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    • Travel
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    • Peace Corps Ukraine
  • Lifestyle
    • Forestry + wildfire (my day job)
    • Yoga (my night job)
    • Our house + renovation work
    • Wedding planning
    • Our huskies
    • Sustainability
    • Books + movies + music
    • Skincare + haircare + physical self-care
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Yoga Teacher Training in the U.S. vs India: Differences between my western 200-hour YTT (at a corporate studio) and my eastern 300-hour YTT (at an Indian ashram)

February 3, 2025 February 9, 2025 Randi

My 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training (YTT) and my 300-hour YTT were worlds apart — literally.

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January odds and ends: A new pizza oven, a devastating Detroit Lions loss plus my dumb face on the news

January 31, 2025 March 16, 2025 Randi

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!

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What I read: January 2025

January 30, 2025 January 30, 2025 Randi

New year… new book goals!

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My experience: Rishikesh Yogpeeth’s Yoga Teacher Training Program (300-hour) in India

January 27, 2025 January 27, 2025 Randi

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!

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A packing review: The best (and worst) things I packed for Yoga Teacher Training in Rishikesh, India

January 22, 2025 January 22, 2025 Randi

I’m back with the second part of yesterday’s post highlighting my recent India trip packing list.

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Packing for Yoga Teacher Training in India: A month at an ashram (& two bonus weeks exploring cities and beaches)

January 21, 2025 January 26, 2025 Randi

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.

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Ochi, aka the Bravest Boy, minus two teeth!

January 14, 2025 January 15, 2025 Randi

Happy new year! It’s been a weird year so far. Ryan and I both contracted something (Norovirus? No clue) on New Year’s Eve… so rather than heading to Flagstaff’s midnight pinecone drop like we usually do, we both rang in 2025 sick on our couch, watching Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper’s antics on CNN while calling it a night at 10:02 p.m. right after the ball dropped on the east coast.

Then, Ryan packed up early on January 1 to head out to a fire assignment down in the Payson area. I spent New Year’s Day recovering at home before teaching a yoga class at the studio, and preparing Ochi for his big day…

…dental work!

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My favorite books of 2024

December 31, 2024 October 20, 2025 Randi

It’s the end of 2024 which means my Goodreads “Year in Books” is here!

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What I read: September, October, November and December

December 30, 2024 January 1, 2025 Randi

It’s been a while since I’ve shared what my Kindle has been up to!

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The 2024 highlight reel

December 30, 2024 December 30, 2024 Randi

2024 was a pretty awesome year. No major changes or big BIG life events — Ryan and I spent the year in our same Flagstaff apartment, working our same jobs, doing many of the same things we did in 2023 — but there were a few minor notable things that happened this year.

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Randi M. Shaffer

Hi! I'm Randi. I spend my days working in forestry and wildfire, my nights instructing yoga and my weekends exploring northern Arizona (and beyond). I'm a former journalist, a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer and a Midwest native. Welcome!

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