Yoga products is a category that lists all of the discussions that surround the use of various types of products in all different kinds of yoga practices. Yoga products can be as familiar as mats or as exotic as bolsters and pillows and other forms of accessories.
Health and fitness blogger Tara Burner recently tried out our Earth Elements 5mm Yoga Mat. You can read her review here and find out how to win a brand new Earth Elements mat of your own. The article below shares information about how the mat is made, its features and how to care for it. Good luck with the giveaway! Caring for Your Earth Elements Yoga Mat The first limb
Introducing Our Yoga Props Guide Blankets and bolsters and blocks, oh my! Wedges and straps and mats, oh my! You’ve probably seen them all, in photos or in your local studio or gym. But what are you supposed to do with them? You probably know what to do with the mats, but do you know which mat is best for your particular needs? Here’s a mat guide that might help
Snuggle up to a Cotton Yoga Mat Before the advent of the sticky yoga mat in the 1980s, students and teachers of all styles of yoga used a hodgepodge of different types of padding to shield themselves from the coldness and hardness of floors while they practiced. I remember using towels, blankets and quilts, discontinued carpet samples and foam sleeping bag pads. Most of what passed for yoga mats were
At first sight, you may look at a spike mat and think, “Ouch!” Initially it may feel that way, but give it a moment and the discomfort will dissolve into heat and unfolding relaxation. It turns the distressed into the de-stressed … The ideas behind the spike mat (Mukta Mat) come from the ancient art of Chinese acupressure and the Hindu “bed of nails,” both of which have numerable restorative
If you were around in the ’70s, you may remember macrame. A crafty pursuit consisting of elaborate knot tying, macrame plant hangers, wall hangings and jewelry were ubiquitous for a time. Jute was the perfect macrame fiber—strong, earthen-colored and a little bit rustic. I still have a roll of macrame-ready jute in my attic. Nicknamed the “Golden Fibre,” Jute is a natural fiber plant grown primarily in India, Bangladesh and
Natural Rubber Yoga Mats The rubber plantations of Malaysia and Indonesia provide the material for our Urban (Recycled Rubber) and Native (Natural Rubber) mats. Native to South America, rubber trees (Hevea brasiliensis) are tapped for their latex, the source material for all natural rubber products. While more than half the rubber used in manufacturing today is synthetic—from petroleum sources—we use only natural tree-sourced rubber in our mats. Rubber’s name comes
Over the past few weeks I’ve undertaken a major purge of my closets and drawers. Anything I haven’t worn in the past two years went up for grabs. Most items have gone to good homes with good friends, where they will be much more likely to see the light of day than they did at my house. A few items have lived in storage for much, much longer than two