Join Upcoming Donation Classes At Mind The Mat For Spring2ACTion!

Our number one value at Mind the Mat is connecting with our community. That core value includes so many other values like inclusion, support, care, generating joy and fun, and working within our larger community to bring health through movement to Alexandria's citizens beyond our brick-and-mortar doors. 

Over the years, Megan and I have chosen to support non-profit organizations in Alexandria that truly make a difference in our community.  One of those organizations is RunningBrooke. RunningBrooke is a non-profit organization that changes the lives of kids in Alexandria. 

Current research shows that kids need to move their bodies to stay healthy and be learning-ready in academic settings. RunningBrooke has successfully outfitted Alexandria Public School classrooms with active seating, stationary bikes, and movement-oriented tool kits.  Teachers are reporting that RunningBrooke's efforts have directly contributed to students having improved test scores and increased interest and enthusiasm for learning.

For us, supporting RunningBrooke's mission is an easy YES! because Mind the Mat is committed to offering safe, functional, and effective movement for people of all ages. So join us in our effort to spring into action for Alexandria's kids by signing up for one of the following donation classes.  All proceeds will go directly to RunningBrooke.

Thank you! Mind the Mat, RunningBrooke, and Alexandria's kids appreciate you!

Flow Yoga: Spring2ACTion Donation Class for RunningBrooke with Suzanne Kleeblatt on April 19 at 4:30pm 

Flow Yoga: Spring2ACTion Donation Class for RunningBrooke with Sara VanderGoot on April 25 at 4:00pm

Pilates for Runners with Dr. Megan Brown on April 26, 5:15pm

*All classes require a minimum of $22 at checkout, with an option to choose a $30, $40 or $50 donation instead.

Sara VanderGoot

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Co-Owner | Mind the Mat Pilates & Yoga

Sara VanderGoot, CMT, e-RYT 200, RYT 500, is Co-founder of Mind the Mat Pilates and Yoga and Director of Mind the Mat Yoga Alliance certified teacher training program. Sara is an experienced Registered Yoga instructor with Yoga Alliance. She studied Interdisciplinary Yoga with Don and Amba Stapleton in Nosara, Costa Rica and at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health. Sara is Nationally Certified in Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork, licensed by the Virginia Board of Nursing. Sara has been practicing massage therapy, including specialties Prenatal Massage, Postpartum Massage, Deep Tissue Massage and Thai Yoga Massage, in Del Ray, Alexandria for over 15 years and a yoga instructor for 7 years. At Mind the Mat she specializes in Prenatal Yoga, Postpartum Core Yoga, Mommy and Me Core Yoga, Partners Yoga, and Hot Flow Yoga. Sara frequently acts as a birth companion for many of her clients, doing massage and yoga during labor and delivery to facilitate comfort during both medicated and unmedicated births. Before becoming a massage therapist and yoga instructor, she was a lawyer in the Washington D.C. area and found that the healing practices of massage and yoga brought a balance to her life that she had been searching for.

Mind the Mat Pilates & Yoga was founded in 2008 by Megan Brown, Doctor of Physical Therapy and Polestar Certified Practitioner of Pilates for Rehabilitation and Sara VanderGoot, Nationally Certified Massage Therapist and Registered Yoga Teacher (e-RYT 200, RYT 500). In their private practices as physical therapist and massage therapist respectively Megan and Sara observed that many of their clients were coming in with similar needs: relief for neck and shoulder tension and low back pain as well as a desire for more flexibility in hips and legs, stability in joints, and core strength.

Together Megan and Sara carefully crafted a curriculum of Pilates and yoga classes to address needs for clients who are pregnant, postpartum, have injuries or limitations, who are new to Pilates and yoga, and for those who are advanced students and are looking for an extra challenge.

www.mindthemat.com     

2214 Mount Vernon Avenue

Alexandria, VA 22301

703.683.2228

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