We can all get lost sometimes inside our own heads – our own thoughts – but how often do we use that time spent with our thoughts as an opportunity for self-reflection? Svadhyaya, another one of the five Niyamas, is the study of one’s self. The Niyamas are the second…
A community can be based on a physical place like a neighborhood community, but it can also people you choose to be around, people who share similar interests and values. And as one might spend more and more time at a particular yoga studio – or even taking classes around…
I hear it often in the beginning of class. It’s usually said in those first few minutes as we sit or lie with eyes closed and shift into the space from our days: take a moment and, if you wish, set an intention for the practice. Sometimes it’s only there…
Each month I look forward to the theme The Mat yoga studio chooses in its monthly newsletter and why a teacher may have chosen that particular theme. I also look forward over the weeks to see how different teachers may incorporate that theme in their classes. The theme for December was finding…
Here we are, still at the very beginning of a New Year! It’s our time to begin to take action on the goals we set for ourselves. Maybe that’s aspiring to read new books or to try new things, or maybe it’s going back to class. Many studios seem to…
2017 was a busy year – a great one – but busy. There were some things I thought I might do – like taking a tango class again – and didn’t, but then also some amazing things I did do – like yoga teacher training – that I first thought…