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…
Starting something new can be daunting. Even more so when it’s done in front of or around others (or is this just me?). When I’ve started something new, I find myself wondering if I’m doing it “right”, which when it comes to yoga, doesn’t necessarily mean I’m doing it right…
The Mat Yoga Studio, at both of its locations in North Dallas and Plano, has brought back its yoga challenge! The challenge? Deciding to take 3 or 4 classes each week for the month of April. I’ve seen variations on challenges at The Mat and other studios in the past…
Restorative yoga is a “gift to yourself.” That’s what one of my teachers said a few years ago during a restorative weekend workshop. In thinking on it…yes, that’s exactly what it is. It’s a class where I carve out time and settle in with props and minimal effort and it…
For some time now, The Mat Yoga Studio has offered yin yoga classes – including a weekly combination class of yin and yoga nidra. When I first saw that on the schedule, I remember wondering what yin was. I’d been familiar with various names for an open level class (Open…