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Unroll the Mat offers fun yoga classes and events, yoga training and beautiful retreats ~ Cat Doyle

03/02/2026

If your first response is, “I’m not a teacher… but this feels like something I need”...

then you’re exactly who this training was designed for.

Yoga Nidra meets you where you are, whether you want to guide others someday or simply deepen your own relationship with rest, awareness, and inner stillness.

After many years of offering this twice annually, this will be the last Yoga Nidra training for the foreseeable future.

If there’s a subtle voice saying yes in your body, trust it.
Learn more.

https://unrollthemat.ca/yntraining

02/28/2026

Newsflash: Rest isn't something you have to earn

Return to Light in Merrickville is a retreat designed as a nervous-system reset, full of gentle movement, grounding practices, and the kind of quiet that lets your shoulders drop without you even realizing it.

In Merrickville, we’ll slow everything down:
🧘♀️ Intentional yoga practices
🌸 Essential oils to support deep relaxation
🤲 Optional massages
🍃 Time outdoors + time alone

"Cat is a master in creating a relaxed and chill vibe for all participants. She takes the time to connect with each guest in an authentic manner. She truly created magic for our group in the creatively sequenced yoga practices and group activities.” —Anne T.

Learn more + save your spot via the link:
https://unrollthemat.ca/merrickville

02/27/2026

Yin & Massage is a deeply nourishing experience where long-held poses are paired with therapeutic touch and essential oils, allowing your body to soften in ways it simply can’t when you’re doing it alone.

"I was blown away at how different I felt leaving the class. I came feeling quite stressed about work and left feeling released of my to-do list-feeling more open and positive.” —Sarah S.

I am excited to be hosting Yin & Massage sessions at the Unroll The Mat studio in Chelsea, March 1 and March 8! These are very small group sizes, so plenty of hands-on attention for all participants.

✨Save your spot via the link:
https://unrollthemat.ca/yinmassage

02/25/2026

Yoga Nidra training is for anyone curious about:

• conscious rest
• nervous system regulation
• meditation without effort or force
• learning how to truly drop in

You don’t need to be a yoga teacher.
You don’t need to teach at all.

You just need a willingness to listen inward and explore what happens when rest becomes intentional.

This offering has been held consistently for years; and this upcoming training will be the final one for the foreseeable future.

Details + registration at the link:
https://unrollthemat.ca/yntraining

02/23/2026

Some weekends aren’t meant to be productive.

Next month, gather with us in Merrickville for a slow, intentional yoga retreat designed to help you soften, exhale, and come back to yourself.

Think:
🌿 Gentle yoga
🌿 Meditation and intentional breathing
🌿 Downtime to rejuvenate yourself
🌿 Guided journaling

If your body’s been asking for rest, this might be your sign.

Details + registration at the link:
https://unrollthemat.ca/merrickville

02/22/2026

Yin & Massage remains one of the most deeply restorative offerings I hold. The kind people talk about afterwards… and then book again.

This is for the nervous system that’s been running a little too long.
For the body that’s holding more than it needs to.
For anyone craving care that feels personal and intentional.

✨ Early Bird Deadline is TODAY!
Join us:
https://unrollthemat.ca/yinmassage

02/18/2026

If you've been craving an escape from winter but a retreat isn't in the cards for you right now, a yin & massage experience may be exactly what you're looking for!

Give yourself 90 minutes to escape into a calm oasis in nature with nurturing touch and restorative yin yoga.

Throughout the session, I will guide you through a slow, accessible yin practice while offering massage and gentle hands-on support during the poses. The massage is calming and intentional; designed to help you settle more deeply, feel supported, and fully relax into each shape.

Expect a steady pace, a calm environment, subtle use of essential oils, and a small group setting that allows for individual attention. Many participants leave feeling lighter, less stressed, and more at ease in both body and mind.

This session is well suited for anyone feeling tired, overwhelmed, stiff, or in need of a true reset. No prior yin experience is required.

Early Bird Deadline is February 22.

Save your spot and get ready to feel rested and restored:
https://unrollthemat.ca/yinmassage

02/17/2026

This Yoga Nidra training is often assumed to be only for yoga teachers, but in truth, many of our past participants joined for a very different reason.

They wanted to:
✨ deepen their personal practice
✨ understand rest on a nervous-system level
✨ experience meditation that actually lands
✨ build a relationship with stillness they could return to again and again

Yes, this training can be used professionally, but it’s equally powerful if you’re simply feeling called to go deeper in your own yoga practice, too.

After running this training twice a year for a long time, this will be the last one for the foreseeable future.

So if Yoga Nidra has been quietly tapping you on the shoulder, this might be your moment.

🤍 Learn more via the link: unrollthemat.ca/yntraining

02/16/2026

If you’re the one who’s always holding it together…
This weekend is for you.

Our Merrickville retreat is a gentle invitation to step out of "doing" mode and into deep, supported rest.

Every detail is intentionally crafted, from the yoga practices and aromatherapy, and guided meditations to unstructured time to wander, nap, or journal.

You don’t need to fix anything.
You don’t need to arrive “calm.”
You just need to arrive as you are, and soak in the magic that is this time of year. You'll feel it all around you during Return to Light ✨

Join us in Merrickville March 13-15, 2026
Spaces are limited.
Learn more:
https://unrollthemat.ca/merrickville

02/14/2026

Wellness doesn’t always smell like lavender 🪻

Did you know I don’t use scented candles, and for a good reason?

They seem relaxing… but most scented candles are actually releasing toxins into your space 😬

Most are made with synthetic fragrance oils (aka lab-made scents like “Palo Santo” or “Oud”)

Even “natural” or “essential oil” candles aren’t safe; burning oils at high heat denatures them

You’re essentially polluting your indoor air while trying to unwind!

I always tell my students: essential oils are powerful, but they’re temperature sensitive. Cold car in winter? Fine. But oils sitting in the heat of your mailbox in July? Not so fine.

Wellness isn’t just about the vibe.

It’s about understanding the tools we use to care for ourselves.
And sometimes that means letting go of something that smells good, but isn’t good for us.

Stick to diffusers, room sprays, or just open a window, your body (and lungs) will thank you.

12/20/2025

It always starts within. 🌿

When you take time to care for ourselves, the ripple effects reach far beyond the mat.

Your wellness isn’t selfish. It can literally change the world. ✨

How are you nurturing yourself this week?

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Cat's extensive teaching experience and happy joie de vivre offer students mental clarity, physical wellness and an enhanced, joyful practice. Having taught full-time for over seven years, she's exceeded 4,000 teaching hours in studios in Canada and abroad. Her expertise includes hot yoga, vinyasa, yin, chakras and ayurveda and she has regularly taught workshops, trainings and Lululemon's Parliament Hill Yoga. Cat’s an excellent connector and enjoys learning about her students, from their practice to their lives. She blossoms in yoga communities. Having completed her 500 hour teacher training in Brazil, Cat is a globetrotter who loves people and places far more than "stuff"; she’s been to over 30 countries. She credits her personal growth to the teachings of her mother, Ted Grand, Jessica Robertson, Ryan Leier, Seane Corn, Maria Garre, Anodea Judith and Eoin Finn. A lifelong learner and expert in anatomy, she holds a BSc in biology and psychology. Outside of yoga, Cat shares passions for reading, running, scuba diving and leading a healthy, sustainable lifestyle.