time for a FRESH start?

Did you know, "Rx" often referred to as prescription, is actually Latin for recipe? FRESH Med is your prescription and recipe to health. FRESH is an acronym that represents Dr. Graham's five pillars of wellbeing: Food – Relaxation – Exercise – Sleep – Happiness. Dr. Graham believes when it comes to health "it all starts with Food!" He will share his "bakers dozen" FRESH food tips that will help his patients, friends and family make small, sustainable and healthy lifestyle changes, one meal at a time. Now, that's FRESH!
Class time devoted to lecture: 11-20 minutes

Black Beauty: Why Representation + Inclusivity in Wellness and Beauty Matter with Lauren Ash

Black women's livelihoods matter. And yet, are not always reflected nor included in the wellness and beauty industries. Black Girl In Om founder and yoga teacher Lauren Ash shares why women of color matter, how we can all practically make wellness spaces safer and more inclusive, and guides a mindful meditation on loving kindness and compassion for all.
Class time devoted to lecture: More than 45 minutes

Every relationship starts out strong, but too many wind up losing the passion. Dr. Emily Morse, founder and host of the Sex with Emily Podcast, will explain why foreplay shouldn't just be something you check off your list before.

All too often, we lose focus on intimacy and begin to think of sex as routine. It's time to rewire our thoughts and recognize that the power of arousal comes from staying connected with our partner OUTSIDE the bedroom. Emily will leave you understanding why foreplay starts after the last orgasm.
Class time devoted to lecture: 11-20 minutes

"The two most important days in your life are the day you are born

and the day you find out why." ~ Mark Twain

Okinawans call it ikigai, and Nicoyans call it plan de vida, but in both cultures of these Blue Zones, the phrases roughly translate to, "why I wake up in the morning." What's your reason to get out of bed every morning? Studies show that people with a clear goal in life, or something to wake up for every morning, live longer and stay mentally sharper than those who don't. In its simplest form, Ikigai is composed of two words; iki, which refers to life, and kai, which concerns the insight into one's hope and expectations. According to the Japanese, we all have an Ikigai — a reason for being, or a purpose in life. So, there you have it—you too have an Ikigai—and now you need to discover it. Do you know your life's purpose? Do you feel unfulfilled waking up each morning? Are you doing what you love, and earning money while doing it?

Our talk is practical and meant for anyone looking to better their current circumstances, find their life's purpose and learn that living with purpose can even add years to your life. We will be weaving together ancient philosophies with scientific research based in
Positive Psychology—sharing the art and science to how to live a FRESH, meaningful life.
Class time devoted to lecture: 11-20 minutes