--- title: "The PIERRE Journal — Practice, Materials & Care" description: "Guides on cork mats, natural materials, cleaning and retreats, written by the PIERRE team. Read the journal and take something into your practice." lang: en json-ld: | { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "WebPage", "name": "The PIERRE Journal — Practice, Materials & Care", "description": "Guides on cork mats, natural materials, cleaning and retreats, written by the PIERRE team. Read the journal and take something into your practice.", "inLanguage": "en-GB", "url": "https://pierresports.com/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?w=48&q=70)English [](/auth)0 ![Hands resting on PIERRE wool yoga mat](/__l5e/assets-v1/c12281cf-1a84-4028-8536-7e97a87de521/2903.jpg?w=1440&q=55) Journal # Stories From the Mat Reflections, guides, and quiet observations on natural yoga equipment, sustainable studios, and the practice itself. [ ![Your Practice Brought You Here. Your Words Might Bring Someone Else.](/__l5e/assets-v1/236f3d6a-5cfa-44f1-9d75-455696cdffbf/pierre-sports-community-practitioners-bolsters-cork-mat-restorative.jpg?w=1280&q=55) 21 September 2026 ## Your Practice Brought You Here. Your Words Might Bring Someone Else. Pierre Sports grows through honest words, not advertising. Here is why your experience matters and how sharing it can bring others to the practice. Read story → ](/journal/pierre-sports-reviews-why-honest-words-matter) [ ![A New Site. A New Chapter. Same Roots.](/__l5e/assets-v1/f15b1747-e642-4599-8e8e-081fd60b12f5/pierre-sports-new-website-launch-card-square.jpg?w=800&q=70) 21 September 2026 ### A New Site. A New Chapter. Same Roots. The Pierre Sports website has been redesigned from the ground up. A cleaner experience, a clearer story — and 10% off to celebrate. ](/journal/pierre-sports-new-website-launch)[ ![Preparing Your Practice for Autumn](/__l5e/assets-v1/7ea68a1c-3d9c-46f6-ba90-bcb67e03e6f3/pierre-sports-wool-cover-autumn-yoga.jpg?w=800&q=70) 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. ](/journal/autumn-yoga-practice-preparing-for-the-season)[ ![Take Your Practice to Higher Ground](/__l5e/assets-v1/78802837-9aa0-43f3-893b-3cd4a96747b4/pierre-sports-locust-mat-outdoor-yoga-higher-ground.jpg?w=800&q=70) 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](/__l5e/assets-v1/ae0ef6b7-c002-4005-9b05-29909dc7bb9b/221.jpg?w=800&q=70) 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](/__l5e/assets-v1/6c26094f-39c0-4837-b1a5-bbcdbdf04be6/5877.jpg?w=800&q=70) 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](/__l5e/assets-v1/2485b07d-ba43-4982-9a17-facc1be94b51/1994.jpg?w=800&q=70) 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](/__l5e/assets-v1/00efffb0-c7f3-4d14-9f0c-f120057522d8/581.jpg?w=800&q=70) 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](/__l5e/assets-v1/2f92f1ad-75ee-4837-abc9-1cfc2654bef0/1980.jpg?w=800&q=70) 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](/__l5e/assets-v1/02039caf-62f7-45db-8c67-977a5c835ccd/1208.jpg?w=800&q=70) 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](/__l5e/assets-v1/df89d38b-5897-45ce-9c73-8293332558c3/1582.jpg?w=800&q=70) 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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