Tapas Yoga Mat

August 20, 2008

Which tapas yoga mat is right for you?

Today, we have a glance to see how these alternatives got along.

To determine which tapas yoga mat was good for me, I attempted out postures/ exercises where a steady mat is crucial: like Sun salutation (surya namaskar), wheel (chakrasana) letting in its advanced variants, vrschikasana or scorpion pose, peacock feather pose (pincha mayurasana), handstand (adhomukha vrkasana) and its flow or vinyasa.

It was more usual to practice yoga on woolen rugs or hand-woven cotton (dhurries), barely a couple of years ago. While I made my teacher education, I also belonged with the bulk, from Bharat, who performed their practice (sadhana) on a slippy, colorful dhurrie. Exclusively those from overseas slung their tapas yoga mats with an desirable indifference or hopped into the sophisticated scorpion pose dauntlessly. The remaining of us continuously adjusted ours or got rid of it when trying out with hard postures and exercised flat on the solid floor, like I frequently choose to do nowadays. Now everything has shifted. Athletics stores stockpile tapas ultra mats for the old scientific discipline restores itself in the land of its root. While you do real fast sun salutes, many mats may move around, impacting intellectual focusing. Likewise, in all the former postures brought up before, the steadiness from the tapas mat is real crucial to be capable for kicking or slipping into the posture. Whenever the mat moves or agitates it causes anxiety and freak outs, successively ruining your learning process, particularly at the novice’s stage. These fears may trouble even an experienced practician. With that in mind, whether your mat is steady or not has to be the main criteria when selecting it.

The inverted V posture in the surya namaskar (as well known as mountain or parvatasana) asks for a steady mat which won’t move as you push down your heels and shoulder. Besides, if your tempo is really quick when practicing the sun salute, a lot of habitué practicians will see their mats might tear up from the steep intensiveness of use!

I still have yet to try a skidless yoga mat, but I heard good things about them.

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Tapas Ultra Mat

August 21, 2008

When I bought my first tapas ultra mat, I was so confused. I did not know what size to buy, what kind, what color. It was a mess. I knew I really wanted a mat because I was dedicated to yoga. I will make a quick post to day about the importance of the size of your mat.

First of all, how tall are you? If you are less than six feet tall then the regular length size will do. You will have plenty of space to do all your poses and, when it is finally time to relax at the end of your practice, your head and feet will not hang off the end of your tapas ultra mat. And if you choose the thickness of your tapas yoga mat carefully, than you will be in heaven.

I promise I will explain how to chose the mat thickness in a future post. But basically, it depends on the surface you have your yoga practice on. For a hard surface like wood or cement, you want a extra thick yoga mat like one fourth of an inch and more. For grass and other soft surfaces, you want a less thick mat (Duh!!) like one eighth of an inch or less.

Then, there is the width. I am a pretty skinny guy, so width was never a problem for me. I always use standard width. If you are a big guy or girl, you are going to want extra width. I do not have exact measurements to give you though. You are going to have to go with your instinct. You can do it! One last thing on width, if you practice in a jammed packed with people studio, it is nice to have a wider skidless yoga mat so that you do not have to be up close to the people beside you.

That is it! To resume, If you are taller than six feet, get an extra long yoga mat. If you practice on hard surface, get an extra thick yoga mat. If you are a bit bulky, get an extra wide yoga mat.

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