Not So Coy Koi
Whether you want to add inspiration to your practice, show your individuality, or encourage a child's yoga session, different yoga mats with designs can help. In this slideshow, we'll feature a number of fades, pictures, and accents that you're sure to like.
The yoga lifestyle company Gaiam has a number of interesting mat designs. This hot red mat decorated with koi fish will stand out in the studio!
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Tree of Life
Another design from Gaiam is the Tree of Life. The leafy white silhouette on a sage green background provides a soothing foundation for your practice.
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Dragonfly
This writer's personal favorite is Gaiam's uplifting Dragonfly mat. Gaiam features a number of other prints you may prefer, including the Flower of Life on a rich purple background, Blue Medallion, which is a light and dark blue combination, and Damask, a black design set on tan.
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Striped Mat
Another option from Gaiam is an earthtone striped mat. If you're looking for a gift for a yogi, he may appreciate this change from the everyday mat choices.
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Hugger Mugger Evergreen Mat
Hugger Mugger is another popular yoga gear outfitter, and its Ultra Nature line is a fun one. You can almost feel the forest in this Evergreen blend of colors.
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Tapas Ultra Ocean
If you like the warm blend of colors of the previous Hugger Mugger mat, this calming ocean blue blend mat has a bonus feature - extra thickness. It's twice as thick as the original Tapas mat. You can get this mat in the Flame style, too, or Evergreen.
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Savasa Lotus
Savasa makes bold and fresh yoga mats with designs in two colors, purple and pink, with a contrasting blossoming lotus for encouragement and growth.
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JFit Bamboo
The waffle-weave design of this mat brings to mind a quiet grove of bamboo.
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G2 Fit Men’s Guided Mat
What a perfect way to create an asana sequence! This yoga mat design features 28 postures that enhance a yogi's practice. Some of the postures are challenging, so this might be a good mat for someone at an intermediate level.
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G2 Fit Women’s Guided Mat
Yoginis can improve their practice anytime with this guided mat, also with 28 postures. Reversibility lets you change your mat with your mood. The poses are the same as on the G2 Men's mat, so keep that and your level of experience in mind.
Both of the G2 guided mats are made with eco-friendly materials.
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Yoga Direct Kid’s Yoga Mat
What a great way to encourage children to make the most of yoga practice! Yoga Direct has two yoga mats with designs: the turtles on blue, shown here, and bright yellow suns on orange. These are just a couple of the many fun mat designs for kid's mats. Almost makes you wonder why these mats aren't made for adults! We have more information about kids' yoga mats in in this article.
If you'd like learn ways to take good care of your mat, read our article, How to Clean a Yoga Mat.
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