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As anyone who has tried yoga knows, the most important piece of equipment is your mat. It can be difficult to find one with just enough cushion that also grips the floor, your hands, and feet well. Many of the economy mats flooding the market are too short and tend to slip. Additionally many of the mats on the market today are made of PVC, EVA, and other artificial or petroleum based products.
Jade Yoga produces what they claim to be nature’s best yoga mats. The Jade yoga mat is crafted of natural rubber tapped from rubber trees and contains no heavy metals, ozone depleting substances, PVC, or other synthetic rubber. Natural rubber is tapped, like maple syrup, from rubber trees, making it a sustainable, renewable resource. In fact, Jade prides itself on producing mats using only components approved by the FDA for use for rubber in continuous contact with food. Though I am not sure I would want to eat off my yoga mat after class, knowing there are not dangerous chemicals being absorbed into my body from contact with the rubber is a comforting thought.
In addition to using only environmentally friendly components, all Jade mats are manufactured in the United States, in compliance with all US environmental, labor, and consumer safety laws. That means their products are not only eco-friendly but fairly and ethically produced. Plus, for every mat sold, Jade plants a tree. So not only are you choosing a product that has minimal environmental impact, you are buying it from a manufacturer who is helping to improve and beautify the earth and its communities.
