... for the occasional-yogi: Don't touch that communal mat! And if you do, disinfect yourself immediately. Studio yoga mats ... to do it. Some gyms barely even get around to washing the floor. I use my own but even that needs some cleaning-especially when I do a ...

Blog entry - savasthi - Aug 15 2007 - 2:41pm - 18 comments - 0 attachments

... earth-conscious ways they reuse a yoga or fitness mat when it's time for a new one. Tree ... for the bottom of furniture that is on a wood or ceramic floor. Glue on pieces with a non-toxic adhesive. One mat will go a long way! ...

Story - AndreaManitsas - Mar 19 2009 - 7:00pm - 1 comment - 0 attachments

... recyclable. So my time on this earth is finite, but my mat's isn't? Fortunately, I found five nontoxic, next-generation yoga ... to fully biodegradable. The hands-down grippiest eco-mat I found was the 3/16”-thick Harmony mat from Jade Yoga ... quite expensive I'd rather do yoga on the floor from some reason (Yoga, Stuff We Like) ...

Story - Paul_Freibott - Aug 15 2007 - 2:38pm - 3 comments - 0 attachments

... chest and ribs, and reach your arms out parallel to the floor, palms facing forward. Exhale more quickly from the navel, and swing your ... with toes facing diagonally to the left corner of the mat. Interlace your fingers behind the back, inhale to arch the back, and ...

Story - jride - Oct 30 2009 - 3:05pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

... with arms at the sides, three times. Lie face down on your mat. Keeping your legs on the floor at least hips’ width apart and your knees turned inward and toward each ...

Blog entry - cshannon - Sep 24 2009 - 1:02am - 2 comments - 0 attachments

... in lunge style until your front thigh is parallel to the floor. Keep your back leg fully extended. Lift up through your core; don't ... Feel the bones that you sit on pushing down into the mat as you release your thighs towards the floor. Sit up tall as you relax the ...

Story - JoeR - Jun 17 2009 - 5:55pm - 2 comments - 0 attachments

... as you exhale feel your ribcage and belly sink into the floor. Stretch your arms out beside you, and lift up and forward until you can ... down, keeping hands in a controlled motion just above the mat. Maintain this position, breathing five breaths in and five breaths out for ...

Blog entry - cshannon - Jul 28 2009 - 7:27am - 0 comments - 0 attachments

... information up as yet another great reason to roll out the mat. Here’s how: Sensuality On a more subtle level, yoga helps you ... involves engaging and drawing up the muscles of the pelvic floor (known in Sanskrit as mula bandha, or root lock), which strengthens the ...

Story - jride - Feb 2 2009 - 10:50am - 0 comments - 0 attachments

... as doing Kegels [insert link] to strengthen the pelvic floor muscles and walking. Start right away even in the hospital, putting your ... balloon? For starters, lie on the floor on a comfortable mat and place your abdomen so that the two of you are lying tummy-to-tummy. (If ...

Story - Debbie_Page - Feb 28 2007 - 12:33am - 1 comment - 0 attachments

... seal-of-approval. Another questioned the mattress vs. floor mat situation, arguing that you need the floor for leverage, balance, stability and alignment. She is certain that as ...

Blog entry - savasthi - Sep 21 2006 - 2:13pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments