Yoga travel packing
I’m in the process of moving and preparing for a yoga trip, which has given me a lot of thought about packing and stuff.
Most of us have too much stuff, myself included. But I love throwing it out during the packing process. It’s freeing to let go. Yet I still have so much stuff.
As I pack, I’m determining what will I use now, what do I need for my yoga trip and what can stay boxed up. All this really comes down to what I really need.
Seeing the towers my stuff all boxed up I question my ability to pack for a long-term yoga trip but I hope to fit everything in a backpack, duffel and messenger bag.
Advice from Mariellen over at Breathe Dream Go was to not pack any real clothes for India and buy some when you arrive because they’re more comfortable and culturally appropriate.
A few other friends who have recently done major yoga and non-yoga trips said they took too much stuff. One said she shipped stuff back to the U.S. from India because she didn’t need it and another is lightening her load from an 80-liter pack to a 70-liter pack next round.
When it gets down to it, I try to remember that all I really need is my wallet and passport. Well and my anti-malarials and cipro and extra camera batteries. Oh and my Leatherman. That’s pretty much a must have…
With this I’m going to start a “What to pack” page and have lists for different types of trips. No, I trust you can remember your clothes. This is more about items that made the experience more enjoyable.
So what’s the item you can’t travel without?
Earplugs? iPod? Flashlight?
Earplugs! And not just one pair – a bag of them. You don't want to use dirty earplugs. Also, a travel-size roll of toilet paper. And a small notebook to write down the things I've seen and done. You think as you do things that you'll remember them all forever, but on a long trip with so many "I'll never forget this" moments, things get jumbled. Take five two minutes at the end of each day, no matter how tired you are, to jot down what you did.