
Getting into Rock Climbing in 2022
I've always loved the mountains. I also can't get enough of a good view. There is something so majestic and ...
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10 Days and 9 Nights Journeying through Yellowstone National Park’s Back Country
Elliot's Yellowstone Adventure Overview Yellow is my Walking Routes Pink is my Hitching Routes When I first arrived in Cody, ...
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A Little Trip to Big Sky Country
Congratulations to the newly weds Aislinn and Roy Brown! I was in Big Sky country, aka Montana a few weeks ...
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High Sierra Music Festival 2018 Review and Experience Recap
High Sierra Music Festival Review High Sierra Music Festival 2018 Some clips from various bands this weekend at @highsierramusic festival ...
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Sikhism: The Fifth Largest Religion in the World
Sikhism: A Tradition Striving for Unity and Truth Sikhism is the fifth largest religion in the world(one of the fastest growing, ...
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TBD Festival Review | Night 1 | 2015 Recap
Cheesing at #TBD last night with my gurl @taliapanelli, such a blast to see #rlgrime #purityring #tylerthecreator and #glitchmob, all ...
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Teaching Yoga Full-Time in California
A photo posted by Elliot | ET (@pada_yogi) on Jul 6, 2015 at 5:52pm PDT Challenging My Self w/ Teaching Yoga ...
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Looking Back to Asia
Remembering 15 Weeks in Asia I feel very lucky to have gotten through the entire trip throughout Asia without more ...
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Krishna Pattabhi Jois
Krishna Pattabhi Jois is the founder of the Ashtanga style of yoga and one of the most influential yoga teachers ...
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The 5 Major Problems with Hinduism (esp. the Caste System)
Modern Hinduism As humans, we like to idealize about things that we don't necessarily experience. The grass is always greener ...
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Modena & Verona, Italy | Zurich, Switzerland | Paris, France
The past few days have been a blur of beauty, incredible meals, unforgettable architecture, and time to share with my ...
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Split, Croatia
Split is certainly one of the most beautiful cities I have ever visited. It is the second largest city in ...
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Plitvice National Parks
I feel like I've visited heaven. Millions of waterfalls, lakes everywhere, water so clear you could drink it, fish the ...
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BudaPest, Hungary
Budapest is one of my new favorite cities! It's rare to see a historic city with lots of modern touches ...
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Dachau Concentration Camp and Nazi Germany
Today I was lucky enough to visit the Dachau Concentration Camp for Memorial Day. World War II sites are places ...
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Paradoxical Prague
Prague is definitely one of the most beautiful cities I have ever seen. By all standards, it has to be ...
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Dear Berlin, I love you (but not you Hitler)
Berlin was a breath of fresh air after a long time of journeying in Vietnam, taking night buses and trying ...
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Returning to the West
The past few days have been a difficult adjustment period. The accumulation of stress over the past few months was ...
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Diamonds in the Rough
"A diamond has the highest hardness and thermal conductivity of any bulk material; it can be contaminated by very few ...
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Exhausted in Vietnam
At this point, I am ready to leave Asia. This journey has been a long one; its been almost four ...
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Nightmare in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Dhaka can be a nightmare. It was for me a few days ago when I forgot all of my things ...
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Practicing Ashtanga with Saraswathi Jois
Last day of practice with Saraswathi was a sweet one. Can't believe I've been in India over 2 month, holy ...
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Day 48 of Ashtanga Practice (Last Day)
My last day of practicing yoga with Saraswathi Jois was on Tuesday, but I am very happy to continue moving ...
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Ashtanga Yoga and Yoga’s Modern Lineage
What is Ashtanga Yoga? Ashtanga yoga sequences are a tradition expounded by Pattabhi Jois and is currently taught by teachers ...
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Day 18 of Practice
Today's practice was very rewarding. Not for any particular reason, the Maricyasana postures, mostly C and D were as challenging ...
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Temples in Mysore
Another photoblog. For those of who actually like my writing, I have published a lengthy article on the tenets of ...
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Mysore Zoo (part 1 of 2)
I have honestly been waiting to post these pictures for a couple days, my internet connection is slow and I ...
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The Responsibility of Ashtanga
I love being able to learn yoga from multiple sources, multiple teachers with subjective and unique viewpoints. I think this ...
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