I’ve always liked the idea of sun salutations. Maybe it stems from an interest in mythology and the stories behind celebrating the return of the sun after the shortest days of the year – culminating with the longest day of the year in summer. Maybe it’s from the idea of…
I started this post a few times working through some different topic ideas, but they didn’t quite seem to fit. But as I found myself thinking about the then upcoming Mother’s Day holiday, I landed on this idea of offering yoga as a gift. Giving a yoga class – or…
I’ve seen a few reasons supporting scheduling fitness/studio classes in advance, often by way of motivation and sticking to a workout. And I can understand that. But something occurred to me earlier as I thought about a then-upcoming weekend and thought on which yoga class to take. And that was…
Hard to believe that as I started drafting this post we (here in North Texas) were one week out from another freeze. As I wrap up this post, we hit the first 90-degree day of the year. February’s post last month on coziness feels like a distant memory and I…
In this month’s newsletter, The Mat Yoga Studio teased at this year’s spring challenge (beginning in April). And while it was just a hint with more details to come, my interest definitely perked up. I have looked forward to studio challenges in years past, and of course, continue to look…
After living somewhere with winter months, I have long joked that I tend to hibernate in the winter. I went out, for the most part, when I needed to be out (like walking to work or to the thankfully nearby grocery store). That’s not to say that I didn’t voluntarily…