Link: On Hiking With Your Significant Other (March 14, 2019)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Link: On Being a Woman in the Woods (February 15, 2019)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Link:\u00a0SHT Final Reflections (October 21, 2018)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Link:\u00a0On Not Leaving a Trace (August 7th, 2018)<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Link:\u00a0On Community (January 17th, 2018)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Link: On Wilderness and Darkness (September 24th, 2017)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Link: Post-Camino del Norte Reflections (June 10th, 2017)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Link: Foothills Trail of South\/North Carolina (March 2017)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Link:\u00a0PCT reflections and what\u2019s next (December 15th, 2016)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n *****************************************************************<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n In April 2016, Domonick and I quit our day jobs and began our thru-hike of the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT).<\/p>\n This is something I would have never thought of doing before, but my yoga practice brought me to that space.\u00a0 Yoga, as we know, is much deeper than postures.\u00a0 To me, yoga is a an ever changing spiritual journey, a connection to the divine, a discovery of who we really are (and aren\u2019t). \u00a0To be thrust into nature with our belongings on our backs, in the ever changing environment, sleeping under the stars, I had to experience this first hand. \u00a0I certainly got more than I bargained for on my first long-distance hike and grew in so many ways.<\/p>\n Since the PCT, I have thru-hiked the Long Trail, Camino del Norte, and biked across South Korea. \u00a0I have also completed three solo backpacking trips (the Foothills Trail in the Carolinas, Cranberry Lake 50 in the Adirondacks, and the Escarpment Trail in the Catskills)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Nature continues to inspire me, give me confidence, and make me feel connected and grounded. \u00a0In addition to backpacking in the wilderness, I have completed several months of work-exchanges at two yoga centers. \u00a0These experiences continue to mold my practice of yoga and teach me what is important in life. \u00a0My perspective is always changing, and I am incredibly grateful for all the opportunities I have been given.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.intothewideopen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/20157591_1732271103740569_5022519563865682308_o-300x300.jpg?resize=362%2C362\")
<\/a>[Updated January 2018]\n<\/p>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.intothewideopen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img_4375-2-1024x575.jpg?resize=398%2C223\")
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<\/a>Below is a bit of background on how my yoga journey began\u2026<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.intothewideopen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMGP0655.jpg?resize=4608%2C2592\")
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