When you’ve lived, shopped, voted, worked, owned businesses, and volunteered for twenty years in one city, your roots grow pretty deep into its soil, and you can’t help but care as deeply about […]
It’s not only the most important pose in yoga, it’s often the most difficult one. It’s called Savasana, which means Corpse Pose in Sanskrit, and it requires you to lie down on the […]
This fall/winter, Mind the Mat is offering advanced trainings for yoga and Pilates teachers with internationally recognized instructors and local experts. What’s the difference between a good teacher and an excellent teacher? Knowledge […]
While recently in a phone conference with Elizabeth Todd and Megan Brown, it became clear to me that coaching Elizabeth is going to be a riot. The first thing she said to me […]
I’m back from Spain and ready to take detoxification deeper. Last month I wrote about a four-day Ayurvedic Cleanse I completed before leaving on vacation to Madrid. My initial intention was to cleanse […]
I remember riding on the bus from the airport to our retreat center in Costa Rica, sitting next to Sara Dunton. She looked so familiar to me but I couldn’t figure out where […]
I’m off to Madrid in two days and I’m going to enjoy my vacation thoroughly: art, music, people watching, architecture, history, and, of course, food. To prepare for my indulgences I’m currently on […]
I remember meeting Sue almost five years ago at Swing’s coffee shop. She knew I owned Mind the Mat and she strolled over and introduced herself. I remember thinking how easy and natural […]
We love you and thank you, Alexandria, for all your love and support over the years. And so… …you are invited to an indoor/outdoor extravaganza on Friday, May 4th, 5-8pm at Mind the […]
Are you searching for personal transformation? Or to deepen your yoga practice? Do you yearn for friendships within a community of like-minded people? Are you considering changing your career? Are you looking for techniques […]
March begins Mind the Mat’s TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY celebration and Megan and I are looking back over the years with a sense of enormous gratitude and humor. Forming our LLC in March of […]
The most magical thing that yoga teaches is the connection between the body and mind. When you hear a yoga instructor cue you to breath into the heart center, here’s why she/he does […]
If you’ve never met Verveine, you already know she is special, just from the sound of her name. If you’ve met her, you know the playful sparkle behind her brown eyes, her graceful […]
Mommy & Me classes at Mind the Mat are the best thing for new mamas since daytime napping! I teach a 50-minute Mommy & Me Core Yoga class twice every week, Mondays at […]
My first yoga class was Kundalini yoga, which consists of movements such as lifting your arms up in the air, sticking your tongue out of your mouth, and breathing rapidly for 20 minutes. […]