I’ve been trying to keep my nose buried in various books lately.
Maybe one day I’ll go backpacking somewhere where everything isn’t trying to maim, stab, injure, scratch or otherwise kill me.
But, because I live in Arizona, yesterday was not that day. 
Ryan and I just got back from a two-day, one-night backpacking trip down in the Superstition Wilderness Area of the Tonto National Forest, where we turned off our iPhones, traversed across dry creek beds and took in expansive views of towering Saguaros.
We’re already off to an awkward start here. Are you reading this on your phone?
Yikes.
After a few years of working in wildfire response, I’ve become a bit of an Incident Command System (ICS) nerd.
My 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training (YTT) and my 300-hour YTT were worlds apart — literally.
1/12.
January was a blessedly slow month after a hectic fall and December. Ryan spent the first two weeks of the month down on the Tonto, working on the Horton Fire, spent his third week of January home with me, and then left last week for a work assignment over in the Alabama-Florida border.
I’ve had quite a bit of time for myself this month, which has been really, really nice!
New year… new book goals!
Namaste friends.
It’s been a few months since I finished my 300-hour Yoga Teacher Training (YTT) program at Rishikesh Yogpeeth, a gorgeous ashram tucked away in the Himalayan foothills of northern India, and I wanted to take a moment to detail a few thoughts about my ashram and program.
Buckle up- this is a bit of a long one!
A packing review: The best (and worst) things I packed for Yoga Teacher Training in Rishikesh, India
I’m back with the second part of yesterday’s post highlighting my recent India trip packing list.
Completely normal: I love packing.
Like, a whole lot.
I get just as geeked about drafting a packing list as I do drafting an itinerary for any upcoming trip, and when it comes to packing for me, the less luggage the better.
My recent trip to India was no exception.
