Tri Yoga Calgary

8 week Challenge Update

triyoga — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:41:58 +0000

The 8 week summer challenge has just ended and the winner of the draw for 6 month unlimited pass is Stephanie L.

Thank you all for participating, its been a pleasure to have each and everyone of you practicing with us over the summer and we look forward to seeing you on your mats in the months to come

Tri-yoga has some great pass sales available for those of you looking to continue with your commitment to practice regularly. The newest and most affordable option is our annual pass for only $89/month.

Congratulations!!!

End of Summer Sale

triyoga — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 02:44:15 +0000

$89/Month Unlimited Annual Pass (limited offer)

Unlimited Annual yoga pass (All Drop-in Classes) for only $89/month
Can Freeze Auto pay once a year for 1 month max.
Regular Price: $99/month
Offer valid for first 100 purchases.

3 month unlimited pass – $300 ($60 saving) available till Sept. 15 2010

1 month unlimited pass – $120 ($20 saving) available till Sept. 15 2010

New Pass available – 10 class pass valid for all 6am & 60 min classes only $99

Fall Schedule (drop in & Registered)

triyoga — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 02:40:54 +0000

Drop in Schedule starts Sept 1st.

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Registered classes

Upcoming Registered Classes

triyoga — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 02:40:33 +0000

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Tri-Yoga for beginners & beyond with Jenelle Kitto


Dates: Tue 9/7/2010 – 10/26/2010
Time: 6:45 PM – 8:00 PM
Price: $120/person – 8 weeks
Tri-Yoga for beginners & beyond moves at a gentle pace, introducing basic yoga poses (asana). New students will learn the basics of yoga, while more seasoned students will gain a better, more detailed understanding of the alignment of the poses, as well as the underlying philosophy of the yoga practice. This series will teach you how to move safely into and out of the poses, as well as how to modify the poses for your body. You will gain a basic understanding of the practice and – most importantly – you will learn to steady your body, your breath and your mind.

Tri-Yoga Mom & Baby with Olivia Lyons


Monday Session: Mon 9/13/2010 – 10/25/2010 No class Oct 11th Time: 10:00AM – 11:15AM Price: $95/ mom & baby – 6 weeks
Wednesday Session: Wed 9/8/2010 -10/27/2010 Time: 1:30 PM – 2:45 PM
Price: $120/mom & baby – 8 weeks
Add joy to your first year together through Mom & Baby Yoga! Mom and baby yoga classes are practiced with your baby. You will stretch, relax, and strengthen your postpartum body as you hold/support your baby or have your baby next to you on your mat. Interaction, bonding, communication, touch, fun, and play are all part of a mom and baby yoga class. Baby yoga poses are incorporated into the class which helps encourage their natural flexibility, and helps with strength, digestion, calming fussiness, and sleep. Moms will benefit from improved posture, flexibility, strength and endurance.

Tri-yoga Parent & Tot with Jenelle Kitto


Saturday Session: Sat 9/11/2010 – 10/30/2010 Time: 10:00AM – 11:00AM No class Sept 25th & Oct 9th
Monday Session: Mon 9/13/2010 – 10/25/2010 No class Oct 11th Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Price: $95/parent & tot – 6 weeks
Continue your yoga practice with your child during the active toddler years! Dads are welcome This class is filled with yoga-based postures, games, songs, and developmentally appropriate exercises to promote parent-child bonding and a healthy family lifestyle. Classes are toddler-focused and help to improve gross and fine motor skills, help you and your toddler manage tantrums, promote better sleep, increase listening skills, and help with easier relaxation.

Tri-yoga Pre-natal


Sunday Session with Alexis Carver-Bowey: Sun 9/12/2010 – 10/31/2010 Time: 10:00AM – 11:15AM No class Sept 26th & Oct 10th
Thursday Session with Olivia Lyons: Thu 9/23/2010 – 10/28/2010 Time: 5:15PM – 6:30PM
Price: $95/parent & tot – 6 weeks
Pre-natal Yoga is a great way to help you focus more deeply on your pregnancy, giving yourself and your baby the time and attention you both need. Pre-natal Yoga involves gentle stretching and strengthening as well as breathing techniques, sounding and deep relaxation. It’s fun, easy and helps eliminate many of the common discomforts of pregnancy – from backache to ankle swelling and many others. Our prenatal yoga class provides a safe and supportive environment to prepare, through yoga and breath techniques, for birth and motherhood. Prenatal yoga class postures are modified to accommodate the changing needs of the expectant mother.

Family Yoga


Dates: Sun 9/12/2010 – 10/24/2010 No Class Oct 10th
Time: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Price: $60/person – 6 weeks
This is a class for families who want to incorporate family time into their weekends while enjoying a structured yoga class. Be ready to stretch, flex, bond, and play with your family members. Parents and kids aged 6 and up.

KIDS YOGA with Jenelle Kitto


Little Yoga – age 3-5: Mon 9/13/2010 – 10/25/2010 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM * No class Oct 11th*
Little Bigger Yoga – age 5-8: Mon 9/13/2010 – 10/25/2010 Time: 5:15 PM – 6:30 PM * No class Oct 11th*
Price: $72/child – 6 weeks
How does yoga benefit children? MIND: Increases concentration, focus and patience. Promotes thinking and memory, relieves stress and tension. BODY: Promotes good posture, relaxation and better sleep. Increase stamina, stability and balance. Improve digestion, circulation and elimination. SOUL: Builds confidence, self esteem and self discipline. Inspire love and respect of self and others. Promote team awareness and social connection.

Tri-Yoga for Fertility with Melissa Smith


Dates: Mon 9/13/2010 – 10/25/2010 No class Oct 11th
Time: 5:15 PM – 6:30 PM
Price: $95/person – 6 weeks
Fertility yoga helps improve your overall physical and emotional health. Yoga postures (asana) will focus on poses that open the pelvis and stimulate the 2nd chakra, this will help release tension and increase energy and blood flow to the reproductive organs. Relaxation techniques will be used to reduce stress as stress often goes hand in hand with fertility issues. Extreme stress levels can affect your body’s hormonal balance, leading to problems with ovulation and the menstrual cycle. You and your partner are most likely dealing with extreme levels of physical and emotional stress in your journey to get pregnant. During this 6 week program we will focus on your physical and emotional well-being and help you cope with the stress you are facing. You will learn you are not alone in your fertility journey. 1st class is a one on one 20-30 minute meeting. This will be scheduled via phone or email.

Yoga for Athletes with Dawson Reimer


Dates: Thu 9/23/2010 – 10/28/2010
Time: 6:45 PM – 8:00 PM
Price: $95/person – 6 weeks
Whether you are a runner, skier, boarder, cyclist or a “jack-of-all-trade” fitness enthusiast, yoga can help you develop better breathing techniques while improving your balance, flexibility, core strength and endurance.

Hot Yoga for Teens with Hilary Smith


Dates: Fri 9/24/2010 – 10/29/2010
Time: 8:15 PM – 9:30 PM
Price: $84/person – 6 weeks
Find your inner yogi and discover the many benefits of hot yoga in this class specifically for teens. Increase your flexibility and build strength as we crank up the tunes and find our groove while practicing sun salutations, fun yoga flows and short meditation exercises. Nothing beats the back to school blues like a good hot yoga workout. You’ll leave the class happy, healthy and with a great perspective on life as a teen.

AYP Level ll with Carson Zi


Dates: Mon 9/27/2010 – 11/22/2010 * No Class Oct 11th*
Time: 6:45 PM – 8:15 PM
Price: $120/person – 8 weeks
AYP (The Advanced Yoga Practices) is an open and integrated, eight limbed system of yoga designed to help unfold natural ecstatic radiance (kundalini). In the Level II workshop practitioners will learn how to enhance the practices of Deep Meditation and Spinal Breathing Pranayama with mudras and bandhas, and will learn how to surrender to the Divine flow while moving Silence outward using the practice of Samyama. We will also learn more about the deeper aspects of tantra, the interconnection between the eight limbs of yoga as well as an intermediate level asana sequence. The Level I workshop is a prerequisite for this workshop.

AYP – Beginner (level 1) with Carson Zi


Dates: Wed 9/29/2010 – 11/17/2010
Time: 6:45 PM – 8:15 PM
Price: $120/person – 8 weeks
AYP (The Advanced Yoga Practices) is an open and integrated, eight limbed system of yoga designed to help unfold natural ecstatic radiance (kundalini). The techniques act directly through the heart, mind, body, breath and sexuality. Each class begins with a lesson in yoga philosophy, followed by a beginner asana sequence, pranayama practice and then deep meditation. Everyone is encouraged to go at their own speed in taking on new practices and much attention is devoted to developing skills in “self-pacing.” The aim of these classes is to assist every practitioner in becoming self-sufficient in yoga. This class is suitable for students new to yoga and is a prerequisite for AYP Levels II and III.

Partner Yoga with Jackie Dumaine & Dale Miles


Dates: Sat 10/16/2010 – 11/20/2010
Time: 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Price: $200/couple – 6 weeks
Partner Yoga is the yoga of relationship, the yoga of connectedness. During a Partner Yoga class, you work with another person to help assist one another in each of the postures and to move deeper into each posture; often achieving much deeper release than you could when practicing on your own. Partner yoga allows us the opportunity to really connect with another person and to be fully supported, and supportive. This style of practicing yoga can enhance your relationships with friends, lovers and yoga partners. These classes are perfect for couples or anyone seeking a deeper experience of the true meaning of the word yoga: union. Partner Yoga explores that mysterious edge where two people connect – physically, emotionally and spiritually.

Dates: Tue 9/7/2010 – 10/26/2010

Time: 6:45 PM – 8:00 PM

Room: Moon Studio

Tri-Yoga for beginners & beyond moves at a gentle pace, introducing basic yoga poses (asana). New students will learn the basics of yoga, while more seasoned students will gain a better, more detailed understanding of the alignment of the poses, as well as the underlying philosophy of the yoga practice. This series will teach you how to move safely into and out of the poses, as well as how to modify the poses for your body. You will gain a basic understanding of the practice and – most importantly – you will learn to steady your body, your breath and your mind. $120/person – 8 weeks

Tri-Yoga Mom & Baby with Olivia Lyons


Dates: Wed 9/8/2010 – 10/27/2010
Time: 1:30 PM – 2:45 PM
Room: Sun Studio
Add joy to your first year together through Mom & Baby Yoga! Mom and baby yoga classes are practiced with your baby. You will stretch, relax, and strengthen your postpartum body as you hold/support your baby or have your baby next to you on your mat. Interaction, bonding, communication, touch, fun, and play are all part of a mom and baby yoga class. Baby yoga poses are incorporated into the class which helps encourage their natural flexibility, and helps with strength, digestion, calming fussiness, and sleep. Moms will benefit from improved posture, flexibility, strength and endurance. Monday session – No class Oct 11th $120/mom – 8 weeks

Tri-yoga Parent & Tot with Jenelle Kitto


Dates: Sat 9/11/2010 – 10/30/2010
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Room: Moon Studio
Continue your yoga practice with your child during the active toddler years! Dads are welcome This class is filled with yoga-based postures, games, songs, and developmentally appropriate exercises to promote parent-child bonding and a healthy family lifestyle. Classes are toddler-focused and help to improve gross and fine motor skills, help you and your toddler manage tantrums, promote better sleep, increase listening skills, and help with easier relaxation. Saturday session – No Class Sept 25th and Oct 9th, Monday session no Class Oct 11th* $95/parent – 6 weeks

Tri-yoga Pre-natal with Alexis Carver-Bowey


Dates: Sun 9/12/2010 – 10/31/2010
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM
Room: Moon Studio
Pre-natal Yoga is a great way to help you focus more deeply on your pregnancy, giving yourself and your baby the time and attention you both need. Pre-natal Yoga involves gentle stretching and strengthening as well as breathing techniques, sounding and deep relaxation. It’s fun, easy and helps eliminate many of the common discomforts of pregnancy – from backache to ankle swelling and many others. Our prenatal yoga class provides a safe and supportive environment to prepare, through yoga and breath techniques, for birth and motherhood. Prenatal yoga class postures are modified to accommodate the changing needs of the expectant mother. Sunday Sessions, No Class Sept 26th and Oct 10th* $95/person – 6 weeks

Family Yoga with Jenelle Kitto


Dates: Sun 9/12/2010 – 10/24/2010
Time: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Room: Sun Studio
This is a class for families who want to incorporate family time into their weekends while enjoying a structured yoga class. Be ready to stretch, flex, bond, and play with your family members. Parents and kids aged 6 and up. No Class Sept 26 and Oct 10th $60/person – 6 weeks

Tri-Yoga Mom & Baby with Olivia Lyons


Dates: Mon 9/13/2010 – 10/25/2010
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM
Room: Moon Studio
Add joy to your first year together through Mom & Baby Yoga! Mom and baby yoga classes are practiced with your baby. You will stretch, relax, and strengthen your postpartum body as you hold/support your baby or have your baby next to you on your mat. Interaction, bonding, communication, touch, fun, and play are all part of a mom and baby yoga class. Baby yoga poses are incorporated into the class which helps encourage their natural flexibility, and helps with strength, digestion, calming fussiness, and sleep. Moms will benefit from improved posture, flexibility, strength and endurance. Monday session – No class Oct 11th $120/mom – 8 weeks

Tri-yoga Parent & Tot with Jenelle Kitto


Dates: Mon 9/13/2010 – 10/25/2010
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Continue your yoga practice with your child during the active toddler years! Dads are welcome This class is filled with yoga-based postures, games, songs, and developmentally appropriate exercises to promote parent-child bonding and a healthy family lifestyle. Classes are toddler-focused and help to improve gross and fine motor skills, help you and your toddler manage tantrums, promote better sleep, increase listening skills, and help with easier relaxation. Saturday session – No Class Sept 25th and Oct 9th, Monday session no Class Oct 11th* $95/parent – 6 weeks

Little yoga – age 3-5 with Jenelle Kitto


Dates: Mon 9/13/2010 – 10/25/2010
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Room: Moon Studio
How does yoga benefit children? MIND: Increases concentration, focus and patience. Promotes thinking and memory, relieves stress and tension. BODY: Promotes good posture, relaxation and better sleep. Increase stamina, stability and balance. Improve digestion, circulation and elimination. SOUL: Builds confidence, self esteem and self discipline. Inspire love and respect of self and others. Promote team awareness and social connection. No class Oct 11th $72/child – 6 weeks

Tri-Yoga for Fertility with Melissa Smith


Dates: Mon 9/13/2010 – 10/25/2010
Time: 5:15 PM – 6:30 PM
Room: Moon Studio
Fertility yoga helps improve your overall physical and emotional health. Yoga postures (asana) will focus on poses that open the pelvis and stimulate the 2nd chakra, this will help release tension and increase energy and blood flow to the reproductive organs. Relaxation techniques will be used to reduce stress as stress often goes hand in hand with fertility issues. Extreme stress levels can affect your body’s hormonal balance, leading to problems with ovulation and the menstrual cycle. You and your partner are most likely dealing with extreme levels of physical and emotional stress in your journey to get pregnant. During this 8 week program we will focus on your physical and emotional well-being and help you cope with the stress you are facing. You will learn you are not alone in your fertility journey. 1st class is a one on one 20-30 minute meeting. This will be scheduled via phone or email. No class Oct 11th $95/person – 6 weeks

Little bigger yoga – age 5-8 with Jenelle Kitto


Dates: Tue 9/14/2010 – 10/19/2010
Time: 5:15 PM – 6:30 PM
Room: Moon Studio
How does yoga benefit children? MIND: Increases concentration, focus and patience. Promotes thinking and memory, relieves stress and tension. BODY: Promotes good posture, relaxation and better sleep. Increase stamina, stability and balance. Improve digestion, circulation and elimination. SOUL: Builds confidence, self esteem and self discipline. Inspire love and respect of self and others. Promote team awareness and social connection. $78/person – 6 weeks

Tri-yoga Pre-natal with Olivia Lyons


Dates: Thu 9/23/2010 – 10/28/2010
Time: 5:15 PM – 6:30 PM
Room: Moon Studio
Pre-natal Yoga is a great way to help you focus more deeply on your pregnancy, giving yourself and your baby the time and attention you both need. Pre-natal Yoga involves gentle stretching and strengthening as well as breathing techniques, sounding and deep relaxation. It’s fun, easy and helps eliminate many of the common discomforts of pregnancy – from backache to ankle swelling and many others. Our prenatal yoga class provides a safe and supportive environment to prepare, through yoga and breath techniques, for birth and motherhood. Prenatal yoga class postures are modified to accommodate the changing needs of the expectant mother. Sunday Sessions, No Class Sept 26th and Oct 10th* $95/person – 6 weeks

Yoga for Athletes with Dawson Reimer

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Upcoming Workshops

triyoga — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 02:38:59 +0000

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Reiki Level 1 Training with Patti Conteh


Dates: Thu,Fri 8/19/2010 – 8/20/2010
Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Price: $200/person
Reiki (ray-key) is ‘Universal Life Energy’, the energy around us and within us. It is a practical system – a way of generating energy with your hands. The energy flows to wherever it is needed in the body; stress is released. Reiki gives a deep sense of relaxation and of profound well-being to the receiver as well as the practitioner. Anyone can learn Reiki, including children. After attending the first workshop you can use Reiki to treat yourself, your family and your friends. Reiki is neither a religion nor a belief system, but it can open the way to new depths and spiritual experiences. It opens the mind and the spirit to the causes of disease and pain and re-enforces the body’s ability to heal itself. Reiki has been taught in schools, colleges, churches and prisons around the world. Reiki is gentle, non-invasive, and heals all aspects of one’s self. Its physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual principles are taught by sacred initiations combined with teachings of the hand positions. It is simple to learn. Once the individual takes the first workshop they can begin hands-on healing on themselves and others.

Free Lecture By Poojya Gurumatha Amma


Dates: Fri 9/3/2010
Time: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Poojya Gurumatha Amma embodies love and motherly affection. Her words emerge from power of her inner attainment. When she ia with you, she is totally present. Amma continuously gives of her inner beauty for the uplifting of humanity. No words can describe her unconditional love. Her light must be experienced in person.
FREE Lecture

Deepen Your Practice with Meditation with Jackie Dumaine, Dale Miles & Carson Zi


Dates: Wed 9/22/2010
Time: 8:15 PM – 10:00 PM
This workshop will start with a short asana (postures) practice followed by a sampling of different meditation techniques. Great for anyone curious about meditation or students with a regular meditation practice looking to explore other forms of meditation.
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Yogi Essentials101 with Jenelle Kitto


Dates: Sat 9/11/2010
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
First of a 2 part workshop will provide insight from farm to table with healthy vegetarian recipes and dinner while educating participant about proper diet and hydration for modern yogi. Proper hydration and diet before and after yoga classes. Introducing the philosophy behind traditional yogi diet and modifying them to western world.
Price: $10/person

Yogi Essentials102 with Jenelle Kitto


Dates: Sat 9/11/2010
Time: 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
First of a 2 part workshop will provide insight from farm to table with healthy vegetarian recipes and dinner while educating participant about proper diet and hydration for modern yogi. A vegetarian cooking class, demonstrating the fusion of traditional sattvic diet with modern western living. Recipe book and food tasting included.
Price: $65/person

Ayurveda Series – Introduction to Ayurveda with Marc Polley


Dates: Thu 9/16/2010
Time: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Ayurveda is known as “The Science of Life”. In this workshop the students will learn how Ayurveda is used to create health and longevity. We will discuss the distinctions between the Three Ayurvedic classifications. These classifications (Doshas or Mind/body types) Vata, Pita and Kapha are an essential tool for creating balance in our lives. Once the students have an understanding of their Doshas, the qualities of various foods and activities will be discussed. We will then see how these qualities can affect us. With the knowledge gained in this workshop, the students will improve their understanding of themselves and their surroundings. This knowledge will help you make more informed decisions on the work you will be best at, which type of yoga practice is best for you at this moment, what environment will suite you best, what balance is and how to obtain it! $20/person (1 session) or $60/person for all 4 sessions (buy online under packages or call the studio directly)
Price: $20/person (1 session) or $60/person for all 4 sessions (call studio to buy package)

Ayurveda Series – Kapha balancing techniques and practice with Marc Polley


Dates: Fri 9/24/2010
Time: 5:15 PM – 8:00 PM
How we can balance Kapha qualities with Asana, Pranayama, and Meditation. We will then put this knowledge into effect with a practice to balance Kapha.
Price: $20/person (1 session) or $60/person for all 4 sessions (call studio to buy package)

Ayurveda Series – Pita balancing techniques and practice with Marc Polley


Dates: Sat 9/25/2010
Time: 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM
This workshop, we will discuss how we can balance Pita qualities with Asana, Pranayama, and Meditation. We will then put this knowledge into effect with a practice to balance Pita (practice will include Yoga Nidra… so please bring blankets, pillows, etc to be comfortable).
Price: $20/person (1 session) or $60/person for all 4 sessions (call studio to buy package)

Ayurveda Series – Vata balancing techniques and practice with Marc Polley


Dates: Sun 9/26/2010
Time: 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM
This workshop, we will discuss how we can balance Pita qualities with Asana, Pranayama, and Meditation. We will then put this knowledge into effect with a practice to balance Vata (practice will include Yoga Nidra… so please bring blankets, pillows, etc to be comfortable).
Price: $20/person (1 session) or $60/person for all 4 sessions (call studio to buy package)

September long weekend schedule

triyoga — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 02:38:25 +0000

Yes we are open for the long weekend….

Friday Sept 3rd

Noon - Free Public Lecture – Spiritual Master – Gurumatha Amma

5:15pm – Tri-Hot Core

6:45pm – Hot Restorative

Saturday Sept 4th

10am – Tri-Hot Flow

Noon - Tri – Hot

Sunday Sept 5th

Noon – Tri-Hot Flow

6pm – Yang-Yin

Monday Sept 6th

5:15 – Tri-Hot

6:45 – Tri-Hot Flow

Studio Etiquette

triyoga — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 02:37:38 +0000

Just a couple reminders ….

* Please insure you are at the studio a minimum of 10 minutes prior to the start of class. It has become disruptive for students and teachers to have students entering the class late, for this reason late students will not be permitted to join a class once it has started.

* Please leave all bags and personal belongings in the change rooms or in your vichicles

* Please respect silence and refrain from talking in the studios and hall ways outside of the studio while classes are in session.

* Please sign in at the front desk prior to proceeding to class. Online class registration is available through the website and will speed up your check in.

Namaste

Karma Positions

triyoga — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 02:36:56 +0000

Karma Cleaners and Studio assistant positions available. Volunteer a couple of hours of your time each week in exchange for unlimited yoga.

Apply in person at the studio.

Changes to Childcare

triyoga — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 02:35:42 +0000

There will be some changes to child care starting in September:

We are happy to announce online booking will be available for child care starting September 1st.

There will also be an addition of a silent paging system for parents with children in child care. This system is similar to the pagers seen in restaurants and will allow us to silently page parents in class should they be required in the child care area.

Hours – Daily 9:15am – 1:30pm & Tuesday – Thursday 5pm – 8pm

Price Changes:

Drop-in $5.00

10 pass – $40.00

20 pass- $60.00

Child care for up to 2 children will still be included in Unlimited annual and 6 month passes.

For those looking for a monthly payment plan unlimited annual pass including child care for 2 is only $99/month

Mat Care 101

triyoga — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 02:35:07 +0000

by Elsa Chow

Whether your mat is brand new, slightly used, or looking a little tattered, proper care can prolong its life and ensure that it performs at its best. Cleaning a brand new mat before its first use can also help make the mat stickier, which is good news for beginners.

KEEPING IT CLEAN
Just as important as the inner cleanliness that we work towards in our yoga practice, is outer cleanliness, or cleanliness of our environment and surroundings. It really just takes a minute to clean your mat, and that minute right after class can save you the hours you may spend cleaning months of built-up grime and the cost of frequent mat replacements. Do it while you’re chatting with your fellow yogis.

It is NOT a good idea to put a yoga mat in the washing machine or the bathtub. The agitation of a washing machine may create tears in the mat and even if it doesn’t, a mat takes 3-5 days to fully dry after it has been immersed in water.

Using plain water will not effectively break down the sweat and toxins released by your body during your practice. Do not use diluted bleach or soap solutions because they may discolour your mat, irritate your skin, or leave a soapy film that will actually make your mat more slippery.

To clean your mat effectively and efficiently, use a mat wash and sponge. Lightly spray your mat with the mat wash (without saturating it) and wipe it down gently with a sponge. Wait a few seconds before rolling up your mat and you’re done!
Recommended product: Integrity Yoga Mat Wash

If you don’t want to buy a prepared mat wash you can make your own by filling a spray bottle with filtered water and adding a few drops of anti-bacterial or anti-fungal essential oils such as tea tree, lavender or rosemary (or ask someone at your local aromatherapy store).

WHAT SMELLS?
Odour is one of the first things students complain about, and it usually stems from improper cleaning or storage. If your mat smells like someone else’s sweat, it probably is someone else’s sweat, plus some bacteria that have multiplied since the mat was last put away.

Clean! Clean! Clean! This is the best way to remove odour from a mat or keep it smelling fresh (see above). If your mat still smells strange after that, spray it more heavily with mat wash before wiping it down or let it air dry so that the spray can really get into the mat and work its magic before it evaporates.

Avoid using air freshener sprays or perfumes on your mat as they will only mask the mat’s odour and not destroy the source of it. Bringing a perfumed mat to class can also garner you some nasty glares because scents are intensified in enclosed, heated spaces, and many people are allergic to perfume.

Let your mat dry before you roll it up and put it in your bag otherwise it will become an ideal breeding ground for bacteria, and your mat may smell more like hockey gear the next time you unroll it.

Now that you know the basics, you’re set! If you are really time-strapped, cleaning your mat even periodically will go a long way in giving your nose some relief and your mat extra mileage. Plus, with regular use and proper care, your mat will become softer, stickier, and will support you through hundreds of poses before it needs replacing.