For months now I've had a note that somebody asked me about my yoga setup at home. I don't remember who asked and if it was you, I'm sorry that I'm not organized enough to keep track of such things, but I appreciate the topic suggestion/question.
At home I have a yoga mat, two blocks, a blanket, a bolster, and a necktie I use as a strap that my husband will no longer use because it has a stain on it that's invisible to everyone on the planet but him. I also ALWAYS light a candle when I'm doing yoga. Yes, even when it's ninety degrees and seventy percent humidity.
All of it gets put away in a plastic egg crate and is tucked under a table in our music/sewing/workout room when I'm done with it.
I've been known to grab pillows and blankets off of beds if I need more padding and/or elevation. What can I say? I'm a high-maintenance kind of yoga girl.
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At school I have a mat, two blocks, an actual yoga strap, and a blanket (no bolster). I actually have THREE mats because I like to have extra in case someone comes to the yoga program I put on without a mat of their own.
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How many yoga mats do you own? Do you have all the yoga gear or are you strictly a mat kind of person?
I don't do a lot of yoga (usually only if I need a "yoga for stiff neck" kind of specialized routine), but I have three or four yoga mats! The cushier, the better. One of them is more of an exercise mat, I guess, and it's pretty enormous. I stack my Gaiam mat on top of it for floor work.
ReplyDeleteInteresting. I don't like cushy mats very much because they make me feel less grounded. But I do regularly need the blanket under my knees because my left knee has a screaming nerve thing happening. That's where there are a lot of different types of yoga mats.
DeleteYoga tends to floor me. Yes, I know what I said. 🤓
ReplyDeleteIf I take even a few days off, it's exhausting! Yoga is real work.
DeleteI have three yoga mats, and my husband has one, so we are well-equipped with mats. I also use a cover on all my mats for easy cleaning and to keep hands and feet from slipping. I have blocks and bolsters and all the things, but unless I'm doing a restorative practice (weekends) I just use mat (with cover! Important to me) one cork block, and my eye pillow for savasana.
ReplyDeleteI have a confession to make, Nicole. Unless I take my mat outside for a practice, I don't clean it. It's just me! And my own sweat! *shrug* I am not generally sweating profusely (I am so cold so much of the time) that it never occurs to me to wipe it down.
DeleteI have a few different mats, one block, and a carrying bag. That's it! I need to up my game a bit.
ReplyDeleteMy yoga practice is in my living room, which is carpeted. In addition to the carpet, we have an area rug. So I don’t use a mat at all. I hate how much I slip on a yoga mat, and I had no idea that you could buy a cover for it. If I ever feel the need to do yoga on a mat again, perhaps I will invest in a cover. Having said that, I do own 1 mat, which I used when I used to take an in-person yoga class. I have 2 blocks, a blanket, and a cushion for sitting. When I need a strap, I use a dish towel.
ReplyDeleteI’m intrigued by the thick yoga mats that Adriene uses, and I never see her slip, though I guess they’re would edit that out. I got mine so long ago I have no idea where I bought it. Target maybe? It’s over 20 years old. Who knows if it’s any good anymore, actually. Do they decompose?
I have exactly one yoga mat...I don't do yoga.
ReplyDeleteHow fun! I love seeing your setup and reading about everyone else's. I have one very old yoga mat, and it's just the right amount of soft without being too soft. I have two blocks and one bolster. I use a beautiful scarf that was a gift as my strap. It makes yoga feel like a special occasion!
ReplyDeleteI own two yoga mats - one that is thin and folds up because I thought it would be good for travel but really isn't, and one that I liberated from an opera company where I was working ten years ago, but should really be replaced because the stickiness has gone out of it. I do wonder how often one is supposed to replace yoga mats....
ReplyDeleteI have no blocks or any other fun yoga toys. I would kind of like a bolster so I can to that version of savasana where you lie back on the bolster and it really opens up your shoulders. But bolsters take up a lot of room.