mewtwo Posted January 25, 2010 So I was wondering what were the first yoga mats i know way back when they used tiger skins but are thouse the first or did they use something different before that? Also does one really need a yoga mat or could one do with out? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
effilang Posted January 25, 2010 (edited) On 1/25/2010 at 5:38 AM, mewtwo said: So I was wondering what were the first yoga mats i know way back when they used tiger skins but are thouse the first or did they use something different before that? Also does one really need a yoga mat or could one do with out? Damn.. tiger skins lol I just use an old towel I guess that makes me cheap Edited January 25, 2010 by effilang Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jack Runner Posted January 25, 2010 On 1/25/2010 at 6:58 AM, effilang said: Damn.. tiger skins lol I just use an old towel I guess that makes me cheap No it makes you practical. I use a tan cotton OM yoga mat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest paul walter Posted January 27, 2010 On 1/25/2010 at 5:38 AM, mewtwo said: So I was wondering what were the first yoga mats i know way back when they used tiger skins but are thouse the first or did they use something different before that? . The surface of the earth. Paul Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taomeow Posted January 27, 2010 On 1/27/2010 at 1:38 AM, paul walter said: The surface of the earth. Paul I have a sheepskin. The surface of the earth can be hard on your hair. If I had a time machine, I'd go back to my childhood, to my great-aunt's place, and try to convince her to give me her polar bear hide, in exchange for whatever she wants from me. (It was many -- don't know how many -- square feet wide and covered most of the floor of a sizable room, and was complete with the head, amber pieces for the eyes, mouth wide open with all the enormous teeth showing, paws, claws, everything. I was terrified of that thing as a child, I wonder if I would do better now... but for a yoga mat, it would be incredible... it had such uncanny balance of extreme yin/extreme yang -- it ionized you... plus it was a gift of the heart -- the man who killed the bear asserted the bear came to him to sacrifice himself for an offering to my great-aunt for saving his son's life: the boy was going to die, she was a pediatrician and she managed to save him... the bear may have helped... I wish I knew where to look for that bearskin today...) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
