| Yoga mats that properly support your body are | | | | synthetic materials. A 100% cotton yoga mat rug for |
| essential for your enjoyment and success with yoga | | | | your practice may be best if you have allergic |
| asanas (postures). Yoga mats prevent and decrease | | | | reactions to other materials, or just wish a softer, more |
| injuries that can be caused by slippery surfaces. Yoga | | | | cushier mat. An all natural zabuton mat is handmade |
| mats are used by anyone practicing yoga to help | | | | from chemical- free green cotton. A long lasting filler |
| them create a barrier between themselves and the | | | | for pillows is organic buckwheat hulls as it conforms to |
| floor. Yoga mats can be purchased for as little as $20 | | | | your body's shape and is usually wrapped in a organic |
| and many studios and yoga classes will let you store | | | | cotton twill shell with a hidden zipper carry handle. |
| your mat with them if you are a regular. Some will | | | | Natural Yoga Mats |
| even offer you a free mat to use during your | | | | The original eco yoga mat is made with all-natural |
| sessions. Research has not confirmed the link | | | | rubber and jute fiber and is excellent for any |
| between unclean yoga mats and fungal, bacterial and | | | | consistent practice of yoga. Its rubber underside grips |
| viral infections, plantar warts and staph infections. | | | | the floor and the jute fabric/rubber mix on top offers |
| Yoga mats have 4 requirements: | | | | superb traction and a highly durable, tactile and |
| 1.) they need to be safe, | | | | pleasantly natural surface to practice on. |
| 2.) durable, | | | | Eco Yoga Mats |
| 3.) comfortable, and | | | | Selecting an eco yoga mat is a perfect choice as you |
| 4.) environmental friendly. | | | | pose your way to enlightenment and inner peace in |
| Good Yoga mats will help you improve your balance | | | | your yoga practice. Even a carpet can potentially |
| and coordination and give you better stability and | | | | become slippery and cause an injury, especially in a |
| traction. If you are looking for a natural, eco-friendly | | | | more complicated pose. After extensive research, I |
| alternative to sticky synthetic yoga mats which may | | | | believe that the ecoYoga mat is currently the greenest |
| be full of chemicals, then consider an organic hemp, | | | | option available for those who wish to practice on a |
| bamboo, or cotton variety of yoga mat. | | | | sticky mat. Better still, you may want to show a little |
| Custom Yoga Mat | | | | eco enlightenment at your next yoga class with a |
| Mats come in a variety of custom colors and sizes, | | | | PVC-free mat. In the past, we've given you a few |
| with the standard size of 24" x 68". There are also | | | | options regarding eco-sensitive yoga mats: the |
| 100% hemp yoga and meditation mats made from | | | | Harmony Rubber Yoga Mat, and Eco Mats by Eco |
| certified organic European hemp: processed without | | | | Yoga. |
| chemicals for true purity and environmental | | | | Green Yoga Mats |
| sustainability. You'll love an organic hemp yoga or | | | | Greenpeace wants all PVC production to cease, |
| meditation mat if you're looking for something natural, | | | | because it releases dioxins into the environment. An all |
| organic, and soft during your yoga session so that you | | | | natural zabuton mat is handmade from chemical-free |
| forget about your worries of synthetic or dusty | | | | green cotton. |
| carpets (many yoga studios have carpeted or | | | | Organic Yoga Mats |
| synthetic and dusty flooring). Rolled up, the yoga mat | | | | Organic hemp yoga, meditation mats are eco-friendly, |
| makes a great pillow and also a lower back support. | | | | all-natural and sustainably made. What better way to |
| We've found that mats are also good for the second | | | | be there than starting with synthetic-free, plastic-free, |
| (mat to lie on) and third (folded up for knee support) of | | | | chemical-free, and toxin-free organic hemp mat on |
| the Five Tibetan Rejuvenation Rites since bare floors | | | | which to perform your asana's. When purchasing new |
| can be very hard on your knees. | | | | yoga clothes or yoga products, you should consider |
| Yoga Mat Products | | | | shopping at a organic clothing store, fair trade |
| There are half a dozen type of yoga-mat wipes | | | | business,recycle shop, etc. |
| available, and new products like hand and foot mitts will | | | | Colors |
| protect yoga mat borrowers. Though, you should keep | | | | Most retailers offer a wide variety of colors and |
| in mind that it has not been proven that you can 'catch' | | | | designs. You should be able to find any color that you |
| a virus, fungus or other bacteria from another person's | | | | like in a yoga mat, I've seen them in everything from |
| yoga mat, you will still probably want to purchase your | | | | bright red to purple to deep aqua to the natural colors |
| own, as it will become personal to you, and you will be | | | | of organic cotton and bamboo. |
| able to maintain it and know that it is your very own. | | | | Yoga Mat Essentials |
| Meditation Mats | | | | Yoga mats can be purchased for as little as $20, and |
| A hand-woven yoga mat is best if you want to do | | | | many studios let you store your mat with them. Yoga |
| gentle yoga, meditation or relaxation. A comfortable | | | | mats are handy, safe and comfortable for yoga |
| bamboo meditation bench with rounded leg bottoms is | | | | practice. The standard size of 24" x 68. Yoga mats |
| also suitable for long meditations. For complete yoga | | | | provide ideal base for practicing yoga safely and |
| that includes exercises, meditation, breathing | | | | comfortably. There are some yoga mats that are not |
| (pranayama) and relaxation, sticky mats should not be | | | | made of PVC, which is considered to be the most |
| used. For a sitting meditation, you may want to fold the | | | | toxic of all plastics, and is found in more than 90% of |
| mat two or three times so that you have a thicker | | | | today's sticky mats. Alternative materials such as |
| cushion under you while you sit. Rolled up, the hemp | | | | hemp, cotton, bamboo and other materials can be |
| yoga and meditation mats make a great pillow and | | | | used instead of PVC when you are looking for a more |
| lower back support too. | | | | organic or chemical-free experience, or simply to |
| Cotton Yoga Mats | | | | prevent allergic reactions. |
| Yoga mats are made of cotton, jute, rubber, rug and | | | | |