It’s that time of year! The Mat returned late last month from its summer retreats: two one-week retreats in Maine. Being up in nature in Maine sounds like a wonderful way to spend several days in the summer, doesn’t it? But their return also meant an announcement about where next…
Attendees with The Mat Yoga Studio recently returned from this year’s yoga retreat in Puerto Rico (which also means the studio will soon announce next year’s location!). Having attended one of The Mat’s retreats a few years ago in Costa Rica, I looked forward to hearing all about this one.…
This summer The Mat Yoga Studio hosted another successful yoga retreat – this time in Thailand! And I eagerly watched out for photos and stories from my friends who were on the retreat. The stories coming from this trip were wonderful to see – exploring new environments, finding relaxation in…
For me, it was another exciting year to be a part of The Mat’s community. Every year is fantastic, but with the opportunity to have even more in-person events this year, I was reminded so many times about how fortunate I feel to have found this community. The Mat maintained…
The other month I wrote about a piece of advice for going on a yoga retreat: be open to trying new things. The Mat’s 2022 yoga retreat in Costa Rica this past summer was my first time attending a yoga retreat (though it had definitely been something I’d wanted to…
Last month I participated in my first yoga retreat, and as I sat down to write about it this month, there was one thing I kept coming back to: What was it that I took from the retreat? It was not just the yoga – which practicing twice a day…