Sustainability in the yoga industry | oléyoga

Studio inversion practice, next to a purple natural rubber yoga mat standing rolled upright

Ahimsa and what your mat is made of

The first yama is non-harm. Most yoga is practised on a petroleum product that outlives everyone using it. What that tension actually asks of a buyer, without the guilt.

Left, a woman standing barefoot with a rolled purple natural rubber yoga mat under her arm in a sunlit room with a blue wall. Right, the same woman in camel pose on the unrolled mat beside a large potted plant.

The carbon footprint of your yoga mat

Why most yoga mats are harming the planet

Most yoga mats are made from plastics and travel thousands of kilometers, creating a large carbon footprint. Natural rubber offers a cleaner, local alternative.

Left, a woman sitting cross-legged in meditation on a purple natural rubber yoga mat on a sunlit path beside a flowering shrub. Right, a hand holding the same mat rolled up among tall trees.

Twenty five million plastic yoga mats are sold every year

The environmental cost of using plastic yoga mats

Millions of yoga mats contain plastics that take centuries to break down. Natural materials offer a safer, more sustainable alternative.

The environmental impact of yoga mats

The environmental impact of plastic yoga mats

Most yoga mats contain plastics that take centuries to break down. Discover how sustainable materials are reshaping the future of yoga.