Yoga is touted as having many benefits – physical, mental, emotional – and I have heard of studies done on these and while I am certainly not an expert here, I have written from time to time about my personal experiences with the benefits that I have found from my…
I used to not be much of a New Year resolution person. I liked to think of birthdays as a great start to setting new goals for the year ahead (based around one’s next cycle around the sun vs. the turn of a calendar page). And I’m still not a…
I don’t know why, but accountability seems like such a heavy word. Doesn’t it? Probably why it can be so effective: the fact that one will have to tell someone else if they’ve completed the thing s/he said they would complete. Or didn’t. Who wants to admit to not completing…
When I get to around this time of year and think of reflecting on the last twelve months, I often think of more specific moments first, like a certain trip that offered an incredible experience (like the previous year’s trip to the Pacific Northwest). But this year, the first thoughts…
I don’t think I’m alone when I ask – how is it December already? Maybe a part of that is due to the lateness of Thanksgiving this year and so a seemingly shortened holiday season, but even so. The year has gone by quick. As I think back on the…
I’ve written a lot over the years about the community found at The Mat Yoga Studio, and while I will often use the November post to recollect on things I’m grateful for (particularly in yoga), this year, reflecting on the studio’s community seemed particularly more poignant. At the end of…