Victoria Klein

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Howdy – and welcome to my new website You were probably expecting to find my blog, no? My personal/professional blog is on an “indefinite hiatus”. In other words, you won’t see a blog on this site for the foreseeable future. To stay updated with my latest goings-on, join my newsletter & get regular updates (once a week or less – no clogged mailbox!).

Professionally, I’m reviving my freelance writing pursuits, including working for magazines, websites, blogs, and small businesses. In February 2012, I begin a 5-month 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training course & I’m also considering pursuing Personal Trainer certification. In the next 2 years, I plan to write & self-publish my 1st e-book.

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Last but not least, I’m actively seeking an ongoing part- or full-time paid writing position – whether it be for a magazine, website, blog, newsletter or business. Send me an email if you have any leads

[More About Victoria Klein]

Maiden name: Victoria Everman
Writing & blogging professionally since 2005
Author of 2 books: 27 Things to Know About Yoga & 48 Things to Know About Sustainable Living
Previous job titles: ice cream scooper, waitress, data entry specialist, office manager, seasonal retail calender sales, fashion model (10 years, print & runway), yoga studio front desk manager, magazine production assistant, sustainability consultant, virtual assistant
Other interests: photography, reading, yoga, running, Buddhism, bicycling, cooking, baking, tattoos, eco-everything, small businesses, knitting, sewing
Myers-Briggs type: INFJ – The Protector
Enneagram type: 3 – The Achiever

I’m a freelance writer, amateur photographer, and creative dabbler. Along with a regular yoga practice & running regimen, you’ll find me reading, cooking, baking, bicycling, contemplating new tattoos, learning how to be a military wife (Marine Corps, Ooh-Rah!), and looking for more ways to live sustainably (& with less stuff). I recently released my first 2 books: 27 Things to Know About Yoga & 48 Things to Know About Sustainable Living – I hope you’ll buy one of each. (*wink*). Up next? Yoga teacher training in order to teach active duty military, veterans, & their families.

May everyone be happy,
May everyone be free from misery,
May no one ever be separated from their happiness,
May everyone have equanimity, free from hatred and attachment.

[Press]

Interviewed for Better Off Well blog
Interviewed for Global Shift blog
Interviewed for Student Health 101 Magazine @ Southwestern Oregon Community College (October 2010 issue)
Interviewed for the Mixed Plate blog
Interviewed for the Renegade Writer blog
Interviewed for CT Green Scene blog
Interviewed for BuildingCTGreen’s Auggie V blog
Interviewed for BunnyGlitter’s Interesting Person of the Week column
Interviewed live on Terri O Radio Show about green crafts
Interviewed for OZOlife green living website
Interviewed for In The Loop eco-fashion blog
Brazilian TOP Magazine feature interview and photo spread
Interview for Australian Cherrie Magazine article about green fashion
Interview for Maariv Magazine (in Hebrew) style article about eco-friendly lingerie
Interview for SFSU’s [X]Press Magazine article about DIY Culture inSan Francisco
Interviewed for Contra Costa Times article about car sharing
Interviewed on EcoTalk National Radio Program
Featured in TreeHugger.com’s weekly Most Huggable series 15 times.
Featured in TreeHugger.com’s weekly TH Blog Love series twice.
Featured on the Craft Magazine blog three times.

[Awards + Honors]

Received the Evolved Blogger 2009 Award from Fashion, Evolved
Named one of the 25 Hottest Girls in Green by EarthFirst.com
Named one of the 20 Social-Eco-Media Gurus by Living Off The Grid

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- Behold the awesome art of Jessica a.k.a. Vol25.
  
  Her work is absolutely frame-worthy + her creative blog is addictive.
  
  Don’t say I didn’t warn you. ;)
  
  (Etsy :: Blog :: Flickr :: Twitter :: Facebook)
  
  01/26/12
- If we don’t get lost, we’ll never find a new route.
  Joan Littlewood
  01/24/12
- It’s raining.
  
  I’m not feeling so spunky.
  
  Thanks to the delivery guy, my day just got a lot better - a box of my favorite chocolate bars from Lake Champlain Chocolates have arrived! :)
  
  What sweets make you smile?
  
  01/23/12
- [Book Review] The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: Translation and Commentary by Sri Swami Satchidananda
  
  There are countless interpretations and commentaries on the Yoga Sutras, originally compiled by Patanjali thousands of years ago. Personally, I’ve only read 2 others before reading this version, so my point of reference may be considered narrow.
  
  I found Swami Satchidananda’s version to be informative and somewhat blunt - and I mean that in a good way. He uses a few modern examples throughout the text to help improve the reader’s understanding. This book was originally published in 1978 and the examples he uses still apply (both ironic and sad).
  
  His attempt to explain the overall concept of “never-ending consciousness” that is a key part of the spirituality of Yoga felt a bit incomplete, or at the very least, confusing. His use of the word God to symbolize said consciousness made it hard to distinguish between the Christian concept of God and the yogic concept of consciousness/God/Light … etc.
  
  If you are looking for a complete commentary on the Yoga Sutras, this is not the book for you. Swami summarizes and skips over certain sutras entirely within Books 3 & 4. Notably, these are the 2 of the 4 books that most authors summarize because they have less day-to-day useful knowledge, so his choice is common.
  
  Personally, I am very happy that I took the time to read this interpretation of the Yoga Sutras and I’d widely recommend it to others, especially those delving into the world of teaching Yoga. That being said, this isn’t a be-all end-all translation (no book is), so I implore you to read other Yoga Sutras commentaries as well.
  
  [Are you a book geek too? Join me at GoodReads.com!]
  01/23/12
- Those bright green eyes make me pause every time. :)
  
  Say hello to Monster, my fluff-tastic cat, who’ll turn 8 years old in July. <3
  
  (Photo taken by yours truly)
  
  01/23/12

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