Just finished, a yoga mat, I practice Yoga each morning and I love such a mat here, it provides a sturdiness that is very welcome, and also some warmth because the filling is a cotton (80%)/polyester-blanket, the fabrics are cotton.
I find that mixture more pleasant than any other material that is usually used for a Yoga mat. It is thick enough so that one can dive into Yoga comfortably, and thin enough so that this mat can be rolled up and stored away afterwards.
Also, I find it nice if such a yoga mat mirrors what yoga does: it turns my attention to the center of things,
so I try to find a good pattern for the middle of this arrangement of the patchwork top.
The center pattern here is a traditional one, it is called "Pinwheel".
Such a mat should be a bit longer than the height of the person who will use it, and it is wider than a normal mat, so that both arms can rest comfortably.
This mat here is 170 cm x 80 cm (67" x 31,5"). It is hand- and machine-sewn, hand quilted, and can be washed easily (everything is pre-washed).
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“Exercises are like prose, whereas yoga is the poetry of movements. Once you understand the grammar of yoga; you can write your poetry of movements.”
― Amit Ray, Yoga and Vipassana: An Integrated Life Style
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/yoga
