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Wanderlust Fest 2015

July 19, 2015 by Kristin

Wanderlust Festival 2015 Schedule

Thursday night, Amanda and I flew from Austin to Oakland {a Southwest, direct flight to San Francisco hack}, met up with Lex who was meeting us from Tampa, and took the metro to Lauren’s apartment in the Marina District.  We hit the road early the next morning to Squaw Valley, all of us unsure of what we’d signed ourselves up for.  But we used the ride to catch ourselves up with our schedules and, 3-1/2 hours later, we successfully planes-trains-and-automobile-ed our way to this year’s Wanderlust Festival.

Lake Tahoe SUP Yoga

First on my Friday schedule was SUP yoga in the middle of Lake Tahoe.  What a way to get into vacation mode!  It was a tough class, balancing on a paddle board in the middle of boat season on a choppy lake.  Difficulty aside, breathing in the fresh lake air with my fingers dipping into the cool water during final savasana was one of the greatest experiences of my life and was the perfect festival kick-off.

Other than a super informative chi running course {which I’ll be putting into practice when I return to Austin}, I didn’t have much on the books.  I wandered around the festival scoping out where my Saturday classes would take place, sampling and re-sampling all of the delish treats from food sponsors, and looking through lots of fun yoga gear from clothing vendors.

Aireal Yoga Squaw Valley

Saturday was a different, jam packed, story.  I woke up bright and early and headed to the fest to grab avocado toast and coffee from a food truck that Amanda said was a must {which it was}.  But by the time my breakfast was ready, my first session had already begun {oops!}.  I decided it was in my best interest to stay put, enjoying a slow-paced meal with friendly strangers rather than rush to a meditation class.

Aireal Yoga Wanderlust Festival

And when my next class started, I was glad I fueled up.  A powerful core AiReal Yoga practice taught by the founder of aerial yoga – I must not have read the description!  But with Carmen’s instruction, I flowed in the air for the next hour, paying more attention to how unique this experience was rather than how difficult.  At the end, we prepared for final savasana by cocooning ourselves in our hammocks.  Although gently spinning through the air in the middle of mountains was my second favorite savasana {in life}, this session was my favorite of the fest.

Granite Chief Trail Squaw Valley Hike

After AiReal Yoga, I met up with Amanda and Lauren for a hike up the Granite Chief Trail.  The hike took us from 6,200 to 6,700 feet which made us sea level dwellers huff and puff.  I’ve never spent any time skiing, so it was incredibly shocking how much the altitude affected us.

Granite Chief Trail Yoga

The hike was filled with ah-mazing views.  The scale of the surrounding mountains was so grand that, every time I looked up, it was hard to believe I was there, in the middle of it all, and that everything was real, not perfectly painted backdrops.

After hiking, I spent some solo time by the pool, listening to tunes, thinking about my future, and prioritizing the whats and whos that mean the most to me.  This has been an incredible experience for reflection!

Squaw Valley Highest Point

And then we topped off our day by being lifted to 8,200 feet, where our dinner was waiting for us.  And then headed back down for Thievery Corporation.

My Wanderlust Saturday was a mix of every single thing you could hope for a Saturday to include.  There are already talks about which fest we’ll attend next year.  But in the meantime, I’m off to enjoy a few more classes before heading back to the city tonight and my city tomorrow!

Filed Under: lifestyle, Travel Tagged With: fitness, hiking, Wanderlust festival squaw valley, yoga

Bun Run 2012

April 29, 2012 by Kristin

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I woke up bright and early this morning, made some eggs and toast, and gathered my running gear. Why is it so much easier waking up early on the weekends??

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I met my coworkers at the top of the hill, where we discussed who would be the slowest. You see, none of us are runners and we were all pretty confident that our paces were slower than the rest of the group.

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I hadn’t run since Tampa and I wasn’t sure what to expect. I ended up running a little over two miles straight, walking for about a quarter of a mile, and running the rest of the way. Much better than it could have been!

Filed Under: fitness Tagged With: austin, bun run 2012, fitness, texas

A Good, Good Friday

April 7, 2012 by Kristin

So my first week of Birthday Bikini Challenge has been a whopping success!  It’s barely the weekend and I’ve already fit in five workouts, a gazillion fresh meals and snacks, and a spotless house.  All of this made for a good, Good Friday!

After a few failed attempts at finding a hiking partner, I decided to brave the newness of the Barton Springs Greenbelt solo.

I’m so glad I did!!

I put on Adam’s playlist (which is my go-to playlist for everything), popped in my headphones, and began exploring.  The trail was a little confusing and there were times when I thought my two hour adventure was turning into a five hour disaster, but everything worked out in the end.

Ninety minutes and 5-1/2 miles of mostly walking, a dab of train running, and a ton of Instagram action was the most ideal way I could have spent my lunch break.  I’m totally addicted to this trail and look forward to taking each an every one of my future visitors here!

Happy Easter Weekend!

Filed Under: fitness, lifestyle Tagged With: austin, barton creek greenbelt, fitfluential, fitness, good friday, texas

Birthday Bikini Challenge

April 3, 2012 by Kristin

So it’s that time of year again.  The time of year when I realize I packed on a little too much fluff during the chilly months, my weekend uniform will soon be a bathing suit, and my birthday is right around the corner.  This same sense of panic rushes over me every year around this time.  But this year I’m getting double serious!

Why so serious this year?  Well, this year I’m turning the big 2-9 and there’s a lot of internal pressure that goes on during your final days as a twenty-something-year-old.  I can already feel it.  So double serious it is.

I have approximately five weeks to get into the best bathing suit shape of my twenties.  Competing with my 22 year old self won’t be easy, but I’m making a plan and sticking to it.  Ballet and yoga days will have added cardio and non-yoga days will have AM workout videos.  Weekday dairy (other than the occasional Greek yogurt) will be a thing of the past and fruit with every meal will be the new norm.  I’ll be saying “see ya!” to empty carbs and “helloooo!” to green smoothies.  Bring on the birthday bikini challenge cause twenty nine is going to be a good looking year!

Filed Under: lifestyle Tagged With: birthday bathing suit challenge, fitness, health

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