Meet the Spirit Junkies

A hip, young generation is rebranding spiritual growth as sexy, stylish - and sellable

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NOT JUST FOR WOMEN

Creating a life, and a work life, connected to values is a core spirit junkie principal, and it's not just women getting in on the action.

Will Blunderfield, a Vancouver singer and yoga teacher, wears black eyeliner, nail polish and the same kind of exuberant glow as Bernstein.

His "Glee Yoga" draws jammed classrooms at Yyoga and West Coast Hot Yoga, and his new CD Hallelujah (Nettwerk/Nutone) just shot up to No. 1 on iTunes World Music.

Blunderfield has happily embraced his role as student, and teacher, in the new spirit brigade while pursuing a career in pop music - infused with and influenced by devotional Kirtan chant.

Blunderfield studied musical theatre in New York and tried the pop route, making top 75 on Canadian Idol, and found success when he found a purpose.

He is as fluent in the text of the Bhagavad Gita as he is pouring forth pop, rock, devotional Kirtan and his own compositions: "It's cool to be conscious, it's cool to tap into strong reasons for whatever you're doing, whether you're raising a business or raising kids or writing a book."

Before Blunderfield takes off on a U.S. tour, he'll be featured on Life and Style with Zara, a new Vancouver lifestyle show created by Zara Durrani that explores spiritual experience in contemporary life.

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