Yoga Mat by Aurorae, Ultra Thick, Extra Long with Focal Point Icon and Illuminating colors that define your Inner Self, SGS approved Free from Phthalates, Violet (lavender)
- Ultra thick 1/4″ mat for impact absorption, Extra Long mat 72″ comfort for all sizes
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“Aurorae” Ultra Thick, Extra Long Yoga Mat 72″ x 24″ x 1/4″
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Our Unique Focal Point Icon helps you focus on your poses
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The 1/4″ thickness provides enough cushion and comfort to protect your knees and joints.
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Hatha Yoga Illustrated
- ISBN13: 9780736062039
- Condition: New
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Experience the physical benefits and body awareness from hatha yoga—the most popular form of yoga today. Hatha Yoga Illustrated presents nearly 650 full-color photos to visually demonstrate 77 standard poses from hatha yoga that apply to all major hatha styles including Iyengar, Astanga, Anusara, and Bikram.
Individual poses are presented from start to finish, showing you how to achieve proper alignment and breathing to ensure challenging yet safe execution. The result is an increa
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Review by J. Rogers for Yoga Mat by Aurorae, Ultra Thick, Extra Long with Focal Point Icon and Illuminating colors that define your Inner Self, SGS approved Free from Phthalates, Violet (lavender)
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I recently decided it was time to upgrade my yoga mat to something a bit more high quality and came across this one. So far I have been very impressed. The quality of the mat is really remarkable for the price point and i really love what a great job they have done with this. You can tell this was developed by people who actually do practice yoga.
PROS
1) The knee pain i used to get on my old (thin) mat is gone. I have used this on a variety of different surfaces (including the hard floors at the local studio) and no issues.
2) The rubbery smell that I also had to deal with on my old mat is now gone. I followed Aurorae’s recommendations and put a little lemon on.
3) Been using for a few months now and no durability/wear issues.
4) No staining of clothes. My last mat left a slight residue that would be seen on lightly colored clothing.
5) Price – $80 for a Manduka mat??? No way. This is better quality for a fraction of the price.
CONS
None but will update if I find anything.
I would recommend this one to any yoga enthusiast. Great product and well worth the money at this price point.
Review by A. Barnard for Yoga Mat by Aurorae, Ultra Thick, Extra Long with Focal Point Icon and Illuminating colors that define your Inner Self, SGS approved Free from Phthalates, Violet (lavender)
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My last yoga mat became family property. My daughter used it for her gymnastics practice, my son used it for his karate warm-ups and if I was lucky enough to find it, I got to use it for myself. Well, they can have my old mat & I’m hiding my new Aurorae mat. It’s great for my mat Pilates, no more feeling like I’m rolling up on cement with my old flimsy mat. It’s much more comfortable on the back and knees. The longer length is helpful too especially on days when I attend yoga in the park on a cement slab by the lake. What a great buy for the price!
Review by Christeen for Yoga Mat by Aurorae, Ultra Thick, Extra Long with Focal Point Icon and Illuminating colors that define your Inner Self, SGS approved Free from Phthalates, Violet (lavender)
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I just received my Aurorae yoga mat and I must say that I absolutely love it! Not only am I am impressed with the quality and the features – the non-slip top/bottom surface, the thickness of the mat and the beautiful logo – but you cannot beat the price or the timely manner that it arrived at my doorstep. I would highly recommend this yoga mat.
Review by Matt for Yoga Mat by Aurorae, Ultra Thick, Extra Long with Focal Point Icon and Illuminating colors that define your Inner Self, SGS approved Free from Phthalates, Violet (lavender)
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I tried yoga a couple of years ago, but I hurt my knees so I stopped. Then recently my friend asked me to go to a yoga class with her and bought me this Aurorae Yoga Mat because she knew I was afraid of hurting my knees again – this yoga mat is totally different from the one I used last time. Its thickness is just perfect to protect my knees and joints. Its non-slippery surface and bigger size (longer than the average yoga mat sold in stores) make it possible for you to make any poses you want on this mat. I definitely recommend this product to anyone who enjoys yoga, from beginners to experts!
Review by Angela K. Risner for Yoga Mat by Aurorae, Ultra Thick, Extra Long with Focal Point Icon and Illuminating colors that define your Inner Self, SGS approved Free from Phthalates, Violet (lavender)
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I’d seen the Aurorae mats on other blogs and decided to order my own. Of course, I ordered the orange one.
I love this mat. Granted, I don’t have a ton of others to compare it to, but I have been really happy with it. Aurorae has great customer service as well, as they send you an email to let you know how to care for your mat.
I get a lot of compliments on the mat and a friend of mine even asked me to order her one just like it.
I also purchased the Yoga Slip Free Rosin Bag. Since I’m doing hot Yoga, I’m sweating all over the place and I need some help not slipping and sliding. This has helped out a great deal and the rest of my class seems to enjoy it too.
Review by Jody for Hatha Yoga Illustrated
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I have been practicing yoga for several years now and have read tons of books on the subject. This is an excellent book on the basics. It covers 70 poses not including variations. Countrary to my assumptions, not all of the posture’s described are ‘beginner’s poses’, there are a few more difficult poses that are common to certain schools of yoga. The descriptions on how to do the poses are pratical – not so much detail that you’re doing a 100 point check list. Simplier modifications are often given, useful if one is not as flexible or strong as required to do the final form (or injured, or tired, etc.). One addition I greatly appreciate is that counterposes are given for each posture, this gives a beginner some idea of what to do next. In fact, for each pose, the following details are listed: counterpose, drishti (what you should look at), physical benefits, mental benefits, and countraindications (injuries or health problems that may prevent you from practicing a posture or require a simpler variation).The routines in the back of the book are short, but extremely helpful for how to build a routine. There are routines for a gentle practice, flexibility, some examples of vinyasa segments, and both sun and moon salutations.I really am enjoying this book.
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Hello. I am a bodybuilder/weightlifter and long distance runner who started doing Yoga in 2002 (I practice 6-7 days a week, at least 90-120 min. daily)after surgery to repair the L5-S1 disc in my back, which I blew out while running with a cold and coughing intensely (coughing, sneezing, and laughing allegedly places tremendous pressure on your spine). I have read or purchased at least 15 books on Yoga. This one is by FAR the best (9.5.04). One pet peeve of mine has been hairy, anoerexic-looking, freaky looking Yogis showing off incredibly difficult poses that take years and years to master, if at all. These authors and models are very normal looking and easy on the eyes. This book does indeed display difficult poses, but also shows important modifications for those less accomplished. The book shows the Sun Salutations of course, and dozens of other standing, seated and twisting, forward bends, reclining, arm balances and inversions. Each has a thorough description of the benefits and instructions with fantastic photos for all levels of practioners. You will develop more lean muscle mass, lose weight, and increase flexibility and balance if you are serious about your training (obviously combined with a healthy eating style). The authors summarize several different workouts in a one-two page layout at the back of the book.
Another nice feature in my opinion, the authors don’t ramble on about the horrors of eating meat, simply saying that it is an intensely personal decision. Moreover, the authors refrain from outlandish promises that I have found to be either completely inaccurate, scientifically unproven, and/or lies. Yoga is like any other form of fitness. You get out of it what you put in. Rather than making wild, unproven claims, the authors offer responsible descriptions of “potential” benefits. I found this measured approach to be very refreshing.
Because I have read so many Yoga books, I have endured the many wild and completely irresponsible claims by many Yogis and even Yoga Journal magazine (weighing in on the dangers of genetically modified foods [tell that to starving people in Sub-Saharan Africa], peacefullness, and non-violence, yada, yada, yada). The authors achieve a perfect balance in this regard.
This book is PERFECT for anyone from beginners to advanced practioners.
Also, thank you again to Amazon.com for offerring this book at a great price and of course perfect service.
Namaste
Review by Kenneth Robinson for Hatha Yoga Illustrated
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Now that yoga is so fashionable there are more yoga books in print than ever before. Many of these books are of poor or mediocre quality.
Hatha Yoga Illustrated is an excellent all around book on yoga. The visual images of the poses are clear, there is a great deal of helpful information concisely presented. The book is devoid of the superflous “blah-blah” so often present in yoga books. This is a hatha yoga manual, you won’t find much yoga philosophy herein, but what is stated on these topics is sound and sensible.
No book is an entirely adequate substitute for personal instruction, but this book should have an honored place in every yoga students collection of yoga books.
Review by bookworm for Hatha Yoga Illustrated
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I am a 42 year-old male in better than average physical condition but when my ankles, knees, and shoulder recently requested that I abandon the jump rope for another regular excersize, I decided to check out yoga. So far I’ve explored roughly 15 books on the subject and have found Hatha Yoga Illustrated to be the keeper. I came to this conclusion when I noticed that I was comparing and cross-referencing the other books to this one, and that it contained virtually ALL of the important information from the others, collectively. There are many good books on the subject, but I found this to be the most comprehensive. Hatha Yoga Illustrated will get you started immediately, and also offers advanced information should you need a more intense program in the future. The book features detailed and well-organized instruction for all of the major poses, complete with variations and counterposes. The two authors are a man and a woman so it favors neither gender, as with some of the other books I’ve read. My only two criticisms are extremely minor: The women in the illustrations are very good-looking which, as petty as this sounds, can serve as a temporary distraction (that’s a criticism?!) Also, there could be a little more info on routines. This is somewhat of a moot point however, because you’ll probably want to build a routine to suit your own specific needs and abilities, and this book certainly provides you with the tools to do that. In conclusion I’m forced to use the old “if you can read just one book – this is the one!” cliche, but only because it is so appropriate in this case. I highly recommend Hatha Yoga Illustrated, and congratulate it’s authors on a job very well done.
Review by J. Parker for Hatha Yoga Illustrated
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I found this book very helpful because I had recently started a yoga class at my gym. I have problems with various part of my body which just kept getting sorer although I enjoyed to yoga class in general. I stuck it out for a while getting worse and worse and am so glad now that I’ve looked into the various poses myself. The book was very well illustrated and gave contraindications for the poses and showed alternate ways of doing each. This information was not given to me in class even though I told the instructor of my problems ahead of time. I have a whiplash injury, so this information would have been much appreciated prior to my messing my neck up even more.