NEW YORK, Aug. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Health announced an exclusive media partnership with Wanderlust, the nation's largest yoga and music festival, to produce Yoga in the Citya one-day urban retreat held in iconic outdoor venues across the nation. Occurring on September 9 in New York and Los Angeles and on September 23 in San Francisco, Wanderlust Yoga in the City provides a retreat for city dwellers with complimentary classes from the world's top yoga instructors, live music performances, and panel discussions featuring leading wellness experts. The event series is part of the Yoga Aid World Challenge benefitting humanitarian charities around the globe that embrace the healing power of yoga.

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"Health consumers lead active lives, including practicing yoga over three hours each week, which makes Wanderlust a natural fit," said Kevin White, Publisher of Health. "Partnering with the premier yoga organization allows us to create a unique and engaging brand experience for our consumers and advertisers."

The Health Pavilion will host exclusive fitness and nutrition sessions with editors and celebrity guests, personalized cover shoots via photo booth, and offer special gifts for the mind, body, and soul. Exclusive skincare sponsor Elizabeth Arden will provide expert tips and complimentary samples of the new spa-inspired Visible Difference skincare line.

Acclaimedauthor, nutritionistand wellness expert,Cynthia Sass, will answer your nutrition questions, share delicious recipes and offer insider strategies from her latest New York Times best-sellingbook,S.A.S.S! Yourself Slim. Attendees will have the opportunity to take part in an exclusive hybrid yoga series with celebrity yogini Mandy Ingber inspired by her upcoming book, Yogalosophy: 28-day Mind Body Makeover, hitting shelves in 2013. Health's fitness editor and resident yogi, Kristin McGee, will serve as master of ceremonies at Wanderlust in the City in New York and San Francisco. Additionally, within the Health Pavilion, she will showcase yoga, pilates and core strength moves from her latest DVD S3: Strong, Sexy, and Svelte.

The 2012 Wanderlust Yoga in the City series is set to include:

September 9, 2012

September 23, 2012

The U.S. partnership between Wanderlust Festivals and Yoga Aid for The Yoga Aid World Challenge, a 24-hour global yoga relay on September 9, will begin in Sydney, with its first U.S. stop in New York for the Yoga in the City event, and end at sundown in Los Angeles at the Santa Monica Pier.

For more information and to enter for a chance to win an escape for two to the Wanderlust Yoga in the City event in New York, visit Health.com/wanderlust. To register or find more information on Wanderlust Yoga in the City and Yoga Aid, please visit: http://www.wanderlustyitc.com.

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Health and Wanderlust Present Wanderlust Yoga in the City Event Series