How to Choose Yoga Mat
Thickness Options
A standard 6mm mat is perfect for pretty much any practice, from a gentle Hatha class to a flowing vinyasa style. Thicker mats are usually best for restorative and Yin classes in which you spend most of the class lying down or seated; your back and head will appreciate the extra cushioning.
If your practice varies from day to day -- Mondays you go to a strong Power Flow, and Wednesdays, you bliss out in restorative -- a standard 6mm mat is the best option to cover all your needs.
If you prefer feeling connected to the floor, as in a practice that includes lots of standing and balancing poses, you might opt for a skinnier mat. Also, if you tend to practice on the go and need to bring your mat with you, a thin 4mm version may be most convenient.
Body Tolerance
Your joint health and tolerance for feeling the floor with bony parts also determines the mat you choose. If your practice often has you kneel in Camel, drop your knees during Chaturanga, hold Forearm Plank or visit repetitive Kneeling Crescent Lunges, you might enjoy a slightly thicker mat like NBR type to support your sensitive areas. Don't forget that your tailbone might also enjoy a little more cushioning in poses such as Boat.
While these discomforts can be avoided by folding your mat for those particular poses, if coming to your knees or forearms is part of a regular flow, it's not convenient to keep rearranging.
FOLDABLE YOGA MAT




PVC - The first commercially produced yoga mats were made from PVC. Our PVC mats are ‘eco-conscious’-labelled mats were made from natural jute and rubber.
*Our PVC comes in 6mm standard thickness

NBR YOGA MAT
NBR - Also known as Nitrile Rubber, is a synthetic rubber copolymer of acrylonitrile and butadiene. NBR Yoga Mat is very easy to clean. Usually, the NBR yoga mat thickness is about 10mm or more. It’s definitely worth investing in a quality mat for added comfort, injury prevention, and improving practice.
In addition, NBR yoga mat’s price is lower than TPE yoga mat. Combining with the thickness and the price, a new yogi would like to choose this material’s mat.
*Our NBR mat is available is 10mm/15mm thickness which are softer and thicker



TPE YOGA MAT
TPE - Thermoplastic elastomers (TPE), sometimes referred to as thermoplastic rubbers, are a class of copolymers or a physical mix of polymers (usually a plastic and a rubber) which consist of materials with both thermoplastic and elastomeric properties. Thermoplastic elastomers show advantages typical of both rubbery materials and plastic materials and can be recycled and reused which do no harm to environment after discarding.
TPE Yoga Mat is mainly composed by Thermoplastic elastomers and other material closed-cell foamed under high temperature which makes it anti-microbial and easy to clean. This mat is Eco friendly with the characteristics of non-PVC, non-toxic, non-heavy-metals and non-irritating odor. Its good elasticity, durability and light weight make it suitable for travel and household use. It is the most popular because of the high performace and environmental protection.




