As a perpetual student, September and the transition to fall always makes me nostalgic for back to school. There are certain classes I miss, subjects I’d like to take, and I still love getting new pens and cracking open a new notebook with fresh, smooth pages. But while I don’t…
After a one-year pause, The Mat’s 200-hour yoga teacher training (YTT) starts again in January 2025. Great timing if you’ve been thinking of participating in a teacher training! I’ll offer some things to consider, but the reason I say great timing is that The Mat is offering an informational session…
Earlier this summer, The Mat announced the closure of its Plano studio at the end of the summer. Which makes this a bittersweet post to write, the sweetness coming from memories of events and the people at the studio. I have often written about the amazing community that surrounds The…
This month (June), Dallas’ The Mat is adventuring on this year’s yoga retreat in Portugal(!). I’m partial to this trip – even though I unfortunately was unable to join – as Portugal captured a part of my heart when I first visited Lisbon years ago. I cannot wait to hear…
On the first day of each month, one thing I look forward to doing is reading The Mat’s monthly newsletter with my morning cup of coffee. As I thought about what to write this month, it occurred to me my mind was in a similar space as two recent months’…
We experienced quite the astrological show in this part of the world earlier this month with the solar eclipse passing through so much of the continental US – including a total eclipse in my area in North Texas. And I have to say that even with a small bit of…