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…
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…
No matter how many years since grade school, there is something about fall, and particularly that time around Labor Day weekend and September settling in, that says it’s time to be back in school. This year, of course, that will look very different. I still find myself wanting to get…
I love going to a yoga workshop, to further my own practice and deepen my understanding of its history, philosophy and the physical practice. I’ve written about workshops for this series before, and I eagerly look forward to The Mat’s monthly newsletter for announcements on upcoming workshops. But now I…
Attending a workshop is an incredible way to deepen and grow your practice. A workshop can be on the physical asana – from a beginner series to get started or deepening your own understanding of personal alignment to an advanced inversion series – or on the philosophical, history, or spiritual.…
The first weekend of this month, I attended a mindfulness weekend workshop at The Mat Yoga Studio, a part of which was hours of a short, silent retreat. Which I’m not going to lie, seemed a bit daunting to me when I saw that on the agenda. Sure, I can…