Each month I look forward to the theme The Mat yoga studio chooses in its monthly newsletter and why a teacher may have chosen that particular theme. I also look forward over the weeks to see how different teachers may incorporate that theme in their classes. The theme for December was finding…
There is a romantic ideal to Texas, a rugged romance stemming from the Old West (yes, capitalized). It’s leaning cowboys with their iconic hats tilted against the sun, galloping horses and grazing cattle, and the idea that Texas can survive whatever is thrown at her. Maybe because, well…she’s done a…
Here we are, still at the very beginning of a New Year! It’s our time to begin to take action on the goals we set for ourselves. Maybe that’s aspiring to read new books or to try new things, or maybe it’s going back to class. Many studios seem to…
Ah, the New Year. It’s exciting, a time of so much optimism for the year ahead. We make resolutions for things we would like to see become better or stronger in ourselves. Or maybe, like travel, we make resolutions to stop putting off the things we long to do, the…
2017 was a busy year – a great one – but busy. There were some things I thought I might do – like taking a tango class again – and didn’t, but then also some amazing things I did do – like yoga teacher training – that I first thought…
Along with shopping lists and dinner plans, holiday parties and decorations, this time of year brings travel. From lines at the airport to hours in the car, we travel to visit friends and family or return to our homes. It can also mean that with travel and holiday parties, entertaining…