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What's the difference between an ashtanga yoga mat and a normal yoga mat?

16 Aug 2008

16 Aug, 2008 Uncategorized

An Ashtanga yoga mat is also known as a rug. Unlike the typical yoga sticky mat, the Ashtanga mat is made of cotton. They were used for hundreds of years in India before the sticky mats were invented. The cotton absorbs sweat and a lot of people who practice Ashtanga use it on top of a sticky mat, but it can be used alone. When I do Ashtanga, I usually just use my sticky mat though. Here are some links to Ashtanga mats:
http://www.matsmatsmats.com/yoga/yoga-ashtanga-rugs.html
http://www.ashtanga.net/xcart/home.php?cat=250
http://www.allmats.com/site/439205/page/144341

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yogalexa
2007 Oct 12 2

An Ashtanga yoga mat is also known as a rug. Unlike the typical yoga sticky mat, the Ashtanga mat is made of cotton. They were used for hundreds of years in India before the sticky mats were invented. The cotton absorbs sweat and a lot of people who practice Ashtanga use it on top of a sticky mat, but it can be used alone. When I do Ashtanga, I usually just use my sticky mat though. Here are some links to Ashtanga mats:
http://www.matsmatsmats.com/yoga/yoga-ashtanga-rugs.html
http://www.ashtanga.net/xcart/home.php?cat=250
http://www.allmats.com/site/439205/page/144341
References :

Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga