As this year starts to wind down, it might be time to think about plans for next year. That’s not to say rush through the holiday season! Year-end can feel like a whirlwind, but it’s also a time to focus on slowing down to enjoy time with friends and family…
Recently I had a week where my regular practice schedule was off. It’s one thing when it’s off due to travel (but quick note – with The Mat continuing to offer virtual classes, taking a class while away is still a possibility!). But this particular week it was just with…
The other month I wrote about a piece of advice for going on a yoga retreat: be open to trying new things. The Mat’s 2022 yoga retreat in Costa Rica this past summer was my first time attending a yoga retreat (though it had definitely been something I’d wanted to…
“Root to Rise.” I’ve heard this – or some variation of this – a fair number of times in class over the years, and it’s something that’s really stuck with me for a variety of reasons. As I hear it in class, I see it as building a strong foundation…
Last month I participated in my first yoga retreat, and as I sat down to write about it this month, there was one thing I kept coming back to: What was it that I took from the retreat? It was not just the yoga – which practicing twice a day…
Late this summer, The Mat Yoga Studio will offer another 300-hour yoga teacher training. It was nearly three years ago that I went through the 300 Hour Yoga Teacher Training at The Mat, which was an incredible journey that took me far beyond the things I’d learned a few years prior in…