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…
Living in an area with a yoga studio – or many – can provide numerous opportunities to take classes or workshops that go beyond a flow. Sometimes it may be with studio teachers expanding upon their areas of interest, it may be breakdown intimidating inversions, and the trainings may also…
Last month I attended a workshop on Mantras and Malas at The Mat Yoga Studio, where I had the opportunity to create my own mala beads. Through Instagram and online articles, I’ve seen mala beads in so many pictures, adding to pictures of serenity. But what exactly are mala beads? What’s…