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The magic of cork
Give the yogi in your life a sense of feeling rooted through 42 Birds’ cork yoga mats, blocks and balls. Named after the number of bird species in cork forests, 42 Birds harvests its cork from oak trees in Portugal, where more than half the world’s cork is sourced. The material makes for a friendly sweat companion as cork contains a waxy substance called suberin, which helps increase traction when wet. Thus, the more you sweat, the better grip you’ll have.
Medicine in a mat
Give the gift of healing through Öko Living's herbal dyed yoga mats. Made in a way that upholds the ancient Ayurvedic method, Ayurvastra, which preserves the bioactive medicinal qualities of plants by naturally dyeing textiles and using pure, natural ingredients in every step, the brand's creations redefine what it means to meditate in savasana. As our skin feeds off of what it touches, consistent connection with Öko Living's mats gives your skin a chance to bask in the benefits of the herbs.
Planting trees
Meaning bliss in Sanskrit, Ananday typifies the feeling of our highest, most joyful state of being. Along these lines, Ananday was dreamed up to be a self-loving revolution to connect to our bliss everyday. Through the brand’s yoga strap, grant the yogi in your life a chance to play and tap into that bliss, too. Ananday partners with Trees For The Future — a nonprofit — to plant a tree for every piece sold. The trees become part of a forest garden and help end the cycle of hunger, poverty and deforestation.
For the mantra-minded
Created by a "dreamer slash artist slash designer slash product developer slash wannabe yogi," AJ LOVE was made with the power of thought in mind. "Mantras remind you of your greatest power, your thoughts," AJ writes. And, it's true. Yogis around the world have confessed that AJ LOVE's mats calm their wandering minds by redirecting their thoughts to the present.
Pick a card
Empower the yogis in your life to grow through their own flows by gifting them High Desert Yogi's yoga and meditation cards and sequence journal. Made by an author, illustrator and certified yoga teacher in one, High Desert Yogi's cards can also be used to learn Sanskrit. On one side, the English names of poses are written; on the other, the Sanskrit names and pronunciations.
Medicine in a pillow
Featured by Vogue, Goop, domino and Forbes, Bennd's Ayurvedic yoga mats, bolsters, blocks, pranayama pillows and Mala necklaces are medicinally dyed and infused with 22 different herbs. The pillows are filled with buckwheat hulls and lavender and make for a divine restorative yoga companion. Write in up to three intentions for the yogi in your life; your chosen intentions will be handwritten on paper made from Bennd's recycled yoga mat fibers and placed in the midst of the pillow fill.