This April finds many of us adapting to new routines. This may be more time at home or following new guidance and measures at work (thank you, essential workers!). Existing routines have changed. And for me that also includes my yoga practice. I was very much excited to learn that…
I think March – the third month of the year – is a good time to revisit hopes and intentions for the New Year. It’s a good time to check in and see how the original goals may be going, and it’s also not too late to set new ones…
One thing that is definitely high on my list of things to do in life is go on a yoga retreat in some beautiful and potentially new to me destination. For me, this adventure would combine my love of travel, my desire to see new places and experience new events,…
Last month, The Mat Yoga Studio celebrated its 10th anniversary, and what a year number 10 has been! As we near the end of this year – and as some are noting, the end of the decade – I thought it would be fun to look back on this past…
Over the summer I continued looking at the eight limbs of yoga by looking at ahimsa, the first of the Yamas. The Yamas offer guidance for how an individual can interact with the external world. The second of the Yamas is satya, often translated to truthfulness. While it is speaking…
In June, the theme of the month at The Mat was “Because it’s hard,” and even though we are now clearly in fall – North Texas is even getting some low temps this month! – that theme has been sticking with me lately. Personally, I have a lot of projects…