Yoga can truly guide you on the right track to health and keep you balanced both physically and mentally. Click on the link below to discover Addiction, Recovery and Yoga a featured documentary of how people have used yoga as part of their journey in recovery programs from serious addiction problems to a new life of well being an emotional stability. You'll see how

yoga is much more than just exercise and meditation.

http://www.adyo.org/home.html

Top 10 Reasons to Try Yoga (from Yoga Day USA)

1-STRESS RELIEF

Yoga reduces the physical effects of stress on the body. By encouraging relaxation, yoga helps to lower the levels of the stress hormone corisol. Related benefits include lowering blood pressure and heart rate, improving digestion, and boosting the immunic system as well as easing symptoms of conditions such as anxiety, depression, fatigue, asthma, and insomnia.


2- PAIN RELIEF

Yoga can ease pain. Studies have demonstrated that practicing yoga asanas (postures), meditation or a combination of the two, reduced pain for people with conditions such as cancer, multiple sclerosis, auto-immunie diseases and hypertension as well as arthritis, back and neck pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, fibromyalgia, eczema, irritable bowel syndrome and other chronic conditions. Some practitioners report that even emotional pain can be eased through the practice of yoga.

3 - BETTER BREATHING

Yoga teaches people to take slower, deeper breaths. This helps to improve lung function, trigger the body's relaxation response and increase the amount of oxygen available to the body.

4 - FLEXIBILITY

Yoga helps to improve flexibility and mobility, increasing range of movement and reducing aches and pains. Many people can't touch their toes during their first yoga class. Practitioners begin to use the correct muscles to make the movement and, over time, the ligaments, tendons and muscles gradually lengthen and elasticity is increased. These gradual changes can mean that more and more poses are possible.

5 - INCREASED STRENGTH

Yoga asanas (postures) use every muscle in the body, helping to increase strength literally from head to toe. And, while the postures practicied in yoga strengthen the body, they also provide an additional benefit of helping to relieve muscular tension.

6 - WEIGHT MANAGEMENT

Yoga even less vigorous styles) can aid weight control efforts by reducing the cortisol levels as well as by burning excess calories and reducing stress. Yoga also encourages healthy eating habits and provides a heightened sense of well being and self esteem.

7 - IMPROVED CIRCULATION

Yoga helps to improve circulation and, as a result of various poses, more efficiently moves oxygenated blood to the body's cells.

8 - CARDIOVASCULAR CONDITIONING

Even gentle yoga practice can provide cardiovascular benefits by lowering resting heart rate, increasing endurance and improving oxygen uptake during exercise.

9 - BETTER BODY ALIGNMENT

Yoga helps to improve boty alignment, resulting in better posture and helping to relieve back, neck, joint and muscle problems.

10 - FOCUS ON THE PRESENT

Yoga helps us to focus on the present, to become more aware and to help create mind body health. It opens the way to improved coordination, reaction time and memory.

Meet Guy Box our featured Student of the month

Guy is a courteous and dedicated yogi that represents
All That matters well!

When did you start yoga and what attracted yo to the practice: I started to begin a positive and healthy lifestyle for myself. My intuition guided and attracted me to yoga.
What is your favorite style of yoga: Vinyasa Flow, Yoga Pilates and Svaroopa.
What other activities do you enjoy: Watching classic movies and being outdoors
What is the last great book you read/recommend: In my own Words by the Dalai Lama
Favorite sound: Gentle Summer Rain
Least Favorite sound: Morning alarm, in the dead of winter, on a snowy day...
Favorite meal: Spinach salad topped with baked wild salmon and sesame dressing!
What keeps you doing yoga: The athletic challenge, inner peace and spiritual growth
Advice to beginners: Slow down and be present in all you do:)
What do you like most about All That Matters: The best teachers, staff and facilities anywhere in the known galaxy and beyond!

Release Fear and Receive More Energy

Fear can take up unwanted time and space in our day or lives. If we learn to fear less and live more in the present, we will have more energy to take hold of challenges and defeat them!

“Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we often might win, by fearing to attempt” -Jane Adams

Fear not being able to ever conquer a certain yoga asana? Or fear that your muscles just won’t stretch to your satisfaction? Try some yoga aides to help take over that fear. We have a great selection of yoga straps and blocks that will surely help you achieve goals.

Fear the side effects of the suns powerful rays? Don’t hide under that umbrella, instead apply some Badger Sun Block! 100% natural, water resistant and chemical free, this sunscreen will fight off wanting to stay in doors.

Check out Russil Paul’s cd album bhava Ecstatic Heart. This cd
complies various guitars and percussion to bring you a sense of inner freedom and profound love. Guarunteed to sooth away any fears or stress while listening to it.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Ronnie Nocito dedicated blood drive on June 11^th at the South Kingstown Elks. Your support helped the Rhode Island Blood Center to ensure a safe blood supply to our hospitals. A total of 16 donors were able to give. Since one pint can save up to three lives, your blood drive potentially benefited up to 48 people in Rhode Island and beyond!

All blood donations will make a difference in someone’s life. A significant amount of the blood collected at our blood drives will go towards treating children with leukemia, automobile accident victims and patients needing organ transplants. It is because of generous folks like yourself, who host blood drives, that we are able to give hope to patients and their families.

Store Special!

For the month of June, come in and receive 20% off All WELEDA Skin Care Products.

"At Weleda, beauty isn’t something that’s made in a lab; it’s something that’s cultivated right from the earth. Carefully. Lovingly. And certainly without pesticides or chemicals. Those things aren’t beautiful to us."

Meet Nancy Penn, our featured student of the month!
Nancy is a wonderful and kind yogini that represents All That Matters well.

When did you start yoga and what attracted you to the practice:
I started Jan 2007, I had a revelation and decided I needed to
become more physically active. Yoga seemed to be an easy
transition for me, and the spiritual aspect really helped!
What is your favorite style of yoga: Svaroopa and gentle yoga
What other activities do you enjoy: I love to paint and write.
What is the last great book you read/recommend: The Shack by William young
Favorite sound: Night sounds in the summer...
Least favorite sound: TV commercials
Favorite meal: spaghetti! (does Ice cream count as a meal?) :)

What keeps you doing yoga: I can really tell that it is making a difference, I can feel it both physically and mentally.
What do you like about doing yoga at All That Matters: friendly staff, great evolving classes

Advice to beginners: Be open to what is unfolding!

Community Yoga brings in over 150lbs of food!

Thank you to all who participate in our monthly free yoga class
(with food donation)
With your help, the Jonnycake Center of Peace Dale has been able to collect over 150lbs of food. The Jonnycake Center helps to serve 8-10households a week with food, clothing and household items.
So thanks again for helping to make a difference in the lives of others :)

Enlighten Your Senses
Enlighten Your Soul

Now that the sun is shining more brightly and illuminating all the good of the season, it makes it easier to appreciate all the beauty that surrounds us. Let that beauty enlighten your senses and use its power to enlighten your soul.

“Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment”- Lao Tzu

Keep the beauty of flowers with you inside with Pacifica Soy Candles. Try the Lotus Garden scent, each inhale of this carefully layered perfume takes you deeper into bliss. Exclusive soy wax formula with pure cotton wicks.

Need a little help reaching enlightenment?
Try one of our Zafu Meditation Cushions, to keep you relaxed and comfortable.Filled with buckwheat, these cushions are very
durable and double stitched for extra strength.

Your mind and body will thank you!

Check out Snatam Kaur’s cd album GRACE, her heavenly voice dances with gentle flute, Indian violin, acoustic guitar and more, to enlighten

both heart and soul.

Healthy, Lively, Fit & Able

Do you strive for these attributes in your life? The benefits of a healthy
lifestyle are unlimited and build a strong and confident individual.
Plus, let’s not forget beach season is right around the corner!

So lets take a look at what we have to offer to get everyone on the right track to health.

The greatest wealth is health! - Virgil

Stress can take away years from your life, decrease productivity and be a cause for unhappy and unhealthy times. Try Rescue Remedy. Yoga in a bottle, so you can stay stress free, sleep easy and stay calm. Everyone needs their beauty rest ;)

A key to keeping fit is having your own special space and area. Jade Yoga Mats give you that space and keep you grounded.
Considered one of the world's best performing, most environmentally-friendly yoga mats, with premium, non-slip, natural rubber. In or out of the studio.

Come check out our great collection of Andrew Weil’s audio cds for obtaining optimum health. Andrew offers guided cds in meditation, breathing, sleep and more! Receive 10%off any one of his cds in our store!

Meet Edwin Berrios-Ortiz, our featured student of the month!
Edwin is a talented yogi and represents All That Matters well.

When did you start yoga and what attracted you to the practice: In July 08, I was recommended by a friend, and then I was drawn right in. The 40days program also really helped. What is your favorite style of yoga: Vinyasa-hip openers!What other activities do you enjoy: Running, hiking, biking and currently working on achieving my Ph.D.What is the last great book you read/recommend: The Seat of the Soul by Gary Zukav.

Favorite sound: the ocean!
Least favorite sound: New York city Hustle-bustle (traffic)
Favorite meal: Italian—Lobster ravioli
What keeps you doing yoga: The spiritual aspects are more important to me than the physical. Yoga keeps me balanced and keeps me at my source.
Advice to beginners: Listen to your body, and don’t pay attention to what others are saying and doing. Have fun!

We have a Bike Rack!

We put in a request quite sometime ago to have a bike rack on the bike path and it is here! Just in time for spring!

Let the Sun Shine! Let your Soul Shine!


Do you Love the warm, glowing feeling of the sun?
Let your soul radiate that same feeling within yourself and amongst others!
Check out some of these products that will help you attain a natural glow.

The windows of my soul I throw
wide open to the sun.
~John Greenleaf Whitter

Mother's Day Skin Care Sale!
Come in May 8-10th and receive 20% off all skin care products,
including Weleda and Dr. Hauschka!
A sure way to achieve healthy, radiant skin!




Keep the sun with you always with this powerful piece by Satya Jewelry Company. This sun and moon double strand pendant necklace is hand cast silver and bathed 24kt gold vermeil. The sun is the masculine energy bringing warmth and grounding, the moon cool and nurturing. Together they are the progression of life.

Let the soothing tones of Deva Premal's transcendent voice warm your soul. Layered in a chorus of lush harmonies, Dakshina is a celebration of the diven, perfect for yoga and relaxation. Come check out this cd, as well as many others by her in the store!

We now have a mulitmedia libray...
and are adding new cool things each week, interviews and yoga classes to come soon. Go back to our home page and click on Multimedia Libray. Want to smile... listen to the 2 minute laugh audio!

Have anything special you would like to hear or read- email us!

Plant, Sow, Garden and Grow!

This April, grow along with your garden and reach new heights! Whether you want to expand a yoga practice, spiritual quest or holistic lifestyle, we are here to help!
“The Greatest Gift of the Garden is the restoration of the five senses”.– Hanna Rion.


Grow strong with the help of any of Shiva Rea’s yoga DVDS. From Radiant Heart Yoga to Yoga Dance Fusion, Shiva Rea’s instructional practices will keep you toned, firm and fit! Shiva Rea is one of the leading teachers of Vinyasa flow yoga and a contributing editor to Yoga Journal.

Add some encouragement to you garden (or life) with these fun and beautiful engraved river rocks. Each rock has a different word that guides a direction or belief. Great for inside or out, come in a find which word fits you best!

Come check out Donna De Lory’s cd album Sanctuary. These intimate recordings, full of depth, feeling and nuance, resonate with astonishing luminosity and soul, revealing a voice of compelling purity and sincerity.

Receive 10% off between April 10-April 24th.

ALL THAT MATTERS

Featured Book of Interest

Autobiography of a Yogi
By Paramahansa Yogananda

Named one of the 100 best spiritual books of the 20th century, Paramahansa Yoganansa’s remarkable life story takes you on an unforgettable exploration of the world of saints,
yogis and more!

JOIN US!
This Spring many of our All That Matters teachers, staff and practitioners are reading this book as an opportunity to be connected and in communication.
If you would like to join feel free to pick up a copy in our store and contact us about future book discussions.

Honoring the Lotus Flower with the Arrival of Spring

The Lotus Flower is a sacred symbol embodying infinite potential, renewal, transformation, and new beginnings. We are here to help you discover these attricutes in your self and daily life!

Transform your day or night with the power fo light!
This decorative lotus tea light holder renders a beautiful reflection and flow,
illuminating the room with a warm and inviting energy.
Purchase one, get a second at 30%off!

Create a new beginning!

If you haven't already, begin using recyclable bags for your groceries and shopping needs. We are proud to carry Envirosax eco-friendly bags. These bags are lightweight, portable, waterproof and each one holds the equivalent of two supermarket plastic bags thanks to reinforced seams!


The cd album we are showcasing from March 30 - April 10 is Sadhana by Maneesh de Moor. 10%off this album! Awaken your spirit with a sacred journey through sound and vision - very global, very ambeint, meditative yet pulsating with gentle rhythm.

Celebrate the Color Green !
In Honor or St. Paddys Day, as well as the beautiful spring weather, let’s celebrate all that is green (and save some green as well!)

Get lucky, save on a Bucky!
Heats in the microwave, or chills in the freezer.

Cold nights, sore muscles, aching heads or icy toes...you name it, Bucky Hotties to the rescue! Premium whole buckwheat seed filling. Machine washable cover.
Come on in and save 10% on our Bucky Neck and Body wraps.

Want to show off your support for St. Paddy’s day or Green living? Come in to check out the new Spring Prana line! Featuring the Delaney Tank Top in Green Apple. This tank is made from certified
organic cotton. With almost all Prana tops/bottoms made from recycled content, you can look and feel beautiful inside and out.

The cd album we are showcasing from March 16—23 is
Effortless Relaxation by Steven Halpern.
Evoke your natural “relaxation response” and reduce stress immediately and effectively with the pleasing variety of instruments on this album.

We always love to visit OOP! when in Providence and now they are in South County too! They are sponsoring a raffle each month here at All That Matter and all you have to do to win a $50 gift card is stop in and fill out a ticket at our front desk (one per month)!!!

check out oop! online

this summer they will be offering children's art class Wednesdays from 9:15- 11 from parents who want to go to yoga...stay tuned!

Mini- Boot Camp
This Saturday March 7th
all proceeds will go to support the Africa Yoga Project.
I am teaching a 3.5 hour Baptiste Bootcamp-style class a week from Saturday at All That Matters. These classes are sweaty, fun, challenging and surprisingly invigorating. Salt Pond Yoga and All That Matters are donating all proceeds from this class to The Africa Yoga Project. Lisa and I are going to East Africa with Baron and other Baptiste Teachers in April to offer a Teacher Training there. It is organized by Baptiste Teacher Paige Elenson, who is the founder of Africa Yoga Project. We will teach Yoga in the slums of Nairobi; we will visit with the Massai families; and we will hold a free 5-day teacher training for local Kenyans. We are all donating our time and expenses. However, a small part of your donation goes towards our local travel in Kenya; the rest directly to the Africa Yoga Project.We hope you will support this effort by attending this Baptiste Bootcamp class. Click here to register
Thanks... Philip Urso