A Look at Jade Yoga Mats

The search for the perfect yoga mat sometimes seems like an unending journey. Who would have thought that I would end up philosophizing about the search for a yoga mat? The number of choices available is quite overwhelming at times that one simply doesn’t know where to start. I’ve gathered info about yoga mats from people I know and some of them have pointed me to the direction of Jade yoga mats. Interesting. I wonder what’s so special about them.

Environmentally conscious times must have made people more conscious about the things they use and the advocacy a company has, even for such things as yoga mats. Plus points go to Jade yoga mats in these aspects.

A Jade yoga mat is made from rubber, a naturally-occurring material, and contains no PVC or other synthetic rubbers. They also pride themselves in sustainable and renewable resources for their rubber yoga mat, something that a lot more people these days will find appealing. They also have a page listing 25 ways on how to recycle and reuse their yoga mats. Frankly, I find it appealing too. But then, while I certainly like the company’s environmental consciousness, I really am on the prowl for a really nice yoga mat. So is a Jade yoga mat worth the buy?

My friend let me try hers for a couple of classes so I can see for myself what a Jade yoga mat is all about. While Jade Yoga sells yoga mats in the usual colors and shape (rectangular corners), my friend opted for something different and bought a mat with the edges cut in a certain design. It was certainly very pretty, and the color was as well. That’s another thing I love about these Jade yoga mats; the color choices they offer are really pretty. It’s refreshing to see yoga mats that aren’t red or blue or green.

The mat I had to use was a little on the thin side for my liking, but I learned that you can choose the thickness of your Jade yoga mat, which is good news to me since I’m really an extra-thick mat kind of girl. The mat was sturdy even if was thin. It didn’t move around as I did my poses, and the grip on that thing was awesome. It did have that slight rubbery smell (it is a rubber yoga mat, after all) but I was told this will dissipate in time.

All in all, I loved it. I really love that the grip was great because I fear injuring myself. With the colors, the thickness, and the grip and cushioning on these mats, I think I may have found the yoga mat I’ve been looking for and will use for a long time.