Product Description

A comfortable cushioned mat that provides cushion for bones, joints and pressure points with textured surface for secure footing and hand placement. Also, this mat is environmentally friendly since it is made of 100% natural rubber!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #38495 in Sports & Outdoors
• Color: Earth Meets Sky Print
• Brand: Gaiam
• Model: 05-51849
• Released on: 2007-03-23
• Dimensions: .13" h x 25.00" w x 68.00" l, 2.25 pounds

Features

• Attractive, nature-inspired yoga mat with Earth Meets Sky print
• Made of 100-percent-natural, environmentally-friendly rubber
• Provides gentle cushion for bones, joints, and pressure points
• Light-tack, nonslip material for secure footing and hand placement
• Dark brown color; measures 24 x 68 x 0.12 inches

Amazon.com Product Description
Sporting Gaiam's nature-inspired Earth Meets Sky design, this yoga mat offers the perfect floor support for serious yoga enthusiasts. The mat is made of 100-percent-natural, latex-free rubber, with an elegant, comfortable surface that provides a gentle cushion for bones, joints, and pressure points. The light-tack, non slip material also keeps your feet and hands secure during tricky exercises, so you can perform downward dog with confidence. And thanks to the dark brown color and fashionable silhouette print, it's easy to identify this mat when mixed with others. The imported mat measures 24 by 68 by 0.12 inches.

About Gaiam
Gaiam was created as a lifestyle company with the vision that, given a choice, people would choose a lifestyle that is healthy and life enhancing, for themselves, their families and the Earth. The Gaiam lifestyle is a vote for individual health as well as the future sustainability of the Earth’s resources. Gaiam strives to provide customers with alternatives to traditional products by offering natural, eco-friendly or healthy versions that compare with the style, quality and price of conventional products.

Gaiam’s goal is to become the trusted source and unifying brand for Lifestyle of Health and Sustainability (LOHAS) participants. They understand that the opportunity to affect people’s lives with information and products is both a privilege and a responsibility. Gaiam believes in the concept of Conscious Commerce, the practice of making purchasing decisions based on personal values and beliefs. It takes into consideration all the aspects of our lives and the impact we have upon the planet. Research indicates this concept appeals to approximately 50 million people in the U.S. alone. Gaiam's strategy in delivering the distinctive quality for which they are known is to partner with experts in health/wellness, eco-living and personal development to develop proprietary products that meet our customers’ needs with meaningful solutions.

The name GAIAM is a fusion of the words Gaia (the name of Mother Earth from the Minoan civilization in ancient Crete), and I am reminds us that we are all interconnected with the Earth, the air and water, and very much a part of this living system that sustains us all.

Customer Reviews

An OK mat.... for the price...
I was looking for something that would keep me in place while I practiced my yoga and exercise moves. I found this mat in the horrendous maze of exercise/yoga mats and purchased based on the reviews I read. It seemed like a decent enough mat for the price...

Most of the other customers were complaining about a terrible rubber smell when you opened the plastic... And this was CERTAINLY the case. As soon as I opened it, the smell hit my nostrils, filled the room, and stayed there until I finally rolled the mat up and put it in my closet. I wasn't expecting it to be such a strong smell!!!

As far as an actual "mat" is concerned, this one provided hardly any traction for me at all. As soon as I started stretching, I started to slip around right away. As it turned out, halfway through my work-out, I threw the mat aside, and continued on my floor. I had more traction on my own carpet, particularly in the Downward Dog pose, which is a pose I come back to frequently. This may be a good mat for hardwood floors or something similar, but if you've got carpet in your exercise/yoga area, find another mat, or stick with your carpet for your workout...

Great looking mat
This mat costs more than a non-printed mat, but it's beautiful to look at. I really enjoy unrolling it in yoga class and stretching out over something pretty. It will also stand out from the rest of the mats in class - I have yet to meet anyone who has a similar mat and I go to a couple of different yoga studios a week.

The mat does smell strangely when you first open it, but just spread it out on your floor for a couple of days (flip it over once!) and the smell will go away.

I ordered the mat and a yoga mat harness at the same time from Amazon to get the free shipping ($25 min) and I was quite happy with both items.

Gaiam Earth Meets Comfort Yoga Mat
This is a really great mat, it looks awesome and is comfortable to sit/lay on. However, that being said, I do agree with a previous review that there is a weird smell when you first open it up. It does go away if you leave it unrolled for a day or two.
My girlfriend liked it so much, she took it and gave me hers. On a side note, I've seen this exact mat at a couple of Barnes and Nobles- and I think it was cheaper there. (The shipping is VERY expensive for a light weight mat). I think it was about $9. So after S&H it is cheaper to buy it from B&N.