Jade Harmony Professional 3/16-Inch Yoga Mat | 
| Brand: Jade Yoga
Category: Sports
Buy New: $44.95 - $90.46
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Model: Harmony Professional
ASIN: B000ECD6N2
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| Features:
| • | Premium 3/16-inch yoga mat made with open-cell, natural rubber | | • | Offers terrific slip-resistance even with perspiration on the mat | | • | Produces exceptional resilience and incomparable cushioning | | • | Made with no PVC or ozone-depleting substances | | • | Washes easily with soap and water; comes in 68- and 74-inch lengths |
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Product Description
3/16" x 68" Harmony Professional Yoga Mat Our most popular premium mat for a perfect balance of traction and cushion. The natural choice is the HarmonyTM mat from Jade. HarmonyTM brings together natural rubber from the Far East, one of the earth's most amazing natural resources, and Western technology to form a mat that is perfect for your yoga practice. Harmony Holds. As HarmonyTM is made with open cell, natural rubber, you can say goodbye to slipping on your practice mat - even if it gets wet with perspiration. Natural rubber has long been used where safety demands non-slip performance. Harmony takes advantage of the non-slip properties of natural rubber - resulting in the best slip-resistance on the market. Try it - we're sure you'll agree. Harmony Performs. In addition to providing better slip-resistance, because it is made of natural rubber, Harmony has exceptional resilience, unmatched "compression set" resistance and incomparable cushioning. These characteristics guarantee you the ideal mat for those looking for maximum comfort and performance. Harmony provides the amount of real cushion between you and the floor that is perfect for you. Harmony can be hand washed with mild soap and warm water; hang or lay flat to dry. Harmony is Green. Harmony is constructed of natural rubber a renewable resource tapped from rubber trees - containing no PVC or ozone depleting substances - perfect for the yogi concerned about the environment.
Amazon.com Product Description
Jade Yoga's most popular premium mat, the Jade Harmony Professional 3/16-inch mat offers a perfect balance of traction and cushion. Jade mats are made with open-cell, natural rubber, which is well known for offering terrific slip-resistance. As a result, you no longer have to worry about slipping on your practice mat--even if it gets wet with perspiration. Jade mats also offer exceptional resilience, unmatched compression-set resistance, and incomparable cushioning, so you'll stay comfortable with every pose. And because natural rubber is a renewable resource tapped from rubber trees, the company's mats contain no PVC or ozone-depleting substances. Jade mats--which are made in the U.S. in compliance with all U.S. environmental and labor laws--are perfect for the yogi concerned about the Earth. Jade Yoga also plants a tree for every mat sold in partnership with Trees for the Future. The Harmony Professional comes in 68- and 74-inch lengths and is available in a variety of colors. The Jade can be hand washed with mild soap and warm water, and then hung or laid flat to dry out of direct sunlight. About Jade Yoga
In a way, Jade Yoga began long before launching its first purple and blue Harmony yoga mats in 2002. Jade Yoga grew out of Jade Industries, a company that had been making non-slip natural rubber rug pads for area rugs since the early 1970s. For many years, Jade Industries also sold rug pads to select yogis in the area for use as yoga mats. As the story goes, rug mats first attracted the attention of yogis after B.K.S. Iyengar--who was in the U.S. doing a yoga demonstration on an oriental rug--asked a student to remove the rug after slipping repeatedly. Under the rug sat a rug mat, and the first yoga mat was born. Unfortunately, most yoga companies started making mats of cheap, imitation plastic or PVC instead--annoyingly slippery surfaces that were close to useless for many practices. Jade Yoga began in earnest in 2000 after it was approached by a savvy yogi who described the problem with these plastic and PVC mats. As Jade Industries were already making natural rubber rug pads, the company approached the problem from that angle and developed the Harmony, the first natural rubber yoga mat. Located in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, Jade Yoga has a number of products in the pipeline that align with the company's vision of producing high-quality products in an Earth-friendly way.
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 finding Harmony on a Jade Harmony July 23, 2010
Emdav84
My beloved yogitoes went missing when I left it behind for a weekend at my yoga studio. I like to think that it found a better home, but this left me to do sweaty summer yoga on a cheap dollar-store variety mat that I have been toting around for a few years. Without some sweet stickiness my downward dogs turned into belly flops and I knew I needed an upgrade ASAP!
I did a good deal of review-hunting and decided that the Harmony had the right features in a reasonable price range. I like the color choices, and everyone said that this one was grippy but not too heavy. The mat itself is lovely, there is a soft rubbery smell that is somehow not gross, which I understand will wear off if I leave it unrolled for awhile (booooo!) and it has just the right amount of cushion for my knees.
As far as the stickiness goes, this mat is no comparison to a yogitoes towel. I still found myself budging out of poses millimeter by millimeter. In all fairness, it is July and my studio is well ventilated but not yet air conditioned. By November, when I am not sweating like a cold beer on a hot night, this mat will provide all of the traction that I need. Right now, my palms and feet (and everything else) sweat like I got lost and went to a bikram class instead.
This is a terrific mat, I am happy to have it, but I did end up replacing my yogitoes as well.
I Sweat More Than Anyone I Know July 20, 2010
SadieK (Southern Jersey)
I am always the person at they gym soaked through and through with sweat. After spinning, there was actually a sizable puddle underneath my bike. With that said, every time I would do yoga on my old mat, five minutes in I would be slipping and sliding everywhere. It got real frustrating, real fast. After reading reviews I decided to splurge and give this mat a whirl. It has made such a huge difference! I do have to say when I really get sweaty I still slip and slide a bit, but for the most part, I can hold my poses no problem! If you're having problems sliding on sweaty hands and feet, I would definitely recommend this mat.
Great 'hot' yoga mat July 13, 2010
C. Sturgis (ann arbor, MI)
This is a great 'hot' yoga mat, it helps a lot with slippage when sweaty, especially in these summer months. I have been using it about 1 month and have absolutely no complaints :-)
Great mat, but not 100% slip-proof July 12, 2010
Maureen Burbury (Massachusetts)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Positive: I purchased the Jade mat because I'd been using a very heavy Manduka mat for years and was sick of lugging it around when I practiced outside my home. The Jade mat is much lighter, yet it's a good sturdy mat (i.e. it's not going to tear apart after only 3 months of use). I also like the fact that it won't be sitting in a landfill for years once I'm done with it.
Negative: The mat claims to be slip-resistant even with perspiration. I found that to be true when I practiced at home, but only because I usually have the windows open and/or a fan going (I sweat a lot). The first time I used the mat in a class, I had to put my yoga rug over the mat because it became slippery after about 30 minutes. I think it's safe to say the mat is fairly slip-resistant if you're someone who sweats lightly or moderately. But if you sweat heavily (or do ashtanga or hot yoga), you should expect to use a rug or towel with it.
I read that it was difficult to get the rubbery smell out of the mat and I've found that to be true as well. I've been using it for about 2 months and it still smells like a dodge ball. The smell is not completely offensive, but I can see how it would be annoying to someone who was sensitive to strong odors.
Love this mat, but it does eventually expire July 7, 2010
Yogini
I have had this mat for 3 years and it has been wonderful until just now. Friends had warned me that their Jade Yoga mats had started to disintegrate/break down from the heat in their cars, but I had no such complaints. I have washed it weekly in my washing machine and either hung it to drip dry or sometimes even put it in the dryer, and while I am not sure this was the best thing for my mat, it held up fine. Alas, the end of it's life has finally come. The mat is shedding rubber all over my clothes and starting to develop pits in it and it is time to buy a new one. Would I buy another Jade Mat? Definitely. For me, it has the best cushion and a great stick/non-slip quality. Contrary to other reviews, I don't find it terribly heavy. I don't mind the expense, as long as it serves me well for 3 whole years and puts up with my machine washing!
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