The best part about yoga is that it actually doesn’t n eed much --- no equipment at all, just a comfortable mat will do and your body, of course. Yoga mats are then pre-requisites when you do your yoga practice.

If you want to do physical exercises (including standing, lying and sitting positions), meditative poses and relaxation postures, you should have a yoga mat, preferably a hand woven one.

If you are into strenuous and very dynamic kinds of yoga, on the other hand, you should get a sticky yoga mat. The sticky mat is also the best for power yoga practitioners.

The following are other qualities you need to look for in an ideal yoga mat:

it should hold all yoga positions without discomfort on your part

should be used for physical positions, meditative positions as well as relaxation positions.

can provide you sufficient grip

should be soft yet very firm for both meditative and squatting positions

should be comfortable and snug at the same time

should have excellent sweat-absorbent properties

should be washable

should be large enough that you don’t feel the edges when you do your yoga

must be attractive to the eye as well

must be nice enough that you would want to use them as often as you could