It’s that time of year! The Mat returned late last month from its summer retreats: two one-week retreats in Maine. Being up in nature in Maine sounds like a wonderful way to spend several days in the summer, doesn’t it? But their return also meant an announcement about where next…
The last city I visited and explored around in Ireland before returning to Dublin and on to home, was Waterford, where of course I wanted to tour the glass factory. Prior to my trip, I didn’t know much about the city, only that growing up I had loved the beautiful…
For a little over the past decade, June brings with it the International Day of Yoga. Established in 2014, there may also be a theme each year. As I looked up information about the day, falling on the summer solstice this year, I saw this year’s theme was “Yoga for…
Summer is nearly here, and for me there’s still that summer break excitement…even if I don’t really have a summer break like in school days. Maybe that idea of summer break is too deeply ingrained, but maybe it’s also in part due to how much comes up during the summer.…
I’ve written before on The Mat’s yoga teacher training offerings, particularly the 200-hour training that is offered most years and I’m excited to see another year of their 300-hour teacher training will be offered later this year. Even if you think you may not be ready for a full 300-hour…
As I started writing this, spring was in bloom. There were medians along my day-to-day drives filled with bluebonnets and other wildflowers. I loved those routes, seeing the splashes of color mixed in with the green. At the start of it, I also kept thinking about how spring’s blooming seemed…