1. Yoga Mats
Yoga mats, essential for practitioners, provide extended body contact and support during practice. They are categorized into traditional and upright yoga mats. Traditional mats offer general protection, floor isolation, and anti-skid features. Upright mats, engraved with alignment lines, assist in maintaining correct poses and serve as a teaching tool.
2. Yoga Clothes
Quality and comfort are prioritized in yoga clothing. Focusing on spirituality and comfort, practitioners prefer lightweight attire that allows freedom of movement.
3. Yoga Towel
Used in conjunction with yoga mats, towels reduce direct contact, extending the mat’s lifespan and keeping it clean. They serve to prevent slipping, isolate public mats, and facilitate easy mat cleaning.
4. Yoga Balls
Also known as fitness balls, yoga balls aid in massage, promoting blood circulation. Targeting main body parts, they offer effective muscle massage, relaxation, and fat consumption. Additionally, they enhance concentration, reduce stress, and improve limb and spine endurance.
5. Yoga Block/Stretching Belt
Ideal for beginners and those with poor flexibility, these aids help adjust postures and assist in achieving specific movements. Blocks provide support, while stretching belts aid in posture adjustments.
6. Yoga Hair Band
Recommended to tie up hair neatly during yoga practice to prevent interference.
7. Tension Belt
An auxiliary device for exercising, it enhances flexibility and exercises various muscle groups, making it suitable for individuals with lower strength.
8. Yoga Gloves/Socks
Used for warmth in winter and to prevent slipping during yoga practice.
9. Yoga Blankets
Used for relaxation during yoga practice.
10. Yoga Eye Pillow
A silk pillow with a light fragrance used for meditation during yoga.
11. Yoga Bag
Convenient for carrying yoga mats, clothing, and accessories.
12. Yoga Circle/Pilates Circle
Aids in shaping and exercise.
13. Yoga Hammock
Used in aerial yoga, available in elastic and non-elastic versions.
14. Yoga Chair
Assists in various auxiliary yoga postures.
15. Yoga Wheels
Aid in backbending yoga poses.
Benefits of Yoga Aids
Provide Physical Support:
- Assist in achieving challenging asanas, especially beneficial for beginners, injured, or disabled practitioners.
Understand Your Own Body:
- Develops self-awareness by allowing practitioners to feel and understand their body’s movements during yoga.
Guided Practice Directions:
- Guides attention to specific aspects of asanas or breathing, facilitating therapeutic benefits.
Helps In-Depth Practice:
- Enhances movement intensity for more profound asana practice.
Assisting in Body Recovery:
- Proven value in disease prevention and treatment in yoga therapy, aiding in relaxation and stress reduction.