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…
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…
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…
I was excited to see The Mat Yoga Studio’s announcement of the spring challenge a few weeks ago. The challenge? To take a certain number of classes during the month of April. I know that when this post publishes mid-month, it’ll be halfway through the challenge. But I still wanted…
Lately I’ve been trying to get back to a regular meditation practice. I know how I feel after sitting a few days in a row and, admittedly, I love seeing the number of consecutive days grow on an app I use. If I miss a day, it can be easy…
I’ve been intentional about easing into this new year – and with the winter weather at the end of January keeping North Texas inside a few days, a little unintentional! And that idea doesn’t stop just because the calendar flipped to a new month. As we were so recently reminded,…