Life is a Festival
Transformational gatherings, the communities they build, and the teachers who help us bring that open-hearted joy home.
The Small Self on a Big Stage
Life is a Festival #115: Nick Mulvey
In the tradition of an English troubadour, Nick Mulvey is a soulful multi-instrumentalist, Earth protector, and student of Celtic shamanism.
A Superhero Team of Indigenous Elders
Life is a Festival #110: Vivien Vilela & Rudy Randa (Aniwa Gathering)
From Benki Piyãko to the mysterious Mamos of the Sierra Nevadas, Aniwa is a platform for Indigenous Wisdom.
Voices of the Renegade Burn
Life is a Festival #109
Reflections on the self-organized 2021 Burn from Plan B to drone artists to temple builders.
Power & Privilege in Intentional Communities
Life is a Festival #83: Ashoka Finley
We need to compost the old world, not simply run away from it. Ashoka is here to teach us how to build the infrastructure of care for the new world that we know is possible.
Live From the Infinite Playa
Life is a Festival #80: Jamie Wheal (Flow Genome Project)
Jamie stopped by Burners Without Borders in the Infinite Playa to talk about the future of Burning Man, hedonism and service, and the importance of shenanigans.
That One Time We Saved Burning Man
Life is a Festival #79: Marian Goodell (The Burning Man Project)
Marian speaks on Burning Man’s cultural course correction, how radical inclusivity must now be proactive racial inclusivity, Burning Man’s 2030 Sustainability Roadmap, and how we as a community can pitch in to keep Black Rock City alive.
Making a Magic City
Life is a Festival #77 [in Community]: Tony Cho (Metro 1)
From the ashram to Argentina and from Wynwood Arts to Magic City, Tony Cho makes life more festive for us all!
Founding Everland
Life is a Festival [in Community] #75: Jonny Jenkins (Everland)
Jonny’s journey to create an eco-retreat & immersive art park in Colorado.
From Crisis to Coronation
Life is a Festival #60: Charles Eisenstein (Sacred Economics)
How long is the journey from crisis to coronation? It may be very long and will certainly be very difficult, but a more beautiful world is possible.
Bye Bye Plastic, Hello Vibes
Life is a Festival #39: Vivie-Ann Bakos (BLOND:ISH)
If you were an international DJ sensation, how would you use your fame to change the world?
Making Sustainability Sexy
Life is a Festival #38: Pete Phornprapha (Wonderfruit)
Pranitan "Pete" Phornprapha, scion of Siam Motors Group, has created an innovation lab for sustainability… disguised as a festival.
Regenerate the Earth 1000 Hectares at a Time
Life is a Festival #31: Stephen Brooks (Punta Mona)
If you plant it right all you do is reap.
The Verdant World of a Village Witch
Life is a Festival #10: Sarah Wu (Envision Festival)
Life is a festival and in Costa Rica they call it Pura Vida.
Hope for Spaceship Earth
Life is a Festival #5: Amanda Joy Ravenhill (The Buckminster Fuller Institute)
Is it possible to design a world that works for 100% of humanity without succumbing to the dismal anxiety of impending climate collapse?