Things to Do in Mansfield

15 classes a week for beginners to advanced. Workshops and series also offered to help deepen your practice. We are located in MidTown, between Frank Seale Middle School and Midlothian High School off of George Hopper Rd. & 14th Street.

Yoga 4 Love founder Lisa Ware is a true renaissance woman. As a registered yoga instructor, reiki master, cosmetologist, public speaker, co-founder of the OneYogaUSA Dallas Yoga Conference + Music Fest, she brings a wealth of experience and enthusiasm to each lesson, often inspiring her client base by repeating the mantra, “Expanding Our Horizons... Inspiring Positive Change!” She also encourages students to swing by the studio for heated and nonheated yoga classes, specialized sports injury recovery and private classes, or services from Dragonfly Spa, which offers detox foot baths, Thai yoga bodywork, and reiki healing sessions.

As a mother of three, Krystal Gray envisioned owning a studio where children and adults could explore their creative sides together. That vision materialized when she took over ownership of The Art Barn Studio, a place that lavishes visitors with all of the materials and inspiration required to create their own unique masterpieces. A cow-print storefront beckons creative minds into a colorful studio where friendly staffers—including seasoned artists and local high-school students—help guests to create and decorate custom works of art including pottery, mosaics, and jewelry. Artists who don't finish crafting their project or debating politics with their muse in The Art Barn Studio's regular operating hours—Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.—may pay a return-visit fee and finish it at a later time.

Several years ago, Branndon Bargo and his brother set out on a mammoth adventure. Not sure what they were after, they biked 4,000 miles to Baja, Mexico from Alaska and found themselves submerged in the open waters of the Pacific, scuba diving with great white sharks. After a harrowing climb of Mount McKinley in Alaska, Branndon began questioning his motivations for staying at his desk job. So in 2005, he gently kissed his cubicle goodbye and founded Live Adventure as a means of encouraging others to challenge themselves while discovering deeper connections with the world around them. Within Cedar Hill State Park, Brandon organizes team-building programs and encourages groups to kayak, synchronize swim, and fish on Joe Pool Lake. Other expeditions include rock-climbing outings and custom guided jaunts around the planet.

The guides at Fort Worth Tours & Trails seek out storied locales and dish out historical secrets of Panther City through the outfit's assortment of tours via bus or by foot. For walking tours, groups gather at one of two locations: the east lawn of the Courthouse for the Hell's Half-Acre to Sundance Square tour or in front of the Visitors' Center on Exchange Avenue for the Stockyards and Historic North Side tour. The former stops at several spots that figured prominently in the downtown area's early development, while the latter combs the brick streets of the historic north side, home to the Cowboy Hall of Fame and the world's only longhorn herd that hasn't succumbed to Internet stardom as a dancing flash mob. On both excursions, tour-goers have the opportunity to hear a plethora of little-known facts and cocktail party-worthy anecdotes from the city's rich history.

At Off Duty Armory, instructors with backgrounds ranging from hunting to anti-terrorism operations supervise a seven-lane indoor pistol range. Within this climate-controlled facility, a HEPA filtration system vanquishes discharged particles from the air, and an auto-retrieve system places targets up to 25 yards away. In addition to overseeing open range times, the instructors lead classes that include standard NRA courses, ladies-only sessions, and one-on-one training. Off Duty Armory also houses a pro shop, where weapon experts dispense advice on both armed and non-lethal forms of self-defense.