Gaiam Yoga Mat (Koi Fish)

by Gaiam

Product Features

• Offers the perfect floor support for serious yoga enthusiasts
• Made of 100-percent-natural, latex-free rubber, with an elegant, comfortable surface
• 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

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Sporting Gaiam's nature-inspired Koi fish 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 fresh red color and fashionable fish print, it's easy to identify this mat when mixed with others. Imported from Taiwan, the Koi Fish 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 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. The company understands 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 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, which reminds us that we are all interconnected with the Earth, the air, and the water, and very much a part of this living system that sustains us all.

Product Description

This 3mm thick yoga mat is free of phylates . The fashionable print adds fashion to the market's first standard Yoga mat.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 24 x 68 x 0.1 inches ; 2.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000VDRQVM
• Item model number: 05-52298
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #95,141 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

38 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars False description of mat, October 18, 2008

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B. Haines "BHNatural" (Michigan, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gaiam Yoga Mat (Koi Fish) (Sports)

Please note: If you're looking for a PVC-free yoga mat, which would otherwise be called "eco-conscious" or "eco-friendly", this is not it. Even though the description of the product says "eco-friendly", this mat is composed of PVC plastic (which is not at all good for the planet!). I have returned this item due to this!

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars this is a slip off, January 27, 2009

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Liza Jane (USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Gaiam Yoga Mat (Koi Fish) (Sports)

I don't know about everyone else but my body produces moisture when I work out. So while I'm in my downward dog my hands slowly start slipping off this mat. This is my first yoga mat and I love the color, the design and the thickness but it is not giving me the grip I need at all. I'm glad it was only 20 bucks but that's still a slip off...I mean rip off. What is the point of the yoga mat if you can't hold the most popular yoga pose. Maybe yoga mats aren't supposed to be 100% slip proof. Who knows...

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very nice mat, August 22, 2008

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Jane Dough "Michelle" (Ohio) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Gaiam Yoga Mat (Koi Fish) (Sports)

I just got this mat, and it is very nice. It is quite sticky, and definately provides for great grip. I don't slide around at all. The design is absolutely fantastic!

This was my first 1/8 inch mat. I've always had the 1/4 inch thicker mats. I think this mat gives me a better grip while doing yoga on CARPET. You can feel the floor more, and feel more grounded. Definately worth a try if you're used to the thicker mats.

Just a warning, the smell of this mat will knock you out! When i first unwrapped it, i had to put it upstairs in an enclosed bedroom with the windows opened because it was smelling up the ENTIRE house. After 2 days in that room the smell was COMPLETELY gone, I didn't even wash it. I used it on the third day and didn't notice a smell at all. This is my 4th yoga mat, and they ALL smell, so that is just something that every mat does. (except maybe the eco mats, but I don't like the strange texture.)