--- title: "Journal — PIERRE" description: "Stories, guides, and reflections on natural yoga equipment, sustainability, and the practice — from the makers of PIERRE cork yoga gear." lang: en json-ld: | { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "WebPage", "name": "Journal — PIERRE", "description": "Stories, guides, and reflections on natural yoga equipment, sustainability, and the practice — from the makers of PIERRE cork yoga gear.", "inLanguage": "en-GB", "url": "https://pierresports.lovable.app/journal" } --- [![PIERRE](/assets/pierre-logo-ke_S9Cc9.svg)](/) [Shop](/shop)[Custom Branding](/custom-branding)Professionals[Journal](/journal)Our Story[Contact](/contact) ![United Kingdom flag](/__l5e/assets-v1/8732d314-480d-44ee-a688-357856fea883/uk-flag.jpg)English [](/auth)0 ![Hands resting on PIERRE wool yoga mat](/__l5e/assets-v1/c12281cf-1a84-4028-8536-7e97a87de521/2903.jpg) Journal # Stories From the Mat Reflections, guides, and quiet observations on natural yoga equipment, sustainable studios, and the practice itself. [ ![Preparing Your Practice for Autumn](https://pierresports.lovable.app/__l5e/assets-v1/7ea68a1c-3d9c-46f6-ba90-bcb67e03e6f3/pierre-sports-wool-cover-autumn-yoga.jpg) 24 August 2026 ## Preparing Your Practice for Autumn As the season shifts, so does the practice. Discover how to prepare your autumn yoga routine, and why warmth becomes the priority. Read story → ](/journal/autumn-yoga-practice-preparing-for-the-season) [ ![Take Your Practice to Higher Ground](https://pierresports.lovable.app/__l5e/assets-v1/78802837-9aa0-43f3-893b-3cd4a96747b4/pierre-sports-locust-mat-outdoor-yoga-higher-ground.jpg) 24 August 2026 ### Take Your Practice to Higher Ground Outdoor yoga changes what practice becomes. Discover why natural settings deepen the body's response, and the mat built to go with you. ](/journal/outdoor-yoga-mat-practice-in-nature)[ ![Yoga & Trail in the Austrian Alps](https://pierresports.lovable.app/__l5e/assets-v1/ae0ef6b7-c002-4005-9b05-29909dc7bb9b/221.jpg) 10 July 2026 ### Yoga & Trail in the Austrian Alps Five days to move, slow down and come back to yourself — hosted at Der Baum, surrounded by forest and silence in the Austrian Alps. ](/journal/yoga-trail-austrian-alps)[ ![How to Set Up a Corporate Wellness Yoga Programme](https://pierresports.lovable.app/__l5e/assets-v1/6c26094f-39c0-4837-b1a5-bbcdbdf04be6/5877.jpg) 29 May 2026 ### How to Set Up a Corporate Wellness Yoga Programme The Workplace Is Ready for This Something is shifting in how forward-thinking companies think about their people. Not just productivity. Not just performance metrics. But the quieter, more human quest… ](/journal/how-to-set-up-a-corporate-wellness-yoga-programme)[ ![How to Build a Sustainable Yoga Studio: Equipment Guide](https://pierresports.lovable.app/__l5e/assets-v1/2485b07d-ba43-4982-9a17-facc1be94b51/1994.jpg) 15 May 2026 ### How to Build a Sustainable Yoga Studio: Equipment Guide Every yoga studio starts with a vision. A space where practitioners arrive carrying the weight of their week and leave feeling lighter. A room that holds the practice without interrupting it. A place … ](/journal/how-to-build-a-sustainable-yoga-studio-equipment-guide)[ ![How to Clean Your Yoga Mat: Natural Materials Guide](https://pierresports.lovable.app/__l5e/assets-v1/00efffb0-c7f3-4d14-9f0c-f120057522d8/581.jpg) 28 March 2026 ### How to Clean Your Yoga Mat: Natural Materials Guide There is something quietly telling about the way a person cares for their yoga mat . It speaks to how they think about practice — whether it is something they show up for briefly and move on from, or … ](/journal/how-to-clean-your-yoga-mat-natural-materials-guide)[ ![Cork Yoga Mat: Benefits, Feel & What Makes It Different](https://pierresports.lovable.app/__l5e/assets-v1/2f92f1ad-75ee-4837-abc9-1cfc2654bef0/1980.jpg) 12 March 2026 ### Cork Yoga Mat: Benefits, Feel & What Makes It Different If you have recently started researching yoga mat materials , chances are cork has come up more than once. It has quietly become one of the most talked-about surfaces in yoga — and for good reason. Bu… ](/journal/cork-yoga-mat-benefits-feel-what-makes-it-different)[ ![Natural Materials in Yoga: Cork, Wool & Linen](https://pierresports.lovable.app/__l5e/assets-v1/02039caf-62f7-45db-8c67-977a5c835ccd/1208.jpg) 21 February 2026 ### Natural Materials in Yoga: Cork, Wool & Linen At PIERRE, we build comfort from the inside out. Not through complicated features, but through honest materials — the kind that feel good in your hands, soften gently over time, and sit natural… ](/journal/natural-materials-in-yoga-cork-wool-linen)[ ![Yin Yoga Teacher Training in Spain](https://pierresports.lovable.app/__l5e/assets-v1/df89d38b-5897-45ce-9c73-8293332558c3/1582.jpg) 5 February 2026 ### Yin Yoga Teacher Training in Spain From 5 to 12 April 2026, we gather at Alaya Retreat Centre in Spain for a dedicated week of Yin Yoga Teacher Training. This is not simply a training. It is a pause. A return to the quieter dimensions … ](/journal/yin-yoga-teacher-training-in-spain) [![PIERRE](/assets/pierre-logo-ke_S9Cc9.svg)](/) Natural, comfortable, anti-slip yoga & pilates mats — handcrafted in Europe. 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