Packing List for Baptiste Training at Asilomar
Packing for Asilomar
- 1 Manduka PROlite 71" mat (weighs a lot less than my Black Mat Pro)
- 1 Marpac rohm travel size white noise generator
- 1 Manduka "Local mat carrier"
- I have a second-hand Local tote, replaced the zippers & it's good as new!
- 1 foam block
- Drill a hole in the corner and hang the block from your yoga mat bag to conserve packing space!
- 1 strap
- Assorted Ultima Replenisher packets
- 1 water bottle
- 32+ Nescafe espresso sticks
- My caffeine dosage is two double expressos/day...
- 1 lightweight breathable net tote bag
- You can store your mat and block in the Kiln room at Asilomar. The room is locked overnight, so there's no worry of anything going missing.
- 1 package command wire hooks for additional hooks in your room!
- 1 battery powered fan
- 1 high powered 4 port USB charger
- 1 Extension cord, electrical adapter (8 outlets)
- lightweight jacket/hoodie
- 1 cheap clothesline
- 4-5 binder clips (can be handy for hanging towels to dry on commando hooks and keeping your meal tickets clipped inside your name lanyard)
- a couple of small bars of hotel bar soap for the bathroom/shower (if desired). Asilomar provided one set of toiletries (bar soap, shampoo, conditioner and body wash) for the room.
- sunscreen
- on the off chance you can log some beach time
If there's anything else you'll need, you'll get an email from the Baptiste Institute in the weeks preceding the program. This email will have links to your information packets, the JIP sequencing cards and the True North Alignment cues as well as a packing list. For Level Three, I did not receive the JIP sequencing cards and True North Alignment cue cards links in the information packet.
I didn't need a flashlight on the Asilomar grounds. The grounds were well lit at night, paved sidewalks leading everywhere. I was glad to have a flashlight when I wandered down to the beach after dark.
I didn't end up using my collapsible tripod or DIY clothes dryer contraption but the clothesline and commando hooks turned the wall by my bed into a clothes drying station. Asilomar was a more public, upscale venue than Menla and I didn't feel right hanging my clothesline outside our room. 😳
All in all, even I was over packed for Asilomar. I had a pair of leggings and three pairs of lounge pants I never used. I wish I had brought softer shoes. I was anticipating cold, rain and the potential for mud. There was no mud to be found at Asilomar. Tidy sidewalks, paved streets are found throughout the property. I supposed I could have consulted a Google Earth aerial view of the property and found this out ahead of time, but I didn't get around to that. The shoes I brought were ill suited to being barefoot in them for a week. The white noise generator was a life saver. When I turned it off to pack it up, I could clearly hear everything the group was saying through the shared wall to the cabin next to us (in Forest Lodge).
