Ask and You Shall Receive….

Ask and you shall receive. One of the things I love most about owning a yoga studio is that I never know what’s going to happen from one day to the next. We have a studio at YG that has taken on a life much bigger than I’d imagined when …

Time For Something NEW < <

It’s Fall and a great time to start something new. I’ve always loved this time of year. As a kid I loved summer. I was athletic and summer vacation meant playing on a soccer team, hot summer nights playing kick-the-can with all the kids in our neighborhood after dark, bike …

Seeing OPPORTUNITY for GROWTH

YOGA Garden is a beautiful sacred space, which provides space to grow and learn through the practice of yoga. The 200 Hour Teacher Training provided tools to live yoga on and off your mat and applies a greater sense of understanding to you and the world you live in. How …

Work HOME for a New Year…

I think I love my work home just as much as I love my home-home. YOGA Garden is a labor of love in all respects. I have worked hard to fulfill a dream of creating a place that is beautiful and inspires freedom and creativity to do the work we …

YOUR YEAR in a WORD

The real secret of magic is that the world is made of words, and that if you know the words that the world is made of,you can make of it whatever you wish. Terence McKenna What’s in there…In the dark? This is the time of year where the days get …

Develop a Home Practice

This workshop is for you yogis who are looking to take your practice to the next level. We will work on developing a home practice and working toward a apex pose through the understanding of sequencing. Laurel Van Matre is known for her depth in the understanding of alignment in …

Saving Up Summer For Winter

Oh, Summer, I wish you could last forever. Just kidding, I don’t really. I love summer but I like change too. I would go crazy without the change of seasons. These are some of my favorite scenes of what turned out to be a blissfully long Summer.  I will be …

YOGA is Not For Yogis, YOGA is For HUMANS

I can’t tell you how often I’m thankful that I found yoga years ago. It’s not just about exercise – it’s about moving your body in healthy ways, while you contemplate the way you move through your life, while having time to think about the philosophy and laws of nature …

BEAUTY is MAGIC

A lucky lady am I to have such artistic friends. They say you are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with.  I feel blessed to be around people who have designed their lives around how they see beauty in the world and how much they …