Cotton Yoga Mat

When I do "downward facing dog" my palms get clamy & sometimes sweaty. It's hard to relax into the pose when my palms start to slip. I've tried using my partner's mat & get the same problem whereas he does not. I've asked yoga teachers & the only thing they seem to suggest is putting my sticky mat out in the sun or giving it another scrub. But, the mat is adequately sticky otherwise. I've tried sprinkling a little talc powder on my palms & that helps a little temporarily.

I wonder if a mat made out of a different, perhaps natural material would work. I saw some on healthandyoga.com made from woven grass or cotton yarn. The yarn mat claims to absorb sweat & the grass looks like it might have better tracton when my palms get sweaty. It doesn't look like it would get slick when moist unlike the standard latex sticky mats.

Does anyone have experience with other types of mats or have any advice for me? Any exp. w/ natural rubber mats?
I've tried a product called "yoga paws" from Gaiam. It helped the first time that I used it and for once I felt rather firm and stable. It was great! But, after that it seems that I will just start to slip inside the gloves! Arrggg!!! It's not a matter of pushing too much as one user seemed to suggest. My palms are clamy as I start and I can't get very far into it at all before I start to slip. I'm not doing power yoga or anything intense that works up a sweat. It's just that I have palms that sweat easily I guess and naturally have more oils in them, I suppose.

Put baby powder on corn starch on your palms before class

2006-07-18 01:08:49 by Aurora Belora

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I'm trying to figure out what I need to start out. I'm ordering a 1/4 inch thick sticky yoga mat, a nylon mat bag, a cotton 6' strap with plastic buckle, a 4" foam block, from www.yogaacessories.com.
Is that ok to start? Do you have better suggestions? Thanks! :)
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Oh, man. You sound fine! If you're doing it at a studio, chances are that if you forget anything, they'll have it. But you sound like a yoga girl-you're totally good. Just one block will do, but you CAN get two. Whatever would work for you. But you're totally okay. If you want SPECIAL YOGA CLOTHES (totally cute) go to lucy.com. There are amazing things you can get, but they're a little pricey. You sound perfectly prepared for yoga, whether it be hatha or Kundalini!

2009-05-06 16:19:35 by Fauna

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Equal to 4 stacked blankets.
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